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contrary; opposite; backwards
contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
 
to flow; to spread; to circulate
to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
trad. (逆流而上)
simp. #(逆流而上)

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Idiom

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逆流而上

  1. (literal) to go against the current
  2. (figurative) to face difficulties