卜
bǔ
Pinyin
Definition
卜
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- to divine
- to forecast or estimate
- (of a place to live etc) to choose
卜 (蔔)
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- see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luó bo]
卜
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- surname Bu
Character Decomposition
Compounds (35)
- 1 (negative prefix)
- 2 not
- 3 no
- 1 down
- 2 downwards
- 3 below
- 4 lower
- 5 later
- 6 next (week etc)
- 7 second (of two parts)
- 8 to decline
- 9 to go down
- 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 1 surname Huan
- 1 still
- 2 still in progress
- 3 still more
- 4 yet
- 5 even more
- 6 in addition
- 7 fairly
- 8 passably (good)
- 9 as early as
- 10 even
- 11 also
- 12 else
- 1 to pay back
- 2 to return
Idioms (2)
一个萝卜一个坑
- 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
- 2 fig. each person has his own position
- 3 each to his own
- 4 horses for courses
- 5 every kettle has its lid
萝卜白菜,各有所爱
- 1 one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
- 2 to each his own
Sample Sentences
萝卜
radish
白萝卜=菜头
white radish = radish (TW)
什么是生机饮食的精华,就是要您吃到完整的营养,看这边,胡萝卜,维生素满满;生菜,纤维素一百;苹果,铁质最多,让你做钢铁侠;葡萄,富含OPC,地表最强抗氧化素;最后,小黄瓜,他的青翠,你的青春!
What is vital essence, I hear you ask. It means when you get complete nutrition. Look here, carrots, full of vitamins; leafy greens, max fiber; apples, with so much iron that you'll turn into Iron Man; grapes, full of OPC and the most anti-oxidants you can find on earth; finally, cucumber, its fresh green reflects your youth.
你今天怎么跟吃火药似的,咸吃萝卜淡操心。
You’re snappish today, worrying for nothing.
新华社北京九月四日电(记者郝王乐李娜卜多门)
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 4th, by reporter Hao Wangle, Li Na Bu Duomen
这也太扯了。那我买根茎类蔬菜总行了吧。白萝卜怎么卖?
That's ridiculous. Buying a root vegetable would be OK, no? In what quantity do you sell the white radishes?
那就便宜多了,白萝卜一斤五角。你看这根,屁股圆圆大大,肯定好吃,你自己用手指敲敲看。
That's much cheaper. White radishes are RMB0.50 for half a kilogram. Look at this one, a nice big round rump on it, it's certain to be tasty, tap it with your finger to see.
好,我就要那根萝卜。再帮我秤一斤菠菜,贵是贵,不吃青菜也不行。
OK, then I want that radish. Get me a half kilogram of spinach too. It may be expensive but I have to have some green vegetables.
是不是硬硬的,声音清脆,这就是新鲜的萝卜。
Isn't it nice and hard, with a crisp sound to it. That's a fresh radish.
客人敲敲萝卜)
(The customer taps the radish)