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- 1. a well
- 2. neat
- 3. orderly
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“井”在表示整齐时，常与“井然”搭配，如“井然有序”，极少单独使用。
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2 shown院子里有一口 井 。
此工業呈 井 噴式發展。
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Words Containing 井
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
Mitsui (Japanese company)
underground
always clean
everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
entrance to mine
(oil) blowout
tic-tac-toe
Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
Jinggangshan, county-level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
everyone minds their own business
tidy, methodical
everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
the well-field system of ancient China
well-field system
Jingwan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan
Jingwan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan
manhole cover (more formally, 窨井蓋|窨井盖[yìn jǐng gài])
number sign # (punctuation)
the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
Jingxing county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
Jingxingkuang District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[shí jiā zhuāng shì], Hebei
Jingxingkuang District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[shí jiā zhuāng shì], Hebei
Jingxing county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
see 吃水不忘掘井人[chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén]
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
(mine) galleries and pits
courtyard
marketplace
ordinary people
to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
to dig a well
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
(mining) test pit
blind shaft
(water) well
open caisson
manhole
manhole
lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
oil well
Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong)
wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes
Yuching township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
Wangfujing neighborhood of central Beijing, famous for shopping
Ganjingzi district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[dà lián shì], Liaoning
launching silo
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
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
a mine
in perfect order
inspection shaft
manhole cover
tube well
ceiling (architecture)
to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
Ziliujing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
Ziliujing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
wishing well
vertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)
Gongjing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
Gongjing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
to jump into a well (to drown oneself, esp. of ladies in fiction)
to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
to drill (e.g. for oil)
(oil) drilling platform
to dig a well
to leave home; to abandon one's family
to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
elevator shaft
Yanjing, common place name
Yanjing former county (1917-1917), now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县[máng kāng xiàn] in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
Yanjing village, common place name
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
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
Longjing (tea)
Longjing or Lungching Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan