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等而下之
děng ér xià zhī
Pinyin
Definition
等而下之
-
děng ér xià zhī
going from there to lower grades (idiom)
Character Decomposition
等
⺮
土
寸
而
而
下
一
卜
之
王
丶
戈
㇝
Related Words
(20)
一下
yī xià
1
(used after a verb) give it a go
2
to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
3
one time
4
once
5
in a while
6
all of a sudden
7
all at once
下
xià
1
down
2
downwards
3
below
4
lower
5
later
6
next (week etc)
7
second (of two parts)
8
to decline
9
to go down
10
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
11
measure word to show the frequency of an action
下午
xià wǔ
1
afternoon
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
p.m.
下载
xià zǎi
1
to download
2
also pr. [xià zài]
之
zhī
1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
2
him
3
her
4
it
之后
zhī hòu
1
afterwards
2
following
3
later
4
after
天下
tiān xià
1
land under heaven
2
the whole world
3
the whole of China
4
realm
5
rule
等
děng
1
class
2
rank
3
grade
4
equal to
5
same as
6
to wait for
7
to await
8
et cetera
9
and so on
10
et al. (and other authors)
11
after
12
as soon as
13
once
等级
děng jí
1
grade
2
rank
3
status
而
ér
1
and
2
as well as
3
and so
4
but (not)
5
yet (not)
6
(indicates causal relation)
7
(indicates change of state)
8
(indicates contrast)
一下子
yī xià zi
1
in a short while
2
all at once
3
all of a sudden
上下
shàng xià
1
up and down
2
top and bottom
3
old and new
4
length
5
about
下来
xià lai
1
to come down
2
(completed action marker)
3
(after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
4
(indicates continuation from the past towards us)
5
to be harvested (of crops)
6
to be over (of a period of time)
7
to go among the masses (said of leaders)
下去
xià qù
1
to go down
2
to descend
3
to go on
4
to continue
5
(of a servant) to withdraw
下场
xià chǎng
1
to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
2
to take part in some activity
3
to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
下属
xià shǔ
1
subordinate
2
underling
下巴
xià ba
1
chin
2
CL:個|个[gè]
下厨
xià chú
1
to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)
2
to cook
下手
xià shǒu
1
to start
2
to put one's hand to
3
to set about
4
the seat to the right of the main guest
下班
xià bān
1
to finish work
2
to get off work
Idioms
(20)
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
1
jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
1
once is more than enough (idiom)
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
1
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
1
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
2
early planning is the key to success
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
1
proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
2
skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
1
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
1
to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
1
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
2
early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
1
lit. friends for a day (idiom)
2
fig. casual acquaintance
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
1
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
1
to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
1
to win instant success (idiom)
2
to become an instant hit
一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
1
a wrong suffered (idiom)
2
old grievance
3
previous defeat
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
1
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2
in a nutshell
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
1
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2
success at a stroke
3
to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
1
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2
success at a stroke
3
to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
1
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
1
quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
1
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
1
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
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