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新山
Xīn shān
Pinyin
Definition
新山
-
Xīn shān
Johor Bahru (city in Malaysia)
Character Decomposition
新
立
十
小
斤
山
山
Related Words
(20)
山
Shān
1
surname Shan
新
Xīn
1
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]
2
surname Xin
新增
xīn zēng
1
newly added
2
additional
3
to add (to what already exists)
新年
xīn nián
1
New Year
2
CL:個|个[gè]
新春
xīn chūn
1
the beginning of Spring
2
the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
新浪
Xīn làng
1
Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
新闻
xīn wén
1
news
2
CL:條|条[tiáo],個|个[gè]
更新
gēng xīn
1
to replace the old with new
2
to renew
3
to renovate
4
to upgrade
5
to update
6
to regenerate
上山
shàng shān
1
to go uphill
2
to spin cocoon (silkworms)
3
to pass away
下山
xià shān
1
(of the sun) to set
中山
Zhōng shān
1
refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
2
Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
3
Nakayama (Japanese surname)
中新网
Zhōng xīn wǎng
1
ChinaNews (China News Service)
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
1
Alexander (name)
2
Alexandria (town name)
人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
1
multitude
2
vast crowd
佛山
Fó shān
1
Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
佛山市
Fó shān shì
1
Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng]
全新
quán xīn
1
all new
2
completely new
冰山
bīng shān
1
iceberg
2
CL:座[zuò]
刷新
shuā xīn
1
to renovate
2
to refurbish
3
to refresh (computer window)
4
to write a new page (in history)
5
to break (a record)
创新
chuàng xīn
1
innovation
2
to bring forth new ideas
3
to blaze new trails
Idioms
(20)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
1
lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
2
fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
3
(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
1
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
1
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
1
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
2
to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
1
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
1
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
2
fig. to fail an exam
3
to fall behind (in a competition)
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
1
lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
咸与维新
xián yù wéi xīn
1
everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
2
to replace the old with new
3
to reform and start afresh
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
1
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
1
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
1
lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
2
fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
1
sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
2
watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
执法如山
zhí fǎ rú shān
1
to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
堆积如山
duī jī rú shān
1
to pile up like a mountain (idiom)
2
a mountain of (paperwork etc)
3
a large number of sth
壁垒一新
bì lěi yī xīn
1
to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
1
Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
2
Long may you live!
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
1
reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
2
absence makes the heart grow fonder
小山包包
xiǎo shān bāo bao
1
a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom)
山外有山,天外有天
shān wài yǒu shān , tiān wài yǒu tiān
1
(idiom) however good sth is, there is always sth better
2
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself
Sample Sentences