坐井观天 坐井觀天
坐井观天 坐井觀天 zuò jǐng guān tiān ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ co5 zeng2 gun1 tin1
- lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
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坐
- 乘坐 chéng zuò ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ sing4 zo6 to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
- 坐下 zuò xia ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ co5 haa6 to sit down
- 坐牢 zuò láo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊ co5 lou4 to be imprisoned
- 坐落 zuò luò ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ co5 lok6 to be situated
- 坐镇 坐鎮 zuò zhèn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣˋ zo6 zan3 (of a commanding officer) to keep watch
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- 请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ cing2 co5 please, have a seat
- 并坐 並坐 bìng zuò ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ bing3 co5 to sit together
- 反坐 fǎn zuò ㄈㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ faan2 zo6 to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)
- 围坐 圍坐 wéi zuò ㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ wai4 zo6 to sit in a circle
- 坐享 zuò xiǎng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ zo6 hoeng2 to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances)
- 坐像 zuò xiàng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zo6 zoeng6 seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
- 坐力 zuò lì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ co5 lik6 see 后坐力
- 坐化 zuò huà ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zo6 faa3 to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
- 坐商 zuò shāng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄤ zo6 soeng1 tradesman
- 坐垫 坐墊 zuò diàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ zo6 zin3 cushion
- 坐墩 zuò dūn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄣ zo6 deon1 Chinese drum-shaped stool
- 坐大 zuò dà ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ co5 daai6 (derog.) to become powerful or influential
- 坐失 zuò shī ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕ zo6 sat1 to let sth slip by
- 坐好 zuò hǎo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄠˇ zo6 hou2 to sit properly
- 坐姿 zuò zī ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗ co5 zi1 sitting posture
井
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 井上 Jǐng shàng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤˋ zeng2 soeng5 Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
- 井下 jǐng xià ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zeng2 haa6 underground
- 井井 jǐng jǐng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ zeng2 zeng2 always clean
- 井口 jǐng kǒu ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄎㄡˇ zeng2 hau2 mouth of a well
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- 井喷 井噴 jǐng pēn ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄆㄣ zeng2 pan3 (oil) blowout
- 井然 jǐng rán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ zeng2 jin4 tidy, methodical
- 井田 jǐng tián ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ zeng2 tin4 the well-field system of ancient China
- 井研 Jǐng yán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ zeng2 jin4 see 井研县
- 井绳 井繩 jǐng shéng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˊ zeng2 sing4 rope for drawing water from a well
- 井台 井臺 jǐng tái ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄞˊ zeng2 toi4 platform around the opening of a well
- 井盖 井蓋 jǐng gài ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄞˋ zeng2 goi3 manhole cover (more formally, 窨井盖)
- 井号 井號 jǐng hào ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄠˋ zeng2 hou6 number sign # (punctuation)
- 井陉 井陘 Jǐng xíng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zeng2 jing4 see 井陉县
- 井盐 井鹽 jǐng yán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ zeng2 jim4 salt produced by evaporating brine drawn from wells
- 今井 Jīn jǐng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˇ gam1 zeng2 Imai (Japanese surname)
- 坂井 Bǎn jǐng ㄅㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)
- 坑井 kēng jǐng ㄎㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇ haang1 zeng2 (mine) galleries and pits
- 天井 tiān jǐng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ tin1 zeng2 courtyard
- 市井 shì jǐng ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ si5 zeng2 marketplace
观 觀
- 主观 主觀 zhǔ guān ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ zyu2 gun1 subjective
- 参观 參觀 cān guān ㄘㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ caam1 gun1 to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
- 可观 可觀 kě guān ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ho2 gun1 worth seeing
- 壮观 壯觀 zhuàng guān ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄢ zong3 gun1 spectacular
- 外观 外觀 wài guān ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ngoi6 gun1 outward appearance
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- 奇观 奇觀 qí guān ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄢ kei4 gun1 spectacle; impressive sight
- 宏观 宏觀 hóng guān ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄢ wang4 gun1 macro-
- 客观 客觀 kè guān ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ haak3 gun1 objective
- 微观 微觀 wēi guān ㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄢ mei4 gun1 micro-
- 悲观 悲觀 bēi guān ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄢ bei1 gun1 pessimistic
- 改观 改觀 gǎi guān ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ goi2 gun1 change of appearance
- 旁观 旁觀 páng guān ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ pong4 gun1 spectator
- 景观 景觀 jǐng guān ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ging2 gun1 landscape
- 乐观 樂觀 lè guān ㄌㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ lok6 gun1 optimistic; hopeful
- 直观 直觀 zhí guān ㄓˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zik6 gun1 direct observation
- 纵观 縱觀 zòng guān ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ zung3 gun1 to survey comprehensively
- 美观 美觀 měi guān ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄢ mei5 gun1 pleasing to the eye
- 观光 觀光 guān guāng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄤ gun1 gwong1 to tour
- 观察 觀察 guān chá ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄚˊ gun1 caat3 to observe; to watch; to survey
- 观念 觀念 guān niàn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˋ gun1 nim6 notion
天
- 今天 jīn tiān ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ gam1 tin1 today
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
- 冬天 dōng tiān ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ dung1 tin1 winter
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 半天 bàn tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 tin1 half of the day
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- 夏天 xià tiān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢ haa6 tin1 summer
- 天上 tiān shàng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ tin1 soeng6 the sky; the heavens
- 天下 tiān xià ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ tin1 haa6 land under heaven
- 天使 tiān shǐ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕˇ tin1 si3 angel
- 天分 tiān fèn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄣˋ tin1 fan6 natural gift
- 天地 tiān dì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ tin1 dei6 heaven and earth
- 天堂 tiān táng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄤˊ tin1 tong4 paradise
- 天天 tiān tiān ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ tin1 tin1 every day
- 天平 tiān píng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄆㄧㄥˊ tin1 ping4 scales (to weigh things)
- 天性 tiān xìng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋ tin1 sing3 nature
- 天才 tiān cái ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄞˊ tin1 coi4 talent
- 天敌 天敵 tiān dí ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˊ tin1 dik6 predator; natural enemy
- 天文 tiān wén ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ tin1 man4 astronomy
- 天桥 天橋 tiān qiáo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˊ tin1 kiu4 overhead walkway
- 天气 天氣 tiān qì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋ tin1 hei3 weather
Example sentences
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坐井观天 坐井觀天 。
Sit in the well and look at the sky.
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