博识多通

博識多通
bóshíduōtōng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 broadly learned and deeply knowledgeable
  2. 2 erudite and perceptive (idiom)

Examples

Zhè wèi lǎo jiàoshòu bóshíduōtōng, shēn shòu xuéshēng jìngzhòng.
This old professor is broadly learned and deeply perceptive, deeply respected by his students.
Tā bóshíduōtōng, tán qǐ rènhé huàtí dōu tóutóushìdào.
He is erudite and perceptive — on any topic, he speaks with clarity and order.

Tips

history
From 《太平广·》, where was praised as 博识多通 for identifying a golden duck as having come from Qin Shi Huang's tomb based on its date. The idiom celebrates not just wide reading but the ability to apply that knowledge to concrete problems.

Stroke Order

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