吃一堑，长一智 吃一塹，長一智
吃一堑，长一智 吃一塹，長一智 chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì ㄔ ㄧ ㄑㄧㄢˋ , ㄓㄤˇ ㄧ ㄓˋ hek3 jat1 cim3 ，zoeng2 jat1 zi3
- Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
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吃
- 口吃 kǒu chī ㄎㄡˇ ㄔ hau2 hek3 to stammer; to stutter
- 吃力 chī lì ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ hek3 lik6 to entail strenuous effort
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ hek3 kwai1 to suffer losses
- 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 faan6 to have a meal
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- 吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎo ㄔ ㄅㄠˇ hek3 baau2 to eat one's fill
- 吃惊 吃驚 chī jīng ㄔ ㄐㄧㄥ hek3 ging1 to be startled
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 吃不上 chī bu shàng ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ hek3 bat1 soeng6 unable to get anything to eat
- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 乱吃 亂吃 luàn chī ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔ lyun6 hek3 to eat indiscriminately
- 偷吃 tōu chī ㄊㄡ ㄔ tau1 hek3 to eat on the sly
- 可吃 kě chī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔ ho2 hek3 edible
- 吃人 chī rén ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ hek3 jan4 exploitative
- 吃住 chī zhù ㄔ ㄓㄨˋ hek3 zyu6 food and lodging
- 吃伤 吃傷 chī shāng ㄔ ㄕㄤ hek3 soeng1 to become sick of a food after eating it too much
- 吃刀 chī dāo ㄔ ㄉㄠ hek3 dou1 penetration of a cutting tool
- 吃吃 chī chī ㄔ ㄔ hek3 hek3 (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
一
- 一一 yī yī ㄧ ㄧ jat1 jat1 one by one; one after another
- 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 一共 yī gòng ㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ jat1 gung6 in total; altogether
- 一再 yī zài ㄧ ㄗㄞˋ jat1 zoi3 repeatedly
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- 一切 yī qiè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ jat1 cai3 everything
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 一同 yī tóng ㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jat1 tung4 together
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 一味 yī wèi ㄧ ㄨㄟˋ jat1 mei6 persistently; stubbornly; blindly
- 一块 一塊 yī kuài ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ jat1 faai3 a piece; a chunk
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 一定 yī dìng ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jat1 ding6 surely; certainly; definitely
- 一带 一帶 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 daai3 region; area
- 一度 yī dù ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ jat1 dou6 for a time
- 一律 yī lǜ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ jat1 leot6 same; identical
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 一旁 yī páng ㄧ ㄆㄤˊ jat1 pong4 aside
- 一旦 yī dàn ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ jat1 daan3 in case (sth happens)
堑 塹
- 地堑 地塹 dì qiàn ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ dei6 cim3 trench, rift valley
- 堑壕 塹壕 qiàn háo ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄠˊ cim3 hou4 trench; entrenchment
- 天堑 天塹 tiān qiàn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˋ tin1 cim3 natural moat
- 路堑 路塹 lù qiàn ㄌㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ lou6 cim3 (civil engineering) cutting (for a railway or highway)
- 堑壕战 塹壕戰 qiàn háo zhàn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄠˊ ㄓㄢˋ cim3 hou4 zin3 trench warfare
Idioms with these characters
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān mā jìng ㄔ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ (idiom) to devour (food)
- 吃喝嫖赌 吃喝嫖賭 chī hē piáo dǔ ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨˇ hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2 lit. to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom)
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- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là ㄔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄜ ㄌㄚˋ hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 多吃多占 多吃多佔 duō chī duō zhàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄢˋ do1 hek3 do1 zim3 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 表里不一 表裡不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 bat1 jat1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
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- 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 别树一旗 別樹一旗 bié shù yī qí ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˊ bit6 syu6 jat1 kei4 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
- 别树一帜 別樹一幟 bié shù yī zhì ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄓˋ bit6 syu6 jat1 ci3 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
- 壁垒一新 壁壘一新 bì lěi yī xīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ bik1 leoi5 jat1 san1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
- 不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ bat1 gu3 jat1 cai3 (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns
- 不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān yī jī ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄧ ㄐㄧ bat1 ham1 jat1 gik1 (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow
- 不可一世 bù kě yī shì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3 (idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
Example sentences
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吃 一 堑 塹 ， 长 長 一 智 。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
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