解剖麻雀
jiě pōu má què
Pinyin

Definition

解剖麻雀
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jiě pōu má què
  1. lit. to dissect a sparrow; fig. a preliminary test on a small sample

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

了解
liǎo jiě
  1. 1 to understand
  2. 2 to realize
  3. 3 to find out
理解
lǐ jiě
  1. 1 to comprehend
  2. 2 to understand
  3. 3 comprehension
  4. 4 understanding
缓解
huǎn jiě
  1. 1 to bring relief
  2. 2 to alleviate (a crisis)
  3. 3 to dull (a pain)
芝麻
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
解
Xiè
  1. 1 surname Xie
解放
jiě fàng
  1. 1 to liberate
  2. 2 to emancipate
  3. 3 liberation
  4. 4 refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949
  5. 5 CL:次[cì]
解决
jiě jué
  1. 1 to settle (a dispute)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 to solve
  4. 4 to dispose of
  5. 5 to dispatch
解释
jiě shì
  1. 1 explanation
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to interpret
  4. 4 to resolve
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
麻将
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 CL:副[fù]
麻烦
má fan
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 troublesome
  3. 3 annoying
  4. 4 to trouble or bother sb
  5. 5 to put sb to trouble
不解
bù jiě
  1. 1 to not understand
  2. 2 to be puzzled by
  3. 3 indissoluble
亚麻
yà má
  1. 1 flax
分解
fēn jiě
  1. 1 to resolve
  2. 2 to decompose
  3. 3 to break down
剖析
pōu xī
  1. 1 to analyze
  2. 2 to dissect
剖腹产
pōu fù chǎn
  1. 1 Cesarean section
化解
huà jiě
  1. 1 to dissolve
  2. 2 to resolve (contradictions)
  3. 3 to dispel (doubts)
  4. 4 to iron out (difficulties)
  5. 5 to defuse (conflicts)
  6. 6 to neutralize (fears)
和解
hé jiě
  1. 1 to settle (a dispute out of court)
  2. 2 to reconcile
  3. 3 settlement
  4. 4 conciliation
  5. 5 to become reconciled
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
图解
tú jiě
  1. 1 illustration
  2. 2 diagram
  3. 3 graphical representation
  4. 4 to explain with the aid of a diagram
大麻
dà má
  1. 1 hemp (Cannabis sativa)
  2. 2 cannabis
  3. 3 marijuana

Idioms (20)

一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
剖肝沥胆
pōu gān lì dǎn
  1. 1 to be completely honest and sincere (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
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
大惑不解
dà huò bù jiě
  1. 1 to be at a loss (idiom)
心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
慷慨解囊
kāng kǎi jiě náng
  1. 1 to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money
  2. 2 to give generously to charity
排忧解难
pái yōu jiě nàn
  1. 1 to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
排难解纷
pái nàn jiě fēn
  1. 1 to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
散心解闷
sàn xīn jiě mèn
  1. 1 to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)
杯酒解怨
bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
  1. 1 a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
欢呼雀跃
huān hū què yuè
  1. 1 cheering excitedly (idiom)
  2. 2 jubilant
死结难解
sǐ jié nán jiě
  1. 1 enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem
  2. 2 intractable difficulty
杀人如麻
shā rén rú má
  1. 1 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill people like flies
消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
  1. 1 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
  2. 2 to dispel depression or melancholy
  3. 3 to relieve stress
  4. 4 a relaxing pass-time
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
  1. 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

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