英吉利海峡
Yīng jí lì Hǎi xiá
Pinyin

Definition

英吉利海峡
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Yīng jí lì Hǎi xiá
  1. English Channel

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上海
Shàng hǎi
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
利
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
利用
lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
利益
lì yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 (in sb's) interest
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
胜利
shèng lì
  1. 1 victory
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
吉祥
jí xiáng
  1. 1 lucky
  2. 2 auspicious
  3. 3 propitious
大吉
dà jí
  1. 1 very auspicious
  2. 2 extremely lucky
大吉大利
dà jí dà lì
  1. 1 great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
意大利
Yì dà lì
  1. 1 Italy
  2. 2 Italian
战利品
zhàn lì pǐn
  1. 1 spoils of war
海
Hǎi
  1. 1 surname Hai
海洋
hǎi yáng
  1. 1 ocean
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
海量
hǎi liàng
  1. 1 huge volume
海鲜
hǎi xiān
  1. 1 seafood
英国
Yīng guó
  1. 1 United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lián hé wáng guó]
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  3. 3 abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Yīng gé lán]
英文
Yīng wén
  1. 1 English (language)
英语
Yīng yǔ
  1. 1 English (language)
英雄
yīng xióng
  1. 1 hero
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
顺利
shùn lì
  1. 1 smoothly
  2. 2 without a hitch
上海市
Shàng hǎi shì
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪

Idioms (20)

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
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
  1. 1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
  1. 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
  2. 2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
  1. 1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (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
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2 everything points to disaster
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
  1. 1 blinded by greed (idiom)
利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn
  1. 1 to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
吉人自有天相
jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng
  1. 1 Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
  1. 1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 both virtue and reward
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
名缰利锁
míng jiāng lì suǒ
  1. 1 lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
  2. 2 the victim of one's own success
含英咀华
hán yīng jǔ huá
  1. 1 to savor fine writing (idiom)
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
  1. 1 to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
  2. 2 self-seeking
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
  2. 2 worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
  1. 1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel at home anywhere
  3. 3 to roam about unconstrained
  4. 4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own

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