一棍子打死
yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ
Pinyin
Definition
一棍子打死
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- to deal a single fatal blow
- (fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 one
- 2 1
- 3 single
- 4 a (article)
- 5 as soon as
- 6 entire
- 7 whole
- 8 all
- 9 throughout
- 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 surely
- 2 certainly
- 3 necessarily
- 4 fixed
- 5 a certain (extent etc)
- 6 given
- 7 particular
- 8 must
- 1 same
- 2 like
- 3 equal to
- 4 the same as
- 5 just like
- 1 straight (in a straight line)
- 2 continuously
- 3 always
- 4 from the beginning of ... up to ...
- 5 all along
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
- 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
- 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
- 1 thoroughly (idiom)
- 2 completely
- 3 one and all
- 4 very clean
一五一十
- 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
Sample Sentences
别灰心嘛,这条只是优先,又不是一棍子打死不能报名了。再说,你平时在学生会里那么活跃,好多活动都是你组织的,这也算是相关经验了。
Don't be discouraged. This line only means 'preferred'. Just because you don't meet one condition, doesn't mean you don't have a chance and can't even sign up. Also, you're usually so active in the student union. You organized a ton of activities. This counts as relevant experience too.