diào​chē​wěi

to finish last

  • created sense approved 吊车尾/吊車尾 · diào​chē​wěi · to finish last — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吊车尾 / 吊車尾

    diào​chē​wěi

    to finish last

    (colloquial) to rank at the bottom of a list; the lowest-ranking participant in a group or competition

    吊 (literal) → 吊 · diào · to hang 车尾 (literal) → 车尾/車尾 · chē​wěi · rear of a vehicle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 吊车尾/吊車尾 · diào​chē​wěi · to barely pass — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吊车尾 / 吊車尾

    diào​chē​wěi

    to barely pass

    (Taiwan colloquial) to be admitted to a school or pass an exam with a score very close to the minimum requirement; to scrape through at least make the cut

    吊 (literal) → 吊 · diào · to hang 车尾 (literal) → 车尾/車尾 · chē​wěi · rear of a vehicle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense