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伏虎降龙 (fú hǔ xiáng lóng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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伏虎降龙 (fú hǔ xiáng lóng): To overcome powerful enemies or formidable challenges (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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伏 • fú • to lie prostrate, to bend over, to hide

fú伏

to lie prostrate, to bend over, to hide

虎 • hǔ • tiger

hǔ虎

tiger

降 • xiáng • to descend, to fall, or to surrender • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

xiáng降

to descend, to fall, or to surrender

龙 • lóng • dragon • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

lóng龙

dragon

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Pinyinfú hǔ xiáng lóng

Meaningto overcome powerful enemies or formidable challenges; to have great power and skill

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More common words that include characters from 伏虎降龙.

Words with 伏

埋伏mái fúambush; lie in wait
起伏qǐ fúrise and fall; ups and downs; undulate
潜伏qián fúlurk
此起彼伏cǐ qǐ bǐ fúone after another / alternately
伏击fú jīambush
伏法fú fǎto be executed (by law)
伏特fú tèvolt (unit of electric potential)
碘伏diǎn fúiodophor (antiseptic)

Words with 虎

老虎lǎo hǔtiger
马虎mǎ hucareless
狼吞虎咽láng tūn hǔ yànto wolf down one's food [idiom]
寅虎yín hǔthe Tiger (third of the 12 Earthly Branches)

Words with 降

下降xià jiàngto decline
降价jiàng jiàto cut the price
降低jiàng dīto reduce
降温jiàng wēnto become cooler

Words with 龙

水龙头shuǐ lóng tóustopcock; tap; faucet
恐龙kǒng lóngDinosaur
沙龙shā lóngsalon / gathering
龙头lóng tóuleading position /faucet

猛虎

měng hǔ

fierce tiger

虎口hǔ kǒutiger's mouth; dangerous situation; part of hand between thumb and index finger

母老虎mǔ lǎo hǔtigress; fierce woman

老虎机lǎo hǔ jīslot machine

降落

jiàng luò

to land [plane]; to descend

降水jiàng shuǐprecipitation; rainfall

投降tóu xiángsurrender; capitulate

降临jiàng línbefall; arrive

跑龙套

pǎo lóng tào

Play a minor role / Be an extra

来龙去脉lái lóng qù màiins and outs / the details

画龙点睛huà lóng diǎn jīngTo dot the dragon's eyes / To add the finishing touch

尼龙ní lóngnylon (loanword)

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Example Sentences with 伏虎降龙

zhè这

wèi位

jiāng将

jūn军

fú伏

hǔ虎

xiáng降

lóng龙

，

zhàn战

wú无

bú不

shèng胜

。

This general can subdue tigers and tame dragons; he is invincible in battle.

tā他

píng凭

jiè借

fú伏

hǔ虎

xiáng降

lóng龙

de的

běn

本

lǐng领

，

jiě解

jué决

le了

gōng公

sī司

zuì最

dà大

de的

wēi危

jī机

。

With his ability to subdue tigers and tame dragons, he resolved the company's biggest crisis.