势成骑虎
shì chéng qí hǔ
Pinyin

Definition

势成骑虎
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shì chéng qí hǔ
  1. if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

完成
wán chéng
  1. 1 to complete
  2. 2 to accomplish
成
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
成功
Chéng gōng
  1. 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
成名
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
成就
chéng jiù
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 success
  3. 3 achievement
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 to achieve (a result)
  6. 6 to create
  7. 7 to bring about
成为
chéng wéi
  1. 1 to become
  2. 2 to turn into
成长
chéng zhǎng
  1. 1 to mature
  2. 2 to grow
  3. 3 growth
变成
biàn chéng
  1. 1 to change into
  2. 2 to turn into
  3. 3 to become
事业有成
shì yè yǒu chéng
  1. 1 to be successful in business
  2. 2 professional success
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
切成
qiē chéng
  1. 1 to cut up (into pieces)
  2. 2 to slice
  3. 3 to carve
  4. 4 to dice
  5. 5 to shred
合成
hé chéng
  1. 1 to compose
  2. 2 to constitute
  3. 3 compound
  4. 4 synthesis
  5. 5 mixture
  6. 6 synthetic
建成
jiàn chéng
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to build
形成
xíng chéng
  1. 1 to form
  2. 2 to take shape
成交
chéng jiāo
  1. 1 to complete a contract
  2. 2 to reach a deal
成人
chéng rén
  1. 1 adult
成仙
chéng xiān
  1. 1 to become immortal
成全
chéng quán
  1. 1 to help sb accomplish his aim
  2. 2 to help sb succeed
  3. 3 to complete
  4. 4 to make whole
  5. 5 to round off
成分
chéng fèn
  1. 1 composition
  2. 2 make-up
  3. 3 ingredient
  4. 4 element
  5. 5 component
  6. 6 one's social status
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
成员
chéng yuán
  1. 1 member

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
  1. 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
  1. 1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不成体统
bù chéng tǐ tǒng
  1. 1 not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous
  2. 2 bad form
  3. 3 unacceptable behavior
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
  1. 1 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
  1. 1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
  3. 3 to go for wool and come back shorn

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