# 南辕北辙 (nányuánběizhé)

In Mandarin Chinese, 南辕北辙 (nányuánběizhé) means “acting against one's own goal”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: acting against one's own goal
- Pinyin: nányuánběizhé (nan2 yuan2 bei3 zhe2)
- Traditional: 南轅北轍
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 方法不对，结果就会南辕北辙。
  Fāngfǎ bù duì, jiéguǒ jiù huì nányuánběizhé.
  If the method is wrong, the result will go against your goal.

## Characters

- [南](https://hanziro.com/word/nan-south/) (nán): south
- 辕 (yuán): shaft of a cart or carriage
- [北](https://hanziro.com/word/bei-north/) (běi): north; northern
- 辙 (zhé): rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]); the direction of traffic

https://hanziro.com/word/nan-yuan-bei-zhe-acting-against-ones/

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