藏器待时
cáng qì dài shí
Pinyin

Definition

藏器待时
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cáng qì dài shí
  1. to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

兵器
bīng qì
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 weapons
  3. 3 arms
对待
duì dài
  1. 1 to treat
  2. 2 treatment
待
dāi
  1. 1 to stay
收藏
shōu cáng
  1. 1 to hoard
  2. 2 to collect
  3. 3 collection
  4. 4 to bookmark (Internet)
期待
qī dài
  1. 1 to look forward to
  2. 2 to await
  3. 3 expectation
等待
děng dài
  1. 1 to wait
  2. 2 to wait for
藏
Zàng
  1. 1 Tibet
  2. 2 Xizang 西藏
交待
jiāo dài
  1. 1 variant of 交代[jiāo dài]
传感器
chuán gǎn qì
  1. 1 sensor
  2. 2 transducer
仪器
yí qì
  1. 1 instrument
  2. 2 apparatus
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái]
充电器
chōng diàn qì
  1. 1 battery charger
冷藏
lěng cáng
  1. 1 refrigeration
  2. 2 cold storage
  3. 3 to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
利器
lì qì
  1. 1 sharp weapon
  2. 2 effective implement
  3. 3 outstandingly able individual
加湿器
jiā shī qì
  1. 1 humidifier
吸尘器
xī chén qì
  1. 1 vacuum cleaner
  2. 2 dust catcher
善待
shàn dài
  1. 1 to treat well
器
qì
  1. 1 device
  2. 2 tool
  3. 3 utensil
  4. 4 CL:臺|台[tái]
器官
qì guān
  1. 1 organ (part of body tissue)
  2. 2 apparatus
器材
qì cái
  1. 1 equipment
  2. 2 material
器械
qì xiè
  1. 1 apparatus
  2. 2 instrument
  3. 3 equipment
  4. 4 weapon

Idioms (20)

不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
以逸待劳
yǐ yì dài láo
  1. 1 to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
  2. 2 to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén
  1. 1 to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì
  1. 1 to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
  1. 1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
  2. 2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
  3. 3 Rome wasn't built in a day
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔，缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
宽以待人
kuān yǐ dài rén
  1. 1 to be lenient with others (idiom)
工欲善其事，必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
待价而沽
dài jià ér gū
  1. 1 to sell only for a good price (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait for a good offer
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
拭目以待
shì mù yǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
指日可待
zhǐ rì kě dài
  1. 1 imminent
  2. 2 just around the corner (idiom)
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
  1. 1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
时不我待
shí bù wǒ dài
  1. 1 time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
束手待毙
shù shǒu dài bì
  1. 1 to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
  2. 2 to resign oneself to extinction
枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn
  1. 1 to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle

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