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亚历山大·杜布切克
Yà lì shān dà · Dù bù qiē kè
Pinyin
Definition
亚历山大·杜布切克
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Yà lì shān dà · Dù bù qiē kè
Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)
Character Decomposition
亚
一
丷
一
历
厂
力
山
山
大
大
·
·
杜
木
土
布
𠂇
巾
切
乚
一
刀
克
十
口
儿
Related Words
(20)
一切
yī qiè
1
everything
2
every
3
all
切换
qiē huàn
1
to switch over
2
to switch modes or data streams
3
to cut (to a new scene)
大
dà
1
big
2
huge
3
large
4
major
5
great
6
wide
7
deep
8
older (than)
9
oldest
10
eldest
11
greatly
12
very much
13
(dialect) father
14
father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
1
very auspicious
2
extremely lucky
大吉大利
dà jí dà lì
1
great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
大学
Dà xué
1
the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū] in Confucianism
大家
dà jiā
1
everyone
2
influential family
3
great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
1
prize
2
award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
1
liar's dice (dice game)
大运
Dà yùn
1
Mandate of Heaven
2
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
3
usually written 大運河|大运河[Dà Yùn hé]
山
Shān
1
surname Shan
德克萨斯
Dé kè sà sī
1
Texas
扑克
pū kè
1
poker (game) (loanword)
2
playing cards
长大
zhǎng dà
1
to grow up
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
上山
shàng shān
1
to go uphill
2
to spin cocoon (silkworms)
3
to pass away
下山
xià shān
1
(of the sun) to set
不切实际
bù qiè shí jì
1
unrealistic
2
impractical
中山
Zhōng shān
1
refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
2
Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
3
Nakayama (Japanese surname)
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
1
Alexander (name)
2
Alexandria (town name)
Idioms
(20)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
1
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
2
one solution fits a diversity of problems
3
one size fits all
一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
1
everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
1
lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
2
fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
3
(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
1
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
2
to fail to grasp the big picture
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
1
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
1
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
1
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
2
to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
1
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
1
to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
1
restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
2
(any number of possible translations)
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
1
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
1
to face opprobrium (idiom)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (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
切磋琢磨
qiē cuō zhuó mó
1
lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
2
fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
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