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南辕北辙

nányuán-běizhé

Traditional: 南轅北轍

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

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Meaning of 南辕北辙 in English

nányuán-běizhéHSK 7–9Syllabus #8326
  1. to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

Example sentences

  1. 你要南辕北辙了。
    nǐ yào nán yuán běi zhé le。
    You're not going in the right direction.
    Tatoeba #5085444 by Jubilee11 · #5085374 by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Characters

南 on its own →
nán · south

HSK words with 南

南HSK 3东南HSK 3南方HSK 3西南HSK 3南部HSK 4南极洲HSK 6南美洲HSK 6南瓜HSK 7–9指南HSK 7–9
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北 on its own →
běi · north

HSK words with 北

北HSK 3北方HSK 3东北HSK 3西北HSK 3北部HSK 4北极HSK 6北美洲HSK 6
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HSK words with 辙

没辙HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences