| 一把钥匙开一把锁 |
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ |
One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom) |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 把 |
bǎ |
to hold; to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 把 |
bà |
handle |
| 钥 |
yuè |
key / also pr. [yao4] |
| 钥匙 |
yào shi |
key / CL:把 |
| 匙 |
chí |
spoon |
| 匙 |
shi |
used in 钥匙 |
| 开 |
kāi |
to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away; off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 / abbr. for 开本, book format |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 把 |
bǎ |
to hold; to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 把 |
bà |
handle |
| 锁 |
suǒ |
to lock; to lock up / a lock (CL:把) |
| 锁 |
suǒ |
old variant of 锁 |