逆 nì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 屰 disobedient
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
逆
nì
to go against; contrary
Character
Example phrases
- 救援队逆着洪水方向前进，只为尽快抵达被困村庄。 Jiùyuánduì nì zhe hóngshuǐ fāngxiàng qiánjìn, zhǐ wèi jǐnkuài dǐdá bèikùn cūnzhuāng. The rescue team moved against the direction of the flood in order to reach the trapped village as soon as possible.
- 小鱼逆着水流向上游游去。 Xiǎo yú nìzhe shuǐliú xiàng shàngyóu yóu qù. The little fish swims upstream against the current.
- 他逆着人群往前走，好不容易才挤到前面。 Tā nìzhe rénqún wǎng qián zǒu, hǎobù róngyì cái jǐ dào qiánmiàn. He walked against the crowd and with great difficulty squeezed his way to the front.
Related words
- 逆境 nìjìng adversity; difficult circumstances
- 逆行 nìxíng to go against the traffic; to go against the normal direction
- 叛逆 pànnì rebellious; rebellion
- 南辕北辙 nányuánběizhé to act in a way that contradicts one's goal; to go in the opposite direction
- 急中生智 jízhōngshēngzhì to think of a way out in an emergency
- 了结 liǎojié to settle; to bring to an end
- 驾驭 jiàyù to control; to master; to handle
- 施压 shīyā to exert pressure
- 施加 shījiā to exert; to impose
- 迫使 pòshǐ to force; to compel
- 身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ unable to act independently; compelled by circumstances
- 力不从心 lìbùcóngxīn to feel unequal to a task despite one's willingness