go against traffic; move in the wrong direction
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to go the wrong way (against traffic); to move in the opposite direction of the designated flow
Primarily used in traffic contexts for vehicles or pedestrians moving against the legal/designated direction. Can also be used metaphorically for going against trends or norms.
Zài在
dān单
xíng行
xiàn线
shàng上
nì逆
xíng行
shì是
fēi非
cháng常
wēi危
xiǎn险
de的
。
Driving the wrong way on a one-way street is extremely dangerous.
Nà那
ge个
mó摩
tuō托
chē车
shǒu手
yīn因
wèi为
nì逆
xíng行
bèi被
jǐng警
chá察
lán拦
xià下
le了
。
That motorcyclist was pulled over by the police for going against traffic.
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Xíng行
rén人
qǐng请
wù勿
zài在
zì自
xíng行
chē车
dào道
shàng上
nì逆
xíng行
。
Pedestrians, please do not walk against the flow on the bike lane.
Zài在
lì历
shǐ史
cháo潮
liú流
zhōng中
nì逆
xíng行
shì是
zhù注
dìng定
yào要
shī失
bài败
de的
。
Going against the tide of history is doomed to fail.