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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 本末倒置
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 本末倒置 | běn mò dào zhì | - lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect - to stress the incidental over the fundamental - to put the cart before the horse |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 39,945 | 44,840 | 31,494 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 本 | běn | - (bound form) root; stem - (bound form) origin; source - (bound form) one's own; this - (bound form) this; the current (year etc) - (bound form) original - (bound form) inherent - originally; initially - capital; principal - classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
| 末 | mò | - tip - end - final stage - latter part - inessential detail - powder - dust - opera role of old man |
| 倒 | dǎo | - to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally - to fail; to go bankrupt - to overthrow - to change (trains or buses) - to move around - to resell at a profit |
| 倒 | dào | - to invert; to place upside down or frontside back - to pour out - to tip out; to dump - inverted; upside down; reversed - to go backward - contrary to what one might expect; but; yet |
| 置 | zhì | - to install - to place - to put - to buy |
Other Words Containing 本末倒置
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 本末倒置 | - | - | 39,945 | 44,840 | 31,494 |