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博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
Pinyin
Definition
博识多通
-
bó shí duō tōng
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
Related Words
(20)
博
bó
1
extensive
2
ample
3
rich
4
obtain
5
aim
6
to win
7
to get
8
plentiful
9
to gamble
多
duō
1
many
2
much
3
often
4
a lot of
5
numerous
6
more
7
in excess
8
how (to what extent)
9
multi-
10
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
多少
duō shǎo
1
number
2
amount
3
somewhat
二十多
èr shí duō
1
over 20
交通
jiāo tōng
1
to be connected
2
traffic
3
transportation
4
communications
5
liaison
博友
bó yǒu
1
lit. blog friend
博士
bó shì
1
doctor
2
court academician (in feudal China)
3
Ph.D.
博客
bó kè
1
blog (loanword)
2
weblog
3
blogger
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
博物馆
bó wù guǎn
1
museum
卡通
kǎ tōng
1
cartoon (loanword)
多久
duō jiǔ
1
how long?
多半
duō bàn
1
most
2
mostly
3
most likely
多多
duō duō
1
many
2
much
3
a lot
4
lots and lots
5
more
6
even more
多情
duō qíng
1
affectionate
2
passionate
3
emotional
4
sentimental
多数
duō shù
1
majority
2
most
多谢
duō xiè
1
many thanks
2
thanks a lot
多变
duō biàn
1
fickle
2
multi-variate (math.)
多云
duō yún
1
cloudy (meteorology)
多余
duō yú
1
superfluous
2
unnecessary
3
surplus
Idioms
(20)
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
1
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
2
I don't understand a word (idiom)
3
it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
1
grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
1
lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
2
fig. not to be outdone
3
not to yield to one's opponents
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
1
to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
1
mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
2
to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
3
to reciprocate with material assistance
4
scratch each other's back
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
1
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
2
There is safety in numbers.
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
1
Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
1
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
1
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
2
fig. not enough to go around
3
demand exceeds supply
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2
fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
1
everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
2
everything points to disaster
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
1
to not fully understand (idiom)
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
1
lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
2
idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
1
erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
1
to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
博而不精
bó ér bù jīng
1
extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
2
jack-of-all-trades, master of none
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
博识洽闻
bó shí qià wén
1
knowledgeable
2
erudite (idiom)
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
1
names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
Sample Sentences