路遥知马力，日久见人心 路遙知馬力，日久見人心
路遥知马力，日久见人心 路遙知馬力，日久見人心 lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄓ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧˋ , ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ lou6 jiu4 zi1 maa5 lik6 ，jat6 gau2 gin3 jan4 sam1
- just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
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路
- 一路 yī lù ㄧ ㄌㄨˋ jat1 lou6 the whole journey
- 上路 shàng lù ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄨˋ soeng5 lou6 to start on a journey
- 修路 xiū lù ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄨˋ sau1 lou6 to repair a road
- 公路 gōng lù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄨˋ gung1 lou6 highway
- 出路 chū lù ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ceot1 lou6 a way out (lit. and fig.)
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- 半路 bàn lù ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ bun3 lou6 halfway
- 问路 問路 wèn lù ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ man6 lou6 to ask for directions
- 小路 xiǎo lù ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨˋ siu2 lou6 minor road; lane; pathway; trail
- 山路 shān lù ㄕㄢ ㄌㄨˋ saan1 lou6 mountain road
- 带路 帶路 dài lù ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄨˋ daai3 lou6 to lead the way; to guide; to show the way
- 思路 sī lù ㄙ ㄌㄨˋ si1 lou6 line of thought; way of thinking
- 网路 網路 wǎng lù ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄨˋ mong5 lou6 network (computer, telecom)
- 线路 線路 xiàn lù ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ sin3 lou6 (electricity) line; circuit; wire
- 走路 zǒu lù ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄨˋ zau2 lou6 to walk; to go on foot
- 路上 lù shang ㄌㄨˋ ˙ㄕㄤ lou6 soeng6 on the road
- 路人 lù rén ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ lou6 jan4 passer-by
- 路口 lù kǒu ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ lou6 hau2 crossing
- 路子 lù zi ㄌㄨˋ ˙ㄗ lou6 zi2 method
- 路段 lù duàn ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ lou6 dyun6 stretch of road
- 路况 路況 lù kuàng ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋ lou6 fong3 road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc)
遥 遙
- 逍遥 逍遙 xiāo yáo ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ siu1 jiu4 free and unfettered
- 遥控 遙控 yáo kòng ㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ jiu4 hung3 to direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control
- 遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn ㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˇ jiu4 jyun5 distant; remote
- 平遥 平遙 Píng yáo ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄠˊ ping4 jiu4 see 平遥县
- 遥想 遙想 yáo xiǎng ㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ jiu4 soeng2 to think about (the distant past or future)
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- 遥感 遙感 yáo gǎn ㄧㄠˊ ㄍㄢˇ jiu4 gam2 remote sensing
- 遥望 遙望 yáo wàng ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄤˋ jiu4 mong6 to look into the distance
- 遥测 遙測 yáo cè ㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄜˋ jiu4 caak1 telemetry
- 遥祝 遙祝 yáo zhù ㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˋ jiu4 zuk1 to send good wishes from afar
- 遥观 遙觀 yáo guān ㄧㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄢ jiu4 gun1 to look into the distance
- 遥遥 遙遙 yáo yáo ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ jiu4 jiu4 distant
- 平遥县 平遙縣 Píng yáo Xiàn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ping4 jiu4 jyun6 Pingyao, a county in Jinzhong City 晋中市, Shanxi
- 遥控器 遙控器 yáo kòng qì ㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ jiu4 hung3 hei3 a remote control
- 遥控车 遙控車 yáo kòng chē ㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄜ jiu4 hung3 ce1 radio-controlled car (hobbyist's model car)
- 路途遥远 路途遙遠 lù tú yáo yuǎn ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˇ lou6 tou4 jiu4 jyun5 it's a very long journey to get there
- 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄞˋ siu1 jiu4 faat3 ngoi6 unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution
- 逍遥自在 逍遙自在 xiāo yáo zì zai ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ siu1 jiu4 zi6 zoi6 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
