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牵牛星
Qiān niú xīng
Pinyin
Definition
牵牛星
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Qiān niú xīng
Altair (star)
Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
Character Decomposition
牵
大
冖
牛
牛
牛
星
日
生
Related Words
(20)
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)
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]
星星
xīng xing
1
star in the sky
星期
xīng qī
1
week
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
day of the week
4
Sunday
牛
Niú
1
surname Niu
牛奶
niú nǎi
1
cow's milk
2
CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi]
金牛
Jīn niú
1
Taurus (star sign)
2
Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
金牛座
Jīn niú zuò
1
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
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)
伏牛山
Fú niú shān
1
Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi
公牛
gōng niú
1
bull
克星
kè xīng
1
nemesis
2
bane
3
fated to be ill-matched
吹牛
chuī niú
1
to talk big
2
to shoot off one's mouth
3
to chat (dialect)
喵星人
miāo xīng rén
1
cat (Internet slang)
寿星
shòu xīng
1
god of longevity
2
elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated
外星人
wài xīng rén
1
space alien
2
extraterrestrial
女星
nu:3 xīng
1
female star
2
famous actress
Idioms
(20)
九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo
1
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
2
fig. a drop in the ocean
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
1
tremendous strength (idiom)
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
1
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
2
fig. the young are fearless
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ
1
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
2
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
呼牛呼马
hū niú hū mǎ
1
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
2
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
1
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
2
worthless object
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
1
as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
2
great amount of
3
countless
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
1
rare as morning stars (idiom)
2
few and far between
3
sparse
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
1
lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
2
fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
3
to cast pearls before swine
4
caviar to the general
5
to preach to deaf ears
6
to talk over sb's head
小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
1
to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
带牛佩犊
dài niú pèi dú
1
to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
1
lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
2
extremely urgent
星星之火
xīng xing zhī huǒ
1
a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星星之火,可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
1
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2
portentous signs
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2
portentous signs
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
1
scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng
1
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
2
to prepare a big feast (idiom)
气喘如牛
qì chuǎn rú niú
1
to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom)
2
to huff and puff
Sample Sentences