一杯羹
yī bēi gēng
Pinyin

Definition

一杯羹
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yī bēi gēng
  1. lit. a cup of soup
  2. fig. to get part of the profits
  3. one's share of the action

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

所以嘛，前一段时间网上嚷嚷着微信也要收费，不就是那些运营商心理不平衡了，想分一杯羹呗。
suǒyǐ ma ，qiányīduàn shíjiān wǎngshàng rāngrang zhe wēixìn yě yào shōufèi ，bù jiùshì nàxiē yùnyíngshāng xīnlǐ bù pínghéng le ，xiǎng fēnyībēigēng bēi 。
So... there was a clamor a little while ago online about how WeChat should also collect fees and that it's fair to the spirit of operating a business. They want a piece of the pie.
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投资非洲？这个想法我们以前也有过。但就目前情况来说，还是过于冒险了一点。虽然说非洲是片未被开垦的市场，人人都想从中分一杯羹，但时机还不成熟。
tóuzī fēizhōu ？zhè ge xiǎngfǎ wǒmen yǐqián yě yǒu guò 。dàn jiù mùqián qíngkuàng láishuō ，háishì guòyú màoxiǎn le yīdiǎn 。suīránshuō fēizhōu shì piàn wèi bèi kāikěn de shìchǎng ，rénrén dōu xiǎng cóngzhōng fēnyībēigēng ，dàn shíjī hái bù chéngshú 。
Invest in Africa? We've had that idea in the past. But judging by the current situation, it's still a bit too risky. Although the African market is uncultivated and everyone wants to take a share of the spoils, the time still isn't opportune.
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肯定是看到NBA在中国做得那么好，所以也不甘示弱，来中国分一杯羹了。不过这项运动好像不太国际化，只有美国人看得津津有味。说实话，我是一点也看不懂。
kěndìng shì kàndào NBA zài Zhōngguó zuò de nàme hǎo ，suǒyǐ yě bùgānshìruò ，lái Zhōngguó fēnyībēigēng le 。bùguò zhè xiàng yùndòng hǎoxiàng bù tài guójìhuà ，zhǐyǒu měiguórén kàn de jīnjīnyǒuwèi 。shuō shíhuà ，wǒ shì yīdiǎn yě kàn bù dǒng 。
They must have seen how well the NBA was doing here, and didn't want to be left behind. They came to China to get a piece of the action. But this sport doesn't seem very international. Only Americans really enjoy watching it. To tell you the truth, I don't understand it at all.
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