What does 颠倒黑白 mean in Chinese?
颠倒黑白 (diāndǎo-hēibái) means lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
颠倒黑白
lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
02
to misrepresent the facts
03
to invert right and wrong
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The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 颠倒黑白?
颠倒黑白 is pronounced diāndǎo-hēibái.
Is 颠倒黑白 an HSK word?
颠倒黑白 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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