to go against; to oppose; opposite

HSK 6 #1975

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1975th character
Radical ⾡ (162.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1652

Definitions

逆 nì
  1. 1. to go against
  2. 2. to oppose
  3. 3. opposite
  4. 4. backwards
  5. 5. contrary
  6. 6. to rebel
  7. 7. to betray

Stroke order

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Words containing 逆

Word Meaning
belching and retching counterflow (medical term)
Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
disobedient to parents
contrary
reverse flow of (TCM)
reverse flow of (TCM)
to rebel; to revolt
to go against; to violate
very friendly; intimate
punish tyrants; crush rebels
punish tyrants; suppress rebels
trade deficit; adverse trade balance
trade deficit; adverse trade balance
equatorial counter current
to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
unnatural relationship (parricide, incest etc)
unnatural relationship (parricide, incest etc)
rebellious behavior; opposite; ob-
reverse reaction; counterreaction; inverse response
reverse reaction; counterreaction; inverse response
oxymoron
inverted turn (ornament in music)
to be in defiance of the natural order