逆向

nìxiàng

adjective #22,229

Meanings

1 reverse direction
2 backwards
3 counter-directional
4 inverse

Characters

against; contrary; reverse

direction; toward

Examples

他在逆向车道上行驶，非常危险。

Tā zài nìxiàng chēdào shàng xíngshǐ, fēicháng wēixiǎn.

He was driving in the wrong direction on the road, which was very dangerous.

逆向思维有时能帮助我们发现新的解决方案。

Nìxiàng sīwéi yǒushí néng bāngzhù wǒmen fāxiàn xīn de jiějué fāng'àn.

Reverse thinking can sometimes help us discover new solutions.

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usage

逆向 commonly appears in technical and analytical contexts: 逆向工程 (reverse engineering), 逆向思维 (thinking in reverse / lateral thinking), and 逆向行驶 (driving against traffic). It contrasts with 顺向 (shùnxiàng, in the same direction).

Stroke Order

逆 nì

向 xiàng