颠倒
Old HSK 6
颠倒 (diāndǎo) · to turn upside down
颠倒 (diāndǎo) means “to turn upside down; to reverse”. It is written with 2 characters: 颠 (peak) + 倒 (to fall). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 颠倒 is built
The characters
颠 diān · peak
What 颠 is made of
- 真zhēn — real
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 直zhí — straight
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
倒 dǎo · to fall
What 倒 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 到dào — to go to
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 至zhì — reach
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 到 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你把画挂颠倒了。Nǐ bǎ huà guà diāndǎo le.You hung the picture upside down.
不要颠倒顺序。Búyào diāndǎo shùnxù.Don't reverse the order.
Questions about 颠倒
What does 颠倒 mean?
颠倒 (diāndǎo) means “to turn upside down; to reverse”.
How do you pronounce 颠倒?
颠倒 is pronounced diāndǎo.
Which HSK level is 颠倒?
颠倒 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 颠簸diānbǒto jolt
- 倒闭dǎobìto go bankrupt
- 倒车dǎochēto change trains or buses
- 倒霉dǎoméito have bad luck
- 摔倒shuāidǎoto fall down
- 倒dǎoto fall
Learn 颠倒 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.