绳 (繩)
shéng
Pinyin
Definition
绳 (繩)
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- rope
- CL:根[gēn]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
- 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
- 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
- 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一条绳上的蚂蚱
- 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
- 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
- 3 people who will sink or swim together
规矩准绳
- 1 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
- 2 norms
- 3 criteria
规矩绳墨
- 1 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
- 2 norms
- 3 criteria
Sample Sentences
屋内一张桌子上,放了一个大相框,框上系着两条黑绳,框里是女孩儿的头像照片儿。相框前点着两支白色的蜡烛,中间摆了一个秦宇他们店里的外卖咖啡杯。
In the room, there was a desk. On top of it was a picture frame with the girl's portrait, tied with two black ropes. There were two white candles lit up in front of the frame, and there was a coffee cup from QinYu's shop in between the candles.
中文中的“望梅止渴”和“一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳”也是相同的概念。
In Chinese, "To quench one's thirst by thinking of plums" and "Once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope." have the same concept as well.
说什么呢,小伙子,我可从来不用绳子拴我们家儿子。
Kid what are you saying? I’v never used a leash on my son.
可是您都出来了,在公共场合可要讲规则呀,这里写了:“文明养犬,遛狗牵绳”
But you have to follow rules when you’re outside. It is written here: "civilised dog care, use a leash”.
不用等以后了,社区刚好买了一些遛狗绳,国外进口的,我这儿有一根,来给您拴上吧
You don’t have to wait, I just bought some imported dog leashes and I have one with me now, I’ll give it to you.
你怎么不早说呀,好吧,我下次会记得带绳子的。
Why didn’t you say so earlier. Alright I’ll remember to bring a leash next time.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳。
Once bitten, twice shy.
她受过一次伤害之后,就很难再相信男朋友了。这就是“一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳。”
Ever since she got hurt, she has had a difficult time trusting her boyfriend. This is “Once bitten, twice shy.”
差点溺水的那一次之后,我永远都不敢游泳了。这就是“一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳。”
After that time I almost drowned, I would never have the courage to swim again.This is “Once bitten, twice shy.”
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳。”我到现在还忘不了当年的痛。
“Once bitten, twice shy.” I still can’t forget the past pain even till this day.