礼拜天 (禮拜天)
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Pinyin
Definition
礼拜天 (禮拜天)
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- Sunday
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南,一个地北
- 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一柱擎天
- 1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
- 2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
- 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
三天不打,上房揭瓦
- 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
- 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
Sample Sentences
这个礼拜天是你的生日,你打算怎么庆祝?
This Sunday is your birthday, how do you plan to celebrate?
东东啊,这个礼拜天有个招聘会,到时候妈陪你一起去。
Dongdong, there's a job fair this Sunday. I'll go with you.
下礼拜天我们系搞联欢会,外国留学生也可以参加。你来吗?