投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
Pinyin

Definition

投笔从戎
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tóu bǐ cóng róng
  1. to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
  2. to join the military (esp. of educated person)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

投票
tóu piào
  1. 1 to vote
  2. 2 vote
意气相投
yì qì xiāng tóu
  1. 1 congenial
投
tóu
  1. 1 to cast
  2. 2 to send
  3. 3 to throw oneself (into the river etc)
  4. 4 to seek refuge
  5. 5 to place oneself into the hands of
投入
tóu rù
  1. 1 to throw into
  2. 2 to put into
  3. 3 to throw oneself into
  4. 4 to participate in
  5. 5 to invest in
  6. 6 absorbed
  7. 7 engrossed
投稿
tóu gǎo
  1. 1 to submit articles for publication
  2. 2 to contribute (writing)
投胎
tóu tāi
  1. 1 to be reincarnated
投诉
tóu sù
  1. 1 complaint
  2. 2 to complain
  3. 3 to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)
投资
tóu zī
  1. 1 investment
  2. 2 to invest
投资者
tóu zī zhě
  1. 1 investor
投降
tóu xiáng
  1. 1 to surrender
  2. 2 surrender
相投
xiāng tóu
  1. 1 agreeing with one another
  2. 2 congenial
一举手一投足
yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú
  1. 1 every little move
  2. 2 every single movement
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
公投
gōng tóu
  1. 1 referendum
  2. 2 abbr. for 公民投票[gōng mín tóu piào]
兵戎相见
bīng róng xiāng jiàn
  1. 1 to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
北投
Běi tóu
  1. 1 Beitou or Peitou district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tái běi shì], Taiwan
南投
Nán tóu
  1. 1 Nantou city and county in central Taiwan
南投县
Nán tóu xiàn
  1. 1 Nantou county in central Taiwan
情投意合
qíng tóu yì hé
  1. 1 to have an affinity with each other (idiom)
  2. 2 to find each other congenial
戎
Róng
  1. 1 surname Rong

Idioms (20)

五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
兵戎相见
bīng róng xiāng jiàn
  1. 1 to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
情投意合
qíng tóu yì hé
  1. 1 to have an affinity with each other (idiom)
  2. 2 to find each other congenial
戎马生涯
róng mǎ shēng yá
  1. 1 army life (idiom)
  2. 2 the experience of war
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
  1. 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2 to exchange gifts
  3. 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
投机倒把
tóu jī dǎo bǎ
  1. 1 speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
  1. 1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to test the waters
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
  1. 1 to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
  2. 2 to join the military (esp. of educated person)
投缳自缢
tóu huán zì yì
  1. 1 to hang oneself (idiom)
投袂而起
tóu mèi ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get excited and move to action
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
  1. 1 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
  2. 2 not to get proper recognition for one's talents
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
  1. 1 lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
举手投足
jǔ shǒu tóu zú
  1. 1 one's every movement (idiom)
  2. 2 comportment
  3. 3 gestures
话不投机
huà bù tóu jī
  1. 1 the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
话不投机半句多
huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
  1. 1 when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
走投无路
zǒu tóu wú lù
  1. 1 to be at an impasse (idiom)
  2. 2 in a tight spot
  3. 3 at the end of one's rope
  4. 4 desperate
飞蛾投火
fēi é tóu huǒ
  1. 1 lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction

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