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The Chinese word nanyuanbeizhe - 南辕北辙 - nányuánběizhé
(to act in a way that defeats one's purpose in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
nányuánběizhé
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English translation
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose
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南辕北辙 ( nanyuanbeizhe / nányuánběizhé ) in traditional characters
南轅北轍
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 南辕北辙 ( nanyuanbeizhe / nányuánběizhé ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ni zheyang zuo shi nanyuanbeizhe.
Nǐ zhèyàng zuò shì nányuánběizhé.– English translation: Doing it like this works against your own goal.
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south | north | tracks of wheels
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