羊
yáng
Pinyin
Definition
羊
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- sheep
- goat
- CL:頭|头[tóu],隻|只[zhī]
羊
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- surname Yang
Character Decomposition
Compounds (39)
- 1 (chess) move
- 2 trick
- 3 all right!
- 4 (dialect) to add
- 1 to touch
- 2 to come in contact with
- 3 to feel
- 4 to be affected by
- 5 to catch fire
- 6 to burn
- 7 (coll.) to fall asleep
- 8 (after a verb) hitting the mark
- 9 succeeding in
- 1 aspect particle indicating action in progress
- 1 to wear (clothes)
- 2 to contact
- 3 to use
- 4 to apply
- 1 to make known
- 2 to show
- 3 to prove
- 4 to write
- 5 book
- 6 outstanding
Related Words (20)
- 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- 1 surname Yang
- 1 goat
- 2 (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
- 1 to tend a flock of sheep
- 2 to let sheep out to pasture
- 3 fig. to throw off the reins
- 4 to leave sb alone
- 5 acting freely and irresponsibly
- 1 Mongolian hot pot
- 2 instant-boiled mutton (dish)
Idioms (13)
亡羊补牢
- 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 2 fig. to act belatedly
- 3 better late than never
- 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
挂羊头卖狗肉
- 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
- 2 fig. to cheat
- 3 dishonest advertising
- 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
杀牛宰羊
- 1 slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
- 2 to prepare a big feast (idiom)
杀猪宰羊
- 1 to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
毛出在羊身上
- 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
- 2 Nothing comes for free.
Sample Sentences
在家电领域，咱们公司确实称得上行业的领头羊了。
In the field of home appliances, our company is indeed the industry leader.
我觉得难度系数最高的难叫左右为难。也就是说，当妈当的很为难，不知道该当虎妈还是羊妈，佛系妈。
What scores highest in the scale of difficulties is "between a rock and a hard place". In this example, the mother is between a rock and a hard place, wondering whether to be a "tiger mom", or a "lamb mom" "Zen mom."
直白型的会赤裸裸地用社会地位和阶层感来诱惑，就如同英国男装业的领头羊波尔顿服装公司宣称，他们家西装带给所有男人一种尊严
The straightforward type sedulously tempts by using social status and a sense of class, just as the British men's wear industry leader, Bolton Fashion Co. Ltd., claims that their men’s fashion line brings all men a measure of dignity.
原来人性含有两面：其一是男性的，其一是女性的；其一如苍鹰，如飞瀑，如怒马；其一如夜莺，如静池，如驯羊。
So it turns out that humanity has two sides: the first is masculine, the other is feminine; the first is like a goshawk, like a gushing waterfall, like a bucking bronco; the other is like a nightingale, like a placid lake, like a tame goat.
等你回来，我一定请你吃蒸羊羔，蒸鹿尾，烧花鸭，烧雏鸡，烧子鹅，卤煮咸鸭……
When you return I’ll treat you to steamed lamb, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose, braised salted duck ...
你这个当爸爸的，平时多带他出去亲近一下自然，别等以后真近视了才想着亡羊补牢！
As his father you should take him out more often to get close to nature, don't wait for nearsightedness to happen then take measures.
一头羊
A goat
那边有两只羊
There are two goats. (in the sense of animal)
那边有两头羊
There are two goats. (in the sense of food)
披着狼皮的羊
A sheep in wolf's skin