ni4
contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel

strokes 9
radical
strokes after radical 6
嗳气呕逆 噯氣嘔逆 ai4 qi4 ou3 ni4
àiǒu
belching and retching counterflow (medical term)

背逆 背逆 bei1 ni4
bēi
to violate; to go against

悖逆 悖逆 bei4 ni4
bèi
contrary

不可逆 不可逆 bu4 ke3 ni4
irreversible

不可逆转 不可逆轉 bu4 ke3 ni4 zhuan3
zhuǎn
irreversible

乘法逆 乘法逆 cheng2 fa3 ni4
chéng
multiplicative inverse (math.)

赤道逆流 赤道逆流 chi4 dao4 ni4 liu2
chìdàoliú
equatorial counter current

篡逆 篡逆 cuan4 ni4
cuàn
to rebel; to revolt

大逆不道 大逆不道 da4 ni4 bu4 dao4
dào
disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)

倒行逆施 倒行逆施 dao4 xing2 ni4 shi1
dàoxíngshī
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong; to try to turn back history; a perverse way of doing things

呃逆 呃逆 e4 ni4
è
to hiccup; to belch

可逆 可逆 ke3 ni4
reversible; (math.) invertible

可逆性 可逆性 ke3 ni4 xing4
xìng
reversibility

贸易逆差 貿易逆差 mao4 yi4 ni4 cha1
màochā
trade deficit; adverse trade balance

莫逆 莫逆 mo4 ni4
very friendly; intimate

莫逆之交 莫逆之交 mo4 ni4 zhi1 jiao1
zhījiāo
intimate friendship; bosom buddies

逆变 逆變 ni4 bian4
biàn
reversing (e.g. electric current)

逆差 逆差 ni4 cha1
chā
adverse trade balance; trade deficit

逆产 逆產 ni4 chan3
chǎn
traitor's property; breech delivery

逆臣 逆臣 ni4 chen2
chén
rebellious minister

逆定理 逆定理 ni4 ding4 li3
dìng
converse theorem (math.)

逆断层 逆斷層 ni4 duan4 ceng2
duàncéng
reverse fault (geology); compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees

逆耳 逆耳 ni4 er3
ěr
unpleasant to hear; grates on the ear (of home truths)

逆耳之言 逆耳之言 ni4 er3 zhi1 yan2
ěrzhīyán
speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths; home truths (that one does not want to hear)

逆反 逆反 ni4 fan3
fǎn
rebellious behavior; opposite; ob-

逆反心理 逆反心理 ni4 fan3 xin1 li3
fǎnxīn
reverse psychology

逆反应 逆反應 ni4 fan3 ying4
fǎnyìng
reverse reaction; counterreaction; inverse response

逆风 逆風 ni4 feng1
fēng
to go against the wind; contrary wind; a headwind

逆光 逆光 ni4 guang1
guāng
backlighting (lighting design)

逆回音 逆回音 ni4 hui2 yin1
huíyīn
inverted turn (ornament in music)

逆火 逆火 ni4 huo3
huǒ
(of an engine) to backfire

逆戟鲸 逆戟鯨 ni4 ji3 jing1
jīng
(zoo.) orca; killer whale

逆境 逆境 ni4 jing4
jìng
adversity; predicament

逆来顺受 逆來順受 ni4 lai2 shun4 shou4
láishùnshòu
to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it; to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc

逆料 逆料 ni4 liao4
liào
to foresee; to predict

逆龄 逆齡 ni4 ling2
líng
anti-aging

逆流 逆流 ni4 liu2
liú
against the stream; adverse current; a countercurrent; fig. reactionary tendency; to go against the trend

逆流溯源 逆流溯源 ni4 liu2 su4 yuan2
liúyuán
to go back to the source

逆伦 逆倫 ni4 lun2
lún
unnatural relationship (parricide, incest etc); unfilial conduct; against social morals

逆旅 逆旅 ni4 lv3
guest-house; inn

逆生长 逆生長 ni4 sheng1 zhang3
shēngzhǎng
to seem to grow younger; to regain one's youthful looks

逆时针 逆時針 ni4 shi2 zhen1
shízhēn
anticlockwise; counterclockwise

逆水 逆水 ni4 shui3
shuǐ
against the current; upstream

逆水行舟 逆水行舟 ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1
shuǐxíngzhōu
lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder

逆水行舟,不进则退 逆水行舟,不進則退 ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 - bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4
退
shuǐxíngzhōu jìntuì
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)

逆天 逆天 ni4 tian1
tiān
to be in defiance of the natural order

逆袭 逆襲 ni4 xi2
counterattack

逆向 逆向 ni4 xiang4
xiàng
backwards; reverse direction

逆心 逆心 ni4 xin1
xīn
unfavorable; undesired

逆行 逆行 ni4 xing2
xíng
to go the wrong way; to go against one-way traffic regulation

逆行倒施 逆行倒施 ni4 xing2 dao3 shi1
xíngdǎoshī
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong; to try to turn back history; a perverse way of doing things

逆序 逆序 ni4 xu4
inverse order

逆夷 逆夷 ni4 yi2
invaders (insulting term); foreign aggressors

逆映射 逆映射 ni4 ying4 she4
yìngshè
inverse map (math.)

逆喻 逆喻 ni4 yu4
oxymoron

逆运 逆運 ni4 yun4
yùn
bad luck; unlucky fate

逆运算 逆運算 ni4 yun4 suan4
yùnsuàn
inverse operation; inverse calculation

逆贼 逆賊 ni4 zei2
zéi
renegade; traitor and bandit

逆转 逆轉 ni4 zhuan3
zhuǎn
to turn back; to reverse

逆转录病毒 逆轉錄病毒 ni4 zhuan3 lu4 bing4 du2
zhuǎnbìng
reverse transcription virus; retrovirus

逆转录酶 逆轉錄酶 ni4 zhuan3 lu4 mei2
zhuǎnméi
reverse transcriptase

逆子 逆子 ni4 zi3
unfilial son

叛逆 叛逆 pan4 ni4
pàn
to rebel; to revolt; a rebel

叛逆者 叛逆者 pan4 ni4 zhe3
pànzhě
traitor

气逆 氣逆 qi4 ni4
reverse flow of 氣|气 (TCM)

顺我者昌逆我者亡 順我者昌逆我者亡 shun4 wo3 zhe3 chang1 ni4 wo3 zhe3 wang2
shùnzhěchāngzhěwáng
submit to me and prosper, or oppose me and perish

违逆 違逆 wei2 ni4
wéi
to disobey; to defy an edict; to violate; to go against; to run counter to

违天逆理 違天逆理 wei2 tian1 ni4 li3
wéitiān
lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character

忤逆 忤逆 wu3 ni4
disobedient to parents

学如逆水行舟,不进则退 學如逆水行舟,不進則退 xue2 ru2 ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 - bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4
退
xuéshuǐxíngzhōu jìntuì
Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back

忠言逆耳 忠言逆耳 zhong1 yan2 ni4 er3
zhōngyáněr
loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)

诛暴讨逆 誅暴討逆 zhu1 bao4 tao3 ni4
zhūbàotǎo
to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)