倒置 dǎozhì

dǎozhì verb to invert
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '倒置'; Guoyu '倒置')

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  • 轻重倒置(輕重倒置) to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important); lacking a sense of perspective
  • 本末倒置 to invert root and branch; confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse

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