逆断层
nì duàn céng
Pinyin

Definition

逆断层
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nì duàn céng
  1. reverse fault (geology)
  2. compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

叛逆
pàn nì
  1. 1 to rebel
  2. 2 to revolt
  3. 3 a rebel
逆
nì
  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
逆境
nì jìng
  1. 1 adversity
  2. 2 predicament
逆袭
nì xí
  1. 1 counterattack
逆转
nì zhuǎn
  1. 1 to turn back
  2. 2 to reverse
逆来顺受
nì lái shùn shòu
  1. 1 to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
  2. 2 to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc
逆光
nì guāng
  1. 1 backlighting (lighting design)
逆反
nì fǎn
  1. 1 rebellious behavior
  2. 2 opposite
  3. 3 ob-
逆向
nì xiàng
  1. 1 backwards
  2. 2 reverse direction
逆天
nì tiān
  1. 1 to be in defiance of the natural order
逆旅
nì lu:3
  1. 1 guest-house
  2. 2 inn
逆时针
nì shí zhēn
  1. 1 anticlockwise
  2. 2 counterclockwise
逆水
nì shuǐ
  1. 1 against the current
  2. 2 upstream
逆流
nì liú
  1. 1 against the stream
  2. 2 adverse current
  3. 3 a countercurrent
  4. 4 fig. reactionary tendency
  5. 5 to go against the trend
逆流而上
nì liú ér shàng
  1. 1 to sail against the current
  2. 2 (fig.) to go against the flow
逆耳
nì ěr
  1. 1 unpleasant to hear
  2. 2 grates on the ear (of home truths)
逆行
nì xíng
  1. 1 to go the wrong way
  2. 2 to go against one-way traffic regulation
逆风
nì fēng
  1. 1 to go against the wind
  2. 2 contrary wind
  3. 3 a headwind
逆龄
nì líng
  1. 1 anti-aging
不可逆
bù kě nì
  1. 1 irreversible

Idioms (8)

倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
  1. 1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
  2. 2 to try to turn back history
  3. 3 a perverse way of doing things
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
  1. 1 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
逆来顺受
nì lái shùn shòu
  1. 1 to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
  2. 2 to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc
逆水行舟
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder
逆水行舟，不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
  1. 1 like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
逆耳之言
nì ěr zhī yán
  1. 1 speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths
  2. 2 home truths (that one does not want to hear)
逆行倒施
nì xíng dǎo shī
  1. 1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
  2. 2 to try to turn back history
  3. 3 a perverse way of doing things
违天逆理
wéi tiān nì lǐ
  1. 1 lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character

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