城市依赖症
chéng shì yī lài zhèng
Pinyin

Definition

城市依赖症
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chéng shì yī lài zhèng
  1. "urban dependence disease" (sufferers are unwilling to give up city comforts and return to the countryside)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī rán
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 as before
yī jiù
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 still
Shāng chéng
  1. 1 see 商城縣|商城县[Shāng chéng xiàn]
chéng
  1. 1 city walls
  2. 2 city
  3. 3 town
  4. 4 CL:座[zuò],道[dào],個|个[gè]
chéng shì
  1. 1 city
  2. 2 town
  3. 3 CL:座[zuò]
shì qū
  1. 1 urban district
  2. 2 downtown
  3. 3 city center
shì chǎng
  1. 1 marketplace
  2. 2 market (also in abstract)
shì mín
  1. 1 city resident
chāo shì
  1. 1 supermarket
  2. 2 abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā]
shàng shì
  1. 1 to hit the market (of a new product)
  2. 2 to float (a company on the stock market)
Shàng hǎi shì
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
Zhōng guó chéng
  1. 1 Chinatown
jīng chéng
  1. 1 capital of a country
Fó shān shì
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng]
  1. 1 to depend on
  2. 2 to comply with or listen to sb
  3. 3 according to
  4. 4 in the light of
yī yī
  1. 1 to regret leaving
  2. 2 reluctant to part
  3. 3 (onom.) young leaves stir gently in the wind
yī yī bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
yī wēi
  1. 1 to nestle against
  2. 2 to snuggle up to
yī liàn
  1. 1 to be fondly attached to
  2. 2 to not wish to part with
  3. 3 to cling to
yī jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 basis
  3. 3 foundation

Idioms (20)

不依不饶
bù yī bù ráo
  1. 1 not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive
  2. 2 to treat severely without listening to excuses
依依不舍
yī yī bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu
  1. 1 lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
  1. 1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
  2. 2 Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
  1. 1 to be one's old self (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unchanged
  3. 3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
依葫芦画瓢
yī hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
  1. 1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
倾国倾城
qīng guó qīng chéng
  1. 1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
  3. 3 also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qīng chéng qīng guó]
倾城倾国
qīng chéng qīng guó
  1. 1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
  1. 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn
  1. 1 totally submissive (idiom)
唇齿相依
chún chǐ xiāng yī
  1. 1 lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related
  2. 2 interdependent
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
  1. 1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
  3. 3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
  4. 4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
  1. 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. 1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
  2. 2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
  3. 3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
对症下药
duì zhèng xià yào
  1. 1 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
  2. 2 to take appropriate steps
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
  1. 1 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
  2. 2 to take appropriate steps
小鸟依人
xiǎo niǎo yī rén
  1. 1 lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. cute and helpless-looking
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
  1. 1 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
攻城略地
gōng chéng lu:è dì
  1. 1 to take cities and seize territories (idiom)

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