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中法新约
Zhōng Fǎ xīn yuē
Pinyin
Definition
中法新约
-
Zhōng Fǎ xīn yuē
treaty of Tianjin of 1885 ceding Vietnam to France
Character Decomposition
中
口
丨
法
氵
土
厶
新
立
十
小
斤
约
纟
勹
丶
Related Words
(20)
中
Zhōng
1
China
2
Chinese
3
surname Zhong
中国
Zhōng guó
1
China
新
Xīn
1
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]
2
surname Xin
新增
xīn zēng
1
newly added
2
additional
3
to add (to what already exists)
新年
xīn nián
1
New Year
2
CL:個|个[gè]
新春
xīn chūn
1
the beginning of Spring
2
the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
新浪
Xīn làng
1
Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
更新
gēng xīn
1
to replace the old with new
2
to renew
3
to renovate
4
to upgrade
5
to update
6
to regenerate
无法
wú fǎ
1
unable
2
incapable
法
fǎ
1
variant of 法[fǎ]
中共
Zhōng Gòng
1
abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng], Chinese Communist Party
中分
zhōng fēn
1
to part one's hair in the middle
中午
zhōng wǔ
1
noon
2
midday
3
CL:個|个[gè]
中原
Zhōng yuán
1
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
1
Chinese person
中国式
Zhōng guó shì
1
Chinese style
2
à la chinoise
中场
zhōng chǎng
1
middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
2
midfield
3
mid-court (in sports)
4
half-time
5
intermission half-way through a performance
中天
zhōng tiān
1
culmination (astronomy)
中央
zhōng yāng
1
central
2
middle
3
center
4
central authorities (of a state)
中学
zhōng xué
1
middle school
2
CL:個|个[gè]
Idioms
(20)
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
1
to hit the target with a single shot
2
to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
1
to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
2
to say sth spot on
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
1
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
2
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
1
harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
1
a giant among men (idiom)
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
1
to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
1
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
2
Might makes right.
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
1
to challenge the law (idiom)
2
to knowingly violate the law
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
1
to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
1
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
2
to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
1
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
2
to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
1
to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
2
fig. to hit where it hurts
3
fig. to hit home
4
an argument that hits the nail on the head
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
1
at all times and in all places (idiom)
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
1
lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
1
decreed by fate (idiom)
2
destined
3
fated
和尚打伞,无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
1
lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
2
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
3
lawless
咸与维新
xián yù wéi xīn
1
everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
2
to replace the old with new
3
to reform and start afresh
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
1
to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
1
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
1
as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
2
in the bag
3
(as good as) in one's possession
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