聊斋志异
Liáo zhāi Zhì yì
Pinyin

Definition

聊斋志异
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Liáo zhāi Zhì yì
  1. Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄[Pú Sōng líng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

无聊
wú liáo
  1. 1 bored
  2. 2 boring
  3. 3 senseless
聊
liáo
  1. 1 to chat
  2. 2 to depend upon (literary)
  3. 3 temporarily
  4. 4 just
  5. 5 slightly
聊天
liáo tiān
  1. 1 to chat
  2. 2 to gossip
励志
lì zhì
  1. 1 to encourage
  2. 2 encouragement
同志
tóng zhì
  1. 1 comrade
  2. 2 (slang) homosexual
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
徐志摩
Xú Zhì mó
  1. 1 Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet
志
zhì
  1. 1 aspiration
  2. 2 ambition
  3. 3 the will
志同道合
zhì tóng dào hé
  1. 1 like-minded (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow enthusiast
  3. 3 kindred spirit
志气
zhì qì
  1. 1 ambition
  2. 2 resolve
  3. 3 backbone
  4. 4 drive
  5. 5 spirit
志趣
zhì qù
  1. 1 inclination
  2. 2 interest
志愿者
zhì yuàn zhě
  1. 1 volunteer
意志
yì zhì
  1. 1 will
  2. 2 willpower
  3. 3 determination
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
意志力
yì zhì lì
  1. 1 willpower
日志
rì zhì
  1. 1 journal
  2. 2 log (computing)
林志玲
Lín Zhì líng
  1. 1 Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress
标志
biāo zhì
  1. 1 sign
  2. 2 mark
  3. 3 symbol
  4. 4 logo
  5. 5 to symbolize
  6. 6 to indicate
  7. 7 to mark
立志
lì zhì
  1. 1 to be determined
  2. 2 to be resolved
罗志祥
Luó Zhì xiáng
  1. 1 Luo Zhixiang or Show Luo or Alan Luo (1979-), Taiwanese pop star
闲聊
xián liáo
  1. 1 to chat
  2. 2 casual conversation
杂志
zá zhì
  1. 1 magazine
  2. 2 CL:本[běn],份[fèn],期[qī]

Idioms (20)

不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
人穷志不穷
rén qióng zhì bù qióng
  1. 1 poor but with great ambitions (idiom)
  2. 2 poor but principled
仁人志士
rén rén zhì shì
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
专心致志
zhuān xīn zhì zhì
  1. 1 with single-hearted devotion (idiom)
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
  1. 1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
志不在此
zhì bù zài cǐ
  1. 1 to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)
志同道合
zhì tóng dào hé
  1. 1 like-minded (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow enthusiast
  3. 3 kindred spirit
志在四方
zhì zài sì fāng
  1. 1 to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
志士仁人
zhì shì rén rén
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
志得意满
zhì dé yì mǎn
  1. 1 fully content with one's achievements (idiom)
  2. 2 complacent
有志竟成
yǒu zhì jìng chéng
  1. 1 persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
有志者事竟成
yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
  1. 1 a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
民不聊生
mín bù liáo shēng
  1. 1 The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shǐ jì])
  2. 2 no way of getting by
淡泊明志
dàn bó míng zhì
  1. 1 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
  1. 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
  1. 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
玩物丧志
wán wù sàng zhì
  1. 1 lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
  2. 2 excessive attention to trivia saps the will
百无聊赖
bǎi wú liáo lài
  1. 1 bored to death (idiom)
  2. 2 bored stiff
  3. 3 overcome with boredom
众志成城
zhòng zhì chéng chéng
  1. 1 unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是啊。古代有《 聊斋志异》，现在有网络鬼故事，都超受欢迎。
shì a 。gǔdài yǒu 《 liáozhāizhìyì 》，xiànzài yǒu wǎngluò guǐ gùshi ，dōu chāo shòu huānyíng 。
It's true. In the old days we had ''Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio," now we have online ghost stories. Both are very popular.
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