kāi
dào
chē

common

Meaning of 开倒车

开倒车 means to regress; to move backwards; to go against the tide of progress. Pronounced kāi dào chē.

  • to regress; to move backwards; to go against the tide of progress

Definitions & Examples

Yào
shùn
yìng
shǐ
cháo
liú
 
néng
kāi
dào
chē
 

We must go with the tide of history, not turn back the clock.

Zhè
xiàng
gǎi
néng
kāi
dào
chē
 
tuī
jìn
 

We cannot backslide on this reform; we must continue to push forward.

Rèn
kāi
dào
chē
de
xíng
wéi
dōu
shì
rén
xīn
de
 

Any attempt to turn back the clock is bound to be unpopular.