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中石器时代
Zhōng shí qì Shí dài
Pinyin
Definition
中石器时代
-
Zhōng shí qì Shí dài
Mesolithic Era
Character Decomposition
中
口
丨
石
石
器
㗊
犬
时
日
寸
代
亻
弋
Related Words
(20)
中
Zhōng
1
China
2
Chinese
3
surname Zhong
中午
zhōng wǔ
1
noon
2
midday
3
CL:個|个[gè]
中国
Zhōng guó
1
China
代表
dài biǎo
1
representative
2
delegate
3
CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè],名[míng]
4
to represent
5
to stand for
6
on behalf of
7
in the name of
时代
Shí dài
1
Time, US weekly news magazine
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
1
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
世代
shì dài
1
for many generations
2
generation
3
era
4
age
中介
zhōng jiè
1
to act as intermediary
2
to link
3
intermediate
4
inter-
5
agency
6
agent
中共
Zhōng Gòng
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
to part one's hair in the middle
中原
Zhōng yuán
1
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
1
Chinese person
中国式
Zhōng guó shì
1
Chinese style
2
à la chinoise
中场
zhōng chǎng
1
middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
2
midfield
3
mid-court (in sports)
4
half-time
5
intermission half-way through a performance
中外
zhōng wài
1
Sino-foreign
2
Chinese-foreign
3
home and abroad
中天
zhōng tiān
1
culmination (astronomy)
中央
zhōng yāng
1
central
2
middle
3
center
4
central authorities (of a state)
中学
zhōng xué
1
middle school
2
CL:個|个[gè]
中学生
zhōng xué shēng
1
middle-school student
2
high school student
中山
Zhōng shān
1
refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
2
Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
3
Nakayama (Japanese surname)
Idioms
(20)
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
1
to hit the target with a single shot
2
to say something spot on (idiom)
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
1
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
1
to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
2
to say sth spot on
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
1
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
1
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
1
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
2
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
1
harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
1
a giant among men (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
1
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
2
to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
1
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
1
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
2
to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
1
to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
1
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
2
Might makes right.
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
1
to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
1
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
2
to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
1
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
2
to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
1
to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
2
fig. to hit where it hurts
3
fig. to hit home
4
an argument that hits the nail on the head
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
1
to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
1
at all times and in all places (idiom)
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
1
decreed by fate (idiom)
2
destined
3
fated
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