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大角星
Dà jiǎo xīng
Pinyin
Definition
大角星
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Dà jiǎo xīng
Arcturus (brightest star in the constellation Boötes 牧伕座|牧夫座[Mù fū zuò])
Character Decomposition
大
大
角
角
星
日
生
Related Words
(20)
大
dà
1
big
2
huge
3
large
4
major
5
great
6
wide
7
deep
8
older (than)
9
oldest
10
eldest
11
greatly
12
very much
13
(dialect) father
14
father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
1
very auspicious
2
extremely lucky
大家
dà jiā
1
everyone
2
influential family
3
great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
1
prize
2
award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
1
liar's dice (dice game)
大运
Dà yùn
1
Mandate of Heaven
2
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
3
usually written 大運河|大运河[Dà Yùn hé]
明星
míng xīng
1
star
2
celebrity
星座
xīng zuò
1
constellation
2
astrological sign
3
CL:張|张[zhāng]
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
三星
Sān xīng
1
Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
2
Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
三角
sān jiǎo
1
triangle
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
1
delta (geography)
主角
zhǔ jué
1
leading role
2
lead
五星
wǔ xīng
1
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五星级
wǔ xīng jí
1
five-star (hotel)
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
1
Alexander (name)
2
Alexandria (town name)
人大
Rén dà
1
(Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì])
2
Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué])
伟大
wěi dà
1
huge
2
great
3
grand
4
worthy of the greatest admiration
5
important (contribution etc)
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
1
(of a person) honorable
2
not devious
3
(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
4
without tricks
5
openly
6
(of a situation) out in the open
克星
kè xīng
1
nemesis
2
bane
3
fated to be ill-matched
Idioms
(20)
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
1
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
2
to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
1
to face opprobrium (idiom)
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
1
lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
2
first sign of emerging talent
3
budding genius
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
1
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
2
(in palace construction) elaborate and refined
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
1
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
2
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
1
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
1
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
2
no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
3
the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
4
nothing is more wretched than apathy
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
1
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
1
to wail
2
to bawl (idiom)
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
1
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
2
this world is an illusion
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
1
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
1
vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
夜郎自大
Yè láng zì dà
1
lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
2
fig. foolish conceit
大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
1
to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大出其汗
dà chū qí hàn
1
to sweat buckets (idiom)
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
1
a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯,大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
1
a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
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