望而生畏
wàng ér shēng wèi
Pinyin

Definition

望而生畏
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wàng ér shēng wèi
  1. intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring
  2. terrifying
  3. overwhelming

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild
xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
  1. 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)