reverse; get upside-down; mix up the order
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to reverse; to turn upside-down; to get things backward
dialectA dialectal term used when the order or orientation of two or more items is switched or reversed, often resulting in an error. It conveys a sense of things being the wrong way around.
Zhè这
liǎng两
ge个
zì字
xiě写
dào倒
le了
guòr过
le儿
了
。
These two characters are written in the wrong order.
Bǎ把
hào号
mǎ码
dào倒
ge个
guòr过
jiù儿
duì就
le对
了
。
Reverse the order of the numbers and it will be correct.
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Nǐ你
bǎ把
kuài筷
zi子
hé和
sháo勺
zi子
fàng放
dào倒
le了
guòr过
yīng儿
，
gāi应
yòng该
yòu用
shǒu右
ná手
kuài拿
zi筷
子
。
You've mixed up the chopsticks and the spoon; you should hold the chopsticks in your right hand.
Tā他
jìn进
mén门
chū出
mén门
de的
liú流
chéng程
quán全
dào倒
le了
guòr过
yīng儿
，
gāi应
xiān该
huàn先
xié换
zài鞋
jìn再
lái进
来
。
He completely reversed the procedure of entering and leaving; you should change shoes first before coming in.
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
de的
qián前
hòu后
zhāng章
jié节
hǎo好
xiàng像
dào倒
le了
guòr过
儿
。
The chapters in this report seem to be in reverse order.