HSK 6 · Transport

逆行 nìxíng “to go the wrong way (against traffic)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 逆行 means

  1. to go the wrong way (against traffic)
  2. to go the wrong way
  3. to go against one-way traffic regulation

How to say 逆行

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale逆nì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale行xíng2nd tone, rising

逆行 in a sentence

  1. 骑自行车不要逆行，很危险。

    Qí zìxíngchē búyào nìxíng, hěn wēixiǎn.

    Don’t ride your bike against the traffic. It’s dangerous.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 那辆车在高速公路上逆行。

    Nà liàng chē zài gāosù gōnglù shàng nìxíng.

    That car was driving the wrong way on the motorway.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 逆行 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 逆 (nì) with each of its parts in a different colour
逆nìcontrary
  • 屰disobedient
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuò
The character 行 (háng) with each of its parts in a different colour
行xíngto walk; to go; to travel
  • 彳step · chì
  • 亍to take small steps · chù

Memory aidDrawn from a crossroads: to walk, to go. It also means a row or line (háng).

How to write 逆行

逆 9 strokes · 行 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

逆行 (nìxíng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 逆行 (nìxíng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 逆行

Words with 行

银行yínháng · bank不行bùxíng · won’t do行李xíngli · luggage行李箱xínglǐxiāng · trunk自行车zìxíngchē · bike银行卡yínhángkǎ · bank card行xíng · OK进行jìnxíng · to advance流行liúxíng · popular举行jǔxíng · to hold (a meeting

More words: Everyday Things

立交桥lìjiāoqiáo · overpass轮船lúnchuán · steamship轮胎lúntāi · tyre码头mǎtou · dock桥梁qiáoliáng · bridge启程qǐchéng · to set out (on a journey)刹车shāchē · to brake失事shīshì · (of a plane or ship) to crash

FAQs

逆行 (nìxíng) means “to go the wrong way (against traffic)” or “to go the wrong way”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it nìxíng: nì with a 4th tone, then xíng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 逆行 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type nixing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 逆行 from the suggestions. Typing nixing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
逆行 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.