指点迷津
zhǐ diǎn mí jīn
Pinyin

Definition

指点迷津
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zhǐ diǎn mí jīn
  1. to show sb how to get to the right path

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

天津
Tiān jīn
  1. 1 Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津
戒指
jiè zhi
  1. 1 (finger) ring
手指
shǒu zhǐ
  1. 1 finger
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
指
zhǐ
  1. 1 finger
  2. 2 to point at or to
  3. 3 to indicate or refer to
  4. 4 to depend on
  5. 5 to count on
  6. 6 (of hair) to stand on end
指数
zhǐ shù
  1. 1 (numerical, statistical) index
  2. 2 (math.) exponent
  3. 3 index
  4. 4 exponential (function, growth)
指甲
zhǐ jia
  1. 1 fingernail
迷人
mí rén
  1. 1 fascinating
  2. 2 enchanting
  3. 3 charming
  4. 4 tempting
迷失
mí shī
  1. 1 to lose (one's bearings)
  2. 2 to get lost
迷幻
mí huàn
  1. 1 psychedelic
  2. 2 hallucinatory
迷茫
mí máng
  1. 1 vast and indistinct
  2. 2 perplexed
  3. 3 bewildered
  4. 4 at a loss
中指
zhōng zhǐ
  1. 1 middle finger
低迷
dī mí
  1. 1 blurred (landscape etc)
  2. 2 low (spirits)
  3. 3 in a slump (economy)
入迷
rù mí
  1. 1 to be fascinated
  2. 2 to be enchanted
执迷不悟
zhí mí bù wù
  1. 1 to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)
大拇指
Dà mu zhǐ
  1. 1 Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
天津市
Tiān jīn shì
  1. 1 Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津
延津
Yán jīn
  1. 1 Yanjin county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xīn xiāng], Henan
影迷
yǐng mí
  1. 1 film enthusiast
  2. 2 movie fan
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
手指头
shǒu zhǐ tou
  1. 1 fingertip
  2. 2 finger
扳指
bān zhǐ
  1. 1 ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)

Idioms (20)

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
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
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
执迷不悟
zhí mí bù wù
  1. 1 to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
  2. 2 freely and effortlessly
  3. 3 to have perfect command of
屈指可数
qū zhǐ kě shǔ
  1. 1 can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
  2. 2 very few
弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān
  1. 1 in a flash (idiom)
弹指之间
tán zhǐ zhī jiān
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
  2. 2 in a short moment
  3. 3 in a flash
  4. 4 in the twinkling of an eye
指手划脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
  1. 1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
  2. 2 to criticize or give orders summarily
  3. 3 also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
  1. 1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
  2. 2 to explain by waving one's hands
  3. 3 to criticize or give orders summarily
指挥有方，人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
  1. 1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
指日可待
zhǐ rì kě dài
  1. 1 imminent
  2. 2 just around the corner (idiom)
指桑骂槐
zhǐ sāng mà huái
  1. 1 lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree
  2. 2 fig. to scold sb indirectly
  3. 3 to make oblique accusations (idiom)
指鸡骂狗
zhǐ jī mà gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make indirect criticisms
指鹿作马
zhǐ lù zuò mǎ
  1. 1 to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth
指鹿为马
zhǐ lù wéi mǎ
  1. 1 making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation
指点江山
zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān
  1. 1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
  2. 2 to set the world to rights
  3. 3 to pass judgment on everything
染指
rǎn zhǐ
  1. 1 to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
  2. 2 to get a share of the action
  3. 3 abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎

Sample Sentences

怎么可能，根本看不出来啊。可以指点迷津吗？我一站在人群中尴尬癌就犯了。
zěnme kěnéng ，gēnběn kàn bù chūlái ā 。kěyǐ zhǐdiǎnmíjīn ma ？wǒ yī zhàn zài rénqún zhōng gāngà ái jiù fàn le 。
How is that possible, you really wouldn't know it to look at you. Can you teach me the secret? Whenever I'm stood among a crowd of people my awkwardness starts to play up.
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