听诊器 (聽診器)
tīng zhěn qì
Pinyin
Definition
听诊器 (聽診器)
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- stethoscope
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
不打不成器
- 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
大器晚成
- 1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
- 2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
- 3 Rome wasn't built in a day
工欲善其事,必先利其器
- 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
投鼠忌器
- 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
- 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
欲善其事,必先利其器
- 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
Sample Sentences
听诊器
stethoscope