全食
quán shí
Pinyin

Definition

全食
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quán shí
  1. total eclipse

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

全
Quán
  1. 1 surname Quan
全部
quán bù
  1. 1 whole
  2. 2 entire
  3. 3 complete
安全
ān quán
  1. 1 safe
  2. 2 secure
  3. 3 safety
  4. 4 security
完全
wán quán
  1. 1 complete
  2. 2 whole
  3. 3 totally
  4. 4 entirely
食
shí
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 animal feed
  4. 4 eclipse
食物
shí wù
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
主食
zhǔ shí
  1. 1 main food
  2. 2 staple (rice and noodles)
伙食
huǒ shí
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 meals
健全
jiàn quán
  1. 1 robust
  2. 2 sound
全力
quán lì
  1. 1 with all one's strength
  2. 2 full strength
  3. 3 all-out (effort)
  4. 4 fully (support)
全力以赴
quán lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to do at all costs
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
全城
quán chéng
  1. 1 whole city
全心全意
quán xīn quán yì
  1. 1 heart and soul
  2. 2 wholeheartedly
全新
quán xīn
  1. 1 all new
  2. 2 completely new
全方位
quán fāng wèi
  1. 1 all around
  2. 2 omnidirectional
  3. 3 complete
  4. 4 holistic
  5. 5 comprehensive
全民
quán mín
  1. 1 entire population (of a country)
全然
quán rán
  1. 1 completely
全球
quán qiú
  1. 1 entire
  2. 2 total
  3. 3 global
  4. 4 the (whole) world
  5. 5 worldwide
全盛
quán shèng
  1. 1 flourishing
  2. 2 at the peak
  3. 3 in full bloom
全程
quán chéng
  1. 1 the whole distance
  2. 2 from beginning to end

Idioms (20)

三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
  1. 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
  1. 1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
全神贯注
quán shén guàn zhù
  1. 1 to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
  2. 2 with rapt attention
全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
  1. 1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
全党全军
quán dǎng quán jūn
  1. 1 the (communist) party and the army together (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
  1. 1 complete and beautiful
  2. 2 to be perfect (idiom)
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
大获全胜
dà huò quán shèng
  1. 1 to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory
  2. 2 to win by a landslide (in election)
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
  1. 1 lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely worried and troubled
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
  1. 1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2 to skip one's sleep and meals
  3. 3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
  1. 1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
  2. 2 the law of the jungle
才貌双全
cái mào shuāng quán
  1. 1 talented and good-looking (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
  1. 1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  2. 2 master of pen and sword
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
  1. 1 Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
  2. 2 Food first, ethical niceties second

Sample Sentences

是啊，为了让我们看到日全食，阿拉斯加航空公司延迟起飞了二十五分钟。
shì a ，wèile ràng wǒmen kàndào rìquánshí ，Ālāsījiā hángkōnggōngsī yánchí qǐfēi le èrshíwǔ fēnzhōng 。
Yes, in order for us to see the total solar eclipse, Alaska Airlines delayed take off by 25 minutes.
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天哪！这张飞机上的日全食照片是你拍的吗？
tiānnǎ ！zhè zhāng fēijī shàng de rìquánshí zhàopiàn shì nǐ pāi de ma ？
Gosh! Did you take this photograph of a total solar eclipse on a plane?
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你太幸运了，这次的完美日全食可是三百五十年才会发生一次啊。
nǐ tài xìngyùn le ，zhècì de wánměi rìquánshí kěshì sānbǎiwǔshí nián cái huì fāshēng yīcì ā 。
You're so lucky, this perfect solar eclipse occurs only once every 350 years.
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是啊，这次日全食主要在印度尼西亚，我们航班经过的地区刚好是观赏日全食最棒的位置！
shì a ，zhècì rìquánshí zhǔyào zài Yìndùníxīyà ，wǒmen hángbān jīngguò de dìqū gānghǎo shì guānshǎng rìquánshí zuìbàng de wèizhi ！
Yes, this total solar eclipse was mostly in Indonesia, the area our flight passed through was the best location for viewing the total solar eclipse.
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哈，我明年还想到美国再拍一次日全食呢，如果运气好的话还可以拍到流星雨，一举两得！
hā ，wǒ míngnián hái xiǎng dào Měiguó zài pāi yīcì rìquánshí ne ，rúguǒ yùnqi hǎo dehuà hái kěyǐ pāi dào liúxīngyǔ ，yījǔliǎngdé ！
Ha, next year I want to go to the United States to film another total solar eclipse, if I'm lucky I might even get a photo of a meteor shower, to catch two birds with one stone.
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其实到现在，我还不知道日全食是怎么来的呢。
qíshí dào xiànzài ，wǒ hái bù zhīdào rìquánshí shì zěnme lái de ne 。
Actually up to now, I still don't know how a solar eclipse happens.
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