against the current; metaphorically, facing difficulty
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to go against the current (of water); to travel upstream
Used for boats, swimmers, or any movement counter to a water current; opposite of 顺水.
Nì逆
shuǐ水
xíng行
zhōu舟
，
bù不
jìn进
zé则
tuì退
。
A boat sailing against the current must forge ahead or it will be driven back.
Xiǎo小
chuán船
nì逆
shuǐ水
ér而
shàng上
，
sù速
dù度
hěn很
màn慢
。
The small boat moved slowly upstream.
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Tā他
zài在
tuān湍
jí急
de的
jiāng江
shuǐ水
zhōng中
nì逆
shuǐ水
yóu游
yǒng泳
，
fēi非
cháng常
fèi费
lì力
。
Swimming against the current in the rushing river was extremely strenuous.