定海神针
dìng hǎi shén zhēn
Pinyin

Definition

定海神针
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dìng hǎi shén zhēn
  1. another name for 金箍棒[jīn gū bàng]
  2. (fig.) stabilizing force

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
Shàng hǎi
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
dìng
  1. 1 to set
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to determine
  4. 4 to decide
  5. 5 to order
gǎo dìng
  1. 1 to fix
  2. 2 to settle
  3. 3 to wangle
jué dìng
  1. 1 to decide (to do something)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
  5. 5 certainly
Hǎi
  1. 1 surname Hai
dàn dìng
  1. 1 calm and collected
  2. 2 unperturbed
yǎn shén
  1. 1 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
  2. 2 meaningful glance
  3. 3 wink
  4. 4 eyesight (dialect)
Shén
  1. 1 God
  2. 2 abbr. for 神舟[Shén zhōu]
shén qí
  1. 1 magical
  2. 2 mystical
  3. 3 miraculous
shén mì
  1. 1 mysterious
  2. 2 mystery
shén mǎ
  1. 1 mythical horse
  2. 2 Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shén me]
jīng shén
  1. 1 spirit
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 consciousness
  4. 4 thought
  5. 5 mental
  6. 6 psychological
  7. 7 essence
  8. 8 gist
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
bǎng dìng
  1. 1 binding (loanword)
  2. 2 to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
kěn dìng
  1. 1 to be certain
  2. 2 to be positive
  3. 3 assuredly
  4. 4 definitely
  5. 5 to give recognition
  6. 6 to affirm
  7. 7 affirmative (answer)
zhù dìng
  1. 1 to foreordain
  2. 2 to be bound to
  3. 3 to be destined to
  4. 4 to be doomed to
  5. 5 inevitably
cái shén
  1. 1 god of wealth
lóng mǎ jīng shén
  1. 1 old but still full of vitality (idiom)
Shàng hǎi shì
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
Shàng hǎi huà
  1. 1 Shanghainese
  2. 2 Shanghai dialect

Idioms (20)

一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
  1. 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
  2. 2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
凶神恶煞
xiōng shén è shà
  1. 1 fiends (idiom); devils and monsters
全神贯注
quán shén guàn zhù
  1. 1 to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
  2. 2 with rapt attention
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
兵贵神速
bīng guì shén sù
  1. 1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
出神入化
chū shén rù huà
  1. 1 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
  2. 2 worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
  1. 1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel at home anywhere
  3. 3 to roam about unconstrained
  4. 4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
  2. 2 a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)

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