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斯文·海定
Sī wén · Hǎi dìng
Pinyin
Definition
斯文·海定
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Sī wén · Hǎi dìng
Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭|楼兰[Lóu lán]
also written 斯文·赫定
Character Decomposition
斯
甘
一
八
斤
文
文
·
·
海
氵
丿
一
母
定
宀
一
龰
Related Words
(20)
一定
yī dìng
1
surely
2
certainly
3
necessarily
4
fixed
5
a certain (extent etc)
6
given
7
particular
8
must
上海
Shàng hǎi
1
Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
中文
Zhōng wén
1
Chinese language
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
1
original text
定
dìng
1
to set
2
to fix
3
to determine
4
to decide
5
to order
德克萨斯
Dé kè sà sī
1
Texas
搞定
gǎo dìng
1
to fix
2
to settle
3
to wangle
文
Wén
1
surname Wen
文化
wén huà
1
culture
2
civilization
3
cultural
4
CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文章
wén zhāng
1
article
2
essay
3
literary works
4
writings
5
hidden meaning
6
CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
文艺
wén yì
1
literature and art
决定
jué dìng
1
to decide (to do something)
2
to resolve
3
decision
4
CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
5
certainly
海
Hǎi
1
surname Hai
淡定
dàn dìng
1
calm and collected
2
unperturbed
确定
què dìng
1
definite
2
certain
3
fixed
4
to fix (on sth)
5
to determine
6
to be sure
7
to ensure
8
to make certain
9
to ascertain
10
to clinch
11
to recognize
12
to confirm
13
OK (on computer dialog box)
福尔摩斯
Fú ěr mó sī
1
Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯[Xiē luò kè · Fú ěr mó sī]
绑定
bǎng dìng
1
binding (loanword)
2
to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
肯定
kěn dìng
1
to be certain
2
to be positive
3
assuredly
4
definitely
5
to give recognition
6
to affirm
7
affirmative (answer)
Idioms
(20)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
1
(idiom) it's a deal
2
that's settled then
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
1
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
1
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
1
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
2
there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2
fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
1
to become known far and wide (idiom)
2
famous
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
1
decreed by fate (idiom)
2
destined
3
fated
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
1
lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2
worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
1
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
2
to feel at home anywhere
3
to roam about unconstrained
4
to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
1
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2
a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
1
drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
1
lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
2
fig. to get sorted out
3
to be finalized
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
1
lit. to fish a needle from the sea
2
to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
1
lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
2
incomprehensible nonsense
3
preposterous bullshit
Sample Sentences