彼岸
bǐ àn
Pinyin

Definition

彼岸
 - 
bǐ àn
  1. the other shore
  2. (Buddhism) paramita

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

彼此
bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 one another
岸
àn
  1. 1 variant of 岸[àn]
上岸
shàng àn
  1. 1 to go ashore
  2. 2 to climb ashore
口岸
kǒu àn
  1. 1 a port for external trade
  2. 2 a trading or transit post on border between countries
对岸
duì àn
  1. 1 opposite bank (of a body of water)
左岸
Zuǒ àn
  1. 1 Left Bank (in Paris)
彼
bǐ
  1. 1 that
  2. 2 those
  3. 3 (one) another
彼岸
bǐ àn
  1. 1 the other shore
  2. 2 (Buddhism) paramita
彼得
Bǐ dé
  1. 1 Peter (name)
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
  1. 1 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
  2. 2 no sooner one subsides, the next arises
  3. 3 repeating continuously
  4. 4 occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
海岸
hǎi àn
  1. 1 coastal
  2. 2 seacoast
靠岸
kào àn
  1. 1 (of a boat) to reach the shore
  2. 2 to pull toward shore
  3. 3 close to shore
  4. 4 landfall
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
  2. 2 to share everything
  3. 3 to be on very intimate terms
伟岸
wěi àn
  1. 1 imposing
  2. 2 upright and tall
  3. 3 outstanding
  4. 4 gigantic in stature
到岸价
dào àn jià
  1. 1 cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) (transportation)
南岸
Nán àn
  1. 1 Nananqu district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
南岸区
Nán àn qū
  1. 1 Nananqu district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
厚此薄彼
hòu cǐ bó bǐ
  1. 1 to favour one and discriminate against the other
堤岸
dī àn
  1. 1 embankment
  2. 2 bank
  3. 3 levee
岸上
àn shàng
  1. 1 ashore
  2. 2 on the riverbank

Idioms (13)

不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
  2. 2 to share everything
  3. 3 to be on very intimate terms
彼倡此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
  1. 1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
彼唱此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
  1. 1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
  1. 1 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
  2. 2 no sooner one subsides, the next arises
  3. 3 repeating continuously
  4. 4 occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
此起彼落
cǐ qǐ bǐ luò
  1. 1 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
  2. 2 repeating continuously
知己知彼
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ
  1. 1 know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
知己知彼，百战不殆
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
  1. 1 know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
知彼知己
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ
  1. 1 to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
知彼知己，百战不殆
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
  1. 1 knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
苦海无边，回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
  1. 1 The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
  2. 2 Repent and ye shall be saved!
隔岸观火
gé àn guān huǒ
  1. 1 to watch the fires burning across the river
  2. 2 to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
顾此失彼
gù cǐ shī bǐ
  1. 1 lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once
  3. 3 cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
高岸深谷
gāo àn shēn gǔ
  1. 1 high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location

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