逆境 nì jìng ㄋㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jik6 ging2
- adversity
- predicament
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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
- 逆天 nì tiān ㄋㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ jik6 tin1 (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order
- 逆夷 nì yí ㄋㄧˋ ㄧˊ jik6 ji4 invaders (insulting term)
境
- 入境 rù jìng ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jap6 ging2 to enter a country
- 出境 chū jìng ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ceot1 ging2 to leave a country or region
- 困境 kùn jìng ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ kwan3 ging2 predicament; plight
- 国境 國境 guó jìng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gwok3 ging2 national border
- 境内 境內 jìng nèi ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄟˋ ging2 noi6 within the borders
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- 境地 jìng dì ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ ging2 dei6 circumstances
- 境外 jìng wài ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ging2 ngoi6 outside (a country's) borders
- 境界 jìng jiè ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ging2 gaai3 boundary
- 境遇 jìng yù ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄩˋ ging2 jyu6 circumstance
- 家境 jiā jìng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaa1 ging2 family financial situation
- 环境 環境 huán jìng ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ waan4 ging2 environment
- 处境 處境 chǔ jìng ㄔㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ cyu2 ging2 situation (of a person)
- 过境 過境 guò jìng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gwo3 ging2 to pass through a country's territory
- 边境 邊境 biān jìng ㄅㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ bin1 ging2 frontier; border
- 仙境 xiān jìng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ sin1 ging2 fairyland
- 佳境 jiā jìng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaai1 ging2 (literary) beautiful surroundings; scenic spot
- 危境 wēi jìng ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngai4 ging2 dangerous situation
- 厄境 è jìng ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ aak1 ging2 difficult situation
- 四境 sì jìng ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ sei3 ging2 all the borders
- 境域 jìng yù ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄩˋ ging2 wik6 territory; domain; realm
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 逆耳之言 nì ěr zhī yán ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ ㄓ ㄧㄢˊ jik6 ji5 zi1 jin4 speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths
- 逆来顺受 逆來順受 nì lái shùn shòu ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˋ jik6 loi4 seon6 sau6 to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
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- 逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1 lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)
- 逆行倒施 nì xíng dào shī ㄋㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕ jik6 hang4 dou2 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- 违天逆理 違天逆理 wéi tiān nì lǐ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ wai4 tin1 jik6 lei5 lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character
- 忠言逆耳 zhōng yán nì ěr ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ zung1 jin4 jik6 ji5 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
- 渐入佳境 漸入佳境 jiàn rù jiā jìng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ zim6 jap6 gaai1 ging2 (idiom) to gradually improve; to get better and better
- 亲临其境 親臨其境 qīn lín qí jìng ㄑㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ can1 lam4 kei4 ging2 to travel to a place personally (idiom)
- 入境随俗 入境隨俗 rù jìng suí sú ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄙㄨˊ jap6 ging2 ceoi4 zuk6 lit. when you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom)
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- 入境问俗 入境問俗 rù jìng wèn sú ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄣˋ ㄙㄨˊ jap6 ging2 man6 zuk6 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
- 身临其境 身臨其境 shēn lín qí jìng ㄕㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ san1 lam4 kei4 ging2 (idiom) to experience it for oneself
- 事过境迁 事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiān ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢ si6 gwo3 ging2 cin1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
- 时过境迁 時過境遷 shí guò jìng qiān ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢ si4 gwo3 ging2 cin1 things change with the passage of time (idiom)
- 学无止境 學無止境 xué wú zhǐ jìng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hok6 mou4 zi2 ging2 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
- 永无止境 永無止境 yǒng wú zhǐ jìng ㄩㄥˇ ㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ wing5 mou4 zi2 ging2 (idiom) without end; never-ending
Example sentences
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逆境 出 人才 。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
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我们 我們 必须 必須 学会 學會 优雅 優雅 地面 对 對 逆境 。
We must learn to meet adversity gracefully.
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逆境 顺境 順境 看 襟度 ， 临 臨 喜 临 臨 怒 看 涵养 涵養 。
Adversity and prosperity reveal one's breadth of mind; joy and anger test one's self-restraint.
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尽管 儘管 有 逆境 ， 建筑师 建築師 还是 還是 获得 獲得 了 享誉 享譽 全球 的 荣誉 榮譽 。
Despite adversity, the architect achieved worldwide fame.
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