望尘莫及
wàng chén mò jí
Pinyin

Definition

望尘莫及
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wàng chén mò jí
  1. lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
  2. to be far inferior

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

及
jí
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 to reach
  3. 3 up to
  4. 4 in time for
希望
xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
以及
yǐ jí
  1. 1 as well as
  2. 2 too
  3. 3 and
仰望
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
来得及
lái de jí
  1. 1 there's still time
  2. 2 able to do sth in time
及时
jí shí
  1. 1 in time
  2. 2 promptly
  3. 3 without delay
  4. 4 timely
及格
jí gé
  1. 1 to pass an exam or a test
  2. 2 to meet a minimum standard
埃及
Āi jí
  1. 1 Egypt
失望
shī wàng
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 to lose hope
  3. 3 to despair
奢望
shē wàng
  1. 1 an extravagant hope
  2. 2 to have excessive expectations
展望
zhǎn wàng
  1. 1 outlook
  2. 2 prospect
  3. 3 to look ahead
  4. 4 to look forward to
欲望
yù wàng
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 longing
  3. 3 appetite
  4. 4 craving
指望
zhǐ wàng
  1. 1 to hope for sth
  2. 2 to count on
  3. 3 hope
提及
tí jí
  1. 1 to mention
  2. 2 to raise (a subject)
  3. 3 to bring to sb's attention
普及
pǔ jí
  1. 1 to spread extensively
  2. 2 to generalize
  3. 3 widespread
  4. 4 popular
  5. 5 universal
  6. 6 ubiquitous
  7. 7 pervasive
有望
yǒu wàng
  1. 1 hopeful
  2. 2 promising
望
wàng
  1. 1 full moon
  2. 2 to hope
  3. 3 to expect
  4. 4 to visit
  5. 5 to gaze (into the distance)
  6. 6 to look towards
  7. 7 towards
期望
qī wàng
  1. 1 to have expectations
  2. 2 to earnestly hope
  3. 3 expectation
  4. 4 hope
涉及
shè jí
  1. 1 to involve
  2. 2 to touch upon (a topic)
渴望
kě wàng
  1. 1 to thirst for
  2. 2 to long for

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
  1. 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
  1. 1 left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
  1. 1 not living up to expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 failing to inspire confidence among people
  3. 3 unpopular
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
  1. 1 to live up to expectations (idiom)
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
  1. 1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
伤及无辜
shāng jí wú gū
  1. 1 to harm the innocent (idiom)
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
  1. 1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
  2. 2 make merry while you can
  3. 3 carpe diem
及锋而试
jí fēng ér shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
  3. 3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
可望而不可及
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
  1. 1 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
  2. 2 blue blood
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
  1. 1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
  2. 2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events
城门失火，殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
  1. 1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
  2. 2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
  3. 3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee

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