走南闯北 (走南闖北)
zǒu nán chuǎng běi
Pinyin
Definition
走南闯北 (走南闖北)
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- to travel extensively
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 north
- 2 (classical) to be defeated
- 1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
- 2 Peking
- 3 PRC government
- 1 surname Nan
- 1 Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏
- 2 capital of China at different historical periods
- 1 Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Cháng shā]
Idioms (20)
一个天南,一个地北
- 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一条路走到黑
- 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
- 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
- 3 to cling to one's course
不撞南墙不回头
- 1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
人往高处走,水往低处流
- 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
- 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
- 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
- 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
- 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine