南辕北辙 nányuánběizhé at cross-purposes Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nányuánběizhé at cross-purposes To act in a way that defeats one's own purpose; to have actions that are diametrically opposite to one's goals, like a person heading south by driving their chariot north. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.120 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.543 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 Cross-References Antonym 殊途同归 shūtútóngguīSynonym 背道而驰 bèidào'érchí北辕适楚 běiyuánshìchǔ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nányuánběizhé at cross-purposes To act in a way that defeats one's own purpose; to have actions that are diametrically opposite to one's goals, like a person heading south by driving their chariot north. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.120 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.543 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 Cross-References Antonym 殊途同归 shūtútóngguīSynonym 背道而驰 bèidào'érchí北辕适楚 běiyuánshìchǔ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
