恩培多克勒
Ēn péi duō kè lēi
Pinyin

Definition

恩培多克勒
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Ēn péi duō kè lēi
  1. Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

多
duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
多少
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
好多
hǎo duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 quite a lot
  3. 3 much better
扑克
pū kè
  1. 1 poker (game) (loanword)
  2. 2 playing cards
恩
ēn
  1. 1 variant of 恩[ēn]
二十多
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20
伊拉克
Yī lā kè
  1. 1 Iraq
杰克
Jié kè
  1. 1 Jack (name)
杰克逊
Jié kè xùn
  1. 1 Jackson (name)
  2. 2 Jackson city, capital of Mississippi
克
Kè
  1. 1 abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia
  2. 2 (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia
克制
kè zhì
  1. 1 to restrain
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 restraint
  4. 4 self-control
克拉
kè lā
  1. 1 carat (mass) (loanword)
克服
kè fú
  1. 1 (try to) overcome (hardships etc)
  2. 2 to conquer
  3. 3 to put up with
  4. 4 to endure
克星
kè xīng
  1. 1 nemesis
  2. 2 bane
  3. 3 fated to be ill-matched
勒
lè
  1. 1 to rein in
  2. 2 to compel
  3. 3 to force
  4. 4 to carve
  5. 5 to engrave
  6. 6 (literary) to command
  7. 7 to lead
  8. 8 bridle
  9. 9 (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[lè kè sī], lux
勾勒
gōu lè
  1. 1 to draw the outline of
  2. 2 to outline
  3. 3 to sketch
  4. 4 to delineate contours of
  5. 5 to give a brief account of
坦克
tǎn kè
  1. 1 tank (military vehicle) (loanword)
培根
péi gēn
  1. 1 bacon (loanword)
培育
péi yù
  1. 1 to train
  2. 2 to breed
培训
péi xùn
  1. 1 to cultivate
  2. 2 to train
  3. 3 to groom
  4. 4 training

Idioms (20)

不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
  1. 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
  1. 1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
  1. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
  1. 1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. 2 (any number of possible translations)
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2 everything points to disaster
刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn
  1. 1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
  1. 1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
  1. 1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
  1. 1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 the less complications the better
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
  1. 1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
  1. 1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
  1. 1 as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
  2. 2 great amount of
  3. 3 countless
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
  1. 1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
  1. 1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality

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