南轅北轍
C1–C2
Level 7
南轅北轍 (nán yuán běi chè) is a Chinese word meaning “to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.
Definition
- to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).