完璧归赵
wán bì guī Zhào
Pinyin

Definition

完璧归赵
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wán bì guī Zhào
  1. lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

完
wán
  1. 1 to finish
  2. 2 to be over
  3. 3 whole
  4. 4 complete
  5. 5 entire
完成
wán chéng
  1. 1 to complete
  2. 2 to accomplish
完美
wán měi
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 perfection
  3. 3 perfectly
做完
zuò wán
  1. 1 to finish
  2. 2 to complete the task
吃完
chī wán
  1. 1 to finish eating
完全
wán quán
  1. 1 complete
  2. 2 whole
  3. 3 totally
  4. 4 entirely
完善
wán shàn
  1. 1 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
  2. 2 well-developed
  3. 3 excellent
  4. 4 to refine
  5. 5 to improve
完整
wán zhěng
  1. 1 complete
  2. 2 intact
完毕
wán bì
  1. 1 to finish
  2. 2 to end
  3. 3 to complete
写完
xiě wán
  1. 1 to finish writing
考完
kǎo wán
  1. 1 to finish an exam
不完美
bù wán měi
  1. 1 defective
  2. 2 imperfect
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
人无完人
rén wú wán rén
  1. 1 nobody is perfect
  2. 2 everyone has their defect
合璧
hé bì
  1. 1 to match harmoniously
售完
shòu wán
  1. 1 to sell out
完了
wán le
  1. 1 to be finished
  2. 2 to be done for
  3. 3 ruined
  4. 4 gone to the dogs
  5. 5 oh no
完人
wán rén
  1. 1 perfect person
完备
wán bèi
  1. 1 faultless
  2. 2 complete
  3. 3 perfect
  4. 4 to leave nothing to be desired
完好
wán hǎo
  1. 1 intact
  2. 2 in good condition

Idioms (11)

中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
功完行满
gōng wán xíng mǎn
  1. 1 to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
完事大吉
wán shì dà jí
  1. 1 everything is finished (idiom); And there you are!
完璧归赵
wán bì guī Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
怀璧其罪
huái bì qí zuì
  1. 1 lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
  2. 2 fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.
珠流璧转
zhū liú bì zhuǎn
  1. 1 lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time
  2. 2 water under the bridge
珠联璧合
zhū lián bì hé
  1. 1 string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination
  2. 2 perfect pair
臻于完善
zhēn yú wán shàn
  1. 1 to attain perfection (idiom)
覆巢之下无完卵
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn
  1. 1 lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
覆巢无完卵
fù cháo wú wán luǎn
  1. 1 lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
  2. 2 no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
体无完肤
tǐ wú wán fū
  1. 1 lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom); fig. totally refuted

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