匹
pǐ
Pinyin
Definition
匹
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- classifier for horses, mules etc
- Taiwan pr. [pī]
- ordinary person
- classifier for cloth: bolt
- horsepower
匹 (疋)
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- variant of 匹[pǐ]
- classifier for cloth: bolt
匹
-
- mate
- one of a pair
Character Decomposition
Idioms (4)
单人匹马
- 1 single-handedly (idiom)
单枪匹马
- 1 lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed
- 2 unaccompanied
国家兴亡,匹夫有责
- 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
天下兴亡,匹夫有责
- 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
Sample Sentences
爷爷,送你一匹马。
Grandpa, I'm giving you a horse.
爸爸,也送你一匹马。祝你马上有钱。
Dad, I'm also giving you a horse. I'm wishing you wealth.
两匹马力,三万七千转,一旦启动,这飞刀螺旋一转,叫你想停都停不下来,听见没?稳定美妙的马达声,仿佛到了方程式赛车的赛道旁,让你不由自主想把厨房里、冰箱里、地窖里,所有能找出来的青菜水果全部放进去萃取,只为了吃到生机饮食的精华!
Two horsepower, with 37,000 revolutions a minute. As soon as you turn it on, the blade starts to fly. You won't want to stop, you'll feel compelled to make extracts from all the fruit and vegetables you can find in your kitchen, your refrigerator and your cellar, just so you can taste their vital essence.
没错,不过让人兴奋的是,中国队竟然成了一匹大黑马,获得了本次接力赛的亚军,对手如此强大,获得这个成绩也是很不容易啊!
That's right, but what excited people was that the Chinese team was a bit of a dark horse, coming in second in the relay race. With such strong opponents, this in itself was quite an achievement!
你知道我特别注重精神层面的匹配,现代人都特肤浅,只看物质看外表。和那样的人话不投机半句多,不聊也罢。
You know how much weight I put on finding a soulmate. Nowadays people are so superficial, they only care about material things and appearance. I can never stand talking to someone like that, better to save my breath.
是啊,所以,我觉得传统的门当户对观念,不仅只是肤浅的指双方家庭物质环境的匹配,更有因为物质环境而影响的思维方式和价值观念。
Yeah, so, I think that the traditional notion of matchmaking according to their family's status is not just a superficial way of suggesting that their family's material circumstances are matched, but also comes from the fact that material circumstances influence one's thinking and one's value system.
对,那是艾佛森时代的七六人队。想当年艾佛森单枪匹马把七六人队带入了总决赛。
Yes, that was the 76ers of the Allen Iverson era. Think about how Iverson brought the 76ers into the finals single-handedly at one time.
日本奥林匹克委员会主席竹田恒和19日说,他今年6月任期结束时会卸任,不寻求连任,同时辞去国际奥委会委员职务。竹田涉嫌行贿、换取东京奥运会承办权,遭法国检察机关调查。
Japanese Olympic Committee Chairman Tsunekazu Takeda said on the 19th that he will step down at the end of his term of office in June this year and will not seek re-election. He will also resign as a member of the International Olympic Committee. Tsunekazu Takeda was suspected of bribery in exchange for the right to host the Tokyo Olympics and was investigated by the French prosecutors.
一匹狼
A wolf
一匹马
A horse