中流砥柱
zhōng liú dǐ zhù
Pinyin

Definition

中流砥柱
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zhōng liú dǐ zhù
  1. mainstay
  2. cornerstone
  3. tower of strength

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中
Zhōng
  1. 1 China
  2. 2 Chinese
  3. 3 surname Zhong
中午
zhōng wǔ
  1. 1 noon
  2. 2 midday
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
中国
Zhōng guó
  1. 1 China
一流
yī liú
  1. 1 top quality
  2. 2 front ranking
下流
xià liú
  1. 1 lower course of a river
  2. 2 low-class
  3. 3 mean and lowly
  4. 4 vulgar
  5. 5 obscene

Idioms (20)

一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
  1. 1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
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)

Sample Sentences

没有前辈的经验传承，哪儿来的底子创新呢？更何况王总您哪里老了？您现在可是如日中天、中流砥柱，是我们学习的模范。
méiyǒu qiánbèi de jīngyàn chuánchéng ，nǎr lái de dǐzi chuàngxīn ne ？gèng hékuàng Wáng Zǒng nín nǎli lǎo le ？nín xiànzài kěshì rúrìzhōngtiān 、zhōngliúdǐzhù ，shì wǒmen xuéxí de mófàn 。
If the older generation hadn’t passed down the fruit of their experience, there would be no base on which to innovate, would there? Not even to mention that you’re hardly old, Mr Wang! You’re just coming into your prime, a tower of strength! You’re a role model for us.
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哎呀，看你中饭还没吃吧。我们的小罗可真是公司的中流砥柱啊，我从精神上支持你。
āiyā ，kàn nǐ zhōngfàn hái méi chī ba 。wǒmen de Xiǎo Luó kě zhēn shì gōngsī de zhōngliúdǐzhù a ，wǒ cóng jīngshén shang zhīchí nǐ 。
Geez, I can see you still haven't even eaten lunch. Xiao Luo, you really are the backbone of our company. I'll be with you in spirit.
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