倒流 (dào liú) — to flow backwards (of water, time, etc.); (archaic) to return to one's hometown (esp. after living in the city)
Definition
Literally 'flow backwards': used for water, air, or time moving in reverse (e.g. 时光倒流, 河水倒流). Also used figuratively for returning to one's hometown after long absence.
verb
to flow backwards (of water, time, etc.)(archaic) to return to one's hometown (esp. after living in the city)
Examples
- 倒流，。Shí guāng bù néng dào liú, wǒ men yào zhēn xī xiàn zài.Time cannot flow backwards; we must cherish the present.
- 倒流，。Hé shuǐ yīn wèi yū sè ér dào liú, yān mò le nóng tián.The river water flowed backwards due to siltation, flooding the farmland.
- ，倒流。Tā zài wài piāo bó duō nián, zuì zhōng jué dìng dào liú huí xiāng.After years of wandering outside, he finally decided to return to his hometown.
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