逆 meaning in English

nì

contrary; opposite

HSK 7-9verb9 strokes

Meaning of 逆

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Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

非fēi方fāng矩jǔ阵zhèn的de逆nì阵zhèn是shì一yí个gè危wēi险xiǎn的de东dōng西xī。

The inverse of a non-square matrix is a dangerous thing.

他tā们men逆nì流liú而ér上shàng。

They swam against the current.

逆nì境jìng出chū人rén才cái。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

我wǒ们men在zài河hé里lǐ划huà著zhù船chuán逆nì流liú而ér上shàng。

We rowed up the river against the current.

小xiǎo心xīn不bú要yào在zài单dān行xíng道dào逆nì向xiàng行xíng驶shǐ。

Be careful not to drive the wrong way on a one-way street.

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Words that share a character with 逆.

叛逆	pànnì	to rebel; to revolt
逆转	nìzhuǎn	to turn back; to reverse
逆境	nìjìng	adversity; predicament
逆向	nìxiàng	backwards; reverse direction

What does 逆 mean?

逆 (nì) means "contrary; opposite" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 逆?

逆 is made of 1 character: 逆 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 逆 an HSK word?

Yes. 逆 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.