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东交民巷
Dōng jiāo mín xiàng
Pinyin
Definition
东交民巷
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Dōng jiāo mín xiàng
a street to the south of the Forbidden City that was the Legation quarter during the Boxer uprising
Character Decomposition
东
乚
一
小
交
亠
八
乂
民
巳
㇂
一
巷
艹
一
八
巳
Related Words
(20)
交
jiāo
1
to hand over
2
to deliver
3
to pay (money)
4
to turn over
5
to make friends
6
to intersect (lines)
7
variant of 跤[jiāo]
交友
jiāo yǒu
1
to make friends
交往
jiāo wǎng
1
to associate (with)
2
to have contact (with)
3
to hang out (with)
4
to date
5
(interpersonal) relationship
6
association
7
contact
交易
jiāo yì
1
(business) transaction
2
business deal
3
CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
交流
jiāo liú
1
to exchange
2
exchange
3
communication
4
interaction
5
to have social contact (with sb)
交警
jiāo jǐng
1
traffic police
2
abbr. for 交通警察
交通
jiāo tōng
1
to be connected
2
traffic
3
transportation
4
communications
5
liaison
人民
rén mín
1
the people
2
CL:個|个[gè]
人民币
rén mín bì
1
Renminbi (RMB)
2
Chinese Yuan (CNY)
公交
gōng jiāo
1
public transportation
2
mass transit
3
abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
1
public transport vehicle
2
town bus
3
CL:輛|辆[liàng]
公民
gōng mín
1
citizen
市民
shì mín
1
city resident
成交
chéng jiāo
1
to complete a contract
2
to reach a deal
民主
mín zhǔ
1
democracy
民族
mín zú
1
nationality
2
ethnic group
3
CL:個|个[gè]
社交
shè jiāo
1
interaction
2
social contact
农民
nóng mín
1
peasant
2
farmer
3
CL:個|个[gè]
上交
shàng jiāo
1
to hand over to
2
to give to higher authority
3
to seek connections in high places
不可开交
bù kě kāi jiāo
1
to be awfully (busy etc)
Idioms
(20)
一手交钱,一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
1
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
2
fig. to pay for what you want in cash
3
simple and direct transaction
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
1
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
1
to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
1
love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
1
for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
1
to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
削职为民
xuē zhí wéi mín
1
demotion to commoner (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
1
poor people (idiom)
2
those who live from hand to mouth
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
1
friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
1
a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
1
the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
1
the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
1
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
1
a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
履舄交错
lu:3 xì jiāo cuò
1
lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
2
a lively party
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
1
to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
心力交瘁
xīn lì jiāo cuì
1
to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
1
to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo
1
a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
1
to harm people and damage property (idiom)
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