经得起 (經得起)
jīng de qǐ
Pinyin
Definition
经得起 (經得起)
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- to be able to withstand
- to be able to endure
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
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
一波未平,一波又起
- 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
- 2 many twists and turns to a story
- 3 one thing after another
一病不起
- 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一举两得
- 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
- 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
- 2 success at a stroke
- 3 to get results overnight
Sample Sentences
得了吧,条件再诱人,我也不去。一会儿阿富汗,一会儿伊拉克,我有几个脑袋啊,经得起那么折腾。
Forget it. I wouldn't go no matter how enticing the benefits were. One moment Afghanistan, the next moment Iraq. How could I endure so much torture as only one person?