"逆" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Le caractère 逆

Radical
(7 traits)
Number of strokes
10
Structure
encadrement en bas à gauche
Cangjie
YTU 卜廿山
Sijiao
3830.4
Wubi
UBTP
GB 2312
C4E6
Big5
B066
Unicode
U+9006

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
contrary / opposite / backwards / to go against / to oppose / to betray / to rebel syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
逆转 逆轉 nì zhuǎn to turn back / to reverse syn
逆向 nì xiàng backwards / reverse direction
逆天 nì tiān (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order / (coll.) extraordinary / incredible
逆境 nì jìng adversity / predicament syn
逆差 nì chā adverse trade balance / trade deficit
逆流 nì liú against the stream / adverse current / a countercurrent / fig. reactionary tendency / to go against the trend
逆风 逆風 nì fēng to go against the wind / contrary wind / a headwind syn
逆反 nì fǎn rebellious behavior / opposite / ob-
逆行 nì xíng to go the wrong way / to go against one-way traffic regulation
逆势 逆勢 nì shì to go against the trend
逆光 nì guāng backlighting (lighting design)
逆变 逆變 nì biàn reversing (e.g. electric current)
逆子 nì zǐ unfilial son syn
逆水 nì shuǐ against the current / upstream
逆序 nì xù inverse order
逆火 nì huǒ (of an engine) to backfire
逆耳 nì ěr unpleasant to hear / grates on the ear (of home truths) syn
逆料 nì liào to foresee / to predict syn
逆产 逆產 nì chǎn traitor's property / breech delivery
逆臣 nì chén rebellious minister
逆龄 逆齡 nì líng anti-aging
逆旅 nì lǚ guest-house / inn
逆伦 逆倫 nì lún unnatural relationship (parricide, incest etc) / unfilial conduct / against social morals
逆商 nì shāng (psychology) adversity quotient (abbr. for 逆境商數|逆境商数[ni4jing4 shang1shu4])
逆袭 逆襲 nì xí to counterattack / to strike back / (neologism c. 2008) (of an underdog) to go on the offensive / to make an improbable comeback
逆斜 nì xié (geology) anaclinal
逆心 nì xīn unfavorable / undesired
逆夷 nì yí invaders (insulting term) / foreign aggressors
逆喻 nì yù oxymoron
逆运 逆運 nì yùn bad luck / unlucky fate
逆贼 逆賊 nì zéi renegade / traitor and bandit
逆时针 逆時針 nì shí zhēn anticlockwise / counterclockwise
逆爆破 nì bào pò reverse shot
逆定理 nì dìng lǐ converse theorem (math.)
逆断层 逆斷層 nì duàn céng reverse fault (geology) / compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees
逆反应 逆反應 nì fǎn yìng reverse reaction / counterreaction / inverse response
逆回音 nì huí yīn inverted turn (ornament in music)
逆戟鲸 逆戟鯨 nì jǐ jīng orca / killer whale (Orcinus orca)
逆生长 逆生長 nì shēng zhǎng to seem to grow younger / to regain one's youthful looks
逆渗透 逆滲透 nì shèn tòu reverse osmosis
逆问题 逆問題 nì wèn tí inverse problem / inverse theory
逆映射 nì yìng shè inverse map (math.)
逆运算 逆運算 nì yùn suàn inverse operation / inverse calculation
逆周期 nì zhōu qī counter-cyclical
逆反心理 nì fǎn xīn lǐ reverse psychology
逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom) / fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard) syn
逆来顺受 逆來順受 nì lái shùn shòu to resign oneself to adversity (idiom) / to grin and bear it / to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc syn
逆耳之言 nì ěr zhī yán speech that grates on the ear (idiom) / bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear)
逆行倒施 nì xíng dǎo shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things
逆流洄游 逆流洄遊 upstream migration
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
叛逆 pàn nì to rebel / to revolt / a rebel syn
可逆 kě nì reversible / (math.) invertible
忤逆 wǔ nì disobedient to parents syn
莫逆 mò nì very friendly / intimate syn
悖逆 bèi nì contrary
呃逆 è nì to hiccup / to belch syn
背逆 bēi nì to violate / to go against
背逆 bèi nì to violate / to go against
篡逆 cuàn nì to rebel / to revolt
拂逆 fú nì to go against / to do sth contrary to (sb's wishes)
气逆 氣逆 qì nì reverse flow of 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)
水逆 shuǐ nì (astrology) Mercury retrograde (abbr. for 水星逆行[shui3 xing1 ni4 xing2]) / (coll.) to have a period of bad luck / (TCM) water retention in the abdomen causing the vomiting of liquids as soon as one drinks
违逆 違逆 wéi nì to disobey / to defy an edict / to violate / to go against / to run counter to
叛逆者 pàn nì zhě traitor
可逆性 kě nì xìng reversibility
不可逆 bù kě nì irreversible
乘法逆 chéng fǎ nì multiplicative inverse (math.)
倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things syn
莫逆之交 mò nì zhī jiāo intimate friendship / bosom buddies syn
大逆不道 dà nì bù dào disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society) syn
违天逆理 違天逆理 wéi tiān nì lǐ lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom) / immoral character
忠言逆耳 zhōng yán nì ěr loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
诛暴讨逆 誅暴討逆 zhū bào tǎo nì to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)
不可逆转 不可逆轉 bù kě nì zhuǎn irreversible syn
嗳气呕逆 噯氣嘔逆 ài qì ǒu nì belching and retching counterflow (medical term)
嗳气呕逆 噯氣嘔逆 ǎi qì ǒu nì belching and retching counterflow (medical term)
赤道逆流 chì dào nì liú equatorial counter current
贸易逆差 貿易逆差 mào yì nì chā trade deficit / adverse trade balance

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