指南针 (指南針)
zhǐ nán zhēn
Pinyin

Definition

指南针 (指南針)
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zhǐ nán zhēn
  1. compass

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

南
Nán
  1. 1 surname Nan
南京
Nán jīng
  1. 1 Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏
  2. 2 capital of China at different historical periods
南宁
Nán níng
  1. 1 Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
南方
nán fāng
  1. 1 south
  2. 2 the southern part of the country
  3. 3 the South
戒指
jiè zhi
  1. 1 (finger) ring

Idioms (20)

一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
  2. 2 in the twinkling of an eye
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
  1. 1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
  1. 1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles

Sample Sentences

让我看看，嗯，洗漱用品、衣服、化妆品......都准备好了，不过你带指南针和帐篷干什么？我们不是去旅游吗？
ràng wǒ kàn kan ，ng4 ，xǐshù yòngpǐn 、yīfu 、huàzhuāngpǐn ......dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le ，bùguò nǐ dài zhǐnánzhēn hé zhàngpeng gàn shénme ？wǒmen bùshì qù lǚyóu ma ？
Let me have a look. Yeah, toiletries, clothes, makeup...everything's ready. But why did you bring a compass and a tent? Aren't we going on a tour?
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没错啊。哎，会不会是指南针失灵了？
méicuò a 。āi ，huì bu huì shì zhǐnánzhēn shīlíng le ？
No. Hey, could it be that my compass is malfunctioning?
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