颠来倒去 — “To turn something over and over”
颠来倒去 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn something over and over”. To repeat or rearrange repeatedly, often without making significant progress or introducing new elements.
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颠来倒去 Pronunciation and Pinyin
颠来倒去 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 颠来倒去
这个问题他已经颠来倒去地想了很久，还是没有头绪。
He has been pondering this problem over and over for a long time, but still has no clue.
Idioms Related to 颠来倒去
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- diān颠dǎo倒shì是fēi非confuse right and wrong
- diān颠dǎo倒yī衣cháng裳put on clothes in disarray from haste
- diān颠dǎo倒yīn阴yáng阳invert right and wrong
- diān颠dǎo倒hēi黑bái白deliberately distort facts
- diān颠chún唇bò簸zuǐ嘴stir up trouble with words
- diān颠tóu头bō播nǎo脑nod and sway one's head complacently
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What does 颠来倒去 mean?
颠来倒去 (diān lái dǎo qù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn something over and over”.
How do you pronounce 颠来倒去?
颠来倒去 is pronounced diān lái dǎo qù in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 颠来倒去?
翻过来倒过去，来回重复。