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反酷刑折磨公约
fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē
Pinyin
Definition
反酷刑折磨公约
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fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē
UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)
Character Decomposition
反
⺁
又
酷
酉
⺧
口
刑
一
廾
刂
折
扌
斤
磨
麻
石
公
八
厶
约
纟
勹
丶
Related Words
(20)
公主
gōng zhǔ
1
princess
公交
gōng jiāo
1
public transportation
2
mass transit
3
abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
1
public transport vehicle
2
town bus
3
CL:輛|辆[liàng]
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]
公里
gōng lǐ
1
kilometer
反
fǎn
1
contrary
2
in reverse
3
inside out or upside down
4
to reverse
5
to return
6
to oppose
7
opposite
8
against
9
anti-
10
to rebel
11
to use analogy
12
instead
13
abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
反应
fǎn yìng
1
to react
2
to respond
3
reaction
4
response
5
reply
6
chemical reaction
7
CL:個|个[gè]
反正
fǎn zhèng
1
anyway
2
in any case
3
to come over from the enemy's side
反而
fǎn ér
1
instead
2
on the contrary
3
contrary (to expectations)
折
shé
1
to break (e.g. stick or bone)
2
a loss
折磨
zhé mó
1
to torment
2
to torture
折腾
zhē teng
1
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
2
to repeat sth over and over again
3
to torment sb
4
to play crazy
5
to squander (time, money)
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
不折不扣
bù zhé bù kòu
1
a hundred percent
2
to the letter
3
out-and-out
Idioms
(20)
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
1
complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
2
entirely outside the norm
3
out of character
一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
1
to split sth into two (idiom)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
1
official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
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
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
1
old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
2
to blow hot and cold
3
to contradict oneself
4
inconsistent
刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
1
a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
切磋琢磨
qiē cuō zhuó mó
1
lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
2
fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
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
卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lu:2
1
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
2
to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
1
to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
2
to retort
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
1
lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
1
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
1
to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
1
to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
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