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止渴
止渴
zhí kě
v. quench one's thirst
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
望梅止渴
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhí kě
idiom. quench one's thirst by thinking of plums -- console oneself with false hopes
饮鸩止渴
飲鴆止渴
yǐn zhèn zhí kě
idiom. quench a thirst with poison, (fig.) temporary solution to a problem which will result in disaster