Meaning of diān dǎo:
diān dǎo
颠倒
Verb
to turn upside down; to reverse
Tā bǎ zhěng gè fángjiān dōu diāndǎo guòlái le.
他把整个房间都颠倒过来了。
He turned the whole room upside down.
Zài zhè chǎng bǐsài zhōng, júshì wánquán diāndǎo.
在这场比赛中，局势完全颠倒。
In this match, the situation was completely reversed.
Adjective
back to front; confused; deranged; crazy
Tā bǎ huà guà de diāndǎo le.
他把画挂得颠倒了。
He hung the painting backwards.
Tā tài lèi le, yǐ zhì yú bǎ shíjiān diāndǎo le.
他太累了，以至于把时间颠倒了。
He was so tired that he got the time confused.
Tā de luójí wánquán diāndǎo le.
他的逻辑完全颠倒了。
His logic is completely deranged.
Tā de xíngwéi wánquán diāndǎo.
他的行为完全颠倒。
His behavior is completely crazy.
