明知山有虎偏向虎山行meaning

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MEANING OF 明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

Definition lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers

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Characters 明 míng 知 zhī 山 shān 有 yǒu 虎 hǔ 偏 piān 向 xiàng 行 xíng/háng/xìng

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明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom); fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

Definition

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

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míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

1. lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
2. fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

suǒ yǒu

1. 1 all

2. 2 to have

3. 3 to possess

4. 4 to own

yǒu

1. 1 to have

2. 2 there is

3. 3 there are

4. 4 to exist

5. 5 to be

méi yǒu

1. 1 haven't

2. 2 hasn't

3. 3 doesn't exist

4. 4 to not have

5. 5 to not be

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end

2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.

3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound

一人得道，鸡犬升天

yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success

3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too

4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

一个天南，一个地北

yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi

1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)

一传十，十传百

yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi

1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)

2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)

一则以喜，一则以忧

yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu

1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)

Sample Sentences

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行，如果中文说得不好，用英文学习就好了。

míngzhīshānyǒuhǔ,piānxiànghǔshānxíng ，rúguǒ Zhōngwén shuō de bùhǎo ，yòng Yīngwén xuéxí jiù hǎo le 。

Take the bull by the horns. If you can't speak Chinese well, using English to learn is fine.

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行。真是有勇气啊！

míngzhīshānyǒuhǔ,piānxiànghǔshānxíng 。zhēnshi yǒu yǒngqì a ！

Take the bull by the horns. He's so brave!

条目 明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

拼音 míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

注音 ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 词语解释

国语辞典

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ piān xiàng hǔ shān xíngㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

1. （谚语）​明知有危险，却还是冒险而行。比喻不畏艰险。如：「他明知此行凶多吉少，却偏偏要去，真是『明知山有虎，偏向虎山行』。」

英语 lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)​, fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers

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