人形
rén xíng
Pinyin
Definition
人形
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- human shape
- in human form
- of human appearance
- doll
- puppet
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
- 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
- 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行,必有我师
- 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
- 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
- 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
Sample Sentences
你来学什么?学如何彻底浑水摸鱼吗?你是人形看板呀。
What did you come to learn? Was it to perfect the art of procrastination? You're like a cardboard cutout.
一年又一年,小白蛇已经在山上修炼了一千七百年。它已经修炼成人形,变成一位年轻漂亮的姑娘,她给自己起了个名字叫“白素贞”。白素贞准备下山报恩了。
The years passed. The small white snake had already practiced the mystical Daoist arts for 1700 years. It had assumed a human form, and become a beautiful young maiden. She chose the name Bai Suzhen for herself. Bai Suzhen intended to come down from the mountain to repay her debt of gratitude.