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伏案
fú àn
Pinyin
Definition
伏案
-
fú àn
to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)
Character Decomposition
伏
亻
犬
案
宀
女
木
Related Words
(20)
图案
tú àn
1
design
2
pattern
方案
fāng àn
1
plan
2
program (for action etc)
3
proposal
4
proposed bill
5
CL:個|个[gè],套[tào]
案
àn
1
(legal) case
2
incident
3
record
4
file
5
table
档案
dàng àn
1
file
2
record
3
archive
潜伏
qián fú
1
to hide
2
to cover up
3
to conceal
答案
dá àn
1
answer
2
solution
3
CL:個|个[gè]
谋杀案
móu shā àn
1
murder case
伏
Fú
1
surname Fu
伏牛山
Fú niú shān
1
Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi
伏特加
fú tè jiā
1
vodka (loanword)
伏笔
fú bǐ
1
foreshadowing (literary device)
2
foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
作案
zuò àn
1
to commit a crime
备案
bèi àn
1
to put on record
2
to file
光伏
guāng fú
1
photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
命案
mìng àn
1
homicide case
2
murder case
埋伏
mái fú
1
to ambush
2
to lie in wait for
3
to lie low
4
ambush
报案
bào àn
1
to report a case to the authorities
拍案
pāi àn
1
lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
2
fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc
提案
tí àn
1
proposal
2
draft resolution
3
motion (to be debated)
4
to propose a bill
5
to make a proposal
抢劫案
qiǎng jié àn
1
robbery
2
holdup
Idioms
(15)
伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
1
hidden genius (idiom)
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
1
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
堆案盈几
duī àn yíng jī
1
lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work
夜行昼伏
yè xíng zhòu fú
1
to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
1
thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
2
different thoughts coming to mind
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
1
lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
2
amazing!
3
great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
1
lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
2
unable to take it any more
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
1
to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
2
amazing!
案兵束甲
àn bīng shù jiǎ
1
to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
1
to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
1
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
2
no sooner one subsides, the next arises
3
repeating continuously
4
occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
老骥伏枥
lǎo jì fú lì
1
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老骥伏枥,志在千里
lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
1
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi
1
lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage
降龙伏虎
xiáng lóng fú hǔ
1
to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
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