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公制单位
gōng zhì dān wèi
Pinyin
Definition
公制单位
-
gōng zhì dān wèi
metric units
Character Decomposition
公
八
厶
制
牛
巾
刂
单
丷
冂
二
丨
十
位
亻
立
Related Words
(20)
位
wèi
1
position
2
location
3
place
4
seat
5
classifier for people (honorific)
6
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
7
(physics) potential
位置
wèi zhi
1
position
2
place
3
seat
4
CL:個|个[gè]
公主
gōng zhǔ
1
princess
公司
gōng sī
1
(business) company
2
company
3
firm
4
corporation
5
incorporated
6
CL:家[jiā]
公园
gōng yuán
1
park (for public recreation)
2
CL:個|个[gè],座[zuò]
公寓
gōng yù
1
apartment building
2
block of flats
3
CL:套[tào]
公民
gōng mín
1
citizen
公路
gōng lù
1
highway
2
road
3
CL:條|条[tiáo]
各位
gè wèi
1
everybody
2
all (guests, colleagues etc)
3
all of you
单位
dān wèi
1
unit (of measure)
2
unit (group of people as a whole)
3
work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
4
CL:個|个[gè]
控制
kòng zhì
1
control
2
to exercise control over
3
to contain
老公
lǎo gōng
1
(coll.) husband
办公室
bàn gōng shì
1
office
2
business premises
3
bureau
4
CL:間|间[jiān]
不公
bù gōng
1
unjust
2
unfair
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
1
hero (of a novel or film)
2
main protagonist
位子
wèi zi
1
place
2
seat
位于
wèi yú
1
to be located at
2
to be situated at
3
to lie
价位
jià wèi
1
price level
克制
kè zhì
1
to restrain
2
to control
3
restraint
4
self-control
全方位
quán fāng wèi
1
all around
2
omnidirectional
3
complete
4
holistic
5
comprehensive
Idioms
(20)
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
1
to be the right person for the job (idiom)
以夷制夷
yǐ yí zhì yí
1
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
2
Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
1
official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
1
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
2
to anticipate
3
preemptive
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
1
to announce to the world (idiom)
2
to make public
3
to let everyone know
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
1
to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
2
to let the world know
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
1
to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
1
for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
2
selfless
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
1
both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
1
to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
1
to announce to the world (idiom)
2
to make public
3
to let everyone know
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
1
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
2
to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
1
promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
各就各位
gè jiù gè wèi
1
(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)
2
(athletics) On your mark!
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
1
to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
1
(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
1
(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
1
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
1
Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
1
absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
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