dào​zhì

to place upside down

  • created reference approved 倒置 → 倒装/倒裝 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒置 dào​zhì

    倒装 / 倒裝 dào​zhuāng

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 倒置 → 倒句 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒置 dào​zhì

    倒句 dào​jù

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 倒置 · dào​zhì · to place upside down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒置

    dào​zhì

    to place upside down

    to turn something over or place it in an inverted physical position

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 置 (literal) → 置 · zhì · to put

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  • created sense approved 倒置 · dào​zhì · inversion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒置

    dào​zhì

    inversion

    a rhetorical technique where the standard order of words is flipped for emphasis; also known as [[倒装|倒裝|dao4 zhuang1]] or [[倒句|倒句|dao4 ju4]]

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 置 (literal) → 置 · zhì · to put

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  • created sense approved 倒置 · dào​zhì · to reverse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒置

    dào​zhì

    to reverse

    to flip the normal or logical order of things, as in a sequence or priorities

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 置 (literal) → 置 · zhì · to put

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