独居石
dú jū shí
Pinyin

Definition

独居石
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dú jū shí
  1. monazite

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

居然
jū rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 go so far as to
石头
shí tou
  1. 1 stone
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
钻石
zuàn shí
  1. 1 diamond
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē]
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
中石化
Zhōng shí huà
  1. 1 China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
  2. 2 abbr. for 中國石油化工股份有限公司|中国石油化工股份有限公司
位居
wèi jū
  1. 1 to be located at
分居
fēn jū
  1. 1 to separate (married couple)
  2. 2 to live apart (of husband and wife, family members)
化石
huà shí
  1. 1 fossil
同居
tóng jū
  1. 1 to live together
基石
jī shí
  1. 1 cornerstone
大理石
dà lǐ shí
  1. 1 marble
安居
Ān jū
  1. 1 Anju district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[Suì níng shì], Sichuan
定居
dìng jū
  1. 1 to settle (in some city, country etc)
  2. 2 to take up residence
家居
jiā jū
  1. 1 home
  2. 2 residence
  3. 3 to stay at home (unemployed)
宝石
bǎo shí
  1. 1 precious stone
  2. 2 gem
  3. 3 CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
居
Jū
  1. 1 surname Ju
居住
jū zhù
  1. 1 to reside
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to live in a place
  4. 4 resident in
居多
jū duō
  1. 1 to be in the majority
居委会
jū wěi huì
  1. 1 neighbourhood committee
居室
jū shì
  1. 1 room
  2. 2 apartment

Idioms (20)

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
功成不居
gōng chéng bù jū
  1. 1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
坚如磐石
jiān rú pán shí
  1. 1 solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
  2. 2 rock-firm and unyielding
安如磐石
ān rú pán shí
  1. 1 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
  1. 1 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
居功自傲
jū gōng zì ào
  1. 1 satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
居安思危
jū ān sī wēi
  1. 1 to think of danger in times of safety
  2. 2 to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
居心不良
jū xīn bù liáng
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
居心叵测
jū xīn pǒ cè
  1. 1 harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
居无定所
jū wú dìng suǒ
  1. 1 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
居高临下
jū gāo lín xià
  1. 1 to live high and look down (idiom)
  2. 2 to overlook
  3. 3 to tower above
  4. 4 to occupy the high ground
  5. 5 fig. arrogance based on one's social position
后来居上
hòu lái jū shàng
  1. 1 lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation
  2. 2 the pupil surpasses the master
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
  1. 1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to test the waters
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to move a stone and stub one's toe
  2. 2 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
  2. 2 hoisted by one's own petard
摸着石头过河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
  1. 1 to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
  2. 2 to advance cautiously, step by step
  3. 3 to feel one's way forward
木人石心
mù rén shí xīn
  1. 1 lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. heartless

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