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| Pronunciation |
: |
nì |
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| Meaning |
: |
- adverse; contrary; opposite. (adj)
- to go against; to oppose. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
辶 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
逆 |
| Usage |
: |
3% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
go against the wind; head wind |
| 2. |
|
|
: |
adversity; adverse circumstance |
| 3. |
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|
: |
rebel against; revolt against |
Sentences:
| 1. They flew upwind. |
| tā |
men |
nì |
zhe |
fēng |
fēi |
。 |
| 他 |
们 |
逆 |
着 |
风 |
飞 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他们 |
: |
they |
| 逆 |
: |
to go against |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 风 |
: |
wind |
| 飞 |
: |
fly |
|
| 2. It is really hard to swim against the current. |
| nì |
zhe |
shuǐ |
liú |
yóu |
yǒng |
， |
zhēn |
de |
hěn |
kùn |
nan |
。 |
| 逆 |
着 |
水 |
流 |
游 |
泳 |
， |
真 |
的 |
很 |
困 |
难 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 逆 |
: |
to go against |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 水流 |
: |
current (river) |
| 游泳 |
: |
swim |
| 真的 |
: |
really |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 困难 |
: |
hard; difficult |
|
| 3. He has been a rebel ever since he was young. |
| tā |
cóng |
xiǎo |
jiù |
shì |
gè |
pàn |
nì |
de |
rén |
。 |
| 他 |
从 |
小 |
就 |
是 |
个 |
叛 |
逆 |
的 |
人 |
。 |
|
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|
| 他 |
: |
they |
| 从 |
: |
from |
| 小 |
: |
small |
| 就是 |
: |
is |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 叛逆 |
: |
rebel |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 人 |
: |
small; young |
|
| 4. He finally extricated himself from the predicament. |
| tā |
zhōng |
yú |
cóng |
nì |
jìng |
zhōng |
jiě |
tuō |
chū |
lái |
le |
。 |
| 他 |
终 |
于 |
从 |
逆 |
境 |
中 |
解 |
脱 |
出 |
来 |
了 |
。 |
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|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 终于 |
: |
finally |
| 从 |
: |
from |
| 逆境 |
: |
adversity; adverse circumstance |
| 中 |
: |
mid; middle |
| 解脱 |
: |
extricate |
| 出来 |
: |
out |
| 了 |
: |
modal particle intensifying preceding clause |
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