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井
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Definitions
- 1. a well
- 2. neat
- 3. orderly
Example Sentences
1 shown此工業呈 井 噴式發展。
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Words Containing 井
manhole cover
to leave home; to abandon one's family
tube well
to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
to dig a well
Yanjing, common place name
everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
manhole
blind shaft
manhole cover (more formally, 窨井蓋|窨井盖[yìn jǐng gài])
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
ceiling (architecture)
Longjing (tea)
Yuching township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
(oil) drilling platform
Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[dà wǔ kǒu qū] of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[shí zuǐ shān shì], Ningxia
the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
wishing well
to drill (e.g. for oil)
launching silo
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
Longjing or Lungching Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
manhole
well-field system
always clean
Yanjing former county (1917-1917), now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县[máng kāng xiàn] in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
Gongjing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong)
inspection shaft
Jingxing county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
Yanjing village, common place name
Jingxing county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
(oil) blowout
courtyard
vertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)
Jinggangshan, county-level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
Mitsui (Japanese company)
Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
Ganjingzi district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[dà lián shì], Liaoning
see 吃水不忘掘井人[chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén]
Jingwan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan
the well-field system of ancient China
oil well
ordinary people
Wangfujing neighborhood of central Beijing, famous for shopping
everyone minds their own business
number sign # (punctuation)
Ziliujing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
open caisson
tidy, methodical
Gongjing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
Jingwan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan
elevator shaft
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
(mine) galleries and pits
a mine
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
Jingxingkuang District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[shí jiā zhuāng shì], Hebei
entrance to mine
Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[dà wǔ kǒu qū] of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[shí zuǐ shān shì], Ningxia
to jump into a well (to drown oneself, esp. of ladies in fiction)
to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
to dig a well
tic-tac-toe
to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes
underground
marketplace
(mining) test pit
Jingxingkuang District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[shí jiā zhuāng shì], Hebei
Ziliujing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
in perfect order
(water) well