为所欲为
wéi suǒ yù wéi
Pinyin

Definition

为所欲为
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wéi suǒ yù wéi
  1. to do whatever one pleases

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

suǒ
  1. 1 actually
  2. 2 place
  3. 3 classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. 4 that which
  5. 5 particle introducing a relative clause or passive
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 so
  4. 4 the reason why
suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 all
  2. 2 to have
  3. 3 to possess
  4. 4 to own
suǒ wèi
  1. 1 so-called
  2. 2 what is called
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
bù zhī suǒ cuò
  1. 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
  2. 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
zhī suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 the reason why
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
  1. 1 unprecedented
chǎng suǒ
  1. 1 location
  2. 2 place
cè suǒ
  1. 1 toilet
  2. 2 lavatory
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān],處|处[chù]
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 appetite
  3. 3 passion
  4. 4 lust
  5. 5 greed
yù wàng
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 longing
  3. 3 appetite
  4. 4 craving
suǒ zài
  1. 1 place
  2. 2 location
  3. 3 (after a noun) place where it is located
chàng suǒ yù yán
  1. 1 lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
  2. 2 to hold forth to one's heart's content
yǒu suǒ
  1. 1 somewhat
  2. 2 to some extent
yù bà bù néng
  1. 1 want to stop but can't (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unable to stop oneself
  3. 3 to feel an urge to continue
pài chū suǒ
  1. 1 local police station
wú suǒ shì shì
  1. 1 to have nothing to do
  2. 2 to idle one's time away (idiom)
wú suǒ wèi
  1. 1 to be indifferent
  2. 2 not to matter
  3. 3 cannot be said to be
lǐ suǒ dāng rán
  1. 1 as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
  2. 2 inevitable and right

Idioms (20)

一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
  1. 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
  2. 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
  1. 1 blinded by greed (idiom)
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
  1. 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
各有所好
gè yǒu suǒ hào
  1. 1 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
各尽所能
gè jìn suǒ néng
  1. 1 each does his utmost (idiom)
  2. 2 from each according to his means
各显所长
gè xiǎn suǒ cháng
  1. 1 each displays their own strengths (idiom)
呼之欲出
hū zhī yù chū
  1. 1 lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. on the verge of coming out into the open
  3. 3 (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed
  4. 4 (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed
喷薄欲出
pēn bó yù chū
  1. 1 to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
  2. 2 (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
在所不辞
zài suǒ bù cí
  1. 1 not to refuse to (idiom)
  2. 2 not to hesitate to
在所难免
zài suǒ nán miǎn
  1. 1 to be unavoidable (idiom)
垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī
  1. 1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
  2. 2 to hunger for
如其所好
rú qí suǒ hào
  1. 1 as one pleases (idiom)
如有所失
rú yǒu suǒ shī
  1. 1 to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)
居无定所
jū wú dìng suǒ
  1. 1 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
己所不欲,勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
  1. 1 What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
  2. 2 Do as you would be done by.
  3. 3 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
欲仙欲死
yù xiān yù sǐ
  1. 1 to wish one were dead (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) to be in seventh heaven

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