倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1
- to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- to try to turn back history
- a perverse way of doing things
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倒
- 倒下 dǎo xià ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dou2 haa6 to collapse
- 倒塌 dǎo tā ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚ dou2 taap3 to collapse (of building)
- 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ dou3 sou3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 倒楣 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ variant of 倒霉
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- 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 倒车 倒車 dǎo chē ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to change buses, trains etc
- 倒车 倒車 dào chē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to reverse (a vehicle)
- 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ dou2 bai3 to go bankrupt
- 倒霉 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ dou2 mui4 to have bad luck
- 反倒 fǎn dào ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ faan2 dou3 (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- 压倒 壓倒 yā dǎo ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ aat3 dou2 to overwhelm
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 摔倒 shuāi dǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄉㄠˇ seot1 dou2 to fall down
- 昏倒 hūn dǎo ㄏㄨㄣ ㄉㄠˇ fan1 dou2 to faint
- 晕倒 暈倒 yūn dǎo ㄩㄣ ㄉㄠˇ wan4 dou2 to faint
- 跌倒 diē dǎo ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˇ dit3 dou2 to tumble
- 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ din1 dou2 to turn upside down
- 倒计时 倒計時 dào jì shí ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˊ dou2 gai3 si4 to count down
- 倒伏 dǎo fú ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˊ dou2 fuk6 (of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
行
- 一行 yī xíng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jat1 hang4 party
- 不行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 hang4 won't do
- 并行 並行 bìng xíng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bing3 hang4 to proceed in parallel
- 内行 內行 nèi háng ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄤˊ noi6 hong4 expert
- 出行 chū xíng ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ceot1 hang4 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
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- 力行 lì xíng ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lik6 hang4 to practice diligently
- 可行 kě xíng ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ho2 hang4 feasible
- 同行 tóng háng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄤˊ tung4 hang4 person of the same profession
- 品行 pǐn xíng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ban2 hang6 behavior
- 执行 執行 zhí xíng ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zap1 hang4 to implement
- 外行 wài háng ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄤˊ ngoi6 hong4 layman
- 实行 實行 shí xíng ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sat6 hang4 to implement
- 履行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lei5 hang4 to fulfill (one's obligations)
- 平行 píng xíng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ping4 hang4 parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)
- 强行 強行 qiáng xíng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ koeng5 hang4 to do sth by force
- 推行 tuī xíng ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ teoi1 hang4 to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc)
- 施行 shī xíng ㄕ ㄒㄧㄥˊ si1 hang4 to put in place
- 旅行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ leoi5 hang4 to travel
- 步行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bou6 hang4 to go on foot
- 流行 liú xíng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lau4 hang4 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate
逆
- 叛逆 pàn nì ㄆㄢˋ ㄋㄧˋ bun6 jik6 to rebel
- 可逆 kě nì ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄧˋ ho2 jik6 reversible
- 呃逆 è nì ㄜˋ ㄋㄧˋ aak1 jik6 to hiccup
- 忤逆 wǔ nì ㄨˇ ㄋㄧˋ ng5 jik6 disobedient to parents
- 悖逆 bèi nì ㄅㄟˋ ㄋㄧˋ bui6 jik6 contrary
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- 拂逆 fú nì ㄈㄨˊ ㄋㄧˋ fat1 jik6 to go against
- 气逆 氣逆 qì nì ㄑㄧˋ ㄋㄧˋ hei3 jik6 reverse flow of 气 (TCM)
- 水逆 shuǐ nì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˋ seoi2 jik6 (astrology) Mercury retrograde (abbr. for 水星逆行); (coll.) to have a period of bad luck
- 篡逆 cuàn nì ㄘㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧˋ saan3 jik6 to rebel
- 背逆 bèi nì ㄅㄟˋ ㄋㄧˋ bui3 jik6 to violate; to go against
- 莫逆 mò nì ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄧˋ mok6 jik6 very friendly
- 逆伦 逆倫 nì lún ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ jik6 leon4 unnatural relationship (parricide, incest etc)
- 逆光 nì guāng ㄋㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄤ jik6 gwong1 backlighting; light coming from behind the subject (esp. in photography)
- 逆势 逆勢 nì shì ㄋㄧˋ ㄕˋ jik6 sai3 to go against the trend
- 逆反 nì fǎn ㄋㄧˋ ㄈㄢˇ jik6 faan2 rebellious behavior
- 逆向 nì xiàng ㄋㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jik6 hoeng3 backwards
- 逆商 nì shāng ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄤ jik6 soeng1 (psychology) adversity quotient (abbr. for 逆境商数)
- 逆喻 nì yù ㄋㄧˋ ㄩˋ jik6 jyu6 oxymoron
- 逆境 nì jìng ㄋㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jik6 ging2 adversity
- 逆天 nì tiān ㄋㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ jik6 tin1 (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order
施
- 实施 實施 shí shī ㄕˊ ㄕ sat6 si1 to implement
- 措施 cuò shī ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕ cou3 si1 measure
- 施加 shī jiā ㄕ ㄐㄧㄚ si1 gaa1 to exert (effort or pressure)
- 施压 施壓 shī yā ㄕ ㄧㄚ si1 aat3 to pressure
- 施工 shī gōng ㄕ ㄍㄨㄥ si1 gung1 construction
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- 施肥 shī féi ㄕ ㄈㄟˊ si1 fei4 to apply fertilizer
- 施行 shī xíng ㄕ ㄒㄧㄥˊ si1 hang4 to put in place
- 设施 設施 shè shī ㄕㄜˋ ㄕ cit3 si1 facilities
- 兼施 jiān shī ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕ gim1 si1 using several (methods)
- 布施 bù shī ㄅㄨˋ ㄕ bou3 si1 Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
- 恩施 Ēn shī ㄣ ㄕ jan1 si1 see 恩施土家族苗族自治州
- 惠施 Huì Shī ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄕ wai6 si1 Hui Shi, also known as Hui-zi 惠子(c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosopher of the School of Logicians 名家 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 施主 shī zhǔ ㄕ ㄓㄨˇ si1 zyu2 benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson)
- 施予 shī yǔ ㄕ ㄩˇ si1 jyu5 variant of 施与
- 施事 shī shì ㄕ ㄕˋ si1 si6 (linguistics) agent; doer
- 施以 shī yǐ ㄕ ㄧˇ si1 ji5 to inflict (punishment)
- 施展 shī zhǎn ㄕ ㄓㄢˇ si1 zin2 to use fully
- 施恩 shī ēn ㄕ ㄣ si1 jan1 to confer a favor on sb
- 施惠 shī huì ㄕ ㄏㄨㄟˋ si1 wai6 to give charity to sb
- 施打 shī dǎ ㄕ ㄉㄚˇ si1 daa2 to inject (a vaccine etc)