巧立名目 qiǎo lì míng mù ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6
- to fabricate excuses (idiom)
- to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 巧 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
巧
- 乖巧 guāi qiǎo ㄍㄨㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gwaai1 haau2 clever (child)
- 巧合 qiǎo hé ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ haau2 hap6 coincidence
- 巧妙 qiǎo miào ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ haau2 miu6 ingenious; clever
- 恰巧 qià qiǎo ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ hap1 haau2 by chance; as chance would have it
- 技巧 jì qiǎo ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gei6 haau2 skill
Show 15 more words with 巧
- 凑巧 湊巧 còu qiǎo ㄘㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ cau3 haau2 fortuitously
- 碰巧 pèng qiǎo ㄆㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ pung3 haau2 by chance
- 灵巧 靈巧 líng qiǎo ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ling4 haau2 deft
- 巧克力 qiǎo kè lì ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ haau2 hak1 lik6 (loanword) chocolate
- 心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ sam1 ling4 sau2 haau2 capable
- 不巧 bù qiǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ bat1 haau2 too bad
- 偏巧 piān qiǎo ㄆㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˇ pin1 haau2 by coincidence
- 刚巧 剛巧 gāng qiǎo ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gong1 haau2 by chance
- 取巧 qǔ qiǎo ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ceoi2 haau2 quick fix
- 可巧 kě qiǎo ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ho2 haau2 by happy coincidence
- 小巧 xiǎo qiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ siu2 haau2 small and exquisite
- 巧了 qiǎo le ㄑㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄌㄜ haau2 liu5 what a coincidence!
- 巧人 qiǎo rén ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ haau2 jan4 Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw)
- 巧匠 qiǎo jiàng ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ haau2 zoeng6 skilled workman
- 巧妇 巧婦 qiǎo fù ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ haau2 fu5 clever wife
立
- 中立 zhōng lì ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ zung1 laap6 neutral
- 伫立 佇立 zhù lì ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ cyu5 laap6 to stand for a long time
- 公立 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 laap6 public (e.g. school, hospital)
- 创立 創立 chuàng lì ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ cong3 laap6 to establish; to set up; to found
- 国立 國立 guó lì ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ gwok3 laap6 national
Show 15 more words with 立
- 孤立 gū lì ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧˋ gu1 laap6 to isolate
- 对立 對立 duì lì ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ deoi3 laap6 to oppose
- 屹立 yì lì ㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngat6 laap6 to tower
- 市立 shì lì ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ si5 laap6 municipal
- 建立 jiàn lì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ gin3 laap6 to establish
- 成立 chéng lì ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ sing4 laap6 to establish
- 树立 樹立 shù lì ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ syu6 laap6 to set up
- 独立 獨立 dú lì ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ duk6 laap6 independent
- 确立 確立 què lì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧˋ kok3 laap6 to establish
- 私立 sī lì ㄙ ㄌㄧˋ si1 laap6 privately-run; private (school, hospital etc)
- 立刻 lì kè ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄜˋ laap6 hak1 immediately; at once; right away
- 立功 lì gōng ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ laap6 gung1 to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽)
- 立即 lì jí ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ laap6 zik1 immediately
- 立国 立國 lì guó ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ laap6 gwok3 to found a country
- 立场 立場 lì chǎng ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄤˇ laap6 coeng4 position
名
- 出名 chū míng ㄔㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ceot1 meng2 well-known for sth
- 匿名 nì míng ㄋㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ nik1 ming4 anonymous
- 名下 míng xià ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ming4 haa6 under sb's name
- 名人 míng rén ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ming4 jan4 personage
- 名利 míng lì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ming4 lei6 fame and profit
Show 15 more words with 名
- 名胜 名勝 míng shèng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥˋ ming4 sing3 a place famous for its scenery or historical relics
- 名单 名單 míng dān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ming4 daan1 list of names
- 名堂 míng tang ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄊㄤ ming4 tong4 item (in a program of entertainments)
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 名气 名氣 míng qi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄑㄧ ming4 hei3 reputation; fame
- 名片 míng piàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ming4 pin2 (business) card
- 名牌 míng pái ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄞˊ ming4 paai4 famous brand
- 名称 名稱 míng chēng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥ ming4 cing1 name (of a thing)
- 名义 名義 míng yì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ming4 ji6 name
- 名声 名聲 míng shēng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ming4 sing1 reputation
- 名著 míng zhù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ ming4 zyu3 masterpiece
- 名号 名號 míng hào ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ ming4 hou6 name; title
- 名言 míng yán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ming4 jin4 saying
- 名词 名詞 míng cí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘˊ ming4 ci4 (linguistics) noun
- 名誉 名譽 míng yù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ming4 jyu6 fame
目
- 剧目 劇目 jù mù ㄐㄩˋ ㄇㄨˋ kek6 muk6 theatrical piece (play or opera)
- 心目 xīn mù ㄒㄧㄣ ㄇㄨˋ sam1 muk6 mind
- 数目 數目 shù mù ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ sou3 muk6 amount
- 栏目 欄目 lán mù ㄌㄢˊ ㄇㄨˋ laan4 muk6 regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)
- 注目 zhù mù ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ zyu3 muk6 attention
Show 15 more words with 目
- 目光 mù guāng ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ muk6 gwong1 gaze; (fig.) attention
- 目前 mù qián ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ muk6 cin4 at the present time
- 目击 目擊 mù jī ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧ muk6 gik1 to see with one's own eyes
- 目标 目標 mù biāo ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄠ muk6 biu1 target
- 目的 mù dì ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ muk6 dik1 purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
- 目睹 mù dǔ ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄨˇ muk6 dou2 to witness
- 目录 目錄 mù lù ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ muk6 luk6 catalog
- 盲目 máng mù ㄇㄤˊ ㄇㄨˋ maang4 muk6 (fig.) (of one's actions) blind; unthinking
- 瞩目 矚目 zhǔ mù ㄓㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋ zuk1 muk6 to focus attention upon
- 科目 kē mù ㄎㄜ ㄇㄨˋ fo1 muk6 academic subject
- 节目 節目 jié mù ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋ zit3 muk6 (TV or radio) program; show
- 过目 過目 guò mù ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄨˋ gwo3 muk6 to look over
- 醒目 xǐng mù ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄇㄨˋ sing2 muk6 eye-grabbing (headline)
- 项目 項目 xiàng mù ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ hong6 muk6 item; project; (sports) event
- 题目 題目 tí mù ㄊㄧˊ ㄇㄨˋ tai4 muk6 subject; title; topic