多时 (多時)
duō shí
Pinyin
Definition
多时 (多時)
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- long time
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不遑多让
- 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
- 2 fig. not to be outdone
- 3 not to yield to one's opponents
人多势众
- 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
- 2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
- 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
- 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 2 fig. not enough to go around
- 3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
- 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
- 2 everything points to disaster
Sample Sentences
很多时候,可能中国的爸爸,或者就是年纪比较大的男的,都比较严肃。
Very often Chinese fathers or older men are relatively serious.