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无用之树
wú yòng zhī shù
Pinyin
Definition
无用之树
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wú yòng zhī shù
useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遙遊|逍遥游)
Character Decomposition
无
无
用
用
之
王
丶
戈
㇝
树
木
又
寸
Related Words
(20)
之
zhī
1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
2
him
3
her
4
it
之前
zhī qián
1
before
2
prior to
3
ago
4
previously
5
beforehand
之后
zhī hòu
1
afterwards
2
following
3
later
4
after
使用
shǐ yòng
1
to use
2
to employ
3
to apply
4
to make use of
用
yòng
1
to use
2
to employ
3
to have to
4
to eat or drink
5
expense or outlay
6
usefulness
7
hence
8
therefore
三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
1
one third
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
1
invincible position
不用
bù yòng
1
need not
久而久之
jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī
1
over time
2
as time passes
3
in the fullness of time
之一
zhī yī
1
one of (sth)
2
one out of a multitude
3
one (third, quarter, percent etc)
之上
zhī shàng
1
above
之下
zhī xià
1
under
2
beneath
3
less than
之中
zhī zhōng
1
inside
2
among
3
in the midst of (doing sth)
4
during
之内
zhī nèi
1
inside
2
within
之外
zhī wài
1
outside
2
excluding
之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ
1
the reason why
之间
zhī jiān
1
between
2
among
3
inter-
之际
zhī jì
1
during
2
at the time of
之类
zhī lèi
1
and so on
2
and such
享用
xiǎng yòng
1
to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
Idioms
(20)
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
1
jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
1
once is more than enough (idiom)
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
1
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
2
early planning is the key to success
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
1
to do two things at once (idiom)
2
to multitask
3
to divide one's attention
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
1
proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
2
skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
1
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
1
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
2
early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
1
lit. friends for a day (idiom)
2
fig. casual acquaintance
一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
1
a wrong suffered (idiom)
2
old grievance
3
previous defeat
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
1
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2
in a nutshell
之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě
1
lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
1
tremendous strength (idiom)
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
1
the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
2
fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
井蛙之见
jǐng wā zhī jiàn
1
the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
1
runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
2
fugitive
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
1
human nature (idiom)
2
a behavior that is only natural
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
付之一叹
fù zhī yī tàn
1
to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
付之一叹
fù zhī yī tàn
1
to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
付之一炬
fù zhī yī jù
1
to put to the torch (idiom)
2
to commit to the flames
3
to burn sth down deliberately
Sample Sentences