适得其反

適得其反

shìdé-qífǎn

idiom #25,852

Meanings

HSK 4

他的批评非但没有帮助，反而适得其反。

Tā de pīpíng fēidàn méiyǒu bāngzhù, fǎn'ér shìdé-qífǎn.

His criticism not only failed to help but backfired entirely.

HSK 5

过度保护孩子往往适得其反。

Guòdù bǎohù háizi wǎngwǎng shìdé-qífǎn.

Overprotecting children often produces the opposite of the intended effect.

memory

适 means to fit/suit, 得 means to obtain, 其 means its, 反 means opposite - you aimed for a fit result but got its opposite instead.

适 shì

得 de

其 qí

反 fǎn