施展
shī zhǎn
Pinyin

Definition

施展
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shī zhǎn
  1. to use fully
  2. to put to use

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhǎn xiàn
  1. 1 to come out
  2. 2 to emerge
  3. 3 to reveal
  4. 4 to display
zhǎn shì
  1. 1 to reveal
  2. 2 to display
  3. 3 to show
  4. 4 to exhibit sth
zhǎn kāi
  1. 1 to unfold
  2. 2 to carry out
  3. 3 to be in full swing
  4. 4 to launch
shī gōng
  1. 1 construction
  2. 2 to carry out construction or large-scale repairs
fā zhǎn
  1. 1 development
  2. 2 growth
  3. 3 to develop
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 to expand
chē zhǎn
  1. 1 motor show
shēn zhǎn
  1. 1 stretching
  2. 2 extension
cān zhǎn
  1. 1 to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc
shí shī
  1. 1 to implement
  2. 2 to carry out
Zhǎn
  1. 1 surname Zhan
zhǎn chū
  1. 1 to put on display
  2. 2 to be on show
  3. 3 to exhibit
zhǎn wàng
  1. 1 outlook
  2. 2 prospect
  3. 3 to look ahead
  4. 4 to look forward to
zhǎn chì
  1. 1 to spread wings
zhǎn tái
  1. 1 display counter
  2. 2 stand
  3. 3 booth
zhǎn lǎn
  1. 1 to put on display
  2. 2 to exhibit
  3. 3 exhibition
  4. 4 show
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],次[cì]
zhǎn lù
  1. 1 to expose
  2. 2 to reveal
zhǎn guǎn
  1. 1 exhibition hall
  2. 2 (expo) pavilion
bù shī
  1. 1 Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
Ēn shī
  1. 1 Enshi prefecture-level city in southwest Hubei, capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州
tuò zhǎn
  1. 1 to expand

Idioms (16)

付诸实施
fù zhū shí shī
  1. 1 to put into practice
  2. 2 to carry out (idiom)
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
  1. 1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
  2. 2 to try to turn back history
  3. 3 a perverse way of doing things
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
展翅高飞
zhǎn chì gāo fēi
  1. 1 to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)
  2. 2 to develop one's abilities freely
己所不欲,勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
  1. 1 What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
  2. 2 Do as you would be done by.
  3. 3 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī
  1. 1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
  1. 1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
  1. 1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
施粥舍饭
shī zhōu shě fàn
  1. 1 to provide alms and rice (idiom)
东施效颦
Dōng Shī xiào pín
  1. 1 lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
无计可施
wú jì kě shī
  1. 1 no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end
  2. 2 at the end of one's tether
  3. 3 powerless
发号施令
fā hào shī lìng
  1. 1 to boss people around (idiom)
花枝招展
huā zhī zhāo zhǎn
  1. 1 lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
见之实施
jiàn zhī shí shī
  1. 1 to put into effect (idiom)
迎风招展
yíng fēng zhāo zhǎn
  1. 1 to flutter in the wind (idiom)
逆行倒施
nì xíng dǎo shī
  1. 1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
  2. 2 to try to turn back history
  3. 3 a perverse way of doing things

Sample Sentences

可惜呀,到42岁才有人把他引荐给皇帝。李白以为施展自己才能的机会到了,结果却是去给皇上和贵妃写诗作乐的。把他郁闷死了,一年多就不干了。
kěxī ya ,dào sìshíèr suì cái yǒu rén bǎ tā yǐnjiàn gěi huángdì 。Lǐ Bái yǐwéi shīzhǎn zìjǐ cáinéng de jīhuì dào le ,jiéguǒ què shì qù gěi huángshàng hé guìfēi xiěshī zuòlè de 。bǎ tā yùmèn sǐ le ,yīnián duō jiù bù gàn le 。
Unfortunately, it wasn't until he was 42 years old that someone gave him an introduction to the emperor. Li Bai thought that his opportunity to make use of his talents had come, but instead he was brought to write poems for the emperor and his concubine. It made him really depressed, and after a little more than a year, he quit.