倒转 (dào zhuǎn) — to reverse (direction, order); to go against (reason, common sense)
Definition
倒转 means to reverse direction or order (physical movement, a sequence, or a process). It also takes a figurative sense ('go against common sense') — closer to 颠倒 than to 改变, which means simply 'to change'.
verb
to reverse (direction, order)to go against (reason, common sense)
Examples
- 倒转。Qì chē dào zhuǎn le fāng xiàng.The car reversed direction.
- 倒转。Tā de zuò fǎ dào zhuǎn le cháng shí.His approach goes against common sense.
- 倒转。Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè duàn huà dào zhuǎn guò lái dú.Please read this paragraph backwards.
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