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百变不离其宗
百变不离其宗
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百变不离其宗

百变不离其宗 — “No matter how varied the forms or methods”

百变不离其宗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “no matter how varied the forms or methods”. The underlying principle or essence remains the same. Literally, “countless changes but never departing from its essence/core”.

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百变不离其宗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

百变不离其宗 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
百
bǎi6one hundred, numerous
变
biàn8change, transform, become
不
bù4not
离
lí11to leave or separate from
其
qí8its, his, her, their
宗
zōng8ancestral clan or religious sect

Example Sentence with 百变不离其宗

老师的教学方法虽然每次都有新意,但最终都百变不离其宗,旨在激发学生的学习兴趣。
Although the teacher's teaching methods always offer new approaches, they ultimately stick to the same core principle: to ignite students' interest in learning.

Idioms Related to 百变不离其宗

Synonyms of 百变不离其宗

  • wàn万biàn变bù不lí离qí其zōng宗many changes, same essence

Antonyms of 百变不离其宗

  • biàn变huàn幻mò莫cè测change unpredictably

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 百变不离其宗

What does 百变不离其宗 mean?

百变不离其宗 (bǎi biàn bù lí qí zōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “no matter how varied the forms or methods”.

How do you pronounce 百变不离其宗?

百变不离其宗 is pronounced bǎi biàn bù lí qí zōng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 百变不离其宗 literally mean?

Literally, 百变不离其宗 means “countless changes but never departing from its essence/core”. It is used to mean “no matter how varied the forms or methods”.

What is the Chinese definition of 百变不离其宗?

宗:本,主旨。指形式上变化多端,其本质或目的不变

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