近朱近墨
jìn zhū jìn mò
Pinyin

Definition

近朱近墨
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jìn zhū jìn mò
  1. one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

最近
zuì jìn
  1. 1 recently
  2. 2 soon
  3. 3 nearest
近
jìn
  1. 1 near
  2. 2 close to
  3. 3 approximately
墨
Mò
  1. 1 surname Mo
  2. 2 abbr. for 墨西哥[Mò xī gē], Mexico
墨家
Mò jiā
  1. 1 Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[Mò zǐ]
墨水
mò shuǐ
  1. 1 ink
  2. 2 CL:瓶[píng]
墨尔本
Mò ěr běn
  1. 1 Melbourne, Australia
墨西哥
Mò xī gē
  1. 1 Mexico
墨迹
mò jì
  1. 1 ink marks
  2. 2 original calligraphy or painting of famous person
墨镜
mò jìng
  1. 1 sunglasses
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng],副[fù]
将近
jiāng jìn
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 close to
接近
jiē jìn
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to get close to
朱
Zhū
  1. 1 surname Zhu
朱古力
zhū gǔ lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
朱镕基
Zhū Róng jī
  1. 1 Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003
水墨
shuǐ mò
  1. 1 ink (used in painting)
相近
xiāng jìn
  1. 1 close
  2. 2 similar to
临近
lín jìn
  1. 1 close to
  2. 2 approaching
亲近
qīn jìn
  1. 1 intimate
  2. 2 to get close to
贴近
tiē jìn
  1. 1 to press close to
  2. 2 to snuggle close
  3. 3 intimate
走近
zǒu jìn
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to draw near to

Idioms (20)

人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
  1. 1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
  1. 1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
  2. 2 modest and unassuming
  3. 3 (of writing) plain and simple
  4. 4 easy to understand
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
挥毫洒墨
huī háo sǎ mò
  1. 1 to wield a writing brush (idiom)
朱云折槛
Zhū Yún zhē kǎn
  1. 1 Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
浓墨重彩
nóng mò zhòng cǎi
  1. 1 thick and heavy in colors
  2. 2 to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)
皓齿朱唇
hào chǐ zhū chún
  1. 1 white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman
粉墨登场
fěn mò dēng chǎng
  1. 1 to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)
规矩绳墨
guī ju shéng mò
  1. 1 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
  2. 2 norms
  3. 3 criteria
言近旨远
yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn
  1. 1 simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
词人墨客
cí rén mò kè
  1. 1 sb of literary abilities (idiom)
贵远贱近
guì yuǎn jiàn jìn
  1. 1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
  1. 1 those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
  2. 2 you are the product of your environment
近朱近墨
jìn zhū jìn mò
  1. 1 one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái
  1. 1 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
  1. 1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
逐次近似
zhú cì jìn sì
  1. 1 successive approximate values (idiom)
远亲不如近邻
yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín
  1. 1 A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
远近皆知
yuǎn jìn jiē zhī
  1. 1 known far and wide (idiom)

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