隙 - xì - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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隙

xì

Definition

crack
crevice
gap or interval
loophole
discord
rift

Character Decomposition

Related words (15)

enmity

aperture

to seize an opportunity; to exploit (a loophole)

feud; bitter quarrel

to wait for the opportunity

crevasse

hostility; animosity; suspicion

pore (geology)

air vent; air gap

crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events

small crack; chink

gap; crack; rift

lacuna; gap

gap; slit; crack; crevice; fracture

间隙

jiàn xì

interval; gap; clearance

Idioms (2)

白驹过隙

bái jū guò xì

a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!

观衅伺隙

guān xìn sì xì

(lit.) to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom); to search out one's opponent's weak points; to look for the Achilles heel

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