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[倒果為因] dàoguǒwéiyīn to reverse cause and effect
to put the horse before the cart

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        dǎo/dào, to fall/to collapse/to lie horizontally/to overthrow/to fail/to go bankrupt/to c...
        dǎoméi, to have bad luck/to be out of luck
        dàoshǔ/dàoshù, [倒數], to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)/to count down/from the bottom (lines on a...
        dǎoxià, to collapse/to topple over
        shuāidǎo, to fall down/to slip and fall/to throw sb to the ground
        dàoshi, contrary to what one might expect/actually/contrariwise/why don't you
        dǎdǎo, to overthrow/to knock down/Down with ... !
        jīdǎo, [擊倒], to knock down/knocked down
        diāndǎo, [顛倒], to turn upside down/to reverse/back to front/confused/deranged/crazy
        yūndǎo, [暈倒], to faint/to swoon/to black out/to become unconscious
        diēdǎo, to tumble/to fall/fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business)
        hūndǎo, to faint
        bàndǎo, [絆倒], to trip/to stumble
        dǎotā, to collapse (of building)/to topple over
        dǎobì, [倒閉], to go bankrupt/to close down
        qīngdǎo/qīngdào, [傾倒], to topple over/to greatly admire, to dump/to pour/to empty out
        xiàdǎo, [嚇倒], to be frightened
        tuīdǎo, to push over/to overthrow
        wòdǎo, [臥倒], to lie down/to drop to the ground
        yādǎo, [壓倒], to overwhelm/to overpower/overwhelming
        dǎochē/dàochē, [倒車], to change buses, trains etc, to reverse (a vehicle)/to drive backwards
退         dàotuì, to fall back/to go in reverse
        dàoliú, to flow backwards/reverse flow
        
        liáodǎo, disappointed/frustrated/dejected
        bāngdàománg, [幫倒忙], to be more of a hindrance than a help
        bìngdǎo, to fall ill/to be stricken with an illness
        lādǎo, to pull down/(coll.) to let it go/to drop it
        dàoyǐng, inverted image/reversed image (e.g. upside down)
        fǎndào, but on the contrary/but expectedly
        dǎomài, [倒賣], to resell at a profit/to speculate
        dàolì, a handstand/to turn upside down/to stand on one's head/upside down
        dàozhuǎn, [倒轉], to make an about-turn/to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc/to turn t...
        nándǎo, [難倒], to baffle/to confound/to stump
        bàidǎo, to prostrate oneself/to fall on one's knees/to grovel
        
        dǎowèikǒu, to spoil one's appetite/fig. to get fed up with sth
        
        dǎogē, to change sides in a war/turncoat
        zhuàngdǎo, to knock down/to knock over/to run over (sb)
        dàocǎi, adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate appla...
        guìdǎo, to kneel down/to sink to one's knees/to grovel
        dǎotái, [倒臺], to overthrow/downfall/to fall from power/to go bankrupt
        
        fānxiāngdǎoguì, [翻箱倒櫃], to overturn trunks and boxes/to make a thorough search (idiom)
        
        bódǎo, [駁倒], to refute/to demolish (an argument, theory etc)
        yībiāndǎo, [一邊倒], to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side/to support unconditionally
        fānjiāngdǎohǎi, lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)/fig. overwhelming/earth-shattering/in a...
        dàotiē, [倒貼], to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taki...
西         dōngdǎoxīwāi, [東倒西歪], to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)/to sway/(of buildings etc) to lean ...
        dàoguà, [倒掛], lit. to hang upside down/fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing an...
        běnmòdàozhì, lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect/to stres...
        diāndǎohēibái, [顛倒黑白], lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately/to mis...
        
        
        diāndǎoshìfēi, [顛倒是非], to invert right and wrong
        bùdǎowēng, roly-poly toy/tilting doll/tumbler
        dǎoshǒu, to shift from one hand to the other/to change hands (of merchandise)
        dàozhì, to invert
        dǎoteng, [倒騰], to move/to shift/to exchange/to buy and sell/peddling
        
        dàoxiàng, inverted image/reversed image (e.g. upside down)
        dàoxù, [倒敘], to flash back/flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
        dàocì, barb/barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
        
        dàoguàn, to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc)/reverse flow/to b...
        zāidǎo, to take a fall
        dàoyìng, to reflect (producing an inverted image)
        dàoxíngnìshī, to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong/to try to turn back histo...
        
