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东势镇
Dōng shì zhèn
Pinyin
Definition
东势镇
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Dōng shì zhèn
Tungshih town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
Related Words
(20)
广东
Guǎng dōng
1
Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
东
Dōng
1
surname Dong
东方
Dōng fāng
1
the East
2
the Orient
3
two-character surname Dongfang
东西
dōng xī
1
east and west
镇
zhèn
1
to press down
2
to calm
3
to subdue
4
to suppress
5
to guard
6
garrison
7
small town
8
to cool or chill (food or drinks)
中东
Zhōng dōng
1
Middle East
丹东
Dān dōng
1
Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
作势
zuò shì
1
to adopt an attitude
2
to strike a posture
做东
zuò dōng
1
to act as host
伤势
shāng shì
1
condition of an injury
优势
yōu shì
1
superiority
2
dominance
3
advantage
冰镇
bīng zhèn
1
iced
劣势
liè shì
1
inferior
2
disadvantaged
势
shì
1
power
2
influence
3
potential
4
momentum
5
tendency
6
trend
7
situation
8
conditions
9
outward appearance
10
sign
11
gesture
12
male genitals
势不可挡
shì bù kě dǎng
1
see 勢不可當|势不可当[shì bù kě dāng]
势利
shì lì
1
snobbish
势利眼
shì lì yǎn
1
to be self-interested
势力
shì li
1
power
2
(ability to) influence
势必
shì bì
1
to be bound to
2
undoubtedly will
势头
shì tóu
1
power
2
momentum
3
tendency
4
impetus
5
situation
6
the look of things
Idioms
(20)
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
1
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
2
There is safety in numbers.
仗势欺人
zhàng shì qī rén
1
to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)
2
to kick people around
付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
1
to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
1
lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
2
fig. to use sb's help
做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
1
to put on an act (idiom); to pose
2
to show theatrical affectation
3
to indulge in histrionics
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
1
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
2
incompatible standpoints
势不可当
shì bù kě dāng
1
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
1
to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
1
circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
2
imperative
势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí
1
evenly matched (idiom)
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
1
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
2
with irresistible force
势成骑虎
shì chéng qí hǔ
1
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
1
all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
1
to go separate ways (idiom)
2
to part ways with sb
3
Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo
1
to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
2
to make the best of new opportunities
大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì
1
to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
失之东隅,收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
1
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
2
to compensate later for one's earlier loss
3
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
1
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2
Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
1
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2
Rob Peter to pay Paul
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
1
Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
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