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逆
nì
1.
contrary
2.
opposite
3.
backwards
4.
to go against
5.
to oppose
6.
to betray
7.
to rebel
Very Common • Top 6%
✏️ 10 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
背逆
bēinì
to violate
忤逆
wǔnì
disobedient to parents
悖逆
bèinì
contrary
气逆
qìnì
reverse flow of [[氣|气<qì>]] (TCM)
篡逆
cuànnì
to rebel
莫逆
mònì
very friendly
逆伦
nìlún
unnatural relationship (parricide, incest etc)
逆光
nìguāng
backlighting (lighting design)
逆反
nìfǎn
rebellious behavior
逆向
nìxiàng
backwards
逆喻
nìyù
oxymoron
逆境
nìjìng
adversity
逆夷
nìyí
invaders (insulting term)
逆子
nìzǐ
unfilial son
逆差
nìchā
adverse trade balance
逆序
nìxù
inverse order
逆心
nìxīn
unfavorable
逆料
nìliào
to foresee
逆旅
nìlǚ
guest-house
逆水
nìshuǐ
against the current
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,974
- Word Frequency Rank
- 4,975 of 84,292