Chinese Word: 逆 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

逆HSK 6

Pinyin: nì

English Definition: contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel

Chinese Definition:
①方向相反，与“顺”相对：逆流。逆行。逆风。逆转(zhu僴)(局势恶化)。莫逆之交。
②抵触，不顺从：忤逆。忠言逆耳。
③背叛，背叛者或背叛者的：叛逆。逆产。
④迎接：逆旅(旅店)。
⑤预先：逆料(预料)。

Synonym: 反

Antonyms: 顺

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 辵

Ideographic: A disobedient 屰 person 辶; 屰 also provides the pronunciation

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Similar Characters: 迧

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逆差	nì chā	adverse trade balance; trade deficit
逆转	nì zhuǎn	to turn back; to reverse
逆境	nì jìng	adversity; predicament
叛逆	pàn nì	to rebel; to revolt; a rebel
逆流	nì liú	against the stream; adverse current; a countercurrent; fig. reactionary tendency; to go against the trend

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1		chéng bài 成败 lì dùn 利钝 shàng nán 尚难 nì liào 逆料。 Whether this will be successful or not is still difficult to predict.
2		tā 他 dèng dà 瞪大 yǎn jing 眼睛， kàn zhe 看着 tú piàn 图片 nì shí zhēn 逆时针 zhuǎn dòng 转动。 He widened his eyes and watched the picture rotate counterclockwise.
3		wū rǎn 污染 duì 对 huán jìng 环境 zào chéng 造成 de 的 shāng hài 伤害 shì 是 bù kě nì de 不可逆的。 The damage caused by pollution to the environment is irreversible.
4		cuò wù 错误 de 的 shǐ yòng 使用 yào wù 药物 kě yǐ 可以 dǎo zhì 导致 bù kě nì zhuǎn 不可逆转 de 的 wēi hài 危害。 Incorrect use of medicine can result in irreversible harm.
5		luàn 乱 kǎn fá 砍伐 lín mù 林木 qiāng 将 huì 会 duì 对 shēng tài 生态 huán jìng 环境 zào chéng 造成 bù kě nì de 不可逆的 sǔn hài 损害。 Randomly cutting down trees will cause irreversible damage to the ecological environment.

1		chéng bài 成败 lì dùn 利钝 shàng nán 尚难 nì liào 逆料。 Whether this will be successful or not is still difficult to predict.
2		tā 他 dèng dà 瞪大 yǎn jing 眼睛， kàn zhe 看着 tú piàn 图片 nì shí zhēn 逆时针 zhuǎn dòng 转动。 He widened his eyes and watched the picture rotate counterclockwise.
3		wū rǎn 污染 duì 对 huán jìng 环境 zào chéng 造成 de 的 shāng hài 伤害 shì 是 bù kě nì de 不可逆的。 The damage caused by pollution to the environment is irreversible.
4		cuò wù 错误 de 的 shǐ yòng 使用 yào wù 药物 kě yǐ 可以 dǎo zhì 导致 bù kě nì zhuǎn 不可逆转 de 的 wēi hài 危害。 Incorrect use of medicine can result in irreversible harm.
5		luàn 乱 kǎn fá 砍伐 lín mù 林木 qiāng 将 huì 会 duì 对 shēng tài 生态 huán jìng 环境 zào chéng 造成 bù kě nì de 不可逆的 sǔn hài 损害。 Randomly cutting down trees will cause irreversible damage to the ecological environment.