go upstream; adverse current; reactionary trend
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to go upstream; to sail against the current
Often used in the fixed phrase 逆流而上.
Chuán船
zhī只
nì逆
liú流
ér而
shàng上
，
xíng行
jìn进
huǎn缓
màn慢
。
The boat was moving slowly as it went upstream against the current.
Tā他
zài在
jī激
liú流
zhōng中
nì逆
liú流
yóu游
yǒng泳
。
He swam against the current in the rapids.
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Salmon
měis
niána
dōul
yàom
nìo
liún
ér
shàng每
qù年
chǎn都
luǎn要
逆
流
而
上
去
产
卵
。
Salmon must swim upstream every year to spawn.
noun
adverse current; counter-current; reactionary trend
formalOften used metaphorically in political or historical contexts to describe reactionary forces opposing progress.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
jiān坚
jué决
dǐ抵
zhì制
zhè这
gǔ股
lì历
shǐ史
nì逆
liú流
。
We must firmly resist this reactionary trend in history.
Fǎn反
dòng动
nì逆
liú流
zhōng终
jiù究
huì会
bèi被
lì历
shǐ史
táo淘
tài汰
。
Reactionary adverse currents will eventually be eliminated by history.
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Zài在
shí时
dài代
de的
nì逆
liú流
zhōng中
，
tā他
shǐ始
zhōng终
jiān坚
chí持
zì自
jǐ己
de的
lǐ理
xiǎng想
。
Amidst the adverse currents of the times, he consistently held fast to his ideals.