朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi
Pinyin

Definition

朝令夕改
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zhāo lìng xī gǎi
  1. to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

令
Líng
  1. 1 see 令狐[Líng hú]
改
gǎi
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
  4. 4 to correct
改善
gǎi shàn
  1. 1 to make better
  2. 2 to improve
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
改为
gǎi wéi
  1. 1 to change into
改变
gǎi biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
朝
Cháo
  1. 1 abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Cháo xiǎn] Korea
号令
hào lìng
  1. 1 an order (esp. army)
  2. 2 bugle call expressing military order
  3. 3 verbal command
除夕
Chú xī
  1. 1 lunar New Year's Eve
七夕
Qī xī
  1. 1 double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month
  2. 2 girls' festival
  3. 3 Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
下令
xià lìng
  1. 1 to give an order
  2. 2 to command
今朝
jīn zhāo
  1. 1 at the present
  2. 2 now
修改
xiū gǎi
  1. 1 to amend
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to modify
前夕
qián xī
  1. 1 eve
  2. 2 the day before
司令
sī lìng
  1. 1 commanding officer
命令
mìng lìng
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 command
  3. 3 CL:道[dào],個|个[gè]
唐朝
Táng cháo
  1. 1 Tang dynasty (618-907)
夕
xī
  1. 1 dusk
  2. 2 evening
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [xì]
夕阳
xī yáng
  1. 1 sunset
  2. 2 the setting sun
天朝
Tiān cháo
  1. 1 Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China
  2. 2 Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
悔改
huǐ gǎi
  1. 1 to repent
  2. 2 repentance

Idioms (20)

一夕数惊
yī xī shù jīng
  1. 1 one scare after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in a constant state of tension
一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
  1. 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 a volte-face
  3. 3 to change old practices
一朝一夕
yī zhāo yī xī
  1. 1 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. in a short period of time
  3. 3 overnight
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
  1. 1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī
  1. 1 in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. 2 on the brink of crisis
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
  1. 1 to seize every minute (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best use of one's time
命在旦夕
mìng zài dàn xī
  1. 1 to be at death's door (idiom)
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
  1. 1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú
  1. 1 fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
  1. 1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)

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