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逆时针

counter-clockwise

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ni4shi2zhen1 • nìshízhēn

Meaning

Primary

counter-clockwise

Alternatives

counterclockwise, anticlockwise, anti-clockwise

Mnemonic

逆时针 Counter-clockwise is a direction that 逆 goes against the direction the 针 needle of 时 time on a clock usually goes.

Usage

请 逆时针 方向 转动 钮扣。

Please turn the knob in a counter-clockwise direction.

把 盖子 逆时针 方向 旋开。

Twist the lid open in a counter-clockwise direction.

我们 按照 逆时针 的 路线 行走。

We followed a counter-clockwise route.