倒转

倒轉

dàozhuǎn

verb #18,225

Meanings

1 to reverse
2 to turn upside down
3 to invert

Characters

to invert; reversed

to turn; to rotate

Examples

把这张图片倒转过来看看。

Bǎ zhè zhāng túpiàn dàozhuǎn guòlái kànkan.

Turn this picture upside down and take a look.

时光不能倒转。

Shíguāng bù néng dàozhuǎn.

Time cannot be reversed.

Tips

mistakes

倒转 has two pronunciations: dàozhuǎn (to reverse direction/sequence) and dàozhuàn (to run in reverse, as in a video). The zhuǎn reading is more common.

Stroke Order

倒 dào

转 zhuǎn