中坚 (中堅)
zhōng jiān
Pinyin

Definition

中坚 (中堅)
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zhōng jiān
  1. core
  2. nucleus
  3. backbone

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中
Zhōng
  1. 1 China
  2. 2 Chinese
  3. 3 surname Zhong
中国
Zhōng guó
  1. 1 China
中共
Zhōng Gòng
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng], Chinese Communist Party
中分
zhōng fēn
  1. 1 to part one's hair in the middle
中午
zhōng wǔ
  1. 1 noon
  2. 2 midday
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)

Sample Sentences

教师出身的马云则在阿里巴巴内部通过基于“合伙人制度”的分享和传承，培养出一批理想的接班人和中坚力量。
jiàoshī chūshēn de mǎyún zé zài ālǐbābā nèibù tōngguò jīyú “héhuǒrén zhìdù ”de fēnxiǎng hé chuánchéng ，péiyǎng chū yī pī lǐxiǎng de jiēbānrén hé zhōngjiān lìliang 。
Ma Yun who was previously a school teacher, uses a “partner system” of sharing and handing down skills and values, to groom a group of ideal successors within Alibaba.
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对呀，所以现在流行的是“知识新贵”，这群人通常有很高的学历和很深的文化背景，并通过自己的努力，学识和辛勤劳动来获取财富，他们通常聪明又有涵养是社会发展的中坚力量。
duìyā ，suǒyǐ xiànzài liúxíng de shì “zhīshi xīnguì ”，zhè qún rén tōngcháng yǒu hěn gāo de xuélì hé hěn shēn de wénhuà bèijǐng ，bìng tōngguò zìjǐ de nǔlì ，xuéshí hé xīnqín láodòng lái huòqǔ cáifù ，tāmen tōngcháng cōngming yòu yǒuhányǎng shì shèhuìfāzhǎn de zhōngjiān lìliang 。
Right. So these days, ''newly rich intellectuals" are in fashion. This kind of person is often very well-educated and has a deep cultural background. They got rich through their own hard work, knowledge and industry. They're often smart and deep. They're the heart of social development.
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