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半途而废
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bàn tú ér fèi / /to give up halfway ; leave sth unfinished/
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出人意料
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chū rén yì liào / /exceeds expectations ; much better than anticipated/unexpected/
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喜新厌旧
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xǐ xīn yàn jiù / /lit. to like the new, and hate the old ; fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old/
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衣食住行
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yī shí zhù xíng / /clothing, food, housing and transport ; people's basic needs/
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迫在眉睫
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pò zài méi jié / /pressing in on one's eyelashes ; imminent/
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独一无二
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dú yī wú èr / /unique and unmatched ; unrivalled/nothing compares with it/
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悠哉游哉
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yōu zāi yóu zāi / /free and unconstrained ; leisurely and carefree/
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顾全大局
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gù quán dà jú / /to take the big picture into consideration ; to work for the benefits of all/
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疲于奔命
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pí yú bēn mìng / /lit. tired of constantly running for one's life ; terribly busy/up to one's ears in work/
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翻天覆地
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fān tiān fù dì / /sky and the earth turning upside down ; fig. complete confusion/everything turned on its head/
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显而易见
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xiǎn ér yì jiàn / /clearly and easy to see ; obviously/clearly/it goes without saying/
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哭笑不得
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kū xiào bù dé / /lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry ; both funny and extremely embarrassing/in a desperate state/between laughter and tears/
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快刀斩乱麻
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kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má / /lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp ; decisive action in a complex situation/cutting the Gordian knot/
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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
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yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng / /once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope (谚语 proverb); once bitten, twice shy/
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一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
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yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng / /bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years ; once bitten twice shy/
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咬人狗儿不露齿
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yǎo rén gǒur bù lù chǐ / /the dog that bites does not show its fangs (俗语 saying); fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance./
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唯利是图
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wéi lì shì tú / /to seek nothing but profit ; personal profit before everything/self-seeking/
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一窍不通
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yī qiào bù tōng / /I don't understand a word ; all Greek to me/
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后顾之忧
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hòu gù zhī yōu / /(set phrase) disturbance in the rear, trouble back home, family worries/
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众所周知
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zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī / /as everyone knows /also written 眾所周知|众所周知/
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任重道远
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rèn zhòng dào yuǎn / /a heavy load and a long road/fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)/
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千篇一律
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qiān piān yī lǜ / /thousand articles, same rule ; stereotyped and repetitive/once you've seen one, you've seen them all/
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宽打窄用
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kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng / /to give oneself leeway /to allow room for error/
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心胸狭窄
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xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi / /narrow-minded ; petty/ungenerous/
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实事求是
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shí shì qiú shì / /to seek truth from facts ; to be practical and realistic/
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征名责实
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zhēng míng zé shí / /to seek out the real nature based on the name ; to judge sth at face value/
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有名亡实
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yǒu míng wáng shí / /lit. has a name but no reality ; exists only in name/nominal/
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脚踏实地
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jiǎo tà shí dì / /to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground ; realistic without flights of fancy/steady and serious character/
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华而不实
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huá ér bù shí / /flower but no fruit ; handsome exterior but hollow inside/flashy/
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事实胜于雄辩
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shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn / /Facts speak louder than words. /
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眼见为实，耳听为虚
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yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū / /to believe what one sees, not what one hears (俗语 common saying). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so./
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耳听为虚，眼见为实
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ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí / /Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (俗语 common saying). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so./
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俗随时变
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sú suí shí biàn / /customs change with time ; other times, other manners/O Tempora, O Mores!/
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入境问俗
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rù jìng wèn sú / /When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs ; do as the natives do/When in Rome, do as the Romans do/
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入境随俗
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rù jìng suí sú / /When you enter a country, follow the local customs ; do as the natives do/When in Rome, do as the Romans do/
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温良恭俭让
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wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng / /kind-hearted and moderate ; temperate and gentle/
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拿手
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ná shǒu / /expert in/good at/
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笨鸟先飞
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bèn niǎo xiān fēi / /lit. the clumsy bird flies early ; fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities/
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拙嘴笨舌
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zhuō zuǐ bèn shé / /lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue ; awkward speaker/
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有志竟成
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yǒu zhì jìng chéng / /persevere and you will succeed ; where there's a will, there's a way/
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盘根究底
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pán gēn jiū dǐ / /lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base ; to get to the bottom of sth/
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自我实现
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zì wǒ shí xiàn / /Maslow's hierarchy of needs/
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巴三览四
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bā sān lǎn sì / /to talk about this and that ; to ramble incoherently/
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三心二意
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sān xīn èr yì / /in two minds about sth ; half-hearted/shilly-shallying/
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亡羊补牢
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wáng yáng bǔ láo / /lit. to mend the pen after the sheep are lost ; fig. to take action too late/to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted/
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直截了当
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zhí jié liǎo dàng / /direct and plain speaking ; blunt/straightforward/
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自愧不如
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zì kuì bù rú / /ashamed of being inferior /to feel inferior to others/
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守口如瓶
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shǒu kǒu rú píng / /lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle ; tight-lipped/reticent/not breathing a word/
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延颈企踵
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yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng / /to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck ; fig. to yearn for sth/
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八字还没一撇儿
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bā zì hái méi yī piěr / /lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八/things have not even begun to take shape/no sign of success yet/
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如蝇逐臭
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rú yíng zhú chòu / /like flies pursuing a stink ; the mob chases the rich and powerful/the crowd runs after trash/
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钻牛角尖
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zuān niú jiǎo jiān / /lit. to hone a bull's horn ; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem/to bash one's head against a brick wall/a wild goose chase/a blind alley/to split hairs/
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蹿房越脊
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cuān fáng yuè jǐ / /lit. to leap the house and cross the roofridge ; dashing over rooftops (of robbers and pursuing knight-errant 俠客|侠客 in fiction)/
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千载难逢
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qiān zǎi nán féng / /lit. hard to meet in a thousand years ; extremely rare opportunity/once in a blue moon/
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千言万语
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qiān yán wàn yǔ / /thousands of words ; having a lot of things to say/talking nonstop/
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怨声载道
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yuàn shēng zài dào / /lit. cries of complaint fill the roads ; complaints rise all around/discontent is openly voiced/
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废寝忘食
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fèi qǐn wàng shí / /to neglect sleep and food ; to skip one's sleep and meals/to be completely wrapped up in one's work/
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知己知彼
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zhī jǐ zhī bǐ / /Know yourself, know your enemy (成语 saw, from Sunzi's Art of War 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/
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知彼知己
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zhī bǐ zhī jǐ / /to know the enemy and know oneself (成语 saw, from Sunzi's Art of War)/
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龙头蛇尾
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lóng tóu shé wěi / /lit. dragon's head, snake's tail ; fig. a strong start but weak finish/
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一模一样
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yī mó yī yàng / /exactly the same /carbon copy/
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识时务者为俊杰
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shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié / /Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends . A wise man submits to circumstances./
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忠言逆耳
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zhōng yán nì ěr / /loyal advice jars on the ears /
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逆水行舟
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nì shuǐ xíng zhōu / /lit. a boat going against the current ; fig. you must work harder/
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逆行倒施
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nì xíng dǎo shī / /to go against the tide ; to do things all wrong/to try to turn back history/a perverse way of doing things/
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学如逆水行舟，不进则退
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xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì / /Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back/
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