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纲 (綱)

gāng

Definition

head rope of a fishing net
guiding principle
key link
class (taxonomy)
outline
program

Character Decomposition

Related words (22)

law and order

outline; essential points

program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle

subclass (taxonomy)

(political) party platform; party program

"eight principles," a method of giving a general description and syndrome differentiation (TCM)

synopsis; outline; program; leading principles

outline; synopsis; notes

political program; platform

laws and discipline of imperial court

yokozuna

beyond the scope of the syllabus

dimension (unit)

cephalopod; Cephalopoda, class of mollusks including nautilus and squid

gastropod (class of mollusks including snails)

biān máo gāng

flagellate

shàng gāng shàng xiàn

to criticize (as a matter of principle)

bā gāng biàn zhèng

pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)

gòng tóng gāng lǐng

common program; formal program of the communist party after 1949, that served as interim national plan

jiào xué dà gāng

course syllabus; class curriculum

xíng dòng gāng lǐng

action plan; program of action

圆口纲脊椎动物

yuán kǒu gāng jǐ zhuī dòng wù

cyclostome (marine biology)

Idioms (3)

gāng jǔ mù zhāng

if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom); take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves; (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered

sān gāng wǔ cháng

three principles and five virtues (idiom); the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)

tí gāng qiè lǐng

to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials

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