走穴
zǒu xué
Pinyin

Definition

走穴
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zǒu xué
  1. (of itinerant entertainers) to tour, playing in many venues

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

走
zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
  2. 2 to go
  3. 3 to run
  4. 4 to move (of vehicle)
  5. 5 to visit
  6. 6 to leave
  7. 7 to go away
  8. 8 to die (euph.)
  9. 9 from
  10. 10 through
  11. 11 away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu])
  12. 12 to change (shape, form, meaning)
太阳穴
tài yáng xué
  1. 1 temple (on the sides of human head)
奔走
bēn zǒu
  1. 1 to run
  2. 2 to rush about
  3. 3 to be on the go
带走
dài zǒu
  1. 1 to carry
  2. 2 to take away
拿走
ná zǒu
  1. 1 to take away
抢走
qiǎng zǒu
  1. 1 to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
溜走
liū zǒu
  1. 1 to slip away
  2. 2 to leave secretly
穴
xué
  1. 1 cave
  2. 2 cavity
  3. 3 hole
  4. 4 acupuncture point
  5. 5 Taiwan pr. [xuè]
临走
lín zǒu
  1. 1 before leaving
  2. 2 on departure
行尸走肉
xíng shī zǒu ròu
  1. 1 walking corpse (idiom)
  2. 2 zombie
  3. 3 person who lives only on the material level
行走
xíng zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
走人
zǒu rén
  1. 1 (coll.) to leave
  2. 2 to beat it
走入
zǒu rù
  1. 1 to walk into
走出
zǒu chū
  1. 1 to leave (a room etc)
  2. 2 to go out through (a door etc)
走动
zǒu dòng
  1. 1 to walk around
  2. 2 to move about
  3. 3 to stretch one's legs
  4. 4 to go for a walk
  5. 5 to be mobile (e.g. after an illness)
  6. 6 to visit one another
  7. 7 to pay a visit (go to the toilet)
走势
zǒu shì
  1. 1 tendency
  2. 2 trend
  3. 3 path
走去
zǒu qù
  1. 1 to walk over (to)
走向
zǒu xiàng
  1. 1 direction
  2. 2 strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
  3. 3 inclination
  4. 4 trend
  5. 5 to move towards
  6. 6 to head for
走失
zǒu shī
  1. 1 lost
  2. 2 missing
  3. 3 to lose (sb in one's charge)
  4. 4 to get lost
  5. 5 to wander away
  6. 6 to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc)
  7. 7 to lose meaning (in translation)
走廊
zǒu láng
  1. 1 corridor
  2. 2 aisle
  3. 3 hallway
  4. 4 passageway
  5. 5 veranda

Idioms (20)

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
  1. 1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
  1. 1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
  2. 2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
吃不了兜着走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
  1. 1 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you'll have to take the consequences
奔走相告
bēn zǒu xiāng gào
  1. 1 to spread the news (idiom)
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
  3. 3 to hopscotch
  4. 4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
空穴来风
kōng xué lái fēng
  1. 1 lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unfounded (story)
  3. 3 baseless (claim)
空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
  1. 1 wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
  2. 2 there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
行尸走肉
xíng shī zǒu ròu
  1. 1 walking corpse (idiom)
  2. 2 zombie
  3. 3 person who lives only on the material level
走投无路
zǒu tóu wú lù
  1. 1 to be at an impasse (idiom)
  2. 2 in a tight spot
  3. 3 at the end of one's rope
  4. 4 desperate
走桃花运
zǒu táo huā yùn
  1. 1 to have luck with the ladies (idiom)
走为上
zǒu wéi shàng
  1. 1 If everything else fails, retreat. (idiom)
  2. 2 see also 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]
走马上任
zǒu mǎ shàng rèn
  1. 1 to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
  2. 2 to undertake a task
走马到任
zǒu mǎ dào rèn
  1. 1 to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
  2. 2 to undertake a task
走马看花
zǒu mǎ kàn huā
  1. 1 lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
  2. 2 to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
走马章台
zǒu mǎ zhāng tái
  1. 1 to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes

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