按图索骥 (按圖索驥)
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Pinyin
Definition
按图索骥 (按圖索驥)
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- lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
- to try and find sth with the help of a clue
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to press
- 2 to push
- 3 to leave aside or shelve
- 4 to control
- 5 to restrain
- 6 to keep one's hand on
- 7 to check or refer to
- 8 according to
- 9 in the light of
- 10 (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 1 massage
- 2 to massage
- 1 according to
- 2 in accordance with
- 3 in the light of
- 4 on the basis of
- 1 to explore
- 2 to probe
Idioms (10)
不假思索
- 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
- 2 to fire from the hip
冥思苦索
- 1 to mull over (idiom)
- 2 to think long and hard
按兵不动
- 1 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
按图索骥
- 1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- 2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
- 3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
按质定价
- 1 to fix a price based on quality (idiom)