I'm making a last minute effort.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
抱佛脚
(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort…
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚)
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 抱佛脚 actually appears in real sentences.
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No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 抱佛脚.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 抱佛脚.
Directly before
- 临时抱佛脚2
Directly after
- 抱佛脚更1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 抱佛脚
What does 抱佛脚 mean in Chinese?
抱佛脚 (bàofójiǎo) means (fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort….
How do you pronounce 抱佛脚?
抱佛脚 is pronounced bàofójiǎo.
Is 抱佛脚 an HSK word?
抱佛脚 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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