张机设阱 — “To set traps and lay snares”
张机设阱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to set traps and lay snares”. To scheme against someone; to plot to entrap others. Literally, “To set up mechanisms and establish pitfalls”.
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张机设阱 Pronunciation and Pinyin
张机设阱 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 张机设阱
他因为嫉妒同事的成就，便暗中张机设阱，试图阻挠对方的项目进展。
Out of jealousy for his colleague's achievements, he secretly set traps and laid snares, attempting to obstruct the progress of the other's project.
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- zhāng张gōng公chī吃jiǔ酒lǐ李gōng公zuì醉be wrongly blamed for others' actions
- zhāng张gōng公chī吃jiǔ酒lǐ李gōng公diān颠one person acts, another takes blame
- zhāng张guān冠lǐ李dài戴to confuse one thing with another
- zhāng张kǒu口tǔ吐shé舌gasp in astonishment
- zhāng张kǒu口diào掉shé舌Speak freely and volubly
- zhāng张kǒu口jié结shé舌speechless with astonishment or fear
- zhāng张chún唇zhí植zī髭talk incessantly and volubly
- zhāng张zuǐ嘴jiǎo挢shé舌Speechless, dumbfounded, at a loss for words
- zhāng张zuǐ嘴jié结shé舌dumbfounded and speechless
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Open the tool →Questions about 张机设阱
What does 张机设阱 mean?
张机设阱 (zhāng jī shè jǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to set traps and lay snares”.
How do you pronounce 张机设阱?
张机设阱 is pronounced zhāng jī shè jǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 张机设阱 literally mean?
Literally, 张机设阱 means “to set up mechanisms and establish pitfalls”. It is used to mean “to set traps and lay snares”.
What is the Chinese definition of 张机设阱?
张：设网捕捉；机：机关；阱：陷阱。军事上设立机关，布里陷阱，捕捉敌人。指设置暗障，陷害别人