缰绳
jiāng shéng
Pinyin

Definition

缰绳
 - 
jiāng shéng
  1. reins

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

绳子
shéng zi
  1. 1 cord
  2. 2 string
  3. 3 rope
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo]
绳索
shéng suǒ
  1. 1 rope
跳绳
tiào shéng
  1. 1 to jump rope
  2. 2 jump rope
吊绳
diào shéng
  1. 1 sling
冲绳
Chōng shéng
  1. 1 Okinawa, Japan
冲绳县
Chōng shéng xiàn
  1. 1 Okinawa prefecture, Japan
准绳
zhǔn shéng
  1. 1 yardstick
  2. 2 fig. criterion
  3. 3 ground rule
细绳
xì shéng
  1. 1 string
  2. 2 twine
  3. 3 cord
绳之以法
shéng zhī yǐ fǎ
  1. 1 to punish according to the law
  2. 2 to bring to justice
绳结
shéng jié
  1. 1 knot
脱缰
tuō jiāng
  1. 1 to throw off the reins
  2. 2 runaway (horse)
  3. 3 fig. out of control
缰绳
jiāng shéng
  1. 1 reins
头绳
tóu shéng
  1. 1 string to tie hair
名缰利锁
míng jiāng lì suǒ
  1. 1 lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
  2. 2 the victim of one's own success
晾衣绳
liàng yī shéng
  1. 1 clothesline
冲绳岛
Chōng shéng Dǎo
  1. 1 Okinawa Island
牵绳
qiān shéng
  1. 1 tow rope
绳
shéng
  1. 1 rope
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn]
绳套
shéng tào
  1. 1 noose
  2. 2 harness
缆绳
lǎn shéng
  1. 1 cable
  2. 2 hawser
  3. 3 mooring rope

Idioms (8)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
  1. 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. 3 people who will sink or swim together
名缰利锁
míng jiāng lì suǒ
  1. 1 lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
  2. 2 the victim of one's own success
脱缰之马
tuō jiāng zhī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse
  2. 2 out of control
规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng
  1. 1 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
  2. 2 norms
  3. 3 criteria
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
进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
  1. 1 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

Sample Sentences

你的脚使劲，然后跨上马，我会托着你的。好！手握住缰绳！两腿尽量夹住马肚子！小心！
nǐ de jiǎo shǐjìn ，ránhòu kuà shàng mǎ ，wǒ huì tuōzhe nǐ de 。hǎo ！shǒu wò zhù jiāngshéng ！liǎng tuǐ jǐnliàng jiā zhù mǎ dùzi ！xiǎoxīn ！
Push down hard with your foot, then step up onto the horse. I'll support you with my hand. Good! Hold the reins tightly! Squeeze the horse's stomach as much as you can with both your legs! Careful!
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好，稳住！两腿夹住马肚子！缰绳放松点！不错，慢点儿。
hǎo ，wěnzhù ！liǎng tuǐ jiā zhù mǎ dùzi ！jiāngshéng fàngsōng diǎnr ！bùcuò ，màn diǎnr 。
OK, steady yourself! Squeeze the horse's stomach between your legs! Let up on the reins a bit! Not bad, slow down.
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