南辕北辙 / 南轅北轍

nán yuán běi zhé

Meaning

• to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

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Example sentences

• 你要南辕北辙了。

  你要南轅北轍了。

  nǐ yào nán yuán běi zhé le。

  You're going in the wrong direction.

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• HSK 3.0 · Levels 7-9
• HSK 2.0 · Level 6
• Chengyu · Chengyu