        sānbāndǎo, three-shift system (work rostering)
        páishāndǎohǎi, lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering/fig...
        diānláidǎoqù, [顛來倒去], to harp on/over and over/merely ring changes on a few terms
        dàoxuán, [倒懸], lit. to hang upside down/fig. in dire straits
        guāndǎo, speculation by officials/profiteering by government employees/bureaucratic turpi...
        suífēngdǎo, [隨風倒], to bend with the wind
        dǎoyé, [倒爺], (coll.) a profiteer/(business) wheeler-dealer
        kāidàochē, [開倒車], to drive in reverse/fig. to take a backward step/retrogressive/trying to turn th...
        
        dǎomǎidǎomài, [倒買倒賣], to buy and sell at a profit/to speculate
        dàozhuāng, [倒裝], inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect)/an...
        dǎoyùn, [倒運], to have bad luck
        dǎobān, to change shifts/to work in turns

        rúguǒ, if/in case/in the event that
        jiēguǒ/jiéguǒ, [結果], to bear fruit/CL:個|个[gè], outcome/result/conclusion/in the end/as a result/to ki...
        xiàoguǒ, result/effect/efficacy/(theater) sound or visual effects
        hòuguǒ, [後果], consequences/aftermath
        píngguǒ, [蘋果], apple/CL:個|个[gè],顆|颗[kē]
        shuǐguǒ, fruit/CL:個|个[gè]
        tángguǒ, candy/CL:粒[lì]
        guǒzhī, fruit juice
        guǒrán, really/sure enough/as expected/if indeed
        guǒ, [菓], fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really, variant of 果[guǒ]/fruit
        chéngguǒ, result/achievement/gain/profit/CL:個|个[gè]
        yīnguǒ, karma/cause and effect
        guǒdòng, [果凍], gelatin dessert
        jiānguǒ, [堅果], nut
        guǒjiàng, [果醬], jam
        guǒzi, fruit
        Yǔguǒ, Hugo (name)/Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer
        guǒrén, fruit kernel
        jiāngguǒ, [漿果], berry
        mángguǒ, mango (loanword)
        guǒyuán, [果園], orchard
        guǒzhēn, really/as expected/sure enough/if indeed.../if it's really...
        Gāngguǒ, [剛果], Congo
        guǒshí, [果實], fruit (produced by a plant)/(fig.) fruits (of success etc)/results/gains
        wúhuāguǒ, [無花果], fig (Ficus carica)
        guǒduàn, [果斷], firm/decisive
        zìshíqíguǒ, to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own act...
        
        kǔguǒ, lit. bitter fruit/fig. painful consequence
        èguǒ, [惡果], evil consequence/retribution (in Buddhism)
        sōngguǒ, pine cone/strobile/strobilus
        píngguǒjiàng, [蘋果醬], apple sauce/apple jam
        bīnguǒ, [賓果], bingo (loanword)
        yāoguǒ, cashew nuts
        
        
        
        
        guǒyíng, [果蠅], fruit fly
        gānguǒ, [乾果], dried fruit/dry fruits (nuts etc)
        
        
        guǒròu, pulp
        guǒtáng, fructose
        guǒgǎn, courageous/resolute and daring
        
        guǒjiǔ, fruit wine
        shuòguǒ, [碩果], major achievement/great work/triumphant success
        qiányīnhòuguǒ, [前因後果], cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
        
        sōngguǒxiàn, pineal body
        
        yīnxiǎngxiàoguǒ, [音響效果], sound effects
        
        guǒzhījī, [果汁機], blender (device)/juicer
        
        
        wèiguǒ, to fail to eventuate/(verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing
        
        guāguǒ, fruit (plural sense)/melons and fruit
        cǎoguǒ, black cardamom/(dialect) strawberry
        