- 逍遥自得 逍遙自得 xiāo yáo zì dé ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ siu1 jiu4 zi6 dak1 doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free
- 遥不可及 遙不可及 yáo bù kě jí ㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ jiu4 bat1 ho2 kap6 unattainable
- 遥控操作 遙控操作 yáo kòng cāo zuò ㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ jiu4 hung3 cou1 zok3 remote operation
知
- 不知 bù zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ bat1 zi1 not to know
- 告知 gào zhī ㄍㄠˋ ㄓ gou3 zi1 to inform; to notify
- 得知 dé zhī ㄉㄜˊ ㄓ dak1 zi1 to find out
- 无知 無知 wú zhī ㄨˊ ㄓ mou4 zi1 ignorant
- 知名 zhī míng ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zi1 ming4 well-known; famous
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- 知己 zhī jǐ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ zi1 gei2 to know oneself
- 知觉 知覺 zhī jué ㄓ ㄐㄩㄝˊ zi1 gok3 perception
- 知识 知識 zhī shi ㄓ ˙ㄕ zi1 sik1 knowledge
- 知足 zhī zú ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ zi1 zuk1 content with one's situation
- 知道 zhī dào ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ zi1 dou3 to know; to become aware of
- 认知 認知 rèn zhī ㄖㄣˋ ㄓ jing6 zi1 cognition
- 通知 tōng zhī ㄊㄨㄥ ㄓ tung1 zi1 to notify
- 须知 須知 xū zhī ㄒㄩ ㄓ seoi1 zi1 key information
- 哪知道 nǎ zhī dào ㄋㄚˇ ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ naa5 zi1 dou6 who would have thought that ...?
- 未知数 未知數 wèi zhī shù ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄕㄨˋ mei6 zi1 sou3 unknown number
- 谁知道 誰知道 shéi zhī dào ㄕㄟˊ ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ seoi4 zi1 dou6 God knows...
- 通知书 通知書 tōng zhī shū ㄊㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄕㄨ tung1 zi1 syu1 written notice
- 一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓ jat1 mou4 so2 zi1 (idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不为人知 不為人知 bù wéi rén zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ bat1 wai4 jan4 zi1 not known to anyone
马 馬
- 出马 出馬 chū mǎ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄚˇ ceot1 maa5 to set out (on a campaign)
- 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋ maa5 soeng6 at once
- 马力 馬力 mǎ lì ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧˋ maa5 lik6 horsepower
- 马戏 馬戲 mǎ xì ㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧˋ maa5 hei3 circus
- 马桶 馬桶 mǎ tǒng ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ maa5 tung2 chamber pot
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- 马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ maa1 fu1 careless
- 马路 馬路 mǎ lù ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ maa5 lou6 street
- 马车 馬車 mǎ chē ㄇㄚˇ ㄔㄜ maa5 ce1 cart
- 骏马 駿馬 jùn mǎ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ zeon3 maa5 fine horse
- 黑马 黑馬 hēi mǎ ㄏㄟ ㄇㄚˇ hak1 maa5 dark horse
- 拍马屁 拍馬屁 pāi mǎ pì ㄆㄞ ㄇㄚˇ ㄆㄧˋ paak3 maa5 pei3 to flatter
- 马后炮 馬後炮 mǎ hòu pào ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ maa5 hau6 paau3 (Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away
- 马铃薯 馬鈴薯 mǎ líng shǔ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨˇ maa5 ling4 syu4 potato
- 千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ cin1 gwan1 maan6 maa5 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
- 上马 上馬 shàng mǎ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄚˇ soeng5 maa5 to get on a horse
- 下马 下馬 xià mǎ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ haa6 maa5 to dismount from a horse
- 人马 人馬 rén mǎ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄚˇ jan4 maa5 men and horses
- 伽马 伽馬 gā mǎ ㄍㄚ ㄇㄚˇ gaa1 maa5 (loanword) gamma (Greek letter Γ, γ)
- 作马 作馬 zuò mǎ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ zok3 maa5 sawhorse
- 侯马 侯馬 Hóu mǎ ㄏㄡˊ ㄇㄚˇ hau4 maa5 see 侯马市
Idioms with these characters
- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
- 必经之路 必經之路 bì jīng zhī lù ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄌㄨˋ bit1 ging1 zi1 lou6 (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way
- 筚路蓝缕 篳路藍縷 bì lù lán lǚ ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊ ㄌㄩˇ the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
