独木桥 [獨木橋] - single-log bridge, (fig.) difficult path - dú mù qiáo | Definition | ChinesePod.com

独木桥 (獨木橋)

dú mù qiáo

Pinyin

Definition

独木桥 (獨木橋)

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dú mù qiáo

single-log bridge
(fig.) difficult path

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Mù

1 surname Mu

yǒu mù yǒu

1 (slang) come on, you can't deny it!
2 don't you think so?!
3 (melodramatic form of 有沒有|有没有)

mù ǒu

1 puppet

Mù xīng

1 Jupiter (planet)

mù guā

1 papaya (Carica papaya)
2 genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
3 Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)

Idioms (20)

一木难支

yī mù nán zhī

1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
2 fig. one is helpless alone

人生一世，草木一春

rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn

1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥

nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo

1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine

刚毅木讷

gāng yì mù nè

1 resolute and taciturn (idiom)

十年树木，百年树人

shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén

1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.

Sample Sentences

你没听说啊，现在公务员考试是千军万马过独木桥，通过率很低的。如果没通过的话，时间和精力不都浪费了吗？

nǐ méi tīngshuō a ，xiànzài gōngwùyuán kǎoshì shì qiānjūnwànmǎ guò dúmùqiáo ，tōngguòlǜ hěn dī de 。rúguǒ méi tōngguò dehuà ，shíjiān hé jīnglì bù dōu làngfèi le ma ？

You haven't heard? Right now, tons of people are taking the government employment exam, and it's really competitive. The percentage of people who pass is very low. If you don't pass, you've wasted all your time and energy, have you not?