逆行
nì​xíng

retrograde motion

逆行 nì​xíng
retrograde motion verb
(astronomy) the movement of a planet in a direction opposite to that of other bodies within its system

水星每四个月就会逆行三周左右。

shuǐ​xīng měi sì ge yuè jiù huì nì​xíng sān zhōu zuǒ​yòu.

Mercury goes retrograde every four months for approximately three weeks.

to go against traffic
to go the wrong way; to go against the flow of traffic or one-way regulations
to go against the grain
to act against convention, common sense, or reason
regressive
(bound form) acting in a reverse or backward direction; specifically used for regressive linguistic or chemical processes
to flow backward
(of water or fluids) to flow in the opposite direction; to flow upstream

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Movie subtitles
0.630 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
2.46 per million

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HSK 2.0
Level 6

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