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大先知书
Dà xiān zhī shū
Pinyin
Definition
大先知书
-
Dà xiān zhī shū
the biblical books of the prophets
Character Decomposition
大
大
先
⺧
儿
知
矢
口
书
丨
丶
Related Words
(20)
先
xiān
1
early
2
prior
3
former
4
in advance
5
first
大
dà
1
big
2
huge
3
large
4
major
5
great
6
wide
7
deep
8
older (than)
9
oldest
10
eldest
11
greatly
12
very much
13
(dialect) father
14
father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
1
very auspicious
2
extremely lucky
大家
dà jiā
1
everyone
2
influential family
3
great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
1
prize
2
award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
1
liar's dice (dice game)
知
zhī
1
to know
2
to be aware
知道
zhī dào
1
to know
2
to become aware of
3
also pr. [zhī dao]
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
1
not known to anyone
2
secret
3
unknown
不知不觉
bù zhī bù jué
1
unconsciously
2
unwittingly
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
1
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
2
embarrassed and at a complete loss
事先
shì xiān
1
in advance
2
before the event
3
beforehand
4
prior
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
1
Alexander (name)
2
Alexandria (town name)
人大
Rén dà
1
(Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì])
2
Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué])
伟大
wěi dà
1
huge
2
great
3
grand
4
worthy of the greatest admiration
5
important (contribution etc)
优先
yōu xiān
1
to have priority
2
to take precedence
先后
xiān hòu
1
early or late
2
priority
3
in succession
4
one after another
先生
Xiān sheng
1
Mister (Mr.)
先进
xiān jìn
1
advanced (technology)
2
to advance
Idioms
(20)
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
1
lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
2
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
3
complete ignorance
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
1
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
1
not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
2
without an inkling
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
1
lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
2
dilettante
3
amateur
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
1
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
2
fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
3
a straw in the wind
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
1
a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不知丁董
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
1
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
2
unheeding the lessons of the past
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
1
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
2
not to know what's good for one
3
unable to recognize others' good intentions
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
1
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
2
embarrassed and at a complete loss
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
1
to act recklessly (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
1
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
2
naive
3
doesn't know who's who
4
no sense of priorities
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
1
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
1
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
2
to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
1
meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
1
strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
1
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
1
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
2
to anticipate
3
preemptive
Sample Sentences