推进器 (推進器)
tuī jìn qì
Pinyin
Definition
推进器 (推進器)
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- propeller
- propulsion unit
- thruster
Character Decomposition
Idioms (18)
不打不成器
- 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
互相推诿
- 1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
- 2 passing the buck to and fro
- 3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
半推半就
- 1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
大器晚成
- 1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
- 2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
- 3 Rome wasn't built in a day
工欲善其事,必先利其器
- 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job