蛛丝马迹

蛛絲馬跡

zhūsī-mǎjì

idiom #12,879

Meanings

1 tiny clues; traces; subtle hints (of a secret)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

警察从现场找到了蛛丝马迹。

Jǐngchá cóng xiànchǎng zhǎodào le zhūsī-mǎjì.

The police found traces of clues at the scene.

HSK 5

我们要从蛛丝马迹中发现真相。

Wǒmen yào cóng zhūsī-mǎjì zhōng fāxiàn zhēnxiàng.

We need to discover the truth from subtle clues.

Tips

memory

蛛丝 (spider's thread) + 马迹 (horse's tracks), even the faintest traces, like a spider's web or a horse's hoofprints, can reveal the truth.

Stroke Order

蛛 zhū

丝 sī

马 mǎ

迹 jì