修炼成仙
xiū liàn chéng xiān
Pinyin

Definition

修炼成仙
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xiū liàn chéng xiān
  1. lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal
  2. practice makes perfect

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

修复
xiū fù
  1. 1 to restore
  2. 2 to renovate
  3. 3 restoration
  4. 4 (computing) to fix (a bug)
完成
wán chéng
  1. 1 to complete
  2. 2 to accomplish
成
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
成功
Chéng gōng
  1. 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
成名
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
成就
chéng jiù
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 success
  3. 3 achievement
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 to achieve (a result)
  6. 6 to create
  7. 7 to bring about
成为
chéng wéi
  1. 1 to become
  2. 2 to turn into
成长
chéng zhǎng
  1. 1 to mature
  2. 2 to grow
  3. 3 growth
变成
biàn chéng
  1. 1 to change into
  2. 2 to turn into
  3. 3 to become
事业有成
shì yè yǒu chéng
  1. 1 to be successful in business
  2. 2 professional success
仙
xiān
  1. 1 immortal
仙人
xiān rén
  1. 1 Daoist immortal
  2. 2 celestial being
仙境
xiān jìng
  1. 1 fairyland
  2. 2 wonderland
  3. 3 paradise
仙女
xiān nu:3
  1. 1 fairy
修
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu
修好
xiū hǎo
  1. 1 to repair (sth broken)
  2. 2 to restore (sth damaged)
  3. 3 to establish friendly relations with
  4. 4 (literary) to do meritorious deeds
修改
xiū gǎi
  1. 1 to amend
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to modify
修正
xiū zhèng
  1. 1 to revise
  2. 2 to amend
修炼
xiū liàn
  1. 1 (of Taoists) to practice austerities
  2. 2 to practice asceticism
修行
xiū xíng
  1. 1 to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)
  2. 2 to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
  1. 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
  1. 1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 slovenly in dress and manner
不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
  1. 1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不成体统
bù chéng tǐ tǒng
  1. 1 not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous
  2. 2 bad form
  3. 3 unacceptable behavior
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
  1. 1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
  3. 3 to go for wool and come back shorn
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
  1. 1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)

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