"hitting" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
着 著 zháo v. to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in syn
丁丁 zhēng zhēng sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc syn
拦腰 攔腰 lán yāo (hitting) squarely in the middle / (slicing) across the middle / to hold by the waist syn
窾 kuǎn crack / hollow / cavity / to excavate or hollow out / (onom.) water hitting rock / (old) variant of 款[kuan3]
嗙 pǎng (dialect) to boast / to brag / (onom.) sound of hitting sth
丁 zhēng sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc / used in 丁丁[zheng1zheng1] syn
箭不虚发 jiàn bù xū fā (idiom) To describe outstanding skill in archery, with every arrow hitting its target. By extension, it characterizes an action carried out with complete confidence. syn
磕头碰脑 kē tóu pèng nǎo (idiom) Describes a crowd so dense that people bump and jostle against one another, or a place so full of objects that one keeps hitting them. syn
谈言微中 談言微中 tán yán wēi zhòng (idiom) To speak subtly and tactfully while hitting the point and addressing the heart of the matter. syn
仰手接飞猱，俯身散马蹄 yǎng shǒu jiē fēi náo，fǔ shēn sǎn mǎ tí (idiom) To describe extraordinary skill in archery, capable of hitting a flying gibbon and piercing a target with great precision.
打桃射柳 dǎ táo shè liǔ (idiom) Originally referred to martial contests involving hitting a peach-shaped ball and shooting arrows at willow branches, held under the Liao and Jin dynasties.
百中百发 bǎi zhòng bǎi fā (idiom) Describes extreme accuracy in archery, throwing, or shooting, with every attempt hitting its target.
矢无虚发 shǐ wú xū fā (idiom) To describe exceptional skill in archery, with every arrow hitting its target. By extension, it can describe an action carried out with complete confidence.
苍蝇碰壁 cāng yíng pèng bì (idiom) This expression compares wicked people to flies hitting a wall: they are cornered and meet setbacks everywhere.
谭言微中 譚言微中 tán yán wēi zhòng (idiom) To speak subtly and indirectly while still hitting the mark on the substance of the matter.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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