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指事类情 — “Indicating matters and likening to situations”

指事类情 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to explain principles and illustrate situations by using analogies or metaphors; to expound on events and liken them to various circumstances”. Literally, “Indicating matters and likening to situations”.

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指事类情 Pronunciation and Pinyin

指事类情 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
指
zhǐ9point, indicate, or refer
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
类
lèi9category, type, class
情
qíng11emotions, feelings, love

Example Sentence with 指事类情

他的讲课善于指事类情,总是能用生动的例子把复杂深奥的道理讲得通俗易懂。
His lectures are good at explaining principles and illustrating situations with analogies, always making complex and profound theories easy to understand with vivid examples.

Idioms Related to 指事类情

More idioms starting with 指

  • zhǐ指yī一shuō说shí十exaggerate a minor issue
  • zhǐ指bù不shèng胜lǚ偻too many to count
  • zhǐ指bù不shèng胜qū屈too many to count
  • zhǐ指bù不shèng胜shù数too numerous to count
  • zhǐ指dōng东huà划xī西talk evasively or beat around the bush
  • zhǐ指dōng东dǎ打xī西feint east, attack west
  • zhǐ指dōng东huà画xī西Beat around the bush
  • zhǐ指dōng东huà话xī西talk aimlessly or evasively
  • zhǐ指dōng东shuō说xī西Beat around the bush
  • zhǐ指dōng东mà骂xī西criticize indirectly
  • zhǐ指qīn亲tuō托gù故claim kinship or feign acquaintance
  • zhǐ指nìng佞chù触xié邪expose sycophants and resist evil

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What does 指事类情 mean?

指事类情 (zhǐ shì lèi qíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to explain principles and illustrate situations by using analogies or metaphors; to expound on events and liken them to various circumstances”.

How do you pronounce 指事类情?

指事类情 is pronounced zhǐ shì lèi qíng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 指事类情 literally mean?

Literally, 指事类情 means “indicating matters and likening to situations”. It is used to mean “to explain principles and illustrate situations by using analogies or metaphors; to expound on events and liken them to various circumstances”.

What is the Chinese definition of 指事类情?

谓阐述事理,譬喻情状。

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