充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
Pinyin

Definition

充饥止渴
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chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

停止
tíng zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease
充值
chōng zhí
  1. 1 to recharge (money onto a card)
充值卡
chōng zhí kǎ
  1. 1 rechargeable card
  2. 2 to recharge a card
充分
chōng fèn
  1. 1 ample
  2. 2 sufficient
  3. 3 adequate
  4. 4 full
  5. 5 fully
  6. 6 to the full
充实
chōng shí
  1. 1 rich
  2. 2 full
  3. 3 substantial
  4. 4 to enrich
  5. 5 to augment
  6. 6 to substantiate (an argument)
充满
chōng mǎn
  1. 1 full of
  2. 2 brimming with
  3. 3 very full
  4. 4 permeated
渴望
kě wàng
  1. 1 to thirst for
  2. 2 to long for
补充
bǔ chōng
  1. 1 to replenish
  2. 2 to supplement
  3. 3 to complement
  4. 4 additional
  5. 5 supplementary
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
防止
fáng zhǐ
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to guard against
  3. 3 to take precautions
阻止
zǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to block
不止
bù zhǐ
  1. 1 incessantly
  2. 2 without end
  3. 3 more than
  4. 4 not limited to
何止
hé zhǐ
  1. 1 far more than
  2. 2 not just
充
chōng
  1. 1 to fill
  2. 2 to satisfy
  3. 3 to fulfill
  4. 4 to act in place of
  5. 5 substitute
  6. 6 sufficient
  7. 7 full
充斥
chōng chì
  1. 1 to be full of
  2. 2 to flood
  3. 3 to congest
充气
chōng qì
  1. 1 to inflate
充沛
chōng pèi
  1. 1 abundant
  2. 2 plentiful
  3. 3 vigorous
充当
chōng dāng
  1. 1 to serve as
  2. 2 to act as
  3. 3 to play the role of
充足
chōng zú
  1. 1 adequate
  2. 2 sufficient
  3. 3 abundant
充电
chōng diàn
  1. 1 to recharge batteries
  2. 2 fig. to rest and recuperate
充电器
chōng diàn qì
  1. 1 battery charger

Idioms (20)

令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén
  1. 1 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
  1. 1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection
如饥似渴
rú jī sì kě
  1. 1 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
  2. 2 to long for sth
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
  2. 2 You live and learn.
屡禁不止
lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
戛然而止
jiá rán ér zhǐ
  1. 1 with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
打肿脸充胖子
dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi
  1. 1 lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
汗牛充栋
hàn niú chōng dòng
  1. 1 lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
  4. 4 also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
漏脯充饥
lòu fǔ chōng jī
  1. 1 to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
滥竽充数
làn yú chōng shù
  1. 1 lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
  2. 2 to masquerade as having an ability
  3. 3 token member of a group
无休无止
wú xiū wú zhǐ
  1. 1 ceaseless; endless (idiom)
生命不息，战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
  1. 1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last

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