开倒车

Traditional: 開倒車

kāi dào chē

Dictionary entry

to drive in reverse

What does 开倒车 mean?

开倒车 (kāi dào chē) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to drive in reverse

2fig. to take a backward step

3retrogressive

4trying to turn the clock back

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 车Chēsurname Che

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开倒车

kāi dào chē

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