神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

神差鬼使
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shén chāi guǐ shǐ
  1. the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
  2. curious coincidence

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

使
shǐ
  1. 1 to make
  2. 2 to cause
  3. 3 to enable
  4. 4 to use
  5. 5 to employ
  6. 6 to send
  7. 7 to instruct sb to do sth
  8. 8 envoy
  9. 9 messenger
使用
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
即使
jí shǐ
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
天使
tiān shǐ
  1. 1 angel
差
chā
  1. 1 difference
  2. 2 discrepancy
  3. 3 to differ
  4. 4 error
  5. 5 to err
  6. 6 to make a mistake
差点
chà diǎn
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
眼神
yǎn shén
  1. 1 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
  2. 2 meaningful glance
  3. 3 wink
  4. 4 eyesight (dialect)
神
Shén
  1. 1 God
  2. 2 abbr. for 神舟[Shén zhōu]
神奇
shén qí
  1. 1 magical
  2. 2 mystical
  3. 3 miraculous
神秘
shén mì
  1. 1 mysterious
  2. 2 mystery
神马
shén mǎ
  1. 1 mythical horse
  2. 2 Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shén me]
精神
jīng shén
  1. 1 spirit
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 consciousness
  4. 4 thought
  5. 5 mental
  6. 6 psychological
  7. 7 essence
  8. 8 gist
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
财神
cái shén
  1. 1 god of wealth
鬼
guǐ
  1. 1 ghost
  2. 2 demon
  3. 3 terrible
  4. 4 damnable
  5. 5 clever
  6. 6 sly
  7. 7 crafty
  8. 8 (suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc)
  9. 9 one of the 28 constellations
魔鬼
mó guǐ
  1. 1 devil
龙马精神
lóng mǎ jīng shén
  1. 1 old but still full of vitality (idiom)
二郎神
Èr láng shén
  1. 1 Erlangshen, Chinese deity
使劲
shǐ jìn
  1. 1 to exert all one's strength
使命
shǐ mìng
  1. 1 mission
  2. 2 long-term task to which one devotes oneself
  3. 3 a calling
使唤
shǐ huàn
  1. 1 to order sb about
  2. 2 to use sb

Idioms (20)

不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
  1. 1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
  1. 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
凶神恶煞
xiōng shén è shà
  1. 1 fiends (idiom); devils and monsters
全神贯注
quán shén guàn zhù
  1. 1 to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
  2. 2 with rapt attention
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
兵贵神速
bīng guì shén sù
  1. 1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
出神入化
chū shén rù huà
  1. 1 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
参差不齐
cēn cī bù qí
  1. 1 (idiom) variable
  2. 2 uneven
  3. 3 irregular
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
  1. 1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
  2. 2 in a tangled mess
天差地別
tiān chā dì bié
  1. 1 poles apart (idiom)
  2. 2 as different as can be
天差地远
tiān chā dì yuǎn
  1. 1 poles apart (idiom)
  2. 2 entirely different
失之毫厘，差之千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
  1. 1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差以千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
  1. 1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
  2. 2 freely and effortlessly
  3. 3 to have perfect command of

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