按图索骥 (按圖索驥)
àn tú suǒ jì
Pinyin

Definition

按图索骥 (按圖索驥)
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àn tú suǒ jì
  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

Related Words (20)

àn
  1. 1 to press
  2. 2 to push
  3. 3 to leave aside or shelve
  4. 4 to control
  5. 5 to restrain
  6. 6 to keep one's hand on
  7. 7 to check or refer to
  8. 8 according to
  9. 9 in the light of
  10. 10 (of an editor or author) to make a comment
àn mó
  1. 1 massage
  2. 2 to massage
àn zhào
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 in accordance with
  3. 3 in the light of
  4. 4 on the basis of
àn jiàn
  1. 1 button or key (on a device)
  2. 2 keystroke
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 to press a button
tàn suǒ
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to probe

Idioms (10)

不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
按兵不动
àn bīng bù dòng
  1. 1 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
  1. 1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
  3. 3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
按质定价
àn zhì dìng jià
  1. 1 to fix a price based on quality (idiom)