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- 豺狼当路 豺狼當路 chái láng dāng lù ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄌㄨˋ caai4 long4 dong1 lou6 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 豺狼塞路 chái láng sāi lù ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄙㄞ ㄌㄨˋ caai4 long4 sak1 lou6 ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 峰回路转 峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ fung1 wui4 lou6 zyun2 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
- 广开言路 廣開言路 guǎng kāi yán lù ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ gwong2 hoi1 jin4 lou6 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
- 进退无路 進退無路 jìn tuì wú lù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ zeon3 teoi3 mou4 lou6 to have no alternative (idiom)
- 路不拾遗 路不拾遺 lù bù shí yí ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄧˊ lou6 bat1 sap6 wai4 lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
- 路人皆知 lù rén jiē zhī ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ lou6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
- 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄞˋ siu1 jiu4 faat3 ngoi6 unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution
- 逍遥自得 逍遙自得 xiāo yáo zì dé ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ siu1 jiu4 zi6 dak1 doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free
- 逍遥自在 逍遙自在 xiāo yáo zì zai ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ siu1 jiu4 zi6 zoi6 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
- 不知不觉 不知不覺 bù zhī bù jué ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ bat1 zi1 bat1 gok3 (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
- 不知丁董 bù zhī Dīng Dǒng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˇ bat1 zi1 ding1 dung2 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
- 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
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- 不知进退 不知進退 bù zhī jìn tuì ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ bat1 zi1 zeon3 teoi3 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
- 不知轻重 不知輕重 bù zhī qīng zhòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ bat1 zi1 hing1 cung5 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
- 不知死活 bù zhī sǐ huó ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ bat1 zi1 sei2 wut6 to act recklessly (idiom)
- 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ bat1 zi1 so2 cou3 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ bat1 zi1 so2 ji5 (idiom) to not know the reason
- 不知所终 不知所終 bù zhī suǒ zhōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ bat1 zi1 so2 zung1 (idiom) to vanish without a trace; to go missing
- 妇孺皆知 婦孺皆知 fù rú jiē zhī ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ fu5 jyu4 gaai1 zi1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
- 宝马香车 寶馬香車 bǎo mǎ xiāng chē ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄜ bou2 maa5 hoeng1 ce1 precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
- 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ bak1 sau2 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ bing1 fong1 maa5 lyun6 (idiom) war-torn; ravaged by war; in a state of utter chaos
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- 兵强马壮 兵強馬壯 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄤˋ bing1 koeng4 maa5 zong3 lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
- 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˇ daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5 to play dumb
- 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ ㄉㄢ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄆㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ daan1 coeng1 pat1 maa5 lit. single spear and horse (idiom)
- 单人匹马 單人匹馬 dān rén pǐ mǎ ㄉㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ daan1 jan4 pat1 maa5 single-handedly (idiom)
- 斗鸡走马 鬥雞走馬 dòu jī zǒu mǎ ㄉㄡˋ ㄐㄧ ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ dau3 gai1 zau2 maa5 cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble
- 放马后炮 放馬後炮 fàng mǎ hòu pào ㄈㄤˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ fong3 maa5 hau6 paau3 to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
Example sentences
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路 遥 遙 知 马力 馬力 ， 日久 见 見 人心 。
It's in times like these that the character of a person becomes apparent.
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