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自由中国
Zì yóu Zhōng guó
Pinyin
Definition
自由中国
-
Zì yóu Zhōng guó
Free China (Cold War era term for the Republic of China on Taiwan, as distinct from "Red China")
Character Decomposition
自
自
由
二
丨
凵
中
口
丨
国
囗
玉
Related Words
(20)
中
Zhōng
1
China
2
Chinese
3
surname Zhong
中国
Zhōng guó
1
China
来自
lái zì
1
to come from (a place)
2
From: (in email header)
由
yóu
1
to follow
2
from
3
it is for...to
4
reason
5
cause
6
because of
7
due to
8
to
9
to leave it (to sb)
10
by (introduces passive verb)
自
zì
1
self
2
oneself
3
from
4
since
5
naturally
6
surely
自己
zì jǐ
1
oneself
2
one's own
中共
Zhōng Gòng
1
abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng], Chinese Communist Party
中分
zhōng fēn
1
to part one's hair in the middle
中午
zhōng wǔ
1
noon
2
midday
3
CL:個|个[gè]
中原
Zhōng yuán
1
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
1
Chinese person
中国式
Zhōng guó shì
1
Chinese style
2
à la chinoise
中场
zhōng chǎng
1
middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
2
midfield
3
mid-court (in sports)
4
half-time
5
intermission half-way through a performance
中天
zhōng tiān
1
culmination (astronomy)
中央
zhōng yāng
1
central
2
middle
3
center
4
central authorities (of a state)
中学
zhōng xué
1
middle school
2
CL:個|个[gè]
中山
Zhōng shān
1
refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
2
Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
3
Nakayama (Japanese surname)
中年
zhōng nián
1
middle age
中式
Zhōng shì
1
Chinese style
中心
zhōng xīn
1
center
2
heart
3
core
4
CL:個|个[gè]
Idioms
(20)
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
1
to hit the target with a single shot
2
to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
1
to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
2
to say sth spot on
不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
1
not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
1
can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
1
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
1
self-explanatory
2
self-evident (idiom)
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
1
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
2
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
1
harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
1
a giant among men (idiom)
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
1
you can't always do as you like
2
one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
1
to let things take their course (idiom)
2
to leave it to nature
3
laissez-faire
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
1
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
2
hoist by his own petard
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
1
to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
1
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
1
younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
1
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
1
from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
1
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
2
to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
1
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
2
to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
1
to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
2
fig. to hit where it hurts
3
fig. to hit home
4
an argument that hits the nail on the head
Sample Sentences