栋梁之才

棟梁之才
dòngliángzhīcái
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a pillar of talent
  2. 2 someone capable of bearing great responsibility
  3. 3 a person able to support the nation

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè suǒ dàxué péiyǎng le xǔduō guójiā de dòngliángzhīcái.
This university has cultivated many pillars of the nation.
HSK 5
Xīwàng zhè pī xuésheng jiānglái dōu néng chéngwéi dòngliángzhīcái.
We hope these students will all become talents capable of supporting the nation.

Tips

memory
= ridgepole, = beam - the two main load-bearing timbers in a traditional Chinese house. A 栋梁之才 is the kind of person an institution or country is structurally built on.

Stroke Order

dòng
liáng
zhī
cái