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中山市
Zhōng shān shì
Pinyin
Definition
中山市
-
Zhōng shān shì
Zhongshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng] in south China, close to Dr Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
Character Decomposition
中
口
丨
山
山
市
亠
巾
Related Words
(20)
中
Zhōng
1
China
2
Chinese
3
surname Zhong
中午
zhōng wǔ
1
noon
2
midday
3
CL:個|个[gè]
中国
Zhōng guó
1
China
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
1
Chinese person
城市
chéng shì
1
city
2
town
3
CL:座[zuò]
山
Shān
1
surname Shan
市场
shì chǎng
1
marketplace
2
market (also in abstract)
市民
shì mín
1
city resident
上山
shàng shān
1
to go uphill
2
to spin cocoon (silkworms)
3
to pass away
上市
shàng shì
1
to hit the market (of a new product)
2
to float (a company on the stock market)
上海市
Shàng hǎi shì
1
Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
下山
xià shān
1
(of the sun) to set
中介
zhōng jiè
1
to act as intermediary
2
to link
3
intermediate
4
inter-
5
agency
6
agent
中伤
zhòng shāng
1
to slander
2
to smear
中共
Zhōng Gòng
1
abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng], Chinese Communist Party
中分
zhōng fēn
1
to part one's hair in the middle
中原
Zhōng yuán
1
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
中国式
Zhōng guó shì
1
Chinese style
2
à la chinoise
中场
zhōng chǎng
1
middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
2
midfield
3
mid-court (in sports)
4
half-time
5
intermission half-way through a performance
中外
zhōng wài
1
Sino-foreign
2
Chinese-foreign
3
home and abroad
Idioms
(20)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
1
lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
2
fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
3
(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
1
to hit the target with a single shot
2
to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
1
to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
2
to say sth spot on
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
1
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
1
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
1
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
2
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
1
harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
1
a giant among men (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
1
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
2
to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
1
to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
1
chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
1
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
1
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
2
to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
1
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
2
to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
1
to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
2
fig. to hit where it hurts
3
fig. to hit home
4
an argument that hits the nail on the head
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
1
at all times and in all places (idiom)
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
1
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
2
fig. to fail an exam
3
to fall behind (in a competition)
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
1
decreed by fate (idiom)
2
destined
3
fated
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
1
to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
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