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HSK 3.0 Level 7

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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

不可逆转
bù kě nì zhuǎn

irreversible

乘法逆
chéng fǎ nì

multiplicative inverse (math.)

违逆
wéi nì

to disobey

逆序
nì xù

inverse order

逆差
nì chā

adverse trade balance

逆流溯源
nì liú sù yuán

to go back to the source

叛逆者
pàn nì zhě

traitor

嗳气呕逆
ǎi qì ǒu nì

belching and retching counterflow (medical term)

呃逆
è nì

to hiccup

逆袭
nì xí

to counterattack; to strike back

逆风
nì fēng

to go against the wind

逆运算
nì yùn suàn

inverse operation

逆断层
nì duàn céng

reverse fault (geology)

逆喻
nì yù

oxymoron

逆斜
nì xié

(geology) anaclinal

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

逆反心理
nì fǎn xīn lǐ

reverse psychology

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

可逆性
kě nì xìng

reversibility

叛逆
pàn nì

to rebel

逆向
nì xiàng

backwards

逆变
nì biàn

reversing (e.g. electric current)

忤逆
wǔ nì

disobedient to parents

逆火
nì huǒ

(of an engine) to backfire

莫逆
mò nì

very friendly

忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr

loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)

逆行倒施
nì xíng dào shī

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

逆耳
nì ěr

unpleasant to hear

篡逆
cuàn nì

to rebel

逆料
nì liào

to foresee

逆流
nì liú

against the stream

逆来顺受
nì lái shùn shòu

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

莫逆之交
mò nì zhī jiāo

intimate friendship

逆臣
nì chén

rebellious minister

违天逆理
wéi tiān nì lǐ

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

逆生长
nì shēng zhǎng

to seem to grow younger

悖逆
bèi nì

contrary

逆水行舟
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu

lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)

逆旅
nì lǚ

guest-house

逆转录酶
nì zhuǎn lù méi

reverse transcriptase

逆渗透
nì shèn tòu

reverse osmosis

逆贼
nì zéi

renegade

逆境
nì jìng

adversity

背逆
bèi nì

to violate; to go against

逆回音
nì huí yīn

inverted turn (ornament in music)

逆势
nì shì

to go against the trend

拂逆
fú nì

to go against

逆反
nì fǎn

rebellious behavior

逆光
nì guāng

backlighting (lighting design)

逆子
nì zǐ

unfilial son

逆水
nì shuǐ

against the current

气逆
qì nì

reverse flow of 氣|气[qì] (TCM)

逆映射
nì yìng shè

inverse map (math.)

不可逆
bù kě nì

irreversible

逆行
nì xíng

to go the wrong way

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)

逆戟鲸
nì jǐ jīng

(zoo.) orca

逆龄
nì líng

anti-aging

逆产
nì chǎn

traitor's property

逆流而上
nì liú ér shàng

to sail against the current

逆运
nì yùn

bad luck

倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī

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

逆定理
nì dìng lǐ

converse theorem (math.)

可逆
kě nì

reversible

逆转录病毒
nì zhuǎn lù bìng dú

reverse transcription virus

逆耳之言
nì ěr zhī yán

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

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)

逆夷
nì yí

invaders (insulting term)

逆时针
nì shí zhēn

anticlockwise

逆心
nì xīn

unfavorable

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

逆转
nì zhuǎn

to turn back

逆天
nì tiān

(literary) to be in defiance of the natural order

逆反应
nì fǎn yìng

reverse reaction

逆伦
nì lún

unnatural relationship (parricide, incest etc)

赤道逆流
chì dào nì liú

equatorial counter current