逆流
nì liú
Pinyin

Definition

逆流
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nì liú
  1. against the stream
  2. adverse current
  3. a countercurrent
  4. fig. reactionary tendency
  5. to go against the trend

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

交流
jiāo liú
  1. 1 to exchange
  2. 2 exchange
  3. 3 communication
  4. 4 interaction
  5. 5 to have social contact (with sb)
流
liú
  1. 1 to flow
  2. 2 to disseminate
  3. 3 to circulate or spread
  4. 4 to move or drift
  5. 5 to degenerate
  6. 6 to banish or send into exile
  7. 7 stream of water or sth resembling one
  8. 8 class, rate or grade
流星
liú xīng
  1. 1 meteor
  2. 2 shooting star
流星雨
liú xīng yǔ
  1. 1 meteor shower
流氓
liú máng
  1. 1 rogue
  2. 2 hoodlum
  3. 3 gangster
  4. 4 immoral behavior
流浪
liú làng
  1. 1 to drift about
  2. 2 to wander
  3. 3 to roam
  4. 4 nomadic
  5. 5 homeless
  6. 6 unsettled (e.g. population)
  7. 7 vagrant
流泪
liú lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears
流行
liú xíng
  1. 1 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread
  2. 2 to propagate
  3. 3 (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular
  4. 4 fashionable
流逝
liú shì
  1. 1 (of time) to pass
  2. 2 to elapse
流量
liú liàng
  1. 1 flow rate
  2. 2 rate
  3. 3 throughput
  4. 4 site traffic (Internet)
泪流满面
lèi liú mǎn miàn
  1. 1 cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
潮流
cháo liú
  1. 1 tide
  2. 2 current
  3. 3 trend
风流
fēng liú
  1. 1 distinguished and accomplished
  2. 2 outstanding
  3. 3 talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle
  4. 4 romantic
  5. 5 dissolute
  6. 6 loose
一流
yī liú
  1. 1 top quality
  2. 2 front ranking
上流
shàng liú
  1. 1 upper class
下流
xià liú
  1. 1 lower course of a river
  2. 2 low-class
  3. 3 mean and lowly
  4. 4 vulgar
  5. 5 obscene
主流
zhǔ liú
  1. 1 main stream (of a river)
  2. 2 fig. the essential point
  3. 3 main viewpoint of a matter
  4. 4 mainstream (culture etc)
人流
rén liú
  1. 1 stream of people
  2. 2 abortion
  3. 3 abbr. for 人工流產|人工流产[rén gōng liú chǎn]
倒流
dào liú
  1. 1 to flow backwards
  2. 2 reverse flow
分流
fēn liú
  1. 1 bypass

Idioms (20)

人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
  1. 1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
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
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
  1. 1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
  1. 1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
对答如流
duì dá rú liú
  1. 1 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
屁滚尿流
pì gǔn niào liú
  1. 1 to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
  1. 1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
从善如流
cóng shàn rú liú
  1. 1 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
从谏如流
cóng jiàn rú liú
  1. 1 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
  1. 1 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
  1. 1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
  2. 2 portentous signs
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
  1. 1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
  2. 2 portentous signs
枕石漱流
zhěn shí shù liú
  1. 1 to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
  2. 2 a frugal life (idiom)
岁月流逝
suì yuè liú shì
  1. 1 as time goes by (idiom)
汗流浃背
hàn liú jiā bèi
  1. 1 to sweat profusely (idiom)
  2. 2 drenched in sweat
流光溢彩
liú guāng yì cǎi
  1. 1 lit. flowing light and overflowing color
  2. 2 brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom)
流年不利
liú nián bù lì
  1. 1 the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year

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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