偏倚
piān yǐ
Pinyin
Definition
偏倚
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- to be partial
- to favor
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 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 lean
- 2 to slant
- 3 oblique
- 4 prejudiced
- 5 to deviate from average
- 6 to stray from the intended line
- 7 stubbornly
- 8 contrary to expectations
- 9 left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
- 1 (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately
- 2 as it happened
- 3 (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly
- 4 contrarily
- 5 against reason
- 6 (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely
- 7 only
- 8 of all people
- 1 prejudice
- 1 to lean on
- 2 to rest against
- 3 to rely on
- 4 support
- 5 backing
- 6 back of a chair
Idioms (6)
倚栏望月
- 1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
偏邪不正
- 1 biased
- 2 prejudiced (idiom)
剑走偏锋
- 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
- 2 fig. unexpected winning move
- 3 unconventional gambit
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
- 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
明知山有虎,偏向虎山行
- 1 lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers