Chinese word dictionary

颠倒黑白

diāndǎo-hēibái · lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts; to invert right and wrong

Word information

Simplified颠倒黑白
Traditional顛倒黑白
Pinyindiāndǎo-hēibái
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 颠倒黑白

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