短至
duǎn zhì
Pinyin

Definition

短至
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duǎn zhì
  1. the winter solstice

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shèn zhì
  1. 1 even
  2. 2 so much so that
duǎn
  1. 1 short
  2. 2 brief
  3. 3 to lack
  4. 4 weak point
  5. 5 fault
duǎn xìn
  1. 1 text message
  2. 2 SMS
zhì
  1. 1 to arrive
  2. 2 most
  3. 3 to
  4. 4 until
zhì shǎo
  1. 1 at least
  2. 2 (to say the) least
bù zhì yú
  1. 1 unlikely to go so far as to
  2. 2 not as bad as
nǎi zhì
  1. 1 and even
  2. 2 to go so far as to
yǐ zhì yú
  1. 1 down to
  2. 2 up to
  3. 3 to the extent that...
jié zhì
  1. 1 up to (a time)
  2. 2 by (a time)
wú wēi bù zhì
  1. 1 in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
duǎn zàn
  1. 1 of short duration
  2. 2 brief
  3. 3 momentary
duǎn qī
  1. 1 short term
  2. 2 short-term
duǎn piàn
  1. 1 short film
  2. 2 video clip
duǎn xiàn
  1. 1 short term
duǎn xiù
  1. 1 short sleeves
  2. 2 short-sleeved shirt
duǎn kù
  1. 1 short pants
  2. 2 shorts
duǎn xuē
  1. 1 ankle boots
jiǎn duǎn
  1. 1 brief (statement, summary etc)
  2. 2 briefly
  3. 3 brevity
suō duǎn
  1. 1 to curtail
  2. 2 to cut down
zhì shàng
  1. 1 supreme
  2. 2 paramount
  3. 3 above all else

Idioms (20)

一蹴即至
yī cù jí zhì
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
人迹罕至
rén jì hǎn zhì
  1. 1 lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. off the beaten track
  3. 3 lonely
  4. 4 deserted
仁至义尽
rén zhì yì jìn
  1. 1 extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
实至名归
shí zhì míng guī
  1. 1 fame follows merit (idiom)
张家长,李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
  2. 2 to offset each other's deficiencies
  3. 3 to complement each other
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths
时至今日
shí zhì jīn rì
  1. 1 (idiom) up to the present
  2. 2 even now
  3. 3 now (in contrast with the past)
  4. 4 at this late hour
昼短夜长
zhòu duǎn yè cháng
  1. 1 the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)
朝露溘至
zhāo lù kè zhì
  1. 1 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
  1. 1 to gossip (idiom)
残年短景
cán nián duǎn jǐng
  1. 1 at the end of the year (idiom)
水至清则无鱼,人至察则无徒
shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú
  1. 1 water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)
无微不至
wú wēi bù zhì
  1. 1 in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
争长论短
zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
  1. 1 lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
  2. 2 a storm in a teacup
短中抽长
duǎn zhōng chōu cháng
  1. 1 to make the best of a bad job
  2. 2 to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
  1. 1 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
  2. 2 to fight at close quarters
短小精悍
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn
  1. 1 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
  2. 2 (of an article) concise and forceful

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