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颠倒黑白 (diān dǎo hēi bái): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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颠倒黑白

颠倒黑白 (diān dǎo hēi bái): Call white black — Meaning & Stroke Order

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颠倒黑白 consists of 4 characters.

top, summit; topple, fall

to fall; to collapse; to go bankrupt

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Pinyindiān dǎo hēi bái

Meaningcall white black

Characters4

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word颠倒黑白

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3.

How to Use 颠倒黑白 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 颠倒黑白 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith话

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

de的

huà话

formalWritten

words that confound right and wrong

Verb + Objectwith是非

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

shì是

fēi非

Adverb + Verbwith故意

gù故

yì意

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

Idiom

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

4.

Example Sentences with 颠倒黑白

tā他

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

，

shuō

formal

Written

confound black, white, right, and wrong

formal

deliberately confound right and wrong

formal

confound black and white

说

hēi黑

shì是

bái白

。

He distorts black and white, saying black is white.

tā他

wèi为

le了

yǎng掩

ài盖

cuò错

wù误

，

jìng竟

rán然

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

，

bǎ把

zé责

rèn任

tuī推

gěi给

bié别

rén人

。

In order to cover up his mistake, he actually called white black and shifted the blame onto others.

tā他

wèi为

le了

tuī推

xiè卸

zé责

rèn任

，

jìng竟

rán然

zài在

bào报

gào告

lǐ里

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

。

In order to shirk responsibility, he actually called white black in the report.

nǐ你

zěn怎

néng能

rú如

cǐ此

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

，

jiāng将

guò过

cuò错

quán全

guī归

jiù咎

yú于

shòu受

hài害

zhě者

？

How can you so blatantly call white black and blame the victim for all the faults?

nà那

ge个

jì记

zhě者

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

，

bǎ把

hǎo好

rén人

shuō说

chéng成

huài坏

rén人

。

That journalist distorts the facts, portraying good people as bad.

zhè这

jué绝

bú不

shì是

jiǎn简

dān单

de的

wù误

huì会

，

ér而

shì是

yǒu有

rén人

xù蓄

yì意

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

。

This is by no means a simple misunderstanding, but someone deliberately calling white black.

zài在

biàn辩

lùn论

zhōng中

，

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

wāi歪

qū曲

shì事

shí实

，

shèn甚

zhì至

gōng公

rán然

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

。

During the debate, he not only distorted the facts but even openly called white black.

zài在

fǎ法

tíng庭

shàng上

，

lǜ律

shī师

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

，

shì试

tú图

wù误

dǎo导

péi陪

shěn审

tuán团

。

In court, the lawyer distorted the truth, trying to mislead the jury.

bié别

tīng听

tā他

hú胡

shuō说

，

tā他

zǒng总

ài爱

diān颠

dǎo倒

hēi黑

bái白

，

hùn混

xiáo淆

shì是

fēi非

。

Don't listen to his nonsense; he always loves to call white black and confuse right and wrong.

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Words with 黑

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黑板hēi bǎnHSK 3
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黑暗hēi ànHSK 6
漆黑qī hēiHSK 7-9
黑客hēi kèHSK 7-9
黑马hēi mǎHSK 7-9
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Words with 白

白天bái tiānHSK 1
白色bái sèHSK 2
明白míng baiHSK 3
白酒bái jiǔHSK 4
坦白tǎn báiHSK 6
白白bái báiHSK 6
白领bái lǐngHSK 6
空白

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HSK 7-9

kòng bái

HSK 6