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百步穿杨 (bǎi bù chuān yáng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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百步穿杨 (bǎi bù chuān yáng): To be extremely skilled in archery or marksmanship (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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百 • bǎi • hundred • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

bǎi百

hundred

步 • bù • step; pace; walk • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

bù步

step; pace; walk

穿 • chuān • to wear; to put on • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

chuān穿

to wear; to put on

杨 • yáng • poplar; aspen

yáng杨

poplar; aspen

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Pinyinbǎi bù chuān yáng

Meaningto be extremely skilled in archery or marksmanship; to have superb accuracy or precision in any field

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More common words that include characters from 百步穿杨.

Words with 百

百分之bǎi fēn zhīpercent
老百姓lǎo bǎi xìngcommon people; civilians
百货bǎi huògeneral merchandise
百分点bǎi fēn diǎnpercentage point
千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jìmake every attempt to; use every means to
百合bǎi hélily
百般bǎi bānAll kinds of things
百分比bǎi fēn bǐPercentage

Words with 步

跑步pǎo bùrunning; jogging
散步sàn bùto go for a walk; stroll
步行bù xíngto go on foot
步骤bù zhòustep; move; procedure

Words with 穿

穿越chuān yuèpass through; cut across
穿过chuān guòto pass through
穿梭chuān suōShuttle
穿着chuān zhuódress / clothing

Words with 杨

杨树yáng shùPoplar tree

脚步

jiǎo bù

footstep

进步jìn bùprogress

退步tuì bùfall behind; to do less well than before

逐步zhú bùstep by step; progressively; gradually

贯穿

guàn chuān

Run through

水滴石穿shuǐ dī shí chuānconstant dripping wears away the stone

戳穿chuō chuānto puncture; to expose (a lie)

拆穿chāi chuānto expose; to unmask

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Example Sentences with 百步穿杨

tā他

de的

jiàn箭

shù术

zhēn真

shì是

bǎi百

bù步

chuān穿

yáng杨

，

měi每

cì次

bǐ比

sài赛

dōu都

néng能

duó夺

guàn冠

。

His archery is truly 'shooting a willow leaf from a hundred paces away'—he wins every competition.

zhè这

wèi位

jū狙

jī击

shǒu手

bǎi百

bù步

chuān穿

yáng杨

，

chéng成

gōng功

jiě解

jiù救

le了

rén人

zhì质

。

The sniper, with his pinpoint accuracy, successfully rescued the hostage.