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东方文明
Dōng fāng wén míng
Pinyin
Definition
东方文明
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Dōng fāng wén míng
Eastern civilization
Character Decomposition
东
乚
一
小
方
方
文
文
明
日
月
Related Words
(20)
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
1
original text
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
官方
guān fāng
1
government
2
official (approved or issued by an authority)
对方
duì fāng
1
counterpart
2
other person involved
3
opposite side
4
other side
5
receiving party
文化
wén huà
1
culture
2
civilization
3
cultural
4
CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
方向
fāng xiàng
1
direction
2
orientation
3
path to follow
4
CL:個|个[gè]
方式
fāng shì
1
way
2
manner
3
style
4
mode
5
pattern
6
CL:個|个[gè]
方法
fāng fǎ
1
method
2
way
3
means
4
CL:個|个[gè]
明天
míng tiān
1
tomorrow
明年
míng nián
1
next year
明明
míng míng
1
obviously
2
plainly
3
undoubtedly
4
definitely
明星
míng xīng
1
star
2
celebrity
明白
míng bai
1
clear
2
obvious
3
unequivocal
4
to understand
5
to realize
明显
míng xiǎn
1
clear
2
distinct
3
obvious
东方
Dōng fāng
1
the East
2
the Orient
3
two-character surname Dongfang
聪明
cōng ming
1
intelligent
2
clever
3
bright
4
smart
5
acute (of sight and hearing)
说明
shuō míng
1
to explain
2
to illustrate
3
to indicate
4
to show
5
to prove
6
explanation
7
directions
8
caption
9
CL:個|个[gè]
证明
zhèng míng
1
proof
2
certificate
3
identification
4
testimonial
5
CL:個|个[gè]
6
to prove
7
to testify
8
to confirm the truth of
三文鱼
sān wén yú
1
salmon (loanword)
Idioms
(20)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
1
to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
2
to get plastered
不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
1
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
1
not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
1
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
1
self-explanatory
2
self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
1
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
1
in support or witness hereof (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
1
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
2
We'll cross that bridge when we get there
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
1
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
1
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
1
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
1
exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
1
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
1
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
1
lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
2
fig. velvet glove
Sample Sentences