本末倒置

běn mò dào zhì

C1–C2 Level 7

Definition

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

Stroke order

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Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).