        
        
        guǒshù, [果樹], fruit tree/CL:棵[kē]
        
        guǒzilù, fruit drink
        shíbùguǒfù, lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)/fig. poverty-stricken
        
        
        
        HuāguǒShān, Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì], tourist destination/(al...
        guǒnóng, [果農], fruit farmer
        
        guǒfǔ, candied fruit
        
        
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·         Wéikèduō·Yǔguǒ, [維克多·雨果], Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer
        
        guǒbùqírán, just as expected/told you so
        guǒlǐng, [果嶺], green (golf) (loanword)
        guǒpí, (fruit) peel
        jiáguǒ, [莢果], seed pod/legume
        
        shuǐguǒdāo, paring knife/fruit knife/CL:把[bǎ]
        guǒpǐn, fruit
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        guǒmù, fruit tree
        
        
        
        mǐguǒ, rice cracker
        
        guǒjiāo, [果膠], pectin
        
        
        GāngguǒHé, [剛果河], Congo River
        
        
        bǎixiāngguǒ, passion fruit
        
        
        GāngguǒMínzhǔGònghéguó, [剛果民主共和國], Democratic Republic of Congo
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        Guǒgēlǐ, Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852), Russian author and dramatist
        
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        shuòguǒlěilěi, [碩果累累], heavily laden with fruit/fertile (of trees)/many noteworthy achievements

        yīnwèi, [因為], because/owing to/on account of
        wèishénme, [為什麼], why?/for what reason?
        wéi/wèi, [為]/[爲], as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to bec...
        rènwéi, [認為], to believe/to think/to consider/to feel
        wèile, [為了], in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
        yǐwéi, [以為], to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication ...
        chéngwéi, [成為], to become/to turn into
        zuòwéi, [作為], one's conduct/deed/activity/accomplishment/achievement/to act as/as (in the capa...
        xíngwéi, [行為], action/conduct/behavior/activity
        wèihé, [為何], why
        wéizhǐ, [為止], until/(used in combination with words like 到[dào] or 至[zhì] in constructs of the...
        chēngwéi, [稱為], called/to call sth (by a name)/to name
        dàocǐwéizhǐ, [到此為止], to stop at this point/to end here/to call it a day
        wèicǐ, [為此], for this reason/with regards to this/in this respect/in order to do this/to this...
        suǒzuòsuǒwéi, [所作所為], one's conduct and deeds
        wúnéngwéilì, [無能為力], impotent (idiom)/powerless/helpless
        chēngzhīwéi, [稱之為], to call it.../known as...
        wéinán, [為難], to feel embarrassed or awkward/to make things difficult (for someone)/to find th...
        zìyǐwéishì, [自以為是], to believe oneself infallible (idiom)/to be opinionated
        xìngxíngwéi, [性行為], sexual behavior
        gèngwéi, [更為], even more
        jìnlìérwéi, [盡力而為], to try one's utmost/to strive
        zuìwéi, [最為], the most
        shìwéi, [視為], to view as/to see as/to consider to be/to deem
        wéishēng, [為生], to make a living
        wéirén/wèirén, [為人], to conduct oneself/behavior/conduct/personal character, for sb/for others' inter...
        wéisuǒyùwéi, [為所欲為], to do whatever one pleases
        qìjīnwéizhǐ, [迄今為止], so far/up to now/still (not)
        nánwéiqíng, [難為情], embarrassed
        jíwéi, [極為], extremely/exceedingly
        
        shēnwéi, [身為], in the capacity of/as
        biànwéi, [變為], to change into
        lièwéi, [列為], to be classified as
        bùwéirénzhī, [不為人知], not known to anyone/secret/unknown
        rénwéi, [人為], artificial/man-made/having human cause or origin/human attempt or effort
        fēnwéi, [分為], to divide sth into (parts)/to subdivide
        
