- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
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临阵退缩
临阵退缩
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
- 。
He backed down when facing the battle.
- 貳动verb
to get cold feet
- 。
He lost his nerve at the critical moment.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; fiber)RADICAL
- 宿(rest; withdraw)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread shrinks and pulls back like a person curling up to rest at night.
临阵退缩
Traditional臨陣退縮
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
- 。
He backed down when facing the battle.
- 貳动verb
to get cold feet
- 。
He lost his nerve at the critical moment.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; fiber)RADICAL
- 宿(rest; withdraw)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread shrinks and pulls back like a person curling up to rest at night.
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