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破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
Pinyin
Definition
破竹建瓴
-
pò zhú jiàn líng
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
Character Decomposition
破
石
皮
竹
竹
建
廴
聿
瓴
人
丶
龴
瓦
Related Words
(20)
建
jiàn
1
to establish
2
to found
3
to set up
4
to build
5
to construct
建立
jiàn lì
1
to establish
2
to set up
3
to found
建筑
jiàn zhù
1
to construct
2
building
3
CL:個|个[gè]
建行
Jiàn háng
1
China Construction Bank (abbr.)
建设
jiàn shè
1
to build
2
to construct
3
construction
4
constructive
建议
jiàn yì
1
to propose
2
to suggest
3
to recommend
4
proposal
5
suggestion
6
recommendation
7
CL:個|个[gè],點|点[diǎn]
建造
jiàn zào
1
to construct
2
to build
扩建
kuò jiàn
1
to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
爆竹
bào zhú
1
firecracker
破
pò
1
broken
2
damaged
3
worn out
4
lousy
5
rotten
6
to break, split or cleave
7
to get rid of
8
to destroy
9
to break with
10
to defeat
11
to capture (a city etc)
12
to expose the truth of
破坏
pò huài
1
destruction
2
damage
3
to wreck
4
to break
5
to destroy
突破
tū pò
1
to break through
2
to make a breakthrough
3
to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)
4
(of ball sports) to break through a defense
修建
xiū jiàn
1
to build
2
to construct
创建
chuàng jiàn
1
to found
2
to establish
划破
huá pò
1
to cut open
2
to rip
3
to streak across (lightning, meteor etc)
4
to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)
封建
fēng jiàn
1
system of enfeoffment
2
feudalism
3
feudal
4
feudalistic
山竹
shān zhú
1
mangosteen
建国
jiàn guó
1
to found a country
2
nation-building
3
the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949
建成
jiàn chéng
1
to establish
2
to build
建材
jiàn cái
1
building materials
Idioms
(20)
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
1
one word says it all (idiom)
2
to hit the nail on the head
3
to be pithy and correct
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
1
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
2
fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
3
it's either him or me
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
1
to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
1
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
2
with irresistible force
勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó
1
to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
1
the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
1
to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
2
radical transformation
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
1
family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
2
destitute and homeless
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
1
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
1
scattered and smashed (idiom)
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
1
to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
2
disillusioned with human society
3
to reject the world for a monastic life
破涕为笑
pò tì wéi xiào
1
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
1
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
1
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破绽百出
pò zhàn bǎi chū
1
lit. one hundred splits (idiom); fig. full of mistakes (of speech or written article)
破茧成蝶
pò jiǎn chéng dié
1
lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
2
fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
3
to get to a better place after going through difficult period
破罐破摔
pò guàn pò shuāi
1
lit. to smash a cracked pot (idiom); crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback
破旧立新
pò jiù lì xīn
1
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
破财免灾
pò cái miǎn zāi
1
a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
破釜沉舟
pò fǔ chén zhōu
1
lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
2
to burn one's boats
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