        wéishíyǐwǎn, [為時已晚], already too late
        pōwéi, [頗為], rather/quite
        xiàbùwéilì, [下不為例], not to be repeated/not to be taken as a precedent/just this once
        wéizhǔ, [為主], to rely mainly on/to attach most importance to
        wéiwǔ, [為伍], to associate with/to keep company with
        yíwéipíngdì, [夷為平地], to level/to raze to the ground
        xíyǐwéicháng, [習以為常], accustomed to/used to
        míngwéi, [名為], to be called/to be known as
        róngwéiyītǐ, [融為一體], to fuse together (idiom)/hypostatic union (religion)
        wéishíguòzǎo, [為時過早], premature/too soon
        
        hùnwéiyītán, [混為一談], to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
        dàwéi, [大為], very/greatly
        
        wéiqī, [為期], (to be done) by (a certain date)/lasting (a certain time)
        jùwéijǐyǒu, [據為己有], to take for one's own/to expropriate
        tànwéiguānzhǐ, [嘆為觀止], (idiom) to gasp in amazement/to acclaim as the peak of perfection
        
        
        lúnwéi, [淪為], to sink down to/to be reduced to (sth inferior)
        wéizhòng, [為重], to attach most importance to
        
        xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng, [先下手為強], strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the firs...
        bùzúwéiqí, [不足為奇], not at all surprising (idiom)
        xiāngyīwéimìng, [相依為命], mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival/inter...
        
        rénmǎnwéihuàn, [人滿為患], packed with people/overcrowded/overpopulation
        yǎnjiànwéishí, [眼見為實], seeing is believing
        píngwéi, [評為], to elect as/to choose as/to consider as
        
        
        húzuòfēiwéi, [胡作非為], to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
        
        
        xiānrùwéizhǔ, [先入為主], lit. first impression is strongest
        huàwéiwūyǒu, [化為烏有], to go up in smoke/to vanish
        yóuwéi, [尤為], especially
        héérwéiyī, [合而為一], to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
        jiàowéi, [較為], comparatively/relatively/fairly
        wéishǒu, [為首], head/be headed by
        zhùrénwéilè, [助人為樂], pleasure from helping others (idiom)
        yǐnyǐwéiróng, [引以為榮], to regard it as an honor (idiom)
        huàxiǎnwéiyí, [化險為夷], to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
        wúsuǒzuòwéi, [無所作為], attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or ...
        fǎnbàiwéishèng, [反敗為勝], to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
        niánqīngyǒuwéi, [年輕有為], young and promising
        jiànyìyǒngwéi, [見義勇為], to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up br...
        xiǎnwéirénzhī, [鮮為人知], rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown/secret to all but a few
        bùwéisuǒdòng, [不為所動], to remain unmoved
        bùyǐwéirán, [不以為然], not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take exception to
        lángbèiwéijiān, [狼狽為奸], villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious e...
        
        
        wéifēizuòdǎi, [為非作歹], to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor/evildoer/to perpetrate ou...
        gǎiwéi, [改為], to change into
        yǔrénwéishàn, [與人為善], to be of service to others/to help others/benevolent
        
        dàyǒukěwéi, [大有可為], with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
        bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
        
        bùshīwéi, [不失為], can still be considered (to be...)/may after all be accepted as
        hélèérbùwéi, [何樂而不為], What can you have against it? (idiom)/We should do this./Go for it!
        zhuǎnwēiwéiān, [轉危為安], to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
        dàyǒuzuòwéi, [大有作為], to accomplish much/to have good prospects/to have a promising future
        wúsuǒbùwéi, [無所不為], not stopping at anything/all manner of evil
        yītǔwéikuài, [一吐為快], to get sth off one's chest
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        miǎnwéiqínán, [勉為其難], to tackle a difficult job (idiom)/to do sth reluctantly
        
        dǎndàwàngwéi, [膽大妄為], daring/presumptuous/daredevil
        wéishí, [為時], timewise/pertaining to time
        xiāndǔwéikuài, [先睹為快], joy of first experience (idiom)/the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
        
        
        zìyìwàngwéi, [恣意妄為], to behave unscrupulously
        shějǐwèirén, [捨己為人], to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own intere...
        
        wèizhe, [為著], in order to/because of/for the sake of
        
        
        zhùZhòuwéinüè, [助紂為虐], lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)/fig....
        
