嫡系
dí xì
Pinyin

Definition

嫡系
 - 
dí xì
  1. direct line of descent
  2. under one's personal command
  3. school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

系
xì
  1. 1 to connect
  2. 2 to relate to
  3. 3 to tie up
  4. 4 to bind
  5. 5 to be (literary)
系列
xì liè
  1. 1 series
  2. 2 set
系统
xì tǒng
  1. 1 system
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
联系
lián xì
  1. 1 variant: 联系 lián xì
关系
guān xi
  1. 1 relation
  2. 2 relationship
  3. 3 to concern
  4. 4 to affect
  5. 5 to have to do with
  6. 6 guanxi
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (1)

解铃还须系铃人
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
  1. 1 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. whoever started the trouble should end it