立竿见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng
Pinyin

Definition

立竿见影
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lì gān jiàn yǐng
  1. lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect
  2. quick results

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

影响
yǐng xiǎng
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 to influence
  4. 4 to affect (usually adversely)
  5. 5 to disturb
  6. 6 CL:股[gǔ]
影响力
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
摄影
shè yǐng
  1. 1 to take a photograph
  2. 2 photography
  3. 3 to shoot (a movie)
独立
dú lì
  1. 1 independent
  2. 2 independence
  3. 3 to stand alone
立刻
lì kè
  1. 1 forthwith
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 prompt
  4. 4 promptly
  5. 5 straightway
  6. 6 thereupon
  7. 7 at once
立即
lì jí
  1. 1 immediately
立场
lì chǎng
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 standpoint
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
电影
diàn yǐng
  1. 1 movie
  2. 2 film
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],片[piàn],幕[mù],場|场[chǎng]
中立
zhōng lì
  1. 1 neutral
  2. 2 neutrality
倒影
dào yǐng
  1. 1 inverted image
  2. 2 reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倒立
dào lì
  1. 1 a handstand
  2. 2 to turn upside down
  3. 3 to stand on one's head
  4. 4 upside down
倩影
qiàn yǐng
  1. 1 beautiful image of a woman
光影
guāng yǐng
  1. 1 light and shadow
  2. 2 sunlight and shade
创立
chuàng lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to found
合影
hé yǐng
  1. 1 to take a joint photo
  2. 2 group photo
周立波
Zhōu Lì bō
  1. 1 Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist
  2. 2 Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
孤立
gū lì
  1. 1 isolate
  2. 2 isolated
对立
duì lì
  1. 1 to oppose
  2. 2 to set sth against
  3. 3 to be antagonistic to
  4. 4 antithetical
  5. 5 relative opposite
  6. 6 opposing
  7. 7 diametrical

Idioms (20)

三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
来无影，去无踪
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng
  1. 1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
  2. 2 incompatible standpoints
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
  1. 1 to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
  2. 2 to make oblique charges
  3. 3 to make insinuations
  4. 4 to insinuate
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
  1. 1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
  2. 2 radical transformation
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
  1. 1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
  2. 2 to be all alone (idiom)
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
  1. 1 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
  1. 1 to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
  2. 2 towering majestically
  3. 3 (of a person) to stand up against sb
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
  1. 1 lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. inseparable
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì
  1. 1 to get married (idiom)
成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè
  1. 1 to get married and start a career (idiom)
  2. 2 to settle down
  3. 3 to establish oneself
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence

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