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树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn
Pinyin
Definition
树碑立传
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shù bēi lì zhuàn
lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
to monumentalize
to glorify
to sing the praises of
Character Decomposition
树
木
又
寸
碑
石
冂
二
丨
丶
十
立
立
传
亻
二
丨
龴
Related Words
(20)
建立
jiàn lì
1
to establish
2
to set up
3
to found
独立
dú lì
1
independent
2
independence
3
to stand alone
立刻
lì kè
1
forthwith
2
immediate
3
prompt
4
promptly
5
straightway
6
thereupon
7
at once
立即
lì jí
1
immediately
立场
lì chǎng
1
position
2
standpoint
3
CL:個|个[gè]
立马
lì mǎ
1
at once
2
immediately
3
promptly
4
swiftly
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
1
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
中立
zhōng lì
1
neutral
2
neutrality
伫立
zhù lì
1
to stand for a long time
倒立
dào lì
1
a handstand
2
to turn upside down
3
to stand on one's head
4
upside down
公立
gōng lì
1
public (e.g. school, hospital)
创立
chuàng lì
1
to establish
2
to set up
3
to found
口碑
kǒu bēi
1
public praise
2
public reputation
3
commonly held opinions
4
current idiom
周立波
Zhōu Lì bō
1
Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist
2
Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian
国立
guó lì
1
national
2
state-run
3
public
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
1
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
2
restless
3
fidgety
墓碑
mù bēi
1
gravestone
2
tombstone
孤立
gū lì
1
isolate
2
isolated
对立
duì lì
1
to oppose
2
to set sth against
3
to be antagonistic to
4
antithetical
5
relative opposite
6
opposing
7
diametrical
屹立
yì lì
1
to tower
2
to stand straight (of person's bearing)
Idioms
(20)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
1
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
1
common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
1
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
2
incompatible standpoints
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
1
lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
2
fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
3
to want to have one's cake and eat it too
口碑
kǒu bēi
1
public praise
2
public reputation
3
commonly held opinions
4
current idiom
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
1
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
1
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
2
universal approbation
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
1
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
2
restless
3
fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
1
unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
1
to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
2
radical transformation
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
1
stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
1
to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
2
towering majestically
3
(of a person) to stand up against sb
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
1
to fabricate excuses (idiom)
2
to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
1
to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì
1
to get married (idiom)
成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè
1
to get married and start a career (idiom)
2
to settle down
3
to establish oneself
放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
1
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
2
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
有口皆碑
yǒu kǒu jiē bēi
1
every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
标新立异
biāo xīn lì yì
1
to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn
1
lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
2
to monumentalize
3
to glorify
4
to sing the praises of
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