中流砥柱

zhōngliúdǐzhù

a firm rock in midstream; mainstay

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mainstay; tower of strength; firm rock in midstream

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a tower of strength; mainstay

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zhong1 liu2 di3 zhu4

mainstay, cornerstone, tower of strength

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中流砥柱

zhōng liú dǐ zhù

mainstay; a pillar (a firm) rock in midstream; a tower of strength; stand firm as a rock in mid-stream; the chief cornerstone; the solitary rock in a turbulent stream:

那五位具有真才实学的工程师是这个小厂的中流砥柱。 The five engineers of real learning are the mainstays of the small factory.

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中流砥柱|中流砥柱 [zhōng liú dǐ zhù] ► mainstay ► cornerstone ► tower of strength