本末倒置 | Chinese meaning | lingaku

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

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

本

HSK 11

含义root, origin, source; basis

拼音běn

末

HSK 24

含义final, last, end; insignificant

拼音mò

倒

HSK 21

含义fall over; lie down; take turns

拼音dào

置

HSK 43

含义place, lay out; set aside

拼音zhì

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