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
逆境
nìjìng
adversity; difficult circumstances
Characters in this word
境 jìng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 真正的领导力往往是在逆境中被检验出来的。 Zhēnzhèng de lǐngdǎolì wǎngwǎng shì zài nìjìng zhōng bèi jiǎnyàn chūlái de. True leadership is often tested in adversity.
- 在逆境中，他从不抱怨，而是想办法解决问题。 Zài nìjìng zhōng, tā cóng bù bàoyuàn, ér shì xiǎng bànfǎ jiějué wèntí. In adversity he never complains, but looks for ways to solve the problem.
- 这位老人一生经历过许多逆境，却始终保持乐观。 Zhè wèi lǎorén yìshēng jīnglì guo xǔduō nìjìng, què shǐzhōng bǎochí lèguān. This old man has been through much adversity in his life, yet has always stayed optimistic.
Related words
- 逆 nì to go against; contrary
- 逆行 nìxíng to go against the traffic; to go against the normal direction
- 叛逆 pànnì rebellious; rebellion
- 环境 huánjìng environment; surroundings
- 边境 biānjìng border area
- 出境 chūjìng to leave the country
- 入境 rùjìng to enter a country
- 处境 chǔjìng predicament; situation
- 过境 guòjìng to transit; to pass through a border
- 家境 jiājìng family financial situation; family background
- 境地 jìngdì situation; plight; circumstances
- 境界 jìngjiè realm; state; level of attainment