倚仗
yǐ zhàng
Pinyin
Definition
倚仗
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- to lean on
- to rely on
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 weaponry
- 2 to hold (a weapon)
- 3 to wield
- 4 to rely on
- 5 to depend on
- 6 war
- 7 battle
- 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
- 1 to fight a battle
- 2 to go to war
- 1 firecracker
- 1 to uphold justice
- 2 to be loyal (to one's friends)
- 3 to stick by
Idioms (8)
仗势欺人
- 1 to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)
- 2 to kick people around
仗义执言
- 1 to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
仗义疏财
- 1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
倚栏望月
- 1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶
- 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!
It’s us old fogies that have to depend on the enthusiasm and creativity of you youngsters!