割
gē
Pinyin
Definition
割
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- to cut
- to cut apart
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
任人宰割
- 1 to get trampled on (idiom)
- 2 to be taken advantage of
割股疗亲
- 1 to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
- 2 filial thigh-cutting
割袍断义
- 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
- 2 to break all friendly ties
割鸡焉用牛刀
- 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
- 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
- 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
心如刀割
- 1 to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
- 2 to be torn with grief
Sample Sentences
做人要诚实,老一辈的都说说谎是会下地狱、割舌头的。
We need to be honest. Elders always say that people who lie would go to hell and their tongues would be cut.
不必担心,冥想初学者的注意力被思绪牵引是稀松平常的事,你要做的是把冥想的时间切割成小块,多次练习。一次冥想的时间不必超过五分钟。
You don't need to worry, those just starting to learn to meditate will often find their mind drifting off in distraction. What you need to do is to cut your meditation time into short periods and do it regularly. You should only meditate for less than five minutes at a time.
割双眼皮
to slice double-fold eyelids
割脉
to slit a wrist
割喉咙
to slit a throat
割麦子
to slice grain
收割机
harvester, reaper
割草机
lawnmower
是吧,我来台湾玩之前做了一点功课,其实蒋介石对民族的贡献也是很大的。比如在清末军阀割据的时候领导了两次北伐,统一了乱世中的中国;比如对文化教育的重视等等。还有他到死都坚持一个中国的信念,坚决不搞台独。
Yeah. Before I went to Taiwan I did some research. In fact, Chiang Kai-shek's contributions to the people were pretty great. For example, when the country was being carved up by warlords at the end of the Qing Dynasty, he led an invasion into the north two times to unite China. Another example was his valuing of culture and education. And even at the end of his life he was still committed to the idea of one China, and that Taiwan should not be independent.
对啊。而且隆鼻、隆胸、割双眼皮都是小手术。参加选美的人都知道。
Right. Besides, nose jobs, boob jobs, and eye jobs are all minor surgery. All the girls in beauty pageants know that.