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通假字
tōng jiǎ zì
Pinyin
Definition
通假字
-
tōng jiǎ zì
phonetic loan character
using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters
Character Decomposition
通
辶
龴
用
假
亻
尸
二
又
字
宀
子
Related Words
(20)
交通
jiāo tōng
1
to be connected
2
traffic
3
transportation
4
communications
5
liaison
假
gēi
1
see 假掰[gēi bāi]
假期
jià qī
1
vacation
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
1
letter
2
symbol
3
character
4
word
5
CL:個|个[gè]
6
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
寒假
hán jià
1
winter vacation
放假
fàng jià
1
to have a holiday or vacation
数字
shù zì
1
numeral
2
digit
3
number
4
figure
5
amount
6
digital (electronics etc)
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
普通
pǔ tōng
1
common
2
ordinary
3
general
4
average
沟通
gōu tōng
1
to join
2
to connect
3
to link up
4
to communicate
联通
Lián tōng
1
China United Telecommunications Corporation
2
aka China Unicom or Unicom
3
abbr. for 中國聯通|中国联通
通
tōng
1
to go through
2
to know well
3
(suffix) expert
4
to connect
5
to communicate
6
open
7
to clear
8
classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
通宵
tōng xiāo
1
all night
2
throughout the night
通过
tōng guò
1
by means of
2
through
3
via
4
to pass through
5
to get through
6
to adopt
7
to pass (a bill or inspection etc)
8
to switch over
亨通
hēng tōng
1
to go smoothly
2
prosperous
3
going well
休假
xiū jià
1
to take a vacation
2
to go on holiday
作假
zuò jiǎ
1
to counterfeit
2
to falsify
3
to cheat
4
to defraud
5
fraudulent
6
to behave affectedly
例假
lì jià
1
legal holiday
2
(euphemism) menstrual leave
3
menstrual period
假冒
jiǎ mào
1
to impersonate
2
to pose as (someone else)
3
to counterfeit
4
to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
Idioms
(20)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
1
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3
each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
1
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2
concise and powerful style
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
1
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
2
I don't understand a word (idiom)
3
it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
1
grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
1
to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
2
to fire from the hip
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
1
Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
1
to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
1
mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
2
to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
3
to reciprocate with material assistance
4
scratch each other's back
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
1
official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
假途灭虢
jiǎ tú miè Guó
1
lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
1
to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
2
to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2
fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
1
(idiom) half true and half false
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
1
to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
Sample Sentences