行将就木 (行將就木)
xíng jiāng jiù mù
Pinyin
Definition
行将就木 (行將就木)
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- to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 at once
- 2 right away
- 3 only
- 4 just (emphasis)
- 5 as early as
- 6 already
- 7 as soon as
- 8 then
- 9 in that case
- 10 as many as
- 11 even if
- 12 to approach
- 13 to move towards
- 14 to undertake
- 15 to engage in
- 16 to suffer
- 17 subjected to
- 18 to accomplish
- 19 to take advantage of
- 20 to go with (of foods)
- 21 with regard to
- 22 concerning
- 1 accomplishment
- 2 success
- 3 achievement
- 4 classifier: 个 gè
- 5 to achieve (a result)
- 6 to create
- 7 to bring about
- 1 surname Mu
- 1 to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)
- 2 to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
- 1 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
- 2 to set off on a journey (longer trip)
Idioms (20)
一切就绪
- 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一意孤行
- 1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
- 2 willful
- 3 one's own way
- 4 dogmatic
一木难支
- 1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
- 2 fig. one is helpless alone
一目十行
- 1 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
- 2 to read very rapidly
一言一行
- 1 every word and action (idiom)