Chinese word dictionary

豺狼当涂

chái láng dāng tú · ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land

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Word information

Simplified豺狼当涂

Traditional豺狼當塗

Pinyinchái láng dāng tú

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

豺chái

wolf; cruel, mean, wicked

狼láng

wolf

当dāng

appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

涂tú

to smear, to scribble, to daub; surname

How to learn 豺狼当涂

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only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

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当时dāngshí

then; at that time; while

当地dāngdì

local

当年dāngnián

in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life

当前dāngqián

the present time; to be faced with