省油的灯 (省油的燈)
shěng yóu de dēng
Pinyin

Definition

省油的灯 (省油的燈)
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shěng yóu de dēng
  1. sb who is easy to deal with

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

的
de
  1. 1 of
  2. 2 ~'s (possessive particle)
  3. 3 (used after an attribute)
  4. 4 (used to form a nominal expression)
  5. 5 (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
加油
jiā yóu
  1. 1 to add oil
  2. 2 to top up with gas
  3. 3 to refuel
  4. 4 to accelerate
  5. 5 to step on the gas
  6. 6 (fig.) to make an extra effort
  7. 7 to cheer sb on
有的
yǒu de
  1. 1 (there are) some (who are...)
  2. 2 some (exist)
油
yóu
  1. 1 oil
  2. 2 fat
  3. 3 grease
  4. 4 petroleum
  5. 5 to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. 6 oily
  7. 7 greasy
  8. 8 glib
  9. 9 cunning
的话
de huà
  1. 1 if (coming after a conditional clause)

Idioms (20)

一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
  1. 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. 3 people who will sink or swim together
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
  1. 1 What brings you here? (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我知道你现在心里不平衡，但我看她也不是省油的灯，你还是先忍忍吧。要是和她正面冲突，你的胜算目前看来并不大。
wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiànzài xīnli bùpínghéng ，dàn wǒ kàn tā yě bùshì shěngyóu de dēng ，nǐ háishì xiān rěn rěn ba 。yàoshì hé tā zhèngmiàn chōngtú ，nǐ de shèngsuàn mùqián kànlai bìng bùdà 。
I know you're a little off kilter right now, but you shouldn't underestimate her, you should wait it out. If you get into conflict with her face to face, I don't think much of your prospects of winning.
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