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戈雷
gē léi
Pinyin
Definition
戈雷
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gē léi
gray (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword) (Tw)
Character Decomposition
戈
戈
雷
雨
田
Related Words
(20)
迅雷
xùn léi
1
thunderbolt
雷
Léi
1
surname Lei
雷锋
Léi Fēng
1
Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards
伊戈尔
Yī gē ěr
1
Igor
兵戈
bīng gē
1
weapons
2
arms
3
fighting
4
war
地雷
dì léi
1
landmine
2
CL:顆|颗[kē]
3
(fig.) sore point
4
weak spot
大发雷霆
dà fā léi tíng
1
to be furious
2
to fly into a terrible rage
干戈
gān gē
1
weapons of war
2
arms
戈壁
Gē bì
1
Gobi (desert)
戈尔
Gē ěr
1
Gore (name)
2
Al Gore (1948-), US vice-president 1993-2001 under Bill Clinton, subsequently environmental campaigner and Nobel Peace laureate
戈尔巴乔夫
Gē ěr bā qiáo fū
1
Gorbachev
2
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (1931-), last president of the Soviet Union 1991-1995
手雷
shǒu léi
1
grenade
打雷
dǎ léi
1
to rumble with thunder
2
clap of thunder
扫雷
sǎo léi
1
minesweeper (computer game)
探戈
tàn gē
1
tango (dance) (loanword)
格雷
Gé léi
1
Grey
2
Gray
泰戈尔
Tài gē ěr
1
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Indian poet and writer
萨拉戈萨
Sà lā gē sà
1
Zaragoza, Spain
贝雷帽
bèi léi mào
1
beret (loanword)
雷人
léi rén
1
(Internet slang) shocking
2
appalling
3
terrifying
4
terrific
Idioms
(14)
干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
1
all thunder but no rain (idiom)
2
a lot of noise but no action
兵戈扰攘
bīng gē rǎo rǎng
1
arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
1
lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
2
fig. to turn hostility into friendship
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
1
wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
咆哮如雷
páo xiào rú léi
1
to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
大动干戈
dà dòng gān gē
1
to go to war (idiom)
2
to make a big fuss over sth
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
1
lit. like thunder piercing the ear
2
a well-known reputation (idiom)
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
1
thunderous applause (idiom)
枕戈寝甲
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ
1
to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
2
to keep ready for battle at all times
枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn
1
to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
2
fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
雷厉风行
léi lì fēng xíng
1
pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
雷打不动
léi dǎ bù dòng
1
not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable
2
to adhere rigidly to regulations
3
will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
雷声大,雨点小
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
1
loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
2
action speaks louder than words
3
his bite is worse than his bark
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
1
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
2
good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
Sample Sentences