什刹海 (什剎海)
shí chà hǎi
Pinyin
Definition
什刹海 (什剎海)
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- Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
- 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的
- 1 What brings you here? (idiom)
侯门似海
- 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
- 2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
八仙过海,各显神通
- 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
刀山火海
- 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
Sample Sentences
你下周不是去北京吗?北京有个“什刹海皮影主题酒店”,你可以去那里体验体验。
Aren't you going to Beijing next week? Beijing has a place called the “Shichahai Shadow Art Performance Hotel". You can go there to experience it.