抛砖引玉
pāo zhuān yǐn yù
Pinyin

Definition

抛砖引玉
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pāo zhuān yǐn yù
  1. lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
  2. fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吸引
xī yǐn
  1. 1 to attract (interest, investment etc)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
吸引力
xī yǐn lì
  1. 1 attractive force (such as gravitation)
  2. 2 sex appeal
  3. 3 attractiveness
引力
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
引发
yǐn fā
  1. 1 to lead to
  2. 2 to trigger
  3. 3 to initiate
  4. 4 to cause
  5. 5 to evoke (emotions)
引起
yǐn qǐ
  1. 1 to give rise to
  2. 2 to lead to
  3. 3 to cause
  4. 4 to arouse
玉米
yù mǐ
  1. 1 corn
  2. 2 maize
  3. 3 CL:粒[lì]
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
勾引
gōu yǐn
  1. 1 to seduce
  2. 2 to tempt
宝玉
bǎo yù
  1. 1 precious jade
  2. 2 treasures
引
yǐn
  1. 1 to draw (e.g. a bow)
  2. 2 to pull
  3. 3 to stretch sth
  4. 4 to extend
  5. 5 to lengthen
  6. 6 to involve or implicate in
  7. 7 to attract
  8. 8 to lead
  9. 9 to guide
  10. 10 to leave
  11. 11 to provide evidence or justification for
  12. 12 old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhàng], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
引入
yǐn rù
  1. 1 to draw into
  2. 2 to pull into
  3. 3 to introduce
引导
yǐn dǎo
  1. 1 to guide
  2. 2 to lead (around)
  3. 3 to conduct
  4. 4 to boot
  5. 5 introduction
  6. 6 primer
引得
yǐn dé
  1. 1 index (loanword)
引擎
yǐn qíng
  1. 1 engine (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:臺|台[tái]
引爆
yǐn bào
  1. 1 to cause to burn
  2. 2 to ignite
  3. 3 to detonate
  4. 4 a fuse
引用
yǐn yòng
  1. 1 to quote
  2. 2 to cite
  3. 3 to recommend
  4. 4 to appoint
  5. 5 (computing) reference
引诱
yǐn yòu
  1. 1 to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)
  2. 2 to lure (into a trap)
  3. 3 to seduce
引进
yǐn jìn
  1. 1 to recommend
  2. 2 to introduce (from outside)
引领
yǐn lǐng
  1. 1 to crane one's neck
  2. 2 to await eagerly
  3. 3 to lead
  4. 4 to show the way
指引
zhǐ yǐn
  1. 1 to guide
  2. 2 to show
  3. 3 to point (the way)
  4. 4 directions
  5. 5 guidance
  6. 6 guidelines

Idioms (20)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
  1. 1 lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn hostility into friendship
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
  1. 1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a woman) exquisite
如金似玉
rú jīn sì yù
  1. 1 like gold or jade (idiom)
  2. 2 gorgeous
  3. 3 lovely
  4. 4 splendorous
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
引以为傲
yǐn yǐ wéi ào
  1. 1 to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
引以为憾
yǐn yǐ wéi hàn
  1. 1 to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
引以为荣
yǐn yǐ wéi róng
  1. 1 to regard it as an honor (idiom)
引吭高歌
yǐn háng gāo gē
  1. 1 to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
引水入墙
yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the water through the wall
  2. 2 to ask for trouble (idiom)
引狗入寨
yǐn gǒu rù zhài
  1. 1 to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
  1. 1 to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
引玉之砖
yǐn yù zhī zhuān
  1. 1 lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
  1. 1 lit. to quote the classics
  2. 2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā
  1. 1 to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
  2. 2 to go through the motions
  3. 3 to practice
  4. 4 a trial run

Sample Sentences

所谓论坛也是抛砖引玉，以期我们可以展开对论题的共同探讨，也请各位外交界的后起之秀们不吝赐教。
suǒwèi lùntán yě shì pāozhuānyǐnyù ，yǐ qī wǒmen kěyǐ zhǎnkāi duì lùntí de gòngtóng tàntǎo ，yě qǐng gèwèi wàijiāo jiè de hòuqǐzhīxiù men bùlìn cìjiào 。
In this forum my comments will only serve as a spark to inflame discussion in the hope that we can start a deeper joint exploration of these issues and I welcome the young up and comers in the diplomatic scene to put forth their opinions.
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