        
        shàxuèwéiméng, [歃血為盟], to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)/to swear a sacred oath
        
        bùzúwéiguài, [不足為怪], not at all surprising (idiom)
        nánwei, [難為], to bother/to press sb, usu. to do sth/it's a tough job/sorry to bother you (poli...
        wéirénshībiǎo, [為人師表], to serve as a model for others (idiom)/to be a worthy teacher
        shìzàirénwéi, [事在人為], the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort...
        
        
        tèwèi, [特為], for a specific purpose/specially
        yǒuwéi, [有為], promising/to show promise
        huàzhěngwéilíng, [化整為零], to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one/divide...
        gǎnzuògǎnwéi, [敢作敢為], to stop at nothing (idiom)/to dare to do anything
        
        
        
        
        mínyǐshíwéitiān, [民以食為天], Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need./Fo...
        
        wèihǔzuòchāng, [為虎作倀], to act as accomplice to the tiger/to help a villain do evil (idiom)
        
        wéizhǔn, [為準], to serve as the norm/...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price...
        
        
        
        gèzìwéizhèng, [各自為政], to do things each in one's own way
        bùbùwéiyíng, [步步為營], to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step/to consolidate at every ...
        
        
        
        
        
        huàdìwéiláo, [畫地為牢], lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)/fig. to confine ...
        gǎnwéirénxiān, [敢為人先], to dare to be first/to pioneer (idiom)
        
        
        yǐshǐwéijiàn, [以史為鑒], to learn from history (idiom)
        wéifùbùrén, [為富不仁], the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a came...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        bīliángwéichāng, [逼良為娼], to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)/to debauch

        yīnwèi, [因為], because/owing to/on account of
        yuányīn, cause/origin/root cause/reason/CL:個|个[gè]
        yīn, [囙], old variant of 因[yīn], cause/reason/because
        yīncǐ, thus/consequently/as a result
        jīyīn, gene (loanword)
        kěkǎyīn, cocaine (loanword)
        sǐyīn, cause of death
        yīnsù, element/factor/CL:個|个[gè]
        hǎiluòyīn, heroin (loanword)
        yīnguǒ, karma/cause and effect
        Àiyīnsītǎn, [愛因斯坦], Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
        kāfēiyīn, caffeine (loanword)
        
        Miǎnyīnzhōu, [緬因州], Maine, US state
        bìngyīn, cause of disease/pathogen
        qǐyīn, cause/a factor (leading to an effect)
        Yīntèwǎng, [因特網], Internet
        yīnér, therefore/as a result/thus/and as a result, ...
        
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        yīnzǐ, factor/(genetic) trait/(math.) factor/divisor
        
        
        
        yòuyīn, [誘因], cause/triggering factor/incentive/inducement
        DéMéiyīn, Des Moines, capital of Iowa
        Miǎnyīn, [緬因], Maine, US state
        chéngyīn, cause/factor/cause of formation
        jīyīnzǔ, [基因組], genome
        yīnyuán, [因緣], chance/opportunity/predestined relationship/(Buddhist) principal and secondary c...
        
        
        
·         Sàdámǔ·Hóusàiyīn, [薩達姆·侯賽因], Saddam Hussein
        
        qiányīnhòuguǒ, [前因後果], cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
        yīnrénéryì, [因人而異], varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
        Hóusàiyīn, [侯賽因], Husain or Hussein (name)/Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is ...
        
        
        
        zhuǎnjīyīn, [轉基因], genetic modification
        yīnxúnshǒujiù, [因循守舊], (idiom) to continue in the same old rut/diehard conservative attitudes
        
        yīnshù, [因數], factor (of an integer)/divisor
        zhǔyīn, main reason
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        lìduōkǎyīn, lidocaine (loanword)
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        yīndìzhìyí, (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
        
        yīnxiǎoshīdà, to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
        dòngyīn, [動因], motivation/moving force/underlying force/agent
        
        
        
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        yīnshìfēnjiě, factorization
        yīnyēfèishí, [因噎廢食], lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite...
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        yīnshìlìdǎo, [因勢利導], to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)/to make the best of new opportuni...
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        Yīnsībùlǔkè, [因斯布魯克], Innsbruck, city in Austria
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