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逆时针

逆時針
nìshízhēn
adjective #35,073

Meanings

  1. 1 counterclockwise
  2. 2 anticlockwise

Examples

请逆时针转动盖子打开瓶子。
Qǐng nìshízhēn zhuǎndòng gàizi dǎkāi píngzi.
Turn the lid counterclockwise to open the bottle.
运动员按逆时针方向绕跑道跑。
Yùndòngyuán àn nìshízhēn fāngxiàng rào pǎodào pǎo.
The athletes run around the track in a counterclockwise direction.

Tips

memory
逆 'against' + 时针 'hour hand' = 'against the hour hand' = counterclockwise. Its opposite is 顺时针 (shùnshízhēn) 'with the hour hand' = clockwise.

Stroke Order

逆 nì
时 shí
针 zhēn