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百步穿杨

Word · IdiomTraditional百步穿楊

shoot with pinpoint accuracy

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to shoot with pinpoint accuracy; to hit a tiny target from a great distance

formal

源自《战国策》,原指养由基能百步外射中杨柳叶。现比喻技术高超、精准无误。常用于军事、体育射击或比喻工作、技艺达到极高水准。

Zhè这
wèi位
jū狙
jī击
shǒu手
yǒu有
bǎi百
bù步
chuān穿
yáng杨
de的
běn本
lǐng领
 ,
shì是
bù部
duì队
lǐ里
de的
shén神
qiāng枪
shǒu手
 。

This sniper has the skill of hitting a tiny target from a great distance and is a crack shot in the army.

Tā他
de的
tóu投
lán篮
jì技
shù术
kān堪
chēng称
bǎi百
bù步
chuān穿
yáng杨
 ,
sān三
fēn分
qiú球
mìng命
zhòng中
lǜ率
jí极
gāo高
 。

His shooting skill can be described as incredibly accurate, with a very high three-point field goal percentage.

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Zhè这
wèi位
wài外
kē科
yī医
shēng生
de的
shǒu手
shù术
dāo刀
fǎ法
jīng精
zhǔn准
 ,
yóu犹
rú如
bǎi百
bù步
chuān穿
yáng杨
 。

This surgeon's scalpel technique is precise, like hitting a bullseye from a hundred paces away.