使者
shǐ zhě
Pinyin
Definition
使者
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- emissary
- envoy
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
之乎者也
- 1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
仁者见仁,智者见智
- 1 The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.
- 2 Different views are admissible. (idiom)
任贤使能
- 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
来者不善,善者不来
- 1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
- 2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
- 3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
来者不拒
- 1 to refuse nobody (idiom)
- 2 all comers welcome
Sample Sentences
互利共赢。古丝绸之路见证了陆上“使者相望于道商旅不绝于途”的盛况,也见证了海上“舶交海中,不知其数”的繁华。
Win-win mutual benefit. The old Silk Road bore witness to a grand scene in which envoys could meet on the road and there was a constant flow of merchants travelling back and forth, and saw ships passing each other on the seas, in what was unfathomable prosperity.