Pinyin Dictionary results for "zhi zhi"

之至
extremely
制止
to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit
直至
lasting until; up till (the present)
纸质
paper; hard copy; printed (as opposed to electronically displayed)
职志
aspiration
质直
upright; straightforward
只知其一,不知其二
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
指指点点
to gesticulate; to point out; to point the finger of blame
支支吾吾
to hem and haw; to stall; to stammer; to mumble; to falter
植脂末
non-dairy creamer powder
知之甚微
to know very little about
置之不问
to pass by without showing interest (idiom)
置之不理
to pay no heed to (idiom); to ignore; to brush aside
置之度外
to give no thought to; to have no regard for; to disregard
置之死地
to place sb on field of death; to confront with mortal danger; to give sb no way out; with one's back to the wall; looking death in the eye; part of idiom 置之死地而後生|置之死地而后生
置之死地而后生
place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's 'The Art of War' 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger; fig. to find a way out of an impasse
置之脑后
to banish from one's thoughts; to ignore; to take no notice
脂质体
liposome (bilayer lipid vesicle)
不治之症
incurable disease
人非生而知之者,孰能无惑
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?; We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
导弹武器技术控制制度
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
弹指之间
a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant; in a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye
明智之举
sensible act
自知之明
knowing oneself (idiom); self-knowledge
变徵之声
modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale
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