反向

fǎnxiàng

adjective #14,994

Meanings

1 opposite direction
2 reverse
3 inverted

Characters

opposite; reverse; anti-

direction; towards

Examples

你走反向了，应该往那边走。

Nǐ zǒu fǎnxiàng le, yīnggāi wǎng nà biān zǒu.

You're going the wrong way; you should go that direction.

这是一种反向思维。

Zhè shì yī zhǒng fǎnxiàng sīwéi.

This is a kind of reverse thinking.

Tips

usage

Internet slang 反向操作 (fǎnxiàng cāozuò) means doing the opposite of what's expected — often used humorously when someone's plan backfires spectacularly.

Stroke Order

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