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颠倒黑白

diāndǎo-hēibái

Traditional: 顛倒黑白

lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately

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Meaning of 颠倒黑白 in English

diāndǎo-hēibáiHSK 7–9Syllabus #6271
  1. lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
  2. to misrepresent the facts
  3. to invert right and wrong

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HSK words with 颠

颠簸HSK 7–9颠倒HSK 7–9颠覆HSK 7–9
倒 on its own →
dào · to invert; to place upside down or front

HSK words with 倒

倒HSK 4倒闭HSK 6倒车HSK 6倒是HSK 6打倒HSK 7–9倒霉HSK 7–9倒塌HSK 7–9倒数HSK 7–9倒退HSK 7–9颠倒HSK 7–9
黑 on its own →
hēi · black

HSK words with 黑

黑色HSK 2黑板HSK 3黑HSK 5黑暗HSK 6黑客HSK 7–9黑马HSK 7–9漆黑HSK 7–9黑名单HSK 7–9
白 on its own →
bái · white

HSK words with 白

白天HSK 1白色HSK 2明白HSK 3白酒HSK 4白HSK 5白白HSK 6白领HSK 6蛋白质HSK 6表白HSK 7–9惨白HSK 7–9

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