zhì dì yǒu shēng

Traditional: 擲地有聲

掷地有声 (zhì dì yǒu shēng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)
  2. 2fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating
  3. 3to have substance

Characters in 掷地有声

掷zhì · to toss地de · -ly有yǒu · to have; there is声shēng · sound

Related words

有to have; there is没有haven't还有there still remain(s); there is (or are) still所有all地方region地方place; location; area; space; territory地-ly地earth有人someone有些some只有only have ...; there is only ...有点a little

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