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发言中肯
fā yán zhòng kěn
Pinyin
Definition
发言中肯
-
fā yán zhòng kěn
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
Character Decomposition
发
㇗
丨
丶
又
言
言
中
口
丨
肯
止
月
Related Words
(20)
中
Zhōng
1
China
2
Chinese
3
surname Zhong
中国
Zhōng guó
1
China
语言
yǔ yán
1
language
2
CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
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
中午
zhōng wǔ
1
noon
2
midday
3
CL:個|个[gè]
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
中庸
Zhōng yōng
1
the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū]
中式
Zhōng shì
1
Chinese style
Idioms
(20)
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
1
to hit the target with a single shot
2
to say something spot on (idiom)
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
1
(one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
1
every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
1
to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
1
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2
in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
2
words of enormous weight
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
1
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
1
(idiom) it's a deal
2
that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
1
each word carries weight
2
a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
1
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
1
to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
2
to say sth spot on
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
1
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
1
inexpressible (idiom)
2
beyond description
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
1
inexpressible (idiom)
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
1
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
1
to not say a word (idiom)
2
to keep silent
Sample Sentences