太常
tài cháng
Pinyin

Definition

太常
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tài cháng
  1. Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

太
tài
  1. 1 highest
  2. 2 greatest
  3. 3 too (much)
  4. 4 very
  5. 5 extremely
非常
fēi cháng
  1. 1 very
  2. 2 very much
  3. 3 unusual
  4. 4 extraordinary
太原
Tài yuán
  1. 1 Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China
太太
tài tai
  1. 1 married woman
  2. 2 Mrs.
  3. 3 Madam
  4. 4 wife
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
太平
Tài píng
  1. 1 place name
太平洋
Tài píng Yáng
  1. 1 Pacific Ocean
太白
Tài bái
  1. 1 Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎo jī], Shaanxi
  2. 2 Venus
太监
tài jiàn
  1. 1 court eunuch
  2. 2 palace eunuch
太空
tài kōng
  1. 1 outer space
太过
tài guò
  1. 1 excessively
  2. 2 too
太阳
tài yang
  1. 1 sun
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tài yáng xué]
家常
jiā cháng
  1. 1 the daily life of a family
常
Cháng
  1. 1 surname Chang
常客
cháng kè
  1. 1 frequent visitor
  2. 2 fig. sth that crops up frequently
常州
Cháng zhōu
  1. 1 Changzhou prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
常常
cháng cháng
  1. 1 frequently
  2. 2 often
常见
cháng jiàn
  1. 1 commonly seen
  2. 2 common
  3. 3 to see sth frequently
常识
cháng shí
  1. 1 common sense
  2. 2 general knowledge
  3. 3 CL:門|门[mén]
平常
píng cháng
  1. 1 ordinary
  2. 2 common
  3. 3 usually
  4. 4 ordinarily
日常
rì cháng
  1. 1 daily
  2. 2 everyday

Idioms (19)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
  1. 1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
千里马常有，而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
  1. 1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
  1. 1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
  1. 1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
  1. 1 to bully intolerably (idiom)
法轮常转
Fǎ lún cháng zhuàn
  1. 1 the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
  1. 1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
知足常乐
zhī zú cháng lè
  1. 1 satisfied with what one has (idiom)
祸福无常
huò fú wú cháng
  1. 1 disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
老生常谈
lǎo shēng cháng tán
  1. 1 an old observation (idiom)
  2. 2 a truism
  3. 3 banal comments
蹈常袭故
dǎo cháng xí gù
  1. 1 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
  2. 2 always the same routine
进退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng
  1. 1 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
闲话家常
xián huà jiā cháng
  1. 1 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)

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