比亚 (比亞)
Bǐ yà
Pinyin
Definition
比亚 (比亞)
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- Bia, daughter of Pallas and Styx in Greek mythology, personification of violence
Character Decomposition
Idioms (13)
今非昔比
- 1 things are very different now (idiom)
- 2 times have changed
寿比南山
- 1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
- 2 Long may you live!
天涯若比邻
- 1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
- 2 close in spirit although far away
将心比心
- 1 to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
恩比天大
- 1 to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)
Sample Sentences
哥伦比亚:民众每年都会庆祝“世界懒惰日”,平日高压工作的人们可以在这一天放松休息。
Colombia: People celebrate "World Lazy Day" every year, and people who work under high pressure on weekdays can relax
尼罗河也被称为世界第一长河。全长6670公里。流经坦桑尼亚、卢旺达、乌干达、埃塞俄比亚、苏丹和埃及等国,穿过世界上面积最大的撒哈拉沙漠,最后流入地中海。流域面积为335万平方公里,相当于非洲大陆面积的九分之一。
The Nile has also been called the world's longest river, at some 6670 kilometers in length. It flows through the countries of Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, passing through the Sahara Desert - the largest by area in the world, and finally flowing into the Mediterranean Sea. Its watershed covers 3,350,000 square kilometers, equal to 1/9th of the surface of the African Continent.
我们做生意讲求的是稳定。非洲国家三天两头地打仗,今天来个埃及动乱,明天来个利比亚反政府运动,我们还怎么做生意?连员工的生命安全都得不到保证。
The thing we stress most when doing business is stability. African countries have wars almost every day. Today Egypt is in turmoil, tomorrow Libya has a movement against its government; how are we supposed to do business? Even the safety of our employees' lives isn't guaranteed.