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孤拔
Gū bá
Pinyin
Definition
孤拔
-
Gū bá
Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War
Character Decomposition
孤
子
瓜
拔
扌
𠂇
丶
又
Related Words
(20)
孤单
gū dān
1
lone
2
lonely
3
loneliness
孤独
gū dú
1
lonely
2
solitary
一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
1
obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
2
willful
3
one's own way
4
dogmatic
出类拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
1
to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
2
preeminent
3
outstanding
孤
gū
1
lone
2
lonely
孤傲
gū ào
1
proud and aloof
孤僻
gū pì
1
antisocial
2
reclusive
3
eccentric
孤儿
gū ér
1
orphan
孤寂
gū jì
1
lonesome
2
desolate
孤岛
gū dǎo
1
isolated island
孤注一掷
gū zhù yī zhì
1
to stake all on one throw
孤立
gū lì
1
isolate
2
isolated
孤身
gū shēn
1
alone
2
lonely
孤陋
gū lòu
1
ignorant
2
ill-informed
孤零零
gū líng líng
1
lone
2
isolated and without help
3
all alone
4
solitary
拔
bá
1
to pull up
2
to pull out
3
to draw out by suction
4
to select
5
to pick
6
to stand out (above level)
7
to surpass
8
to seize
拔掉
bá diào
1
to pluck
2
to pull off
3
to pull out
4
to unplug
拔河
bá hé
1
tug-of-war
2
to take part in a tug-of-war
拔牙
bá yá
1
to extract a tooth
拔丝
bá sī
1
wire drawing
2
candied floss (cooking)
3
spun sugar or toffee (coating)
Idioms
(17)
一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
1
obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
2
willful
3
one's own way
4
dogmatic
一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
1
stingy (idiom)
出类拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
1
to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
2
preeminent
3
outstanding
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
1
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
2
at daggers drawn
吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
1
lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
2
fig. to die
3
to bite the dust
4
to be over and done with
坚韧不拔
jiān rèn bù bá
1
firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
孤家寡人
gū jiā guǎ rén
1
one who is cut off from others (idiom)
2
one who has chosen to follow a solitary path
3
(can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
孤独于世
gū dú yú shì
1
alone in the world (idiom)
孤芳自赏
gū fāng zì shǎng
1
lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism
2
self-love
孤苦伶仃
gū kǔ líng dīng
1
solitary and impoverished (idiom)
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
1
lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
2
to be all alone (idiom)
孤军奋战
gū jūn fèn zhàn
1
lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)
2
fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
1
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
2
inextricably tangled together
3
Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
1
to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
1
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
2
inextricably tangled together
3
Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
苦心孤诣
kǔ xīn gū yì
1
to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble
2
to work hard at sth
路见不平,拔刀相助
lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù
1
lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
2
fig. to rush to the rescue
3
to play the white knight
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