逆风 (逆風)
nì fēng
Pinyin

Definition

逆风 (逆風)
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nì fēng
  1. to go against the wind
  2. contrary wind
  3. a headwind

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

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)

Sample Sentences

我心里有猛虎在细嗅蔷薇”。人生原是战场，有猛虎才能在逆流里立定脚跟，在逆风里把握方向，做暴风雨中的海燕，做不改颜色的孤星。
wǒ xīnli yǒu měng hǔ zài xì xiù qiángwēi ”。rénshēng yuán shì zhànchǎng ，yǒu měng hǔ cáinéng zài nìliú lǐ lìdìng jiǎogēn ，zài nìfēng lǐ bǎwò fāngxiàng ，zuò bàofēngyǔ zhōng de hǎiyàn ，zuò bù gǎi yánsè de gūxīng 。
"In me the tiger sniffs the rose". Life is a battleground, and having a fierce tiger in one's heart is the only way you can get a firm footing against the flow of the stream, and orient oneself in the wind, like a swallow in the storm, or a lone star that never changes its color.
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