倚仗
yǐ zhàng
Pinyin

Definition

倚仗
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yǐ zhàng
  1. to lean on
  2. to rely on

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhàng
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 to hold (a weapon)
  3. 3 to wield
  4. 4 to rely on
  5. 5 to depend on
  6. 6 war
  7. 7 battle
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
  1. 1 Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
dǎ zhàng
  1. 1 to fight a battle
  2. 2 to go to war
pào zhang
  1. 1 firecracker
zhàng yì
  1. 1 to uphold justice
  2. 2 to be loyal (to one's friends)
  3. 3 to stick by

Idioms (8)

仗势欺人
zhàng shì qī rén
  1. 1 to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)
  2. 2 to kick people around
仗义执言
zhàng yì zhí yán
  1. 1 to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
  1. 1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
  1. 1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

Sample Sentences

我们这老一辈的,还得倚仗你们年轻人的干劲儿跟创新呢!
wǒmen zhè lǎo yī bèi de ,hái děi yǐzhàng nǐmen niánqīngrén de gànjìnr gēn chuàngxīn ne !
It’s us old fogies that have to depend on the enthusiasm and creativity of you youngsters!
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