HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 7–9 · Practice

南辕北辙

nányuán-běizhé

to act in a way that defeats one's own purpose; to go south by driving north

方法不对,再努力也南辕北辙。

Fāngfǎ bú duì, zài nǔlì yě nányuán-běizhé。

If the method is wrong, no matter how hard you try, you'll go the opposite way.

← 南瓜nánguā 难处nánchù →
北 běi north 北方 běifāng the north; northern part 东北 dōngběi northeast; the Northeast (of China) 东南 dōngnán southeast 南 nán south 南方 nánfāng the south; southern part 西北 xīběi northwest 西南 xīnán southwest 北部 běibù northern part 南部 nánbù southern part 北极 běijí the North Pole; the Arctic 北美洲 Běiměizhōu North America
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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