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加尔文
Jiā ěr wén
Pinyin
Definition
加尔文
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Jiā ěr wén
Calvin (1509-1564), French protestant reformer
Character Decomposition
加
力
口
尔
⺈
小
文
文
Related Words
(20)
加
Jiā
1
abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jiā ná dà]
2
surname Jia
加上
jiā shàng
1
plus
2
to put in
3
to add
4
to add on
5
to add into
6
in addition
7
on top of that
加入
jiā rù
1
to become a member
2
to join
3
to mix into
4
to participate in
5
to add in
加油
jiā yóu
1
to add oil
2
to top up with gas
3
to refuel
4
to accelerate
5
to step on the gas
6
(fig.) to make an extra effort
7
to cheer sb on
加班
jiā bān
1
to work overtime
加速
jiā sù
1
to speed up
2
to expedite
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
1
original text
参加
cān jiā
1
to participate
2
to take part
3
to join
增加
zēng jiā
1
to raise
2
to increase
文
Wén
1
surname Wen
文化
wén huà
1
culture
2
civilization
3
cultural
4
CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
文章
wén zhāng
1
article
2
essay
3
literary works
4
writings
5
hidden meaning
6
CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
文艺
wén yì
1
literature and art
更加
gèng jiā
1
more (than sth else)
2
even more
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
三文鱼
sān wén yú
1
salmon (loanword)
中文
Zhōng wén
1
Chinese language
交加
jiāo jiā
1
to occur at the same time (of two things)
2
to be mingled
3
to accompany each other
人文
rén wén
1
humanities
2
human affairs
3
culture
Idioms
(20)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
1
promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
1
promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
1
promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
1
lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
2
incomprehensible nonsense
3
preposterous bullshit
年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng
1
increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
1
to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
2
to go as fast as possible
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
1
to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
1
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
1
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
2
to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
文人相轻
wén rén xiāng qīng
1
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
文如其人
wén rú qí rén
1
the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
1
a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
文房四宝
wén fáng sì bǎo
1
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bǐ], 墨[mò], 紙|纸[zhǐ] and 硯|砚[yàn]
2
the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
1
civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
1
well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
2
master of pen and sword
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