照本宣科
zhào běn xuān kē
Pinyin

Definition

照本宣科
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zhào běn xuān kē
  1. a wooden word-by-word reading

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]
照
zhào
  1. 1 variant of 照[zhào]
  2. 2 to shine
  3. 3 to illuminate
照片
zhào piàn
  1. 1 photograph
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào],幅[fú]
照顾
zhào gu
  1. 1 to take care of
  2. 2 to show consideration
  3. 3 to attend to
  4. 4 to look after
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
儿科
ér kē
  1. 1 pediatrics
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
剧照
jù zhào
  1. 1 photo taken during a theatrical production
  2. 2 a still (from a movie)
原本
yuán běn
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
参照
cān zhào
  1. 1 to consult a reference
  2. 2 to refer to (another document)
合照
hé zhào
  1. 1 to pose for a photo
基本上
jī běn shang
  1. 1 basically
  2. 2 on the whole

Idioms (19)

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
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
  1. 1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (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)
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
插科打诨
chā kē dǎ hùn
  1. 1 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
  2. 2 buffoonery
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
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?
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
  2. 2 uninspired imitation
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
  1. 1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào
  1. 1 to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
血本无归
xuè běn wú guī
  1. 1 to lose everything one invested (idiom)
  2. 2 to lose one's shirt
变本加厉
biàn běn jiā lì
  1. 1 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
  2. 2 to aggravate
  3. 3 to intensify
阳光普照
yáng guāng pǔ zhào
  1. 1 (idiom) sunlight shines over all things
  2. 2 drenched in sunlight

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