按图索骥 àntúsuǒjì to follow clues Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àntúsuǒjì to follow clues To try and find something with the help of a clue or lead; to follow a trail or evidence to reach a goal. to look for a fine horse by a picture To follow old methods or rules mechanically without flexibility or original thought; to do things along rigid, conventional lines. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.333 per million Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
按图索骥 按圖索驥 àntúsuǒjì to follow clues To try and find something with the help of a clue or lead; to follow a trail or evidence to reach a goal. to look for a fine horse by a picture To follow old methods or rules mechanically without flexibility or original thought; to do things along rigid, conventional lines. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.333 per million Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
