颠倒 (diān dǎo) — to turn upside down, to reverse (order or position); to be confused, disoriented, mentally disturbed (often of one's state of mind)
Definition
As a verb, 颠倒 means to physically turn something upside down or reverse its order. The second sense — 神志颠倒, mentally confused or deranged — is stronger than 疯狂 ('crazy/wild'), implying a disturbed state of mind rather than wild behavior.
verb
to turn upside downto reverse (order or position)to be confuseddisorientedmentally disturbed (often of one's state of mind)
Examples
- 颠倒，。Tā bǎ hào mǎ diān dǎo le, suǒ yǐ dǎ cuò le diàn huà.He reversed the numbers, so he called the wrong number.
- ，颠倒。Tā zuó wǎn méi shuì jiào, xiàn zài jīng shén yǒu diǎn diān dǎo.He didn't sleep last night, so now he's a bit disoriented.
- 颠倒，。Zhè fú huà guà diān dǎo le, yīng gāi fǎn guò lái.This painting is hung upside down; it should be turned the other way.
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