约翰·厄普代克
Yuē hàn · È pǔ dài kè
Pinyin

Definition

约翰·厄普代克
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Yuē hàn · È pǔ dài kè
  1. John Updike, US novelist (1932-2009), Pulitzer Prize winner

Character Decomposition

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Related Words (20)

代
dài
  1. 1 to substitute
  2. 2 to act on behalf of others
  3. 3 to replace
  4. 4 generation
  5. 5 dynasty
  6. 6 age
  7. 7 period
  8. 8 (historical) era
  9. 9 (geological) eon
代价
dài jià
  1. 1 price
  2. 2 cost
  3. 3 consideration (in share dealing)
代替
dài tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to take the place of
代表
dài biǎo
  1. 1 representative
  2. 2 delegate
  3. 3 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè],名[míng]
  4. 4 to represent
  5. 5 to stand for
  6. 6 on behalf of
  7. 7 in the name of
克
Kè
  1. 1 abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia
  2. 2 (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia
克服
kè fú
  1. 1 (try to) overcome (hardships etc)
  2. 2 to conquer
  3. 3 to put up with
  4. 4 to endure
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
年代
nián dài
  1. 1 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
  2. 2 age
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
德克萨斯
Dé kè sà sī
  1. 1 Texas
扑克
pū kè
  1. 1 poker (game) (loanword)
  2. 2 playing cards
星巴克
Xīng bā kè
  1. 1 Starbucks, US coffee shop chain
时代
Shí dài
  1. 1 Time, US weekly news magazine
普通
pǔ tōng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 ordinary
  3. 3 general
  4. 4 average
现代
Xiàn dài
  1. 1 Hyundai, South Korean company
世代
shì dài
  1. 1 for many generations
  2. 2 generation
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 age
交代
jiāo dài
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to make clear
  4. 4 to brief (sb)
  5. 5 to account for
  6. 6 to justify oneself
  7. 7 to confess
  8. 8 (coll.) to finish
代代
dài dài
  1. 1 from generation to generation
  2. 2 generation after generation
代入
dài rù
  1. 1 to substitute into
代名词
dài míng cí
  1. 1 pronoun
  2. 2 synonym
  3. 3 byword

Idioms (20)

世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
  1. 1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
  1. 1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. 2 (any number of possible translations)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
  1. 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
  1. 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
  1. 1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
战无不胜，攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do
攻无不克，战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
时代不同，风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
普度众生
pǔ dù zhòng shēng
  1. 1 (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)
普济众生
pǔ jì zhòng shēng
  1. 1 universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy
绝代佳人
jué dài jiā rén
  1. 1 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
  2. 2 prettiest girl ever
越俎代庖
yuè zǔ dài páo
  1. 1 lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
  2. 2 to take matters into one's own hands

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