go against one-way traffic (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
逆行 (unaltered)
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Examples
他在一条单行道上逆行，违反了交通规则。 Tā zài yī tiáo dānxíng dào shàng nìxíng, wéifǎnle jiāotōng guīzé. - He was driving against the traffic on a one-way street, violating traffic rules.
流感病毒通常是从鼻腔向肺部逆行感染的。 Liúgǎn bìngdú tōngcháng shì cóng bíqiāng xiàng fèibù nìxíng gǎnrǎn de. - The flu virus usually infects from the nose to the lungs in a retrograde manner.
他在河流上逆行划船，非常费力。 Tā zài héliú shàng nìxíng huáchuán, fēicháng fèilì. - He was rowing against the current on the river, which was very strenuous.
行星的逆行运动经常被误解为不寻常的天文现象。 Xíngxīng de nìxíng yùndòng jīngcháng bèi wùjiě wéi bù xúncháng de tiānwén xiànxiàng. - The retrograde motion of planets is often misunderstood as an unusual astronomical phenomenon.
他冒险在逆行的车道上行驶。 Tā màoxiǎn zài nìxíng de chēdào shàng xíngshǐ. - He took a risk by driving on the wrong way lane.
Characters
行 xíng - OK | HSK 4
逆 nì - contrary, inverse; go against, oppose |