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弱音踏板
ruò yīn tà bǎn
Pinyin
Definition
弱音踏板
-
ruò yīn tà bǎn
soft pedal (on piano)
una corda pedal
Character Decomposition
弱
弱
音
音
踏
⻊
水
日
板
木
⺁
又
Related Words
(20)
弱
ruò
1
weak
2
feeble
3
young
4
inferior
5
(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
模板
mú bǎn
1
template
2
(architecture) formwork
老板
lǎo bǎn
1
variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
声音
shēng yīn
1
voice
2
sound
3
CL:個|个[gè]
脆弱
cuì ruò
1
weak
2
frail
观音
Guān yīn
1
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
语音
yǔ yīn
1
speech sounds
2
pronunciation
3
colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
4
phonetic
5
audio
6
voice
7
(Internet) to voice chat
8
voice message
踏上
tà shàng
1
to set foot on
2
to step on or into
踏实
tā shi
1
firmly-based
2
steady
3
steadfast
4
to have peace of mind
5
free from anxiety
6
Taiwan pr. [tà shí]
音
yīn
1
sound
2
noise
3
note (of musical scale)
4
tone
5
news
6
syllable
7
reading (phonetic value of a character)
音乐
yīn yuè
1
music
2
CL:張|张[zhāng],曲[qǔ],段[duàn]
主板
zhǔ bǎn
1
motherboard (computing)
五音不全
wǔ yīn bù quán
1
tone deaf
2
unable to sing in tune
低音
dī yīn
1
bass
刻板
kè bǎn
1
stiff
2
inflexible
3
mechanical
4
stubborn
5
to cut blocks for printing
口音
kǒu yīn
1
oral speech sounds (linguistics)
叫板
jiào bǎn
1
to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
2
(coll.) to challenge
呆板
dāi bǎn
1
stiff
2
inflexible
3
also pr. [ái bǎn]
嗓音
sǎng yīn
1
voice
噪音
zào yīn
1
rumble
2
noise
3
static (in a signal)
Idioms
(20)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
1
lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
2
scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
1
lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
以弱胜强
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
1
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以强凌弱
yǐ qiáng líng ruò
1
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
1
the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
1
old and weak (idiom)
弱不禁风
ruò bù jīn fēng
1
too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
2
fragile state of health
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
1
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
2
the law of the jungle
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
1
there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
恃强欺弱
shì qiáng qī ruò
1
to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
2
to bully
扶弱抑强
fú ruò yì qiáng
1
to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
1
to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步罡踏斗
bù gāng tà dǒu
1
to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
空谷足音
kōng gǔ zú yīn
1
the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
2
sth hard to come by
3
sth wonderful and rare
听话听声,锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
1
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
能弱能强
néng ruò néng qiáng
1
to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)
脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán
1
lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
2
fig. to have it both ways
3
to run after two hares
4
(especially) to have two lovers at the same time
脚踏实地
jiǎo tà shí dì
1
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
2
steady and serious character
踏破铁鞋
tà pò tiě xié
1
lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom)
2
fig. to search high and low
踏破门槛
tā pò mén kǎn
1
to wear out the doorstep (idiom)
2
to crowd at sb's door
Sample Sentences