适得其反 shìdéqífǎn to backfire Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 适得其反 適得其反 shìdéqífǎn to backfire verb to produce the opposite of the desired result; to run counter to one's expectations 有时候，与老板友好相处可能会适得其反。 yǒu shíhou, yǔ lǎobǎn yǒuhǎo xiāngchǔ kěnéng huì shìdéqífǎn. Sometimes, being friendly with your boss can be counterproductive. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.660 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 1.74 per million Cross-References Synonym 事与愿违 shìyǔyuànwéiAntonym 称心如意 chènxīnrúyì如愿以偿 rúyuànyǐcháng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
适得其反 適得其反 shìdéqífǎn to backfire verb to produce the opposite of the desired result; to run counter to one's expectations 有时候，与老板友好相处可能会适得其反。 yǒu shíhou, yǔ lǎobǎn yǒuhǎo xiāngchǔ kěnéng huì shìdéqífǎn. Sometimes, being friendly with your boss can be counterproductive. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.660 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 1.74 per million Cross-References Synonym 事与愿违 shìyǔyuànwéiAntonym 称心如意 chènxīnrúyì如愿以偿 rúyuànyǐcháng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
