dào​xiàng

inverted image

  • created sense approved 倒像 · dào​xiàng · inverted image — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒像

    dào​xiàng

    inverted image

    (optics) an image that is upside down or reversed relative to the original object

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 像 (literal) → 像 · xiàng · image

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 倒像 · dào​xiàng · it seems as if — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒像

    dào​xiàng

    it seems as if

    Used as a conjunction meaning "on the contrary, it seems like" or "it actually looks as though".

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · [unexpected/contrary] 像 (literal) → 像 · xiàng · [seem]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense