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迎刃而解
yíng rèn ér jiě
Pinyin
Definition
迎刃而解
-
yíng rèn ér jiě
lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)
fig. easily solved
Character Decomposition
迎
辶
㇒
㇗
卩
刃
刀
丶
而
而
解
角
刀
牛
Related Words
(20)
欢迎
huān yíng
1
to welcome
2
welcome
而
ér
1
and
2
as well as
3
and so
4
but (not)
5
yet (not)
6
(indicates causal relation)
7
(indicates change of state)
8
(indicates contrast)
而且
ér qiě
1
(not only ...) but also
2
moreover
3
in addition
4
furthermore
不解
bù jiě
1
to not understand
2
to be puzzled by
3
indissoluble
久而久之
jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī
1
over time
2
as time passes
3
in the fullness of time
了解
liǎo jiě
1
to understand
2
to realize
3
to find out
分解
fēn jiě
1
to resolve
2
to decompose
3
to break down
化解
huà jiě
1
to dissolve
2
to resolve (contradictions)
3
to dispel (doubts)
4
to iron out (difficulties)
5
to defuse (conflicts)
6
to neutralize (fears)
反而
fǎn ér
1
instead
2
on the contrary
3
contrary (to expectations)
因而
yīn ér
1
therefore
2
as a result
3
thus
4
and as a result, ...
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
1
lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
2
fig. to appear unexpectedly
3
to arise abruptly
4
out of the blue
5
to drop into one's lap
从而
cóng ér
1
thus
2
thereby
死而后已
sǐ ér hòu yǐ
1
until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
2
unto one's dying day
求解
qiú jiě
1
to require a solution
2
to seek to solve (an equation)
然而
rán ér
1
however
2
yet
3
but
理解
lǐ jiě
1
to comprehend
2
to understand
3
comprehension
4
understanding
破解
pò jiě
1
to break (a bond, constraint etc)
2
to explain
3
to unravel
4
to decipher
5
to decode
6
to crack (software)
缓解
huǎn jiě
1
to bring relief
2
to alleviate (a crisis)
3
to dull (a pain)
而今
ér jīn
1
now
2
at the present (time)
而已
ér yǐ
1
that's all
2
nothing more
Idioms
(20)
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
1
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
1
to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
1
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
1
to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
1
to win instant success (idiom)
2
to become an instant hit
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
1
lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
2
dilettante
3
amateur
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
1
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2
success at a stroke
3
to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
1
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2
success at a stroke
3
to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
1
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
1
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
1
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
1
think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不劳而获
bù láo ér huò
1
to reap without sowing (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
1
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2
incomparable
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
1
do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
1
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
2
not bothered with the details
3
superficial
4
content with shallow understanding
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
1
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
1
to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
1
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
1
What can you have against it? (idiom)
2
We should do this.
3
Go for it!
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