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史迪威
Shǐ dí wēi
Pinyin
Definition
史迪威
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Shǐ dí wēi
Joseph Stilwell (1883-1946), commander of US forces in China, Burma and India in World War II
Character Decomposition
史
口
丨
乂
迪
辶
二
丨
凵
威
厂
戈
一
女
Related Words
(20)
助威
zhù wēi
1
to cheer for
2
to encourage
3
to boost the morale of
史
Shǐ
1
surname Shi
史上
shǐ shàng
1
in history
奥迪
Ào dí
1
Audi
威尼斯
Wēi ní sī
1
Venice
2
Venezia
威武
wēi wǔ
1
might
2
formidable
威胁
wēi xié
1
to threaten
2
to menace
权威
quán wēi
1
authority
2
authoritative
3
power and prestige
历史
lì shǐ
1
history
2
CL:門|门[mén],段[duàn]
罗曼史
luó màn shǐ
1
romance (loanword)
2
love affair
凯迪拉克
Kǎi dí lā kè
1
Cadillac
史册
shǐ cè
1
annals
史前
shǐ qián
1
prehistory
史努比
Shǐ nǔ bǐ
1
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
史密斯
Shǐ mì sī
1
Smith (name)
史实
shǐ shí
1
historical fact
史料
shǐ liào
1
historical material or data
史书
shǐ shū
1
history book
史无前例
shǐ wú qián lì
1
unprecedented in history
史记
Shǐ jì
1
Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Sī mǎ Qiān], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Èr shí sì Shǐ]
Idioms
(8)
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
1
to learn from history (idiom)
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
1
tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
1
lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ
1
to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
威震天下
wēi zhèn tiān xià
1
to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī
1
to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
狐假虎威
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
1
lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
耀武扬威
yào wǔ yáng wēi
1
to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
2
to bluff
3
to bluster
Sample Sentences