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螂臂当车 (láng bì dāng chē): Mantis arm blocking a chariot (overestimating one's ability) (verb/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

螂 • láng • mantis, dung beetle

láng螂

mantis, dung beetle

臂 • bì • arm • HSK 2.0 L6

HSK 6

bì臂

arm

当 • dāng • work as • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

dāng当

work as

车 • chē • vehicle, wheeled conveyance • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

chē车

vehicle, wheeled conveyance

Word Info

Pinyinláng bì dāng chē

Meaningmantis arm blocking a chariot (overestimating one's ability)

Characters4

HSK—

Syntaxverb/idiom

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 螂臂当车.

Words with 螂

螳螂tánglángmantis
蟑螂zhānglángcockroach
小蟑螂xiǎo zhānglángsmall cockroach
打蟑螂dǎ zhānglángto kill a cockroach
蟑螂药zhāngláng yàocockroach poison
螳螂捕蝉tángláng bǔ chánmantis catches cicada (idiom)

Words with 臂

手臂shǒu bìarm
前臂qián bìforearm
双臂shuāng bìboth arms
胳臂gē beiarm

Words with 当

当然dāng ránof course
当时dāng shíat that time
上当shàng dàngbe taken in; be fooled; be duped
应当yīng dāngshould; ought to

Words with 车

开车kāi chēto drive a car
火车huǒ chētrain
出租车chū zū chētaxi
打车dǎ chēto take a taxi (in town)

臂弯

bì wān

crook of the arm

臂膀bì bǎngarm; shoulder

长臂猿cháng bì yuángibbon

一臂之力yī bì zhī lìa helping hand; assistance

当中

dāng zhōng

among

当作dàng zuòto treat as

当地dāng dìlocal area

当年dāng niánin those days

车站

chē zhàn

rail station

公交车gōng jiāo chēpublic transport vehicle

火车站huǒ chē zhànrailway station

公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēbus

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Example Sentences with 螂臂当车

tā他

zhè这

yàng样

zuò做

jiǎn简

zhí直

shì是

láng螂

bì臂

dāng当

chē车

。

What he did is simply like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

xiǎo小

gōng公

sī司

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

háng行

yè业

jù巨

tóu头

tā他

zì自

bù不

liàng量

lì力

，

láng螂

bì臂

dāng当

，

wú无

yì异

yú于

láng螂

bì臂

dāng当

chē车

。

A small company challenging an industry giant is no different from a mantis blocking a chariot.

chē车

，

jié结

guǒ果

yī一

bài败

tú涂

dì地

。

He overestimated his ability like a mantis blocking a chariot and ended up in total defeat.