分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
Pinyin

Definition

分身乏术
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fēn shēn fá shù
  1. to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. to be unable to attend to other things at the same time

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分
fēn
  1. 1 to divide
  2. 2 to separate
  3. 3 to distribute
  4. 4 to allocate
  5. 5 to distinguish (good and bad)
  6. 6 part or subdivision
  7. 7 fraction
  8. 8 one tenth (of certain units)
  9. 9 unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
  10. 10 minute (unit of time)
  11. 11 minute (angular measurement unit)
  12. 12 a point (in sports or games)
  13. 13 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
分享
fēn xiǎng
  1. 1 to share (let others have some of sth good)
分钟
fēn zhōng
  1. 1 minute
身边
shēn biān
  1. 1 at one's side
  2. 2 on hand
身体
shēn tǐ
  1. 1 the body
  2. 2 one's health
  3. 3 CL:具[jù],個|个[gè]
  4. 4 in person
部分
bù fen
  1. 1 part
  2. 2 share
  3. 3 section
  4. 4 piece
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
上身
shàng shēn
  1. 1 upper part of the body
乏味
fá wèi
  1. 1 tedious
人身
rén shēn
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 personal
  3. 3 human body
分子
fèn zǐ
  1. 1 members of a class or group
  2. 2 political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists)
  3. 3 part
修身
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
健身
jiàn shēn
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to keep fit
  3. 3 to work out
  4. 4 physical exercise
健身房
jiàn shēn fáng
  1. 1 gym
  2. 2 gymnasium
充分
chōng fèn
  1. 1 ample
  2. 2 sufficient
  3. 3 adequate
  4. 4 full
  5. 5 fully
  6. 6 to the full
全身
quán shēn
  1. 1 whole body
  2. 2 em (typography)
出身
chū shēn
  1. 1 to be born of
  2. 2 to come from
  3. 3 family background
  4. 4 class origin
分布图
fēn bù tú
  1. 1 scatter diagram
  2. 2 distribution chart
  3. 3 histogram
分公司
fēn gōng sī
  1. 1 subsidiary company
  2. 2 branch office
分别
fēn bié
  1. 1 to part or leave each other
  2. 2 to distinguish
  3. 3 difference
  4. 4 in different ways
  5. 5 differently
  6. 6 separately or individually
分成
fēn chéng
  1. 1 to divide (into)
  2. 2 to split a bonus
  3. 3 to break into
  4. 4 tenths
  5. 5 percentage allotment

Idioms (20)

一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
  1. 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
  2. 2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
  1. 1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
  2. 2 nothing to choose between them
不分胜负
bù fēn shèng fù
  1. 1 unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
  2. 2 to come out even
  3. 3 to tie
  4. 4 to draw
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
  2. 2 to share everything
  3. 3 to be on very intimate terms
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人困马乏
rén kùn mǎ fá
  1. 1 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
  2. 2 worn out
  3. 3 exhausted
  4. 4 spent
  5. 5 fatigued
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
  1. 1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
  1. 1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
  1. 1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
分久必合，合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
  1. 1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. things are constantly changing

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