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他山之石可以攻玉

lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside / to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

Characters and words in 他山之石可以攻玉

= t + a1
he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / (literary) other
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shān = sh + an1
mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable
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zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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shí = sh + Ø2
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
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dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters
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shí = sh + Ø2
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]
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can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
= k + e3
can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very
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= k + e4
used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
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= y + Ø3
old variant of 以[yi3]
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= y + Ø3
= y + Ø3
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
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= y + Ø3
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
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gōng = gu + (e)ng1
to attack / to accuse / to study
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= yu + Ø4
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Words with 他山之石可以攻玉

他山之石可以攻玉 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 他山之石可以攻玉

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