颠倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái

distort facts; confuse right and wrong

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 41916th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
  2. 2. to misrepresent the facts
  3. 3. to invert right and wrong

Characters

Character Meaning
颠 diān HSK 6
to jolt; inverted; top (of the head)
倒 dǎo HSK 4
to pour; however; contrary to expectation
黑 hēi HSK 2
black; dark; illegal
白 bái HSK 2
white; bright; pure