Word information
Simplified假道伐虢
Traditional假道伐虢
Pinyinjiǎ dào fá Guó
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó · to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo; to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 假道伐虢
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
知道zhīdào
to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
放假fàngjiàto have a holiday or vacation
假期jiàqīvacation
请假qǐngjiàto request leave of absence
休假xiūjiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)