hang upside down; inverted (price or situation)
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to hang upside down
Describes a physical object suspended with its top pointing downwards.
Yá崖
bì壁
shàng上
gǔ古
sōng松
dào倒
guà挂
。
Ancient pines hang upside down from the cliff face.
Biān蝙
fú蝠
bái白
tiān天
dào倒
guà挂
zài在
dòng洞
xué穴
lǐ里
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
Bats sleep hanging upside down in caves during the day.
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Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
bèi被
dào倒
guà挂
zài在
le了
qiáng墙
shàng上
。
This painting was hung upside down on the wall.
verb
to be inverted; to be upside down (figuratively, e.g., of prices or conditions)
Used metaphorically to describe abnormal or illogical situations, especially in economics.
Chū出
xiàn现
gòu购
xiāo销
jià价
gé格
dào倒
guà挂
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
A situation of inverted purchase and sale prices has emerged.
Mǒu某
xiē些
dì地
qū区
chū出
xiàn现
le了
fáng房
zū租
yǔ与
fáng房
jià价
dào倒
guà挂
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
。
In some areas, there is a situation where rent is inverted relative to property prices.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
rén人
cái才
dào倒
guà挂
de的
jú局
miàn面
bù不
lì利
yú于
qǐ企
yè业
fā发
zhǎn展
。
This inverted situation of talent distribution is not conducive to enterprise development.
Shōu收
rù入
yǔ与
zhī支
chū出
dào倒
guà挂
，
jiā家
tíng庭
jīng经
jì济
yā压
lì力
hěn很
dà大
。
With income inverted relative to expenditure, the family is under great financial pressure.