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地广人稀
dì guǎng rén xī
Pinyin
Definition
地广人稀
-
dì guǎng rén xī
vast, but sparsely populated
Character Decomposition
地
土
乚
㇆
丨
广
广
人
人
稀
禾
乂
𠂇
巾
Related Words
(20)
人
rén
1
man
2
person
3
people
4
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
1
life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
1
other people
2
others
3
other person
地
de
1
-ly
2
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地址
dì zhǐ
1
address
2
CL:個|个[gè]
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
女人
nu:3 rén
1
woman
恋人
liàn rén
1
lover
2
sweetheart
男人
nán rén
1
a man
2
a male
3
men
4
CL:個|个[gè]
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
1
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
1
invincible position
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
1
not known to anyone
2
secret
3
unknown
世人
shì rén
1
people (in general)
2
people around the world
3
everyone
丢人
diū rén
1
to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
1
Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
1
master
2
host
3
owner
4
CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
1
TV or radio presenter
2
host
3
anchor
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
1
Gone with the Wind (film)
人事
rén shì
1
personnel
2
human resources
3
human affairs
4
ways of the world
5
(euphemism) sexuality
6
the facts of life
人人
rén rén
1
everyone
2
every person
Idioms
(20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
1
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
2
fig. to ride on sb else's success
3
Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
4
Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
1
failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
2
a crushing defeat
3
beaten and in a hopeless position
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
1
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
1
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
1
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
2
you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
1
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
1
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
2
fig. to go to great lengths
3
to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
1
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
1
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
1
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
2
marriages are predestined
3
people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
1
no use to tell others
2
let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
1
there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
2
persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
1
to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
2
to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
1
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
2
With effort, one can achieve anything.
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
Sample Sentences
美国地广人稀,人人有车也跑得开。德国也是,人家交通发达,不需要。
Měiguó dìguǎngrénxī ,rénrén yǒu chē yě pǎodekāi 。Déguó yě shì ,rénjiā jiāotōng fādá ,bù xūyào 。
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