本固枝荣
běn gù zhī róng
Pinyin

Definition

本固枝荣
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běn gù zhī róng
  1. when the root is firm, the branches flourish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

基本
jī běn
  1. 1 basic
  2. 2 fundamental
  3. 3 main
  4. 4 elementary
日本
Rì běn
  1. 1 Japan
本
běn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 stem
  3. 3 origin
  4. 4 source
  5. 5 this
  6. 6 the current
  7. 7 original
  8. 8 inherent
  9. 9 originally
  10. 10 classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本人
běn rén
  1. 1 the person himself
  2. 2 I (humble form used in speeches)
  3. 3 oneself
  4. 4 myself
  5. 5 in person
  6. 6 personal
本来
běn lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 originally
  3. 3 at first
  4. 4 it goes without saying
  5. 5 of course
本色
běn sè
  1. 1 inherent qualities
  2. 2 natural qualities
  3. 3 distinctive character
  4. 4 true qualities
根本
gēn běn
  1. 1 fundamental
  2. 2 basic
  3. 3 root
  4. 4 simply
  5. 5 absolutely (not)
  6. 6 (not) at all
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
版本
bǎn běn
  1. 1 version
  2. 2 edition
  3. 3 release
赵本山
Zhào Běn shān
  1. 1 Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
凝固
níng gù
  1. 1 to freeze
  2. 2 to solidify
  3. 3 to congeal
  4. 4 fig. with rapt attention
副本
fù běn
  1. 1 copy
  2. 2 duplicate
  3. 3 transcript
  4. 4 (in online games) instance
剧本
jù běn
  1. 1 script for play, opera, movie etc
  2. 2 screenplay
  3. 3 scenario
原本
yuán běn
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
固执
gù zhí
  1. 1 obstinate
  2. 2 stubborn
固定
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
固然
gù rán
  1. 1 admittedly (it's true that...)
基本上
jī běn shang
  1. 1 basically
  2. 2 on the whole
坚固
jiān gù
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 firmly
  3. 3 hard
  4. 4 stable
墨尔本
Mò ěr běn
  1. 1 Melbourne, Australia

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
  1. 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
  1. 1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
慈悲为本
cí bēi wéi běn
  1. 1 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
  1. 1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
  2. 2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
择善固执
zé shàn gù zhí
  1. 1 to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
  1. 1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
  2. 2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
  2. 2 to stress the incidental over the fundamental
  3. 3 to put the cart before the horse
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
江山易改，本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't change who you are
  3. 3 Can the leopard change his spots?
深闭固拒
shēn bì gù jù
  1. 1 deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate
  2. 2 stubborn and perverse
节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节外生枝
jié wài shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè
  1. 1 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
  2. 2 boorish
  3. 3 rough and ready
  4. 4 sloppy

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