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北方中杜鹃
běi fāng zhōng dù juān
Pinyin
Definition
北方中杜鹃
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běi fāng zhōng dù juān
(bird species of China) oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)
Character Decomposition
北
北
方
方
中
口
丨
杜
木
土
鹃
口
月
鸟
Related Words
(20)
中
Zhōng
1
China
2
Chinese
3
surname Zhong
中午
zhōng wǔ
1
noon
2
midday
3
CL:個|个[gè]
中国
Zhōng guó
1
China
北京
Běi jīng
1
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
2
Peking
3
PRC government
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
对方
duì fāng
1
counterpart
2
other person involved
3
opposite side
4
other side
5
receiving party
下方
xià fāng
1
underneath
2
below
3
the underside
4
world of mortals
5
to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
中介
zhōng jiè
1
to act as intermediary
2
to link
3
intermediate
4
inter-
5
agency
6
agent
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
中外
zhōng wài
1
Sino-foreign
2
Chinese-foreign
3
home and abroad
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]
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)
中年
zhōng nián
1
middle age
Idioms
(20)
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
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
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
1
to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
2
to get plastered
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
1
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
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)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
1
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
2
We'll cross that bridge when we get there
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
1
to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
1
to disseminate in every direction (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
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
1
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
2
fig. a blessing in disguise
3
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
1
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
1
the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
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