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卫星城
wèi xīng chéng
Pinyin
Definition
卫星城
-
wèi xīng chéng
"satellite" town
edge city
exurb
Character Decomposition
卫
㇆
丨
一
星
日
生
城
土
一
丿
㇆
戈
Related Words
(20)
城
chéng
1
city walls
2
city
3
town
4
CL:座[zuò],道[dào],個|个[gè]
城市
chéng shì
1
city
2
town
3
CL:座[zuò]
明星
míng xīng
1
star
2
celebrity
星
xīng
1
star
2
heavenly body
3
satellite
4
small amount
星座
xīng zuò
1
constellation
2
astrological sign
3
CL:張|张[zhāng]
三星
Sān xīng
1
Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
2
Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
五星
wǔ xīng
1
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五星级
wǔ xīng jí
1
five-star (hotel)
京城
jīng chéng
1
capital of a country
倾城
qīng chéng
1
coming from everywhere
2
from all over the place
3
gorgeous (of woman)
4
to ruin and overturn the state
全城
quán chéng
1
whole city
克星
kè xīng
1
nemesis
2
bane
3
fated to be ill-matched
古城
gǔ chéng
1
ancient city
周星驰
Zhōu Xīng chí
1
Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭|无厘头[wú lí tóu] movies
商城
Shāng chéng
1
see 商城縣|商城县[Shāng chéng xiàn]
喵星人
miāo xīng rén
1
cat (Internet slang)
围城
Wéi chéng
1
Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial
城区
chéng qū
1
city district
2
urban area
城堡
chéng bǎo
1
castle
2
rook (chess piece)
城府
chéng fǔ
1
subtle
2
shrewd
3
sophisticated
Idioms
(20)
倾国倾城
qīng guó qīng chéng
1
lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
2
fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
3
also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qīng chéng qīng guó]
倾城倾国
qīng chéng qīng guó
1
lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
2
fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
1
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
1
lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
2
fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
3
(jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
4
(of one's stomach) to be rumbling
围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
1
to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
城门失火,殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
1
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
2
fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
3
ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
1
rare as morning stars (idiom)
2
few and far between
3
sparse
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
1
lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
2
extremely urgent
攻城略地
gōng chéng lu:è dì
1
to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
星星之火
xīng xing zhī huǒ
1
a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星星之火,可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
1
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2
portentous signs
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2
portentous signs
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
1
scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
流星赶月
liú xīng gǎn yuè
1
lit. a meteor catching up with the moon
2
swift action (idiom)
满城风雨
mǎn chéng fēng yǔ
1
lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal
2
an uproar
3
the talk of the town
灿若繁星
càn ruò fán xīng
1
bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
众志成城
zhòng zhì chéng chéng
1
unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
众星拱辰
zhòng xīng gǒng chén
1
lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Běi chén] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
2
to group around a revered leader
众星捧月
zhòng xīng pěng yuè
1
lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
2
to group around a revered leader
3
to revolve around sb
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