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墨西哥城
Mò xī gē chéng
Pinyin
Definition
墨西哥城
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Mò xī gē chéng
Mexico City, capital of Mexico
Character Decomposition
墨
黑
土
西
西
哥
哥
城
土
一
丿
㇆
戈
Related Words
(20)
哥
gē
1
elder brother
哥哥
gē ge
1
older brother
2
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
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]
帅哥
shuài gē
1
handsome guy
2
lady-killer
3
handsome (form of address)
东西
dōng xī
1
east and west
西
Xī
1
the West
2
abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
3
Spanish
西游记
Xī yóu Jì
1
Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
2
also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
二哥
èr gē
1
second brother
京城
jīng chéng
1
capital of a country
伟哥
Wěi gē
1
Viagra (male impotence drug)
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
切尔西
Qiè ěr xī
1
Chelsea
南城
Nán chéng
1
Nancheng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
卡西欧
Kǎ xī ōu
1
Casio
印度尼西亚
Yìn dù ní xī yà
1
Indonesia
古城
gǔ chéng
1
ancient city
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
1
Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
1
to go separate ways (idiom)
2
to part ways with sb
3
Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
Idioms
(20)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
1
harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
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
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
1
to go separate ways (idiom)
2
to part ways with sb
3
Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
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
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
1
lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
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
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
1
hidebound by convention (idiom)
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
1
the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
1
lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
2
fig. hell freezes over
3
pigs can fly
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
1
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
1
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
1
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2
Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
1
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2
Rob Peter to pay Paul
挥毫洒墨
huī háo sǎ mò
1
to wield a writing brush (idiom)
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
1
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
攻城略地
gōng chéng lu:è dì
1
to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
日落西山
rì luò xī shān
1
the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
2
fig. time of decline
3
the end of an era
4
Sic transit gloria mundi
Sample Sentences
那快跟我们说说墨西哥城有什么好玩儿的?
nà kuài gēn wǒmen shuō shuo Mòxīgē chéng yǒu shénme hǎowánr de ?
Well, then, quick, tell me: what's so fun about Mexico City!
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太好玩儿了。没想到墨西哥城有那么多人。
tài hǎowánr le 。méixiǎngdào Mòxīgē chéng yǒu nàme duō rén 。
Incredibly fun! I had no idea there were so many people in Mexico City.
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