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流星赶月
liú xīng gǎn yuè
Pinyin
Definition
流星赶月
-
liú xīng gǎn yuè
lit. a meteor catching up with the moon
swift action (idiom)
Character Decomposition
流
氵
亠
厶
儿
丨
星
日
生
赶
走
干
月
月
Related Words
(20)
明星
míng xīng
1
star
2
celebrity
星
xīng
1
star
2
heavenly body
3
satellite
4
small amount
星座
xīng zuò
1
constellation
2
astrological sign
3
CL:張|张[zhāng]
月
yuè
1
moon
2
month
3
monthly
4
CL:個|个[gè],輪|轮[lún]
岁月
suì yuè
1
years
2
time
流行
liú xíng
1
(of a contagious disease etc) to spread
2
to propagate
3
(of a style of clothing, song etc) popular
4
fashionable
一月
Yī yuè
1
January
2
first month (of the lunar year)
一流
yī liú
1
top quality
2
front ranking
七月
Qī yuè
1
July
2
seventh month (of the lunar year)
三星
Sān xīng
1
Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
2
Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
三月
Sān yuè
1
March
2
third month (of the lunar year)
下流
xià liú
1
lower course of a river
2
low-class
3
mean and lowly
4
vulgar
5
obscene
主流
zhǔ liú
1
main stream (of a river)
2
fig. the essential point
3
main viewpoint of a matter
4
mainstream (culture etc)
九月
Jiǔ yuè
1
September
2
ninth month (of the lunar year)
二月
Èr yuè
1
February
2
second month (of the lunar year)
五星
wǔ xīng
1
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五星级
wǔ xīng jí
1
five-star (hotel)
五月
Wǔ yuè
1
May
2
fifth month (of the lunar year)
交流
jiāo liú
1
to exchange
2
exchange
3
communication
4
interaction
5
to have social contact (with sb)
人流
rén liú
1
stream of people
2
abortion
3
abbr. for 人工流產|人工流产[rén gōng liú chǎn]
Idioms
(20)
九天揽月
jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè
1
to reach for the stars (idiom)
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
1
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
2
one should constantly strive to make progress
付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
1
to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
1
to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
1
lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
2
period of peace and prosperity
3
noble and benevolent character
冰壶秋月
bīng hú qiū yuè
1
jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
2
flawless person
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
1
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
1
to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
1
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
2
Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
1
rare as morning stars (idiom)
2
few and far between
3
sparse
对答如流
duì dá rú liú
1
able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
屁滚尿流
pì gǔn niào liú
1
to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
1
the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
从善如流
cóng shàn rú liú
1
readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
从谏如流
cóng jiàn rú liú
1
to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
1
lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
2
extremely urgent
成年累月
chéng nián lěi yuè
1
year in, year out (idiom)
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
1
arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
日新月异
rì xīn yuè yì
1
daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)
2
every day sees new developments
3
rapid progress
日月如梭
rì yuè rú suō
1
the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!
Sample Sentences