左邻右舍 (左鄰右舍)
zuǒ lín yòu shè
Pinyin

Definition

左邻右舍 (左鄰右舍)
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zuǒ lín yòu shè
  1. neighbors
  2. next-door neighbors
  3. related work units
  4. colleagues doing related work

Related Words (20)

sù shè
  1. 1 dormitory
  2. 2 dorm room
  3. 3 living quarters
  4. 4 hostel
  5. 5 classifier: 间 jiān
Zuǒ
  1. 1 surname Zuo
zuǒ yòu
  1. 1 left and right
  2. 2 nearby
  3. 3 approximately
  4. 4 attendant
  5. 5 to control
  6. 6 to influence
shě
  1. 1 to give up
  2. 2 to abandon
  3. 3 to give alms
bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part with (sth or sb)
  2. 2 unwilling to let go of

Idioms (20)

不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
  1. 1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
依依不舍
yī yī bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě
  1. 1 to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
  2. 2 skinflint
  3. 3 miserly
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
  1. 1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
左券在握
zuǒ quàn zài wò
  1. 1 to be assured of success (idiom)

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