弹尽粮绝
dàn jìn liáng jué
Pinyin

Definition

弹尽粮绝
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dàn jìn liáng jué
  1. out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反弹
fǎn tán
  1. 1 to bounce
  2. 2 to bounce back
  3. 3 to boomerang
  4. 4 to ricochet
  5. 5 rebound (of stock market etc)
  6. 6 bounce
  7. 7 backlash
  8. 8 negative repercussions
子弹
zǐ dàn
  1. 1 bullet
  2. 2 CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē],發|发[fā]
弹
dàn
  1. 1 crossball
  2. 2 bullet
  3. 3 shot
  4. 4 shell
  5. 5 ball
弹性
tán xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
  2. 2 elasticity
拒绝
jù jué
  1. 1 to refuse
  2. 2 to decline
  3. 3 to reject
炸弹
zhà dàn
  1. 1 bomb
  2. 2 CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
尽
jìn
  1. 1 to use up
  2. 2 to exhaust
  3. 3 to end
  4. 4 to finish
  5. 5 to the utmost
  6. 6 exhausted
  7. 7 finished
  8. 8 to the limit (of sth)
  9. 9 all
  10. 10 entirely
尽快
jìn kuài
  1. 1 see 儘快|尽快[jǐn kuài]
尽情
jìn qíng
  1. 1 as much as one likes
尽量
jìn liàng
  1. 1 as much as possible
  2. 2 to the greatest extent
尽头
jìn tóu
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 extremity
  3. 3 limit
绝
jué
  1. 1 to cut short
  2. 2 extinct
  3. 3 to disappear
  4. 4 to vanish
  5. 5 absolutely
  6. 6 by no means
绝对
jué duì
  1. 1 absolute
  2. 2 unconditional
绝望
jué wàng
  1. 1 to despair
  2. 2 to give up all hope
  3. 3 desperate
  4. 4 desperation
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
不绝于耳
bù jué yú ěr
  1. 1 (of sound) to never stop
  2. 2 to fall incessantly on the ear
  3. 3 to linger on
中弹
zhòng dàn
  1. 1 hit by a bullet
  2. 2 shot
干粮
gān liáng
  1. 1 rations (to take on expedition)
五粮液
Wǔ liáng yè
  1. 1 Wuliangye liquor
  2. 2 Five Grain liquor

Idioms (20)

一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
  2. 2 in the twinkling of an eye
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
  1. 1 to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
仁至义尽
rén zhì yì jìn
  1. 1 extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty
兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú
  1. 1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
  2. 2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
前功尽弃
qián gōng jìn qì
  1. 1 to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
  2. 2 all that has been achieved goes down the drain
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
吃粮不管事
chī liáng bù guǎn shì
  1. 1 to eat without working (idiom)
  2. 2 to take one's pay and not care about the rest
各尽所能
gè jìn suǒ néng
  1. 1 each does his utmost (idiom)
  2. 2 from each according to his means
丧尽天良
sàng jìn tiān liáng
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
尝尽心酸
cháng jìn xīn suān
  1. 1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
坚苦卓绝
jiān kǔ zhuó jué
  1. 1 persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
  1. 1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
  2. 2 Never give up hope.
  3. 3 Never say die.
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
  1. 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
  1. 1 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
  3. 3 to cast pearls before swine
  4. 4 caviar to the general
  5. 5 to preach to deaf ears
  6. 6 to talk over sb's head
屡禁不绝
lu:3 jìn bù jué
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
山穷水尽
shān qióng shuǐ jìn
  1. 1 mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
  2. 2 nowhere to go
弹冠相庆
tán guān xiāng qìng
  1. 1 lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment
  2. 2 to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)

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