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
逆行
nìxíng
to go against the traffic; to go against the normal direction
Characters in this word
行 xíng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 行 — to go, to walk, to move
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 司机在高速入口逆行，造成多车紧急避让。 Sījī zài gāosù rùkǒu nìxíng, zàochéng duō chē jǐnjí bìràng. The driver drove the wrong way at the motorway entrance, forcing several vehicles to take emergency evasive action.
- 自行车在单行道上逆行，非常危险。 Zìxíngchē zài dānxíngdào shàng nìxíng, fēicháng wēixiǎn. Riding a bicycle against the traffic on a one-way street is very dangerous.
- 他在楼梯上逆行，差点和迎面走来的人撞上。 Tā zài lóutī shàng nìxíng, chàdiǎn hé yíngmiàn zǒulái de rén zhuàngshàng. He went against the flow on the stairs and almost bumped into someone coming the other way.
Related words
- 逆 nì to go against; contrary
- 逆境 nìjìng adversity; difficult circumstances
- 叛逆 pànnì rebellious; rebellion
- 行 xíng OK, all right; to go
- 不行 bùxíng not okay; cannot
- 进行 jìnxíng to be in progress; to carry out
- 举行 jǔxíng to hold an event
- 流行 liúxíng popular; fashionable
- 旅行 lǚxíng to travel; trip
- 行动 xíngdòng to take action
- 行人 xíngrén pedestrian
- 行为 xíngwéi behavior