马工枚速
Mǎ gōng Méi sù
Pinyin

Definition

马工枚速
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Mǎ gōng Méi sù
  1. Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
  2. to each his good points

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

gōng zuò
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 (of a machine) to operate
  3. 3 job
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 task
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],項|项[xiàng]
sù dù
  1. 1 speed
  2. 2 rate
  3. 3 velocity
  4. 4 (music) tempo
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
rén gōng
  1. 1 artificial
  2. 2 manpower
  3. 3 manual work
zuò gōng
  1. 1 to work with one's hands
  2. 2 manual work
  3. 3 workmanship
guāng sù
  1. 1 the speed of light
jiā gōng
  1. 1 to process
  2. 2 processing
  3. 3 working (of machinery)
jiā sù
  1. 1 to speed up
  2. 2 to expedite
huà gōng
  1. 1 chemical industry, abbr. of 化學工業|化学工业[huà xué gōng yè]
  2. 2 chemical engineering, abbr. of 化學工程|化学工程[huà xué gōng chéng]
yuán gōng
  1. 1 staff
  2. 2 personnel
  3. 3 employee
zēng sù
  1. 1 to speed up
  2. 2 to accelerate
  3. 3 growth rate (economics)
wán gōng
  1. 1 to finish work
  2. 2 to complete a project
gōng
  1. 1 work
  2. 2 worker
  3. 3 skill
  4. 4 profession
  5. 5 trade
  6. 6 craft
  7. 7 labor
gōng rén
  1. 1 worker
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]
gōng zuò shì
  1. 1 studio
  2. 2 workshop
gōng zuò rì
  1. 1 workday
  2. 2 working day
  3. 3 weekday
gōng zuò zhě
  1. 1 worker
gōng jù
  1. 1 tool
  2. 2 instrument
  3. 3 utensil
  4. 4 means (to achieve a goal etc)
gōng shāng
  1. 1 industry and commerce
gōng dì
  1. 1 construction site
gōng chǎng
  1. 1 factory
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā],座[zuò]

Idioms (14)

不可枚举
bù kě méi jǔ
  1. 1 innumerable (idiom)
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
兵贵神速
bīng guì shén sù
  1. 1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
欲速则不达
yù sù zé bù dá
  1. 1 lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
  2. 2 don't try to run before you can walk
欲速而不达
yù sù ér bù dá
  1. 1 lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
  2. 2 also written 欲速則不達|欲速则不达
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
  1. 1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
  2. 2 different methods leading to the same result
  3. 3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
磨刀不误砍柴工
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
  1. 1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
  3. 3 a beard well lathered is half shaved
神工鬼斧
shén gōng guǐ fǔ
  1. 1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
  2. 2 uncanny workmanship
  3. 3 superlative craftsmanship
良工心苦
liáng gōng xīn kǔ
  1. 1 expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
  2. 2 A masterpiece demands suffering.
速战速决
sù zhàn sù jué
  1. 1 a blitzkrieg strategy (idiom)
  2. 2 to resolve sth in the shortest time possible
  3. 3 to get sth done quickly
钳马衔枚
qián mǎ xián méi
  1. 1 with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a marching army) in utter silence
马工枚速
Mǎ gōng Méi sù
  1. 1 Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
  2. 2 to each his good points
鬼斧神工
guǐ fǔ shén gōng
  1. 1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
  2. 2 uncanny workmanship
  3. 3 superlative craftsmanship

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