九层塔 (九層塔)
jiǔ céng tǎ
Pinyin
Definition
九层塔 (九層塔)
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- basil
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 nine
- 2 9
- 1 pyramid (building or structure)
- 1 Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016
- 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
- 1 nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule)
- 2 when all is said and done
Idioms (10)
一言九鼎
- 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
三旬九食
- 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
- 3 in dire straits
九天揽月
- 1 to reach for the stars (idiom)
九死一生
- 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- 2 new lease of life
九牛一毛
- 1 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
- 2 fig. a drop in the ocean
Sample Sentences
九层塔一把
A handful of basil
最后加入辣椒片、九层塔,轻轻拌一下就可以起锅了
Finally add slices of the chili pepper, the sliced basil then after lightly stirring it you can remove it from the heat