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逆风

nì fēng

2-character word Traditional 逆風

What 逆风 means

1. to go against the wind
2. contrary wind
3. a headwind

The characters in 逆风

• 逆nìcontrary; opposite; backwards
• 风fēngwind; news; style

Example sentences

• 这艘船逆风而行缓慢前进。
  Zhè sōu chuán nìfēng ér xíng huǎnmàn qiánjìn.
  The ship made slow progress against the strong wind.
• 小时候，出门的时候，祖父总是对我说，“祝你一路逆风！“，长大以后才明白在他的眼中我是那高飞的风筝。
  Xiǎoshíhou, chūmén de shíhou, zǔfù zǒngshì duì wǒ shuō,"zhù nǐ yīlù nìfēng!", zhǎngdà yǐhòu cái míngbai zài tā de yǎnzhōng wǒ shì nà gāofēi de fēngzhēng.
  When I left home in my younger days, grandpa always told me, "May you have an upwind journey!" It was only when I grew up did I realise that I was the high-flying kite in his eyes.