Chinese word dictionary

逆流溯源

nì liú sù yuán · to go back to the source

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Word information

Simplified逆流溯源

Traditional逆流溯源

Pinyinnì liú sù yuán

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

逆nì

to disobey, to rebel; traitor, rebel

流liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

溯sù

to paddle upstream, to go against the current; to trace the source; formerly

源yuán

spring; source, root, head; surname

How to learn 逆流溯源

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

交流jiāoliú

to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)

流liú

to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

流利liúlì

fluent

流行liúxíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

河流héliú

river; CL:條|条[tiao2]

来源láiyuán

source (of information etc); origin