Chinese Word: 本末倒置 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

本 běn 末 mò 倒 dào 置 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

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Synonym: 舍本逐末轻重倒置

Antonyms: 本末相顺

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1		wǒ men 我们 bù 不 yīng gāi 应该 běn mò dào zhì 本末倒置。 We shouldn't put the cart before the horses.
2		yě xǔ 也许 zhè 这 yǒu diǎn 有点 běn mò dào zhì 本末倒置。 Yet perhaps there's an upside to all of this.
3		kě néng 可能 běn mò dào zhì 本末倒置， xué xí 学习 tuì bù 退步。 May cart before the horse, learning backwards.
4		qiáng diào 强调 fāng fǎ 方法 ér 而 hū shì 忽视 nèi róng 内容 shì 是 běn mò dào zhì 本末倒置。 To put emphasis on method at the expense of content is to put the cart before the horse.
5		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 zhè yàng 这样 zuò 做 de huà 的话 jiù 就 běn mò dào zhì 本末倒置 lā 啦！ That would be putting the cart before the horse.

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1		wǒ men 我们 bù 不 yīng gāi 应该 běn mò dào zhì 本末倒置。 We shouldn't put the cart before the horses.
2		yě xǔ 也许 zhè 这 yǒu diǎn 有点 běn mò dào zhì 本末倒置。 Yet perhaps there's an upside to all of this.
3		kě néng 可能 běn mò dào zhì 本末倒置， xué xí 学习 tuì bù 退步。 May cart before the horse, learning backwards.
4		qiáng diào 强调 fāng fǎ 方法 ér 而 hū shì 忽视 nèi róng 内容 shì 是 běn mò dào zhì 本末倒置。 To put emphasis on method at the expense of content is to put the cart before the horse.
5		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 zhè yàng 这样 zuò 做 de huà 的话 jiù 就 běn mò dào zhì 本末倒置 lā 啦！ That would be putting the cart before the horse.

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