南辕北辙 nányuánběizhé in a sentence
To act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)†
南辕北辙 (nányuánběizhé) means To act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom) †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他们的做法和目标 南辕北辙 。
Tāmen de zuòfǎ hé mùbiāo nányuánběizhé.
Their methods run directly counter to their goal.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 南辕北辙
方向错了，越努力越 南辕北辙 。
Fāngxiàng cuò le, yuè nǔlì yuè nányuánběizhé.
With the wrong direction, the harder you try the further you go astray.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 南辕北辙
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How is 南辕北辙 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 南辕北辙 (nányuánběizhé, "To act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom) †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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Is 南辕北辙 an HSK word?
Yes — 南辕北辙 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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