逆

nì

disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor

How to write 逆, stroke by stroke

contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel

Ideographic: A disobedient 屰 person 辶; 屰 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 辶 + 屰

叛逆pàn nìto rebel; to revolt; a rebel
逆转nì zhuǎnto turn back; to reverse
逆境nì jìngadversity; predicament
逆向nì xiàngbackwards; reverse direction
逆行nì xíngto go the wrong way; to go against one-way traffic regulation
逆流nì liúagainst the stream; adverse current; a countercurrent; fig. reactionary tendency; to go against the trend
逆风nì fēngto go against the wind; contrary wind; a headwind
不可逆bù kě nìirreversible
乘法逆chéng fǎ nìmultiplicative inverse (math.)
叛逆者pàn nì zhětraitor
可逆kě nìreversible; (math.) invertible
可逆性kě nì xìngreversibility

小心不要在单行道逆向行驶。
xiǎo xīn bú yào zài dān háng dào nì xiàng xíng shǐ 。
Be careful not to drive the wrong way on a one-way street.
我们必须学会优雅地面对逆境。
wǒ men bì xū xué huì yōu yǎ dì miàn duì nì jìng 。
We must learn to meet adversity gracefully.
我们在河里划著船逆流而上。
wǒ men zài hé lǐ huà zhù chuán nì liú ér shàng 。
We rowed up the river against the current.
非方矩阵的逆阵是一个危险的东西。
fēi fāng jǔ zhèn de nì zhèn shì yí gè wēi xiǎn de dōng xī 。
The inverse of a non-square matrix is a dangerous thing.
这艘船逆风而行缓慢前进。
zhè sōu chuán nì fēng ér xíng huǎn màn qián jìn 。
The ship made slow progress against the strong wind.