逆流 nì liú ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ jik6 lau4
- against the stream
- adverse current
- a countercurrent
- fig. reactionary tendency
- to go against the trend
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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
流
- 一流 yī liú ㄧ ㄌㄧㄡˊ jat1 lau4 top quality
- 上流 shàng liú ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ soeng6 lau4 upper class
- 主流 zhǔ liú ㄓㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ zyu2 lau4 main stream (of a river)
- 交流 jiāo liú ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gaau1 lau4 to exchange
- 客流 kè liú ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ haak3 lau4 passenger flow
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- 河流 hé liú ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ho4 lau4 river
- 流传 流傳 liú chuán ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ lau4 cyun4 to spread; to circulate; to hand down
- 流入 liú rù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˋ lau4 jap6 to flow into; inflow
- 流利 liú lì ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧˋ lau4 lei6 fluent
- 流动 流動 liú dòng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ lau4 dung6 to flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
- 流向 liú xiàng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ lau4 hoeng3 direction of a current
- 流域 liú yù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ lau4 wik6 river basin
- 流失 liú shī ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕ lau4 sat1 (of soil etc) to wash away
- 流感 liú gǎn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄢˇ lau4 gam2 flu; influenza
- 流星 liú xīng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥ lau4 sing1 meteor; shooting star
- 流畅 流暢 liú chàng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄤˋ lau4 coeng3 flowing (of speech, writing)
- 流氓 liú máng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄤˊ lau4 man4 rogue
- 流水 liú shuǐ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ lau4 seoi2 running water
- 流汗 liú hàn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄢˋ lau4 hon6 to sweat
- 流浪 liú làng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄤˋ lau4 long6 to drift about
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)
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- 从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
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- 颠沛流离 顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí ㄉㄧㄢ ㄆㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧˊ din1 pui3 lau4 lei4 homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight
- 对答如流 對答如流 duì dá rú liú ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ deoi3 daap3 jyu4 lau4 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
- 风流倜傥 風流倜儻 fēng liú tì tǎng ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄤˇ (idiom) suave; debonair; dashing
- 风流云散 風流雲散 fēng liú yún sàn ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ fung1 lau4 wan4 saan3 lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
- 风流韵事 風流韻事 fēng liú yùn shì ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄕˋ fung1 lau4 wan6 si6 poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
- 付之东流 付之東流 fù zhī dōng liú ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ fu6 zi1 dung1 lau4 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
- 汗流浃背 汗流浹背 hàn liú jiā bèi ㄏㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄟˋ hon6 lau4 zip3 bui3 to sweat profusely (idiom)
Example sentences
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船 逆流 航行 。
The boat is going against the current.
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他们 他們 逆流而上 。
They swam against the current.
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让 讓 我们 我們 试着 試著 逆流而上 。
Let's try and swim against the current.
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我们 我們 在 河 里 裏 划 着 著 船 逆流而上 。
We rowed up the river against the current.
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