走马灯 (走馬燈)
zǒu mǎ dēng
Pinyin

Definition

走马灯 (走馬燈)
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zǒu mǎ dēng
  1. lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节
  2. fig. constant busy circulation of people

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

走
zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
  2. 2 to go
  3. 3 to run
  4. 4 to move (of vehicle)
  5. 5 to visit
  6. 6 to leave
  7. 7 to go away
  8. 8 to die (euph.)
  9. 9 from
  10. 10 through
  11. 11 away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu])
  12. 12 to change (shape, form, meaning)
带走
dài zǒu
  1. 1 to carry
  2. 2 to take away
拿走
ná zǒu
  1. 1 to take away
抢走
qiǎng zǒu
  1. 1 to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
溜走
liū zǒu
  1. 1 to slip away
  2. 2 to leave secretly

Idioms (20)

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
  1. 1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit

Sample Sentences

好了一点也没必要到处卖弄吧。亏你还觉得她有演技？真是笑掉大牙。谁不知道她有今天都是靠男人。每拍一部戏都和导演或男主角传绯闻，男朋友像走马灯一样换。什么张艺谋、成龙、现在又搭上了美国大亨。真是服了她了。
hǎo le yīdiǎn yě méi bìyào dàochù màinòng ba 。kuī nǐ hái juéde tā yǒu yǎnjì ？zhēnshì xiàodiào dàyá 。shéi bù zhīdào tā yǒu jīntiān dōu shì kào nánrén 。měi pāi yī bù xì dōu hé dǎoyǎn huò nánzhǔjué chuán fēiwén ，nánpéngyou xiàng zǒumǎdēng yīyàng huàn 。shénme Zhāng Yìmóu 、Chéng Lóng 、xiànzài yòu dāshàng le Měiguó dàhēng 。zhēnshì fú le tā le 。
After it's gotten a little better there's no need to go all over showing off. And you still think she's a good actor? That's truly laughable. Everyone knows that she got where she is today by relying on men. Every time she makes a movie there's a scandal about her and the director or male star. She changes boyfriends so fast it would make your head spin. Zhang Yimou, Jackie Chan, and now she's got an American tycoon. She is really something.
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某些回忆，会在看到一些和过去重叠的细节时，如走马灯般断断续续地重播。
mǒuxiē huíyì ，huì zài kàn dào yìxiē hé guòqù chóngdié de xìjié shí ，rú zǒumǎdēng bān duànduànxùxù de chóngbō 。
Certain memories will replay in my mind intermittently like a carousel lamp when I see some little details.
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