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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 反其道而行之
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 反其道而行之 | fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī | - to do the very opposite - to act in a diametrically opposite way |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 35,580 | 52,662 | 54,330 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 反 | fǎn | - contrary - in reverse - inside out or upside down - to reverse - to return - to oppose - opposite - against - anti- - to rebel - to use analogy - instead - abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system |
| 其 | qí | - his - her - its - their - that - such - it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 道 | dào | - road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) - (bound form) way; reason; principle - (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization - (Daoism) the Way; the Dao - to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) - (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) - classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process - (old) circuit (administrative division) |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 行 | háng | - (bound form) row; line - (bound form) line of business; trade; profession - (bound form) commercial firm - (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) - (in data tables) row; (Tw) column - classifier for rows or lines |
| 行 | héng | - used in 道行[dao4heng2] |
| 行 | xíng | - (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel - (literary) trip; journey; visit - (bound form) temporary; makeshift - (bound form) current; in circulation - (bound form) to do; to perform - capable; competent - all right; OK!; will do - behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]) - (literary) about to; soon |
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
Other Words Containing 反其道而行之
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 反其道而行之 | - | - | 35,580 | 52,662 | 54,330 |