reverse order; inverted sequence
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
reverse order; sequence opposite to the usual arrangement
neutralUsed in contexts like lexicography, data organization, or instructional methods to describe a backwards sequence. Also called 倒序 (dào xù).
Zhè这
běn本
zì字
diǎn典
shì是
àn按
nì逆
xù序
biān编
pái排
de的
，
xiān先
chá查
cí词
wěi尾
。
This dictionary is arranged in reverse order; you look up the word ending first.
Bǎ把
míng名
dān单
àn按
nì逆
xù序
pái排
liè列
，
ràng让
xīn新
rén人
chū出
xiàn现
zài在
qián前
miàn面
。
Arrange the name list in reverse order so that newcomers appear first.
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Nì逆
xù序
cí词
diǎn典
duì对
yán研
jiū究
gòu构
cí词
fǎ法
hěn很
yǒu有
bāng帮
zhù助
。
A reverse-order dictionary is very helpful for studying word formation.