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甩尾
shuǎi wěi
Pinyin
Definition
甩尾
-
shuǎi wěi
drifting (motorsport)
Character Decomposition
甩
甩
尾
尸
毛
Related Words
(20)
尾
wěi
1
tail
2
remainder
3
remnant
4
extremity
5
sixth of the 28 constellations
6
classifier for fish
尾巴
wěi ba
1
tail
2
colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
尾牙
wěi yá
1
a year-end dinner for employees
年尾
nián wěi
1
end of the year
甩
shuǎi
1
to throw
2
to fling
3
to swing
4
to leave behind
5
to throw off
6
to dump (sb)
结尾
jié wěi
1
ending
2
coda
3
to wind up
追尾
zhuī wěi
1
to tailgate
2
to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
1
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
尾数
wěi shù
1
remainder (after rounding a number)
2
decimal part (of number after the decimal point)
3
mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.)
4
small change
5
balance (of an account)
尾气
wěi qì
1
exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)
2
emissions
尾灯
wěi dēng
1
tail light (on vehicle)
尾声
wěi shēng
1
coda
2
epilogue
3
end
尾部
wěi bù
1
back part
2
rear or tail section
尾随
wěi suí
1
to tail behind
2
to tag along
3
to follow on the heels of
从头到尾
cóng tóu dào wěi
1
from start to finish
2
from head to tail
3
the whole (thing)
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
1
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
2
through and through
3
out and out
4
from top to bottom
收尾
shōu wěi
1
to wind up
2
to bring to an end
3
to finish
末尾
mò wěi
1
end
2
tip
3
extremity
汕尾
Shàn wěi
1
Shanwei prefecture level city in Guangdong
片尾
piàn wěi
1
end credits (of a movie etc)
2
ending (of a movie etc)
Idioms
(16)
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
1
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
2
head-to-tail
3
one thing starts where the other leaves off
宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
1
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
2
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
1
large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
2
fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
1
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
2
through and through
3
out and out
4
from top to bottom
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
1
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
2
to be well pleased with oneself
3
to have a lighthearted air
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
1
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
2
to carry things through
3
I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾
yǒu tóu wú wěi
1
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
2
lack of sticking power
3
short attention span
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
1
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
2
to reveal one's evil nature
3
evidence that reveals the villain
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
1
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
2
fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
1
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
2
afraid of the slightest thing
藏头露尾
cáng tóu lù wěi
1
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
2
half-truths
虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
1
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
2
fig. extremely dangerous situation
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
1
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
街头巷尾
jiē tóu xiàng wěi
1
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi
1
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
龟笑鳖无尾
guī xiào biē wú wěi
1
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
2
fig. the pot calling the kettle black
Sample Sentences