颐指风使
yí zhǐ fēng shǐ · lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 颐指风使
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.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
风景fēngjǐngscenery; landscape
即使jíshǐeven if; even though
使shǐto make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
使馆shǐguǎnconsulate; diplomatic mission
使用shǐyòngto use; to employ; to apply; to make use of