Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 杵 | 杵 | chǔ | chu3 | pestle; to poke | ||
| 2 | 金刚杵 | 金剛杵 | jīn gāng chǔ | jin1 gang1 chu3 | vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism) | ||
| 3 | 磨杵成针 | 磨杵成針 | mó chǔ chéng zhēn | mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1 | to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently | ||
| 4 | 铁杵成针 | 鐵杵成針 | tiě chǔ chéng zhēn | tie3 chu3 cheng2 zhen1 | see 磨杵成针 | ||
| 5 | 血流漂杵 | 血流漂杵 | xuè liú piāo chǔ | xue4 liu2 piao1 chu3 | enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood; blood bath | ||
| 6 | 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 | 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 | zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn | zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu5 shen1 , tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 | If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成针 , to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently |
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