Chinese Character Wiki

南辕北辙

nán​yuán​běi​zhé

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose

Definitions

南辕北辙 (南轅北轍) 

nán​yuán​běi​zhé

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

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 0.0641% of movies

49692nd most common word in movies

38236th most common word in books

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