Animated Stroke Order
Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 南辕北辙.
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Character Breakdown
南辕北辙 consists of 4 characters.
How to Use 南辕北辙 in Sentences
Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 南辕北辙 with other words naturally.
wán完
quán全
shì是
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
neutralSpoken
completely counterproductive
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
de的
jié结
guǒ果
neutral
a result that is counterproductive
yǔ与
mù目
biāo标
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
formal
be diametrically opposed to the goal
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
formal
actions that are counterproductive
Example Sentences with 南辕北辙
tā他
xiǎng想
qù去
běi北
jīng京
，
què却
mǎi买
le了
qù去
shàng上
hǎi海
de的
piào票
，
zhēn真
shì是
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
。
He wants to go to Beijing, but bought a ticket to Shanghai, which is completely opposite to his goal.
nǐ你
yì一
biān边
jié节
shí食
yì一
biān边
bào暴
yǐn饮
bào暴
shí食
，
zhè这
wán完
quán全
shì是
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
。
You're dieting while also binge eating, which is completely counterproductive.
gāi该
zhàn战
lüè略
zhǐ旨
zài在
cù促
jìn进
hé合
zuò作
，
dàn但
qí其
pái排
tā他
xìng性
tiáo条
kuǎn款
què却
chǎn产
shēng生
le了
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
de的
xiào效
guǒ果
。
The strategy aims to promote cooperation, but its exclusive clauses have produced the opposite effect.
gōng公
sī司
xiǎng想
tí提
gāo高
yuán员
gōng工
xiào效
lǜ率
，
què却
zēng增
jiā加
le了
gèng更
duō多
huì会
yì议
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
zuò做
fǎ法
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
。
The company wants to improve employee efficiency, but adds more meetings, which is completely counterproductive.
jì既
rán然
mù目
biāo标
shì是
tí提
gāo高
tòu透
míng明
dù度
，
wèi为
hé何
yào要
cǎi采
qǔ取
zhè这
zhǒng种
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
de的
bǎo保
mì密
cuò措
shī施
？
Since the goal is to increase transparency, why adopt such counterproductive secrecy measures?
tā他
shēng声
chēng称
yào要
jiǎn简
huà化
liú流
chéng程
，
dàn但
xīn新
guī规
jué绝
fēi非
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
，
fǎn反
ér而
zēng增
jiā加
le了
bú不
bì必
yào要
de的
huán环
jié节
。
He claimed to simplify the process, but the new regulations are far from counterproductive; instead, they have added unnecessary steps.
zhèng政
fǔ府
shì试
tú图
tōng通
guò过
jiǎn减
shuì税
lái来
cì刺
jī激
jīng经
jì济
，
dàn但
tóng同
shí时
yòu又
dà大
fú幅
xuē削
jiǎn减
gōng公
gòng共
zhī支
chū出
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
de的
zhèng政
cè策
hěn很
nán难
dá达
dào到
yù预
qī期
xiào效
guǒ果
。
The government tries to stimulate the economy by cutting taxes, but simultaneously slashes public spending drastically. Such contradictory policies are unlikely to achieve the desired results.
běn本
xiǎng想
tōng通
guò过
yán严
lì厉
chéng惩
fá罚
lái来
jiǎn减
shǎo少
cuò错
wù误
，
jié结
guǒ果
què却
yīn因
yuán员
gōng工
hài害
pà怕
dān担
zé责
ér而
yǐn隐
mán瞒
wèn问
tí题
，
zhè这
zhēn真
shì是
nán南
yuán辕
běi北
zhé辙
。
The intention was to reduce mistakes through severe punishment, but it backfired as employees hid problems for fear of being held responsible.