适得其反 (適得其反)
shì dé qí fǎn
Pinyin
Definition
适得其反 (適得其反)
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- to produce the opposite of the desired result
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 his
- 2 her
- 3 its
- 4 their
- 5 that
- 6 such
- 7 it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 1 actually
- 2 in fact
- 3 really
- 1 anyway
- 2 in any case
- 3 to come over from the enemy's side
- 1 to obtain
- 2 to get
- 3 to gain
- 4 to catch (a disease)
- 5 proper
- 6 suitable
- 7 proud
- 8 contented
- 9 to allow
- 10 to permit
- 11 ready
- 12 finished
- 1 to get
- 2 to obtain
- 3 to receive
Idioms (20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一反常态
- 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
- 2 entirely outside the norm
- 3 out of character
一举两得
- 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
- 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
- 2 success at a stroke
- 3 to get results overnight
三缄其口
- 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
- 2 tight-lipped