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百废待举

百废待举 — “A hundred abandoned things waiting to be started”

百废待举 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “All neglected or abandoned tasks and undertakings are waiting to be initiated or revived; numerous neglected matters await attention and action”. Literally, “A hundred abandoned things waiting to be started”.

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百废待举 Pronunciation and Pinyin

百废待举 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
百
bǎi6one hundred, numerous
废
fèi8abolish, discard, or disable
待
dài9wait, treat, or about to
举
jǔ9lift, raise, or undertake

Example Sentence with 百废待举

经过一场大火之后,这个小镇面临着百废待举的局面,重建工作刻不容缓。
After a major fire, the small town faced a situation where numerous tasks were waiting to be undertaken, and reconstruction work was critically urgent.

Idioms Related to 百废待举

Synonyms of 百废待举

  • qiān千tóu头wàn万xù绪a multitude of complicated matters
  • bǎi百duān端dài待jǔ举numerous tasks await action

Antonyms of 百废待举

  • jǐng井jǐng井yǒu有tiáo条well organized and systematic
  • bǎi百fèi废jù俱xīng兴All neglected matters are flourishing again

More idioms starting with 百

  • bǎi百wàn万mǎi买zhái宅,,qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are priceless
  • bǎi百wàn万xióng雄bīng兵a vast and mighty army
  • bǎi百wàn万xióng雄shī师a vast and mighty army
  • bǎi百zhàng丈gān竿tóu头pinnacle of achievement, strive for more
  • bǎi百xià下bǎi百quán全perfectly accurate and unfailingly successful
  • bǎi百xià下bǎi百zháo着unfailingly successful
  • bǎi百bù不yī一cún存not one in a hundred remains
  • bǎi百bù不yī一shuǎng爽always accurate and reliable
  • bǎi百bù不yī一dài贷make no exceptions
  • bǎi百bù不yī一yù遇extremely rare
  • bǎi百bù不wèi为duō多,,yī一bù不wèi为shǎo少Excellent things are always valuable
  • bǎi百bù不shī失yī一unerringly accurate

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Questions about 百废待举

What does 百废待举 mean?

百废待举 (bǎi fèi dài jǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “All neglected or abandoned tasks and undertakings are waiting to be initiated or revived; numerous neglected matters await attention and action”.

How do you pronounce 百废待举?

百废待举 is pronounced bǎi fèi dài jǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 百废待举 literally mean?

Literally, 百废待举 means “a hundred abandoned things waiting to be started”. It is used to mean “All neglected or abandoned tasks and undertakings are waiting to be initiated or revived; numerous neglected matters await attention and action”.

What is the Chinese definition of 百废待举?

废:被废置的事情;待:等待;举:兴办。许多被搁置的事情等着要兴办。

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