只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
Pinyin

Definition

只欠东风
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zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

只
zhǐ
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 merely
  3. 3 just
  4. 4 but
只好
zhǐ hǎo
  1. 1 without any better option
  2. 2 to have to
  3. 3 to be forced to
只是
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 merely
  2. 2 simply
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 but
只要
zhǐ yào
  1. 1 if only
  2. 2 so long as
欠
qiàn
  1. 1 deficient
  2. 2 to owe
  3. 3 to lack
  4. 4 yawn
不只
bù zhǐ
  1. 1 not only
  2. 2 not merely
只不过
zhǐ bu guò
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 merely
  3. 3 nothing but
  4. 4 no more than
  5. 5 it's just that ...
只得
zhǐ dé
  1. 1 to have no alternative but to
  2. 2 to be obliged to
只怕
zhǐ pà
  1. 1 I'm afraid that...
  2. 2 perhaps
  3. 3 maybe
  4. 4 very likely
只消
zhǐ xiāo
  1. 1 to only need
  2. 2 it only takes
只管
zhǐ guǎn
  1. 1 solely engrossed in one thing
  2. 2 just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest)
  3. 3 simply
  4. 4 by all means
  5. 5 please feel free
  6. 6 do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
  1. 1 just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
只读
zhǐ dú
  1. 1 read-only (computing)
只顾
zhǐ gù
  1. 1 solely preoccupied (with one thing)
  2. 2 engrossed
  3. 3 focusing (on sth)
  4. 4 to look after only one aspect
呵欠
hē qiàn
  1. 1 yawn
哈欠
hā qian
  1. 1 yawn
大只
dà zhī
  1. 1 big
形单影只
xíng dān yǐng zhī
  1. 1 lonely soul
  2. 2 solitary
打呵欠
dǎ hē qiàn
  1. 1 to yawn
拖欠
tuō qiàn
  1. 1 in arrears
  2. 2 behind in payments
  3. 3 to default on one's debts

Idioms (15)

世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
只可意会，不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
  1. 1 to seize every minute (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best use of one's time
只知其一，不知其二
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr
  1. 1 to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
  1. 1 just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
天下无难事，只怕有心人
tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
  1. 1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
  2. 2 to be all alone (idiom)
斗酒只鸡
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
  1. 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
独具只眼
dú jù zhī yǎn
  1. 1 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
  2. 2 to have exceptional insight
万事俱备，只欠东风
wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
万事皆备，只欠东风
wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. 2 lacking only one tiny crucial item
  3. 3 also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风
只字不提
zhī zì bù tí
  1. 1 not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
  2. 2 fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
  3. 3 to censor
只鸡斗酒
zhī jī dǒu jiǔ
  1. 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

Sample Sentences

现在是万事俱备，只欠东风啊！
xiànzài shì wànshìjùbèi, zhǐqiàndōngfēng a ！
Everything's ready now-- all we need is an easterly wind!
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