flow backwards; reverse flow
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to flow backwards (upstream); to flow against the current
Literally describes water or other liquids flowing upstream against the natural current.
Hé河
shuǐ水
bù不
néng能
dào倒
liú流
。
River water cannot flow backwards.
Zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
zài在
mǒu某
xiē些
tè特
shū殊
qíng情
kuàng况
xià下
huì会
dào倒
liú流
。
This river flows backwards under certain special conditions.
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Pù瀑
bù布
dào倒
liú流
shì是
hǎn罕
jiàn见
de的
zì自
rán然
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
A waterfall flowing backwards is a rare natural phenomenon.
verb
to flow in reverse; to move contrary to the normal direction; (figurative) to regress
Used metaphorically for time, goods, traffic, etc. moving in the reverse or 'wrong' direction. Often implies an unnatural or undesirable reversal.
Shí时
guāng光
bù不
huì会
dào倒
liú流
。
Time will not flow backwards.
Shāng商
pǐn品
dào倒
liú流
shì是
zhǐ指
huò货
wù物
cóng从
xiāo销
shòu售
dì地
fǎn返
huí回
chǎn产
dì地
。
Reverse flow of goods refers to goods returning from sales areas to production areas.
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Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
ràng让
lì历
shǐ史
dào倒
liú流
。
We cannot let history flow backwards.