五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
Pinyin

Definition

五体投地
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wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
de
  1. 1 -ly
  2. 2 structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
dì zhǐ
  1. 1 address
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
dì fāng
  1. 1 region
  2. 2 regional (away from the central administration)
  3. 3 local
tóu piào
  1. 1 to vote
  2. 2 vote
bù bài zhī dì
  1. 1 invincible position
wǔ yī
  1. 1 5-1 (May 1st)
wǔ shí
  1. 1 fifty
wǔ cǎi
  1. 1 five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
  2. 2 multicolored
wǔ xīng
  1. 1 the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
wǔ xīng jí
  1. 1 five-star (hotel)
Wǔ yuè
  1. 1 May
  2. 2 fifth month (of the lunar year)
Wǔ liáng yè
  1. 1 Wuliangye liquor
  2. 2 Five Grain liquor
wǔ huā ròu
  1. 1 pork belly
  2. 2 streaky pork
dǎo dì
  1. 1 to fall to the ground
Nèi dì
  1. 1 mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
  2. 2 Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
shí wǔ
  1. 1 fifteen
  2. 2 15
yuán dì
  1. 1 (in) the original place
  2. 2 the place where one currently is
  3. 3 place of origin
  4. 4 local (product)
tǔ dì
  1. 1 land
  2. 2 soil
  3. 3 territory
  4. 4 CL:片[piàn],塊|块[kuài]

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
  1. 1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
  2. 2 a crushing defeat
  3. 3 beaten and in a hopeless position
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
  1. 1 over and over again (idiom)
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
  1. 1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go to great lengths
  3. 3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
  1. 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
  1. 1 with complex feelings (idiom)
五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
  1. 1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
  1. 1 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
  1. 1 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
  2. 2 fig. having an uncomfortable time
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)

Sample Sentences

嗯,藏传佛教的信徒好像特别虔诚。你看他们朝圣的时候,一步一叩,五体投地的膜拜姿势,就知道他们有多虔诚了。而且在朝圣之路上,他们始终保持这样的姿势,翻山越岭,直到到达布达拉宫。听说有人朝圣一次要花上几年的时间。
ng4 ,zàngchuán fójiào de xìntú hǎoxiàng tèbié qiánchéng 。nǐ kàn tāmen cháoshèng de shíhou ,yībù yī kòu ,wǔtǐtóudì de móbài zīshì ,jiù zhīdào tāmen yǒu duō qiánchéng le 。érqiě zài cháoshèng zhī lù shang ,tāmen shǐzhōng bǎochí zhèyàng de zīshì ,fānshānyuèlǐng ,zhídào dàodá bùdálā gōng 。tīngshuō yǒurén cháoshèng yīcì yào huāshàng jǐnián de shíjiān 。