逆行 nìxíng to go the wrong way
to go the wrong way; to go against one-way traffic regulation
How to remember 逆行: 逆 to disobey + 行 go = to go the wrong way.
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How it is used
- Literally driving/walking against the direction of traffic - 骑车逆行很危险 (qí chē nìxíng hěn wēixiǎn) cycling the wrong way is dangerous.
- Since 2020 it also carries a heroic figurative sense: 逆行者 (nìxíngzhě) 'those who go against the flow' - people who rush toward danger to help others.
- Contrast the neutral traffic term 顺行 / going with traffic.