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Definitions

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

Words Containing 逆

叛逆
pàn nì

to rebel

不可逆
bù kě nì

irreversible

不可逆转
bù kě nì zhuǎn

irreversible

乘法逆
chéng fǎ nì

multiplicative inverse (math.)

倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī

to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong

叛逆者
pàn nì zhě

traitor

可逆
kě nì

reversible

可逆性
kě nì xìng

reversibility

呃逆
è nì

to hiccup

嗳气呕逆
ǎi qì ǒu nì

belching and retching counterflow (medical term)

大逆不道
dà nì bù dào

disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)

学如逆水行舟,不进则退
xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì

study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind

忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr

loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)

忤逆
wǔ nì

disobedient to parents

悖逆
bèi nì

contrary

拂逆
fú nì

to go against

气逆
qì nì

reverse flow of 氣|气[qì] (TCM)

篡逆
cuàn nì

to rebel

背逆
bèi nì

to violate; to go against

莫逆
mò nì

very friendly

莫逆之交
mò nì zhī jiāo

intimate friendship

诛暴讨逆
zhū bào tǎo nì

to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)

贸易逆差
mào yì nì chā

trade deficit

赤道逆流
chì dào nì liú

equatorial counter current

逆来顺受
nì lái shùn shòu

to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it

逆伦
nì lún

unnatural relationship (parricide, incest etc)

逆光
nì guāng

backlighting (lighting design)

逆势
nì shì

to go against the trend

逆反
nì fǎn

rebellious behavior

逆反心理
nì fǎn xīn lǐ

reverse psychology

逆反应
nì fǎn yìng

reverse reaction

逆向
nì xiàng

backwards

逆喻
nì yù

oxymoron

逆回音
nì huí yīn

inverted turn (ornament in music)

逆境
nì jìng

adversity

逆天
nì tiān

(literary) to be in defiance of the natural order

逆夷
nì yí

invaders (insulting term)

逆子
nì zǐ

unfilial son

逆定理
nì dìng lǐ

converse theorem (math.)

逆差
nì chā

adverse trade balance

逆序
nì xù

inverse order

逆心
nì xīn

unfavorable

逆戟鲸
nì jǐ jīng

(zoo.) orca

逆料
nì liào

to foresee

逆斜
nì xié

(geology) anaclinal

逆断层
nì duàn céng

reverse fault (geology)

逆旅
nì lǚ

guest-house

逆映射
nì yìng shè

inverse map (math.)

逆时针
nì shí zhēn

anticlockwise

逆水
nì shuǐ

against the current

逆水行舟
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu

lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)

逆水行舟,不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì

like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)

逆流
nì liú

against the stream

逆流溯源
nì liú sù yuán

to go back to the source

逆流而上
nì liú ér shàng

to sail against the current

逆渗透
nì shèn tòu

reverse osmosis

逆火
nì huǒ

(of an engine) to backfire

逆生长
nì shēng zhǎng

to seem to grow younger

逆产
nì chǎn

traitor's property

逆耳
nì ěr

unpleasant to hear

逆耳之言
nì ěr zhī yán

speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths

逆臣
nì chén

rebellious minister

逆行
nì xíng

to go the wrong way

逆行倒施
nì xíng dào shī

to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong

逆袭
nì xí

to counterattack; to strike back

逆变
nì biàn

reversing (e.g. electric current)

逆贼
nì zéi

renegade

逆转
nì zhuǎn

to turn back

逆转录病毒
nì zhuǎn lù bìng dú

reverse transcription virus

逆转录酶
nì zhuǎn lù méi

reverse transcriptase

逆运
nì yùn

bad luck

逆运算
nì yùn suàn

inverse operation

逆风
nì fēng

to go against the wind

逆龄
nì líng

anti-aging

违天逆理
wéi tiān nì lǐ

lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character

违逆
wéi nì

to disobey

顺我者昌逆我者亡
shùn wǒ zhě chāng nì wǒ zhě wáng

submit to me and prosper, or oppose me and perish