鞭长莫及
biān cháng mò jí
Pinyin

Definition

鞭长莫及
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biān cháng mò jí
  1. lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence
  2. too far to be able to help

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

以及
yǐ jí
  1. 1 as well as
  2. 2 too
  3. 3 and
及
jí
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 to reach
  3. 3 up to
  4. 4 in time for
鞭炮
biān pào
  1. 1 firecrackers
  2. 2 string of small firecrackers
  3. 3 CL:枚[méi]
来得及
lái de jí
  1. 1 there's still time
  2. 2 able to do sth in time
及时
jí shí
  1. 1 in time
  2. 2 promptly
  3. 3 without delay
  4. 4 timely
及格
jí gé
  1. 1 to pass an exam or a test
  2. 2 to meet a minimum standard
埃及
Āi jí
  1. 1 Egypt
措手不及
cuò shǒu bù jí
  1. 1 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
提及
tí jí
  1. 1 to mention
  2. 2 to raise (a subject)
  3. 3 to bring to sb's attention
普及
pǔ jí
  1. 1 to spread extensively
  2. 2 to generalize
  3. 3 widespread
  4. 4 popular
  5. 5 universal
  6. 6 ubiquitous
  7. 7 pervasive
涉及
shè jí
  1. 1 to involve
  2. 2 to touch upon (a topic)
莫
Mò
  1. 1 surname Mo
莫名
mò míng
  1. 1 indescribable
  2. 2 ineffable
莫名其妙
mò míng qí miào
  1. 1 (idiom) baffling
  2. 2 inexplicable
莫大
mò dà
  1. 1 greatest
  2. 2 most important
莫扎特
Mò zhā tè
  1. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
莫斯科
Mò sī kē
  1. 1 Moscow, capital of Russia
莫过于
mò guò yú
  1. 1 nothing can surpass
莫非
mò fēi
  1. 1 can it be possible that
  2. 2 could it be
触及
chù jí
  1. 1 to touch (physically, one's feelings etc)
  2. 2 to touch on (a topic)

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
  1. 1 left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
伤及无辜
shāng jí wú gū
  1. 1 to harm the innocent (idiom)
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
  1. 1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
  2. 2 make merry while you can
  3. 3 carpe diem
及锋而试
jí fēng ér shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
可望而不可及
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
  1. 1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
  2. 2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
城门失火，殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
  1. 1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
  2. 2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
  3. 3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. 1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. 2 unforeseen
  3. 3 to be surprised by the turn of events
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
后悔莫及
hòu huǐ mò jí
  1. 1 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
  1. 1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
  2. 2 to go as fast as possible
悔之无及
huǐ zhī wú jí
  1. 1 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū
  1. 1 lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected
  2. 2 Love me, love my dog.
爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù
  1. 1 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
  2. 2 My hands are tied.
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
掘墓鞭尸
jué mù biān shī
  1. 1 to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
措手不及
cuò shǒu bù jí
  1. 1 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared

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