曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
Pinyin

Definition

曲突徙薪
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qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. fig. to take preventive measures

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

歌曲
gē qǔ
  1. 1 song
突然
tū rán
  1. 1 sudden
  2. 2 abrupt
  3. 3 unexpected
交响曲
jiāo xiǎng qǔ
  1. 1 symphony
作曲
zuò qǔ
  1. 1 to compose (music)
加薪
jiā xīn
  1. 1 to raise salary
协奏曲
xié zòu qǔ
  1. 1 concerto
单曲
dān qǔ
  1. 1 single (recording industry)
年薪
nián xīn
  1. 1 annual salary
弯曲
wān qū
  1. 1 to bend
  2. 2 to curve around
  3. 3 curved
  4. 4 crooked
  5. 5 to wind
  6. 6 to warp
戏曲
xì qǔ
  1. 1 Chinese opera
扭曲
niǔ qū
  1. 1 to twist
  2. 2 to warp
  3. 3 to distort
插曲
chā qǔ
  1. 1 music played during a movie, play etc
  2. 2 incidental music
  3. 3 music played in a theatrical interlude
  4. 4 (fig.) incident
  5. 5 episode
曲
Qū
  1. 1 surname Qu
曲奇
qǔ qí
  1. 1 cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 kuk1 kèi)
曲子
qǔ zi
  1. 1 poem for singing
  2. 2 tune
  3. 3 music
  4. 4 CL:支[zhī]
曲折
qū zhé
  1. 1 winding
  2. 2 (fig.) complicated
曲目
qǔ mù
  1. 1 repertoire
  2. 2 program
  3. 3 song
  4. 4 piece of music
曲线
qū xiàn
  1. 1 curve
  2. 2 curved line
  3. 3 indirect
  4. 4 in a roundabout way
月薪
yuè xīn
  1. 1 monthly income (in kind)
发薪日
fā xīn rì
  1. 1 payday

Idioms (20)

厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
  1. 1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hidden danger
  3. 3 imminent danger
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn
  1. 1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
  2. 2 to add fuel to the fire
是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
  1. 1 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
  2. 2 pros and cons
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
  1. 1 perfect finish (idiom)
曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn
  1. 1 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. content with simple things
曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān
  1. 1 winding and turning (idiom)
曲高和寡
qǔ gāo hè guǎ
  1. 1 difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
  2. 2 highbrow
杯水车薪
bēi shuǐ chē xīn
  1. 1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
狼奔豕突
láng bēn shǐ tū
  1. 1 the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
  1. 1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
  2. 2 different methods leading to the same result
  3. 3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
异军突起
yì jūn tū qǐ
  1. 1 to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
  1. 1 lit. windy and circuitous
  2. 2 difficult (idiom)
相向突击
xiāng xiàng tū jī
  1. 1 sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)
突发奇想
tū fā qí xiǎng
  1. 1 suddenly have a thought (idiom)
  2. 2 suddenly be inspired to do something
卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
  1. 1 lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gōu Jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
  1. 1 lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
薪火相传
xīn huǒ xiāng chuán
  1. 1 lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
  2. 2 going around in circles

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