舟曲
Zhōu qǔ
Pinyin

Definition

舟曲
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Zhōu qǔ
  1. Zhugqu or Zhouqu county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gān nán Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

单曲
dān qǔ
  1. 1 single (recording industry)
方舟
fāng zhōu
  1. 1 ark
曲
Qū
  1. 1 surname Qu
歌曲
gē qǔ
  1. 1 song
交响曲
jiāo xiǎng qǔ
  1. 1 symphony
作曲
zuò qǔ
  1. 1 to compose (music)
作曲家
zuò qǔ jiā
  1. 1 composer
  2. 2 songwriter
催眠曲
cuī mián qǔ
  1. 1 lullaby
协奏曲
xié zòu qǔ
  1. 1 concerto
名曲
míng qǔ
  1. 1 famous song
  2. 2 well-known piece of music
圆舞曲
yuán wǔ qǔ
  1. 1 waltz
夜曲
yè qǔ
  1. 1 nocturne (music)
奏鸣曲
zòu míng qǔ
  1. 1 sonata
委曲
wěi qū
  1. 1 sinuous
  2. 2 devious
  3. 3 full details of a story
  4. 4 to stoop
小曲
xiǎo qǔ
  1. 1 popular song
  2. 2 folk tune
  3. 3 ballad
序曲
xù qǔ
  1. 1 overture
弯曲
wān qū
  1. 1 to bend
  2. 2 to curve around
  3. 3 curved
  4. 4 crooked
  5. 5 to wind
  6. 6 to warp
戏曲
xì qǔ
  1. 1 Chinese opera
扭曲
niǔ qū
  1. 1 to twist
  2. 2 to warp
  3. 3 to distort
卷曲
juǎn qū
  1. 1 to curl (hair)
  2. 2 to crimp
  3. 3 to roll up
  4. 4 curly

Idioms (19)

刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
同舟共济
tóng zhōu gòng jì
  1. 1 cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests
  2. 2 obliged to collaborate towards common goals
吴越同舟
Wú Yuè tóng zhōu
  1. 1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals
  2. 2 to collaborate towards a common end
  3. 3 in the same boat together
学海泛舟
xué hǎi fàn zhōu
  1. 1 sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
  1. 1 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
  2. 2 pros and cons
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
  1. 1 perfect finish (idiom)
曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn
  1. 1 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. content with simple things
曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān
  1. 1 winding and turning (idiom)
曲高和寡
qǔ gāo hè guǎ
  1. 1 difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
  2. 2 highbrow
木已成舟
mù yǐ chéng zhōu
  1. 1 lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. what is done cannot be undone
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
  1. 1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
  2. 2 different methods leading to the same result
  3. 3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
  1. 1 lit. windy and circuitous
  2. 2 difficult (idiom)
破釜沉舟
pò fǔ chén zhōu
  1. 1 lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
  2. 2 to burn one's boats
载舟覆舟
zài zhōu fù zhōu
  1. 1 to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.
迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
  2. 2 going around in circles
逆水行舟
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder
逆水行舟，不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
  1. 1 like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
风雨同舟
fēng yǔ tóng zhōu
  1. 1 lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times

Sample Sentences

专家指出，舟曲特殊的地质地貌，长期干旱，突降暴雨，都是这次地质灾害的成因。
zhuānjiā zhǐchū ，Zhōuqū tèshū de dìzhì dìmào ，chángqī gānhàn ，tū jiàng bàoyǔ ，dōu shì zhècì dìzhì zāihài de chéngyīn 。
The experts have pointed out that Zhouqu's special geological conditions and landforms, a long period of drought, and the sudden torrential rainfall were all contributing factors to this geological disaster.
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舟曲是一个多好的地方啊！怎么会一下子遭这么大的灾？
Zhōuqū shì yī ge duō hǎo de dìfang a ！zénme huì yīxiàzi zāo zhème dà de zāi ？
Zhouqu is such a great place! How could such a big disaster happen so all of the sudden?
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啊，舟曲遭灾了！我得赶紧给老洪打个电话。
ā ，Zhōuqū zāozāi le ！wǒ děi gǎnjǐn gěi Lǎo Hóng dǎ ge diànhuà 。
Ah, there's been a disaster in Zhouqu! I have to call Lao Hong as soon as possible.
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今天早上甘肃省舟曲县突发特大泥石流自然灾害，现在降雨已经停止，搜救和援助工作正在进行中。
jīntiān zǎoshang Gānsù shěng Zhōuqū xiàn tūfā tè dà níshíliú zìrán zāihài ，xiànzài jiàngyǔ yǐjīng tíngzhǐ ，sōujiù hé yuánzhù gōngzuò zhèngzài jìnxíng zhōng 。
This morning in Zhouqu county of Gansu province a natural disaster occurred in the form of a sudden and exceptionally large mudslide. Currently the rain has stopped and search and rescue, as well as aid efforts, are in progress.
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