晨昏定省
chén hūn dìng xǐng
Pinyin

Definition

晨昏定省
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chén hūn dìng xǐng
  1. morning and evening visits to parents
  2. cf 昏定晨省[hūn dìng chén xǐng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
líng chén
  1. 1 very early in the morning
  2. 2 in the wee hours
dìng
  1. 1 to set
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to determine
  4. 4 to decide
  5. 5 to order
gǎo dìng
  1. 1 to fix
  2. 2 to settle
  3. 3 to wangle
zǎo chén
  1. 1 early morning
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
jué dìng
  1. 1 to decide (to do something)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
  5. 5 certainly
dàn dìng
  1. 1 calm and collected
  2. 2 unperturbed
shěng
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to economize
  3. 3 to do without
  4. 4 to omit
  5. 5 to leave out
  6. 6 province
  7. 7 (archaic) central government department
bǎng dìng
  1. 1 binding (loanword)
  2. 2 to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
kěn dìng
  1. 1 to be certain
  2. 2 to be positive
  3. 3 assuredly
  4. 4 definitely
  5. 5 to give recognition
  6. 6 to affirm
  7. 7 affirmative (answer)
zhù dìng
  1. 1 to foreordain
  2. 2 to be bound to
  3. 3 to be destined to
  4. 4 to be doomed to
  5. 5 inevitably
bù yī dìng
  1. 1 not necessarily
  2. 2 maybe
bù dìng
  1. 1 indefinite
  2. 2 indeterminate
  3. 3 (botany) adventitious
jīn chén
  1. 1 this morning
Bǎo dìng
  1. 1 Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei
zhì dìng
  1. 1 to draw up
  2. 2 to formulate
xié dìng
  1. 1 agreement
  2. 2 accord
  3. 3 to reach an agreement
fǎn xǐng
  1. 1 to reflect upon oneself
  2. 2 to examine one's conscience
  3. 3 to question oneself
  4. 4 to search one's soul
fǒu dìng
  1. 1 to negate
  2. 2 to deny
  3. 3 to reject
  4. 4 negative (answer)
  5. 5 negation
gù dìng
  1. 1 to fix
  2. 2 to fasten
  3. 3 to set rigidly in place
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 set
  6. 6 regular

Idioms (20)

一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
  1. 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get sorted out
  3. 3 to be finalized
定于一尊
dìng yú yī zūn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
  2. 2 to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
  1. 1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
  2. 2 few and far between
  3. 3 sparse
居无定所
jū wú dìng suǒ
  1. 1 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
  1. 1 to pledge eternal love (idiom)
  2. 2 to exchange marriage vows
把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive (idiom)
按质定价
àn zhì dìng jià
  1. 1 to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
昏天黑地
hūn tiān hēi dì
  1. 1 lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. pitch dark
  3. 3 to black out
  4. 4 disorderly
  5. 5 troubled times
昏昏欲睡
hūn hūn yù shuì
  1. 1 drowsy
  2. 2 sleepy (idiom)
晨钟暮鼓
chén zhōng mù gǔ
  1. 1 lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
暮鼓晨钟
mù gǔ chén zhōng
  1. 1 lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice
  2. 2 the passage of time in a disciplined existence
气定神闲
qì dìng shén xián
  1. 1 calm and composed (idiom)
冲昏头脑
chōng hūn tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
  2. 2 to go to one's head
冲昏头脑
chōng hūn tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
  2. 2 to go to one's head
游移不定
yóu yí bù dìng
  1. 1 to oscillate without pause (idiom)
  2. 2 to fluctuate
  3. 3 (of thoughts) to wander
  4. 4 to waver

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