国王 (國王)
guó wáng
Pinyin
Definition
国王 (國王)
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- king
- CL:個|个[gè]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (11)
胜者王侯败者寇
- 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
- 2 history is written by the victors
大水冲了龙王庙
- 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
- 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
- 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
成则为王,败则为寇
- 1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
- 2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
擒贼擒王
- 1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
混世魔王
- 1 devil incarnate (idiom)
- 2 fiend in human form
Sample Sentences
国王新城!八幢。
We're in the eighth building of Guowang Xincheng!
国王告诉小裁缝,如果他能杀死森林里的两个巨人,就可以跟公主结婚。
The king told the little tailor: “If you can kill two of the giants in the forest, then you can marry the princess.”
国王觉得大臣们说的有道理,但也不甘心就这么放走小裁缝,所以他想试试小裁缝到底有多大本事。
The king felt that what the officials said made sense, but he was unwilling to just expel the little tailor, so he thought: “What can I use to test the abilities of the little tailor?”
这下,大臣们都眼红了,他们觉得小裁缝没有为国家作出过一点贡献,凭什么得到那么多赏赐啊?而且他们也很担心小裁缝会威胁到他们的地位。所以他们一起到国王面前抗议,请国王赶走小裁缝。
At this time, the officials of the court were all jealous. They felt: “The little tailor hasn't made any contributions to the country. On what grounds can he receive so many awards?” Also, they were very worried that the little tailor would threaten their positions. So they went together before the king to protest, asking that the king expel the little tailor.
小裁缝走了很久,来到了一个小国。小国的国王邀请他去王宫里做客,并让他留下来为自己效劳,还赏赐了很多金银珠宝给他。
The little tailor walked for a while and came to a small kingdom. The king of the small kingdom invited him to stay at the palace as his guest, let him stay and serve him, and bestowed all manner of treasures upon him.
杀死了巨人以后,小裁缝得意地走进了王宫。国王没办法,只好把公主嫁给了小裁缝。他们在王宫举行了隆重的婚礼。
After slaying the giants, the little tailor triumphantly entered the palace. The king had no choice, and had to give the little tailor the princess's hand in marriage. They held a great wedding in the palace.
沈老师,国王、皇帝和总统,谁的权力最大?
Mrs. Shen, who has the most power – kings, emperors or presidents?
不对,皇帝的权力比国王的大。
Nope, emperors have more power than kings.
我觉得国王的权力最大。
I think kings have the most power.
国王和皇帝是古代的,总统是现代的。
Kings and emperors are from ancient times. Presidents are from modern times.