掌舵
zhǎng duò
Pinyin

Definition

掌舵
 - 
zhǎng duò
  1. to steer (a ship)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

掌
zhǎng
  1. 1 palm of the hand
  2. 2 sole of the foot
  3. 3 paw
  4. 4 horseshoe
  5. 5 to slap
  6. 6 to hold in one's hand
  7. 7 to wield
掌控
zhǎng kòng
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 in control of
掌握
zhǎng wò
  1. 1 to grasp (often fig.)
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
  4. 4 to master
  5. 5 to know well
  6. 6 to understand sth well and know how to use it
  7. 7 fluency
仙人掌
xiān rén zhǎng
  1. 1 cactus
八卦掌
bā guà zhǎng
  1. 1 baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
巴掌
bā zhǎng
  1. 1 palm of the hand
  2. 2 classifier: slap
手掌
shǒu zhǎng
  1. 1 palm
掌心
zhǎng xīn
  1. 1 hollow of the palm
掌柜
zhǎng guì
  1. 1 shopkeeper
掌声
zhǎng shēng
  1. 1 applause
  2. 2 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
熊掌
xióng zhǎng
  1. 1 bear paw (as food)
脚掌
jiǎo zhǎng
  1. 1 the sole of the foot
鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng
  1. 1 to applaud
  2. 2 to clap
主掌
zhǔ zhǎng
  1. 1 in charge (of a position etc)
  2. 2 the person in charge
  3. 3 responsible
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
反掌
fǎn zhǎng
  1. 1 lit. to turn over one's palm
  2. 2 fig. everything is going very well.
右舵
yòu duò
  1. 1 right rudder
合掌
hé zhǎng
  1. 1 to clasp hands
  2. 2 to put one's palms together (in prayer)
执掌
zhí zhǎng
  1. 1 to wield (power etc)
孤掌难鸣
gū zhǎng nán míng
  1. 1 It's hard to clap with only one hand.
  2. 2 It takes two to tango
  3. 3 It's difficult to achieve anything without support.

Idioms (10)

了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
  1. 1 thunderous applause (idiom)
摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
  1. 1 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
  2. 2 to roll up one's sleeves for battle
  3. 3 eager to get into action or start on a task
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
  1. 1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
  2. 2 no effort at all
见风使舵
jiàn fēng shǐ duò
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
见风转舵
jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
随风倒舵
suí fēng dǎo duò
  1. 1 to trim one's sails with the wind
  2. 2 to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
鱼与熊掌
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng
  1. 1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. 2 you can't always get everything you want
  3. 3 you can't have your cake and eat it
鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
  1. 1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. 2 you can't always get everything you want
  3. 3 you can't have your cake and eat it

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