兴师动众
xīng shī dòng zhòng
Pinyin

Definition

兴师动众
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xīng shī dòng zhòng
  1. to muster large forces
  2. to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
动
dòng
  1. 1 (of sth) to move
  2. 2 to set in movement
  3. 3 to displace
  4. 4 to touch
  5. 5 to make use of
  6. 6 to stir (emotions)
  7. 7 to alter
  8. 8 abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb
动作
dòng zuò
  1. 1 movement
  2. 2 motion
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
动力
dòng lì
  1. 1 motive power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 (fig.) motivation
  4. 4 impetus
动员
dòng yuán
  1. 1 to mobilize
  2. 2 to arouse
  3. 3 mobilization
  4. 4 CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]
动漫
dòng màn
  1. 1 cartoons and comics
  2. 2 animes and mangas
  3. 3 cartoon (animated movie)
  4. 4 anime
动物
dòng wù
  1. 1 animal
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún],個|个[gè]
师傅
shī fu
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 qualified worker
  3. 3 respectful form of address for older men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
心动
xīn dòng
  1. 1 heartbeat
  2. 2 heart rate
  3. 3 (fig.) emotionally affected
  4. 4 aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
感动
gǎn dòng
  1. 1 to move (sb)
  2. 2 to touch (sb emotionally)
  3. 3 moving
活动
huó dòng
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to move about
  3. 3 to operate
  4. 4 to use connections (personal influence)
  5. 5 loose
  6. 6 shaky
  7. 7 active
  8. 8 movable
  9. 9 activity
  10. 10 campaign
  11. 11 maneuver
  12. 12 behavior
  13. 13 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
激动
jī dòng
  1. 1 to move emotionally
  2. 2 to stir up (emotions)
  3. 3 to excite
众多
zhòng duō
  1. 1 numerous
移动
yí dòng
  1. 1 to move
  2. 2 movement
  3. 3 migration
  4. 4 mobile
  5. 5 portable
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
自动
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily
兴奋
xīng fèn
  1. 1 excited
  2. 2 excitement
  3. 3 (physiology) excitation
兴趣
xìng qù
  1. 1 interest (desire to know about sth)
  2. 2 interest (thing in which one is interested)
  3. 3 hobby
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
行动
xíng dòng
  1. 1 operation
  2. 2 action
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to move about
  5. 5 mobile
冲动
chōng dòng
  1. 1 to have an urge
  2. 2 to be impetuous
  3. 3 impulse
  4. 4 urge

Idioms (20)

一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
  1. 1 not living up to expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 failing to inspire confidence among people
  3. 3 unpopular
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
  1. 1 to live up to expectations (idiom)
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
  1. 1 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
  2. 2 to let the world know
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
前事不忘，后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
  1. 1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
力排众议
lì pái zhòng yì
  1. 1 to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
动人心魄
dòng rén xīn pò
  1. 1 (idiom) breathtaking
  2. 2 deeply affecting
动见观瞻
dòng jiàn guān zhān
  1. 1 to be watched closely (idiom)
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
  1. 1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
动魄惊心
dòng pò jīng xīn
  1. 1 shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing
  2. 2 shattering
  3. 3 hair-raising
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
  1. 1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
国家兴亡，匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
  1. 1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle

Sample Sentences

哦，所以是很兴师动众的。
o ，suǒyǐ shì hěn xīngshīdòngzhòng de 。
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