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陆探微
Lù Tàn wēi
Pinyin
Definition
陆探微
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Lù Tàn wēi
Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
Character Decomposition
陆
阝
二
丨
山
探
扌
⺳
木
微
彳
山
⺙
一
几
Related Words
(20)
微
Wēi
1
surname Wei
2
ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
3
Taiwan pr. [Wéi]
侦探
zhēn tàn
1
detective
2
to do detective work
卑微
bēi wēi
1
lowly
2
humble
微信
Wēi xìn
1
Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Téng xùn])
微博
wēi bó
1
microblogging
2
microblog
微博客
wēi bó kè
1
microblogging
2
microblog
微微
wēi wēi
1
slight
2
faint
3
humble
微笑
wēi xiào
1
smile
2
CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]
3
to smile
微薄
wēi bó
1
scanty
2
meager
微风
wēi fēng
1
breeze
2
light wind
探
tàn
1
to explore
2
to search out
3
to scout
4
to visit
5
to stretch forward
探索
tàn suǒ
1
to explore
2
to probe
稍微
shāo wēi
1
a little bit
一探究竟
yī tàn jiū jìng
1
to check out
2
to investigate
人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
1
(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
低微
dī wēi
1
meager (wages)
2
humble (social status)
3
feeble (voice)
入微
rù wēi
1
down to the smallest detail
2
thoroughgoing
3
fine and detailed
刺探
cì tàn
1
to pry into
2
to spy on
3
to probe into
勘探
kān tàn
1
to explore
2
to survey
3
to prospect (for oil etc)
4
prospecting
密探
mì tàn
1
secret agent
2
detective
3
covert investigator
Idioms
(17)
人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
1
(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
1
to be of humble origin (idiom)
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
1
to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
2
to deduce the whole story from small traces
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
1
to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
2
nosy
微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi
1
a tiny bit
2
very little
3
next to nothing (idiom)
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
1
to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
2
in the bag
探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo
1
to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
1
to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
2
to see through to the nub
渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi
1
remote and insignificant (idiom)
无微不至
wú wēi bù zhì
1
in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
积于忽微
jī yú hū wēi
1
to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
1
one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
视微知着
shì wēi zhī zhuó
1
one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ
1
lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)
防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
1
to nip in the bud (idiom)
体恤入微
tǐ xù rù wēi
1
to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration
2
meticulous care
体贴入微
tǐ tiē rù wēi
1
to show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care
Sample Sentences