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70 Cards in this Set
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难上加难 |
make a difficult situation more difficult |
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应运而生 |
emerge in response to the proper time or opportunity |
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不知不觉 |
unconsciously/unknowingly |
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精波力尽 |
exhausted/worn out |
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头昏脑胀 |
dizzy/feel one's head swimming |
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由此而来 |
(it) comes/originated from this (cause or source) |
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天之骄子 |
God's favoured one/an unusually privileged person |
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门当户对 |
an appropriate match |
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传宗接代 |
have a son to carry on the family line |
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从一而终 |
stay with one's spouse until death |
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兴致勃勃 |
full of zest or enthusiasm |
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有所作为 |
have (a certain) accomplishment/accomplished |
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生儿育女 |
to bear children |
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井井有条 |
to be in perfect order |
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争执不休 |
to argue opinionatedly and endlessly |
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无可奈何 |
have no way out/ helpless(ly) |
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理直气壮 |
being bold and assured/feeling confident with justice on one's side |
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与此同时 |
meanwhile/at the same time |
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柴米油盐 |
daily necessities/trifles/triviality of daily life |
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互不相让 |
unwilling to make concessions on either side |
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突如其来 |
arise suddenly or unexpectedly |
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天长地久 |
enduring as long as sky and earth |
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翻天覆地 |
turn the world upside down/tremendous change/earth-shaking |
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养家糊口 |
manage to support one's family |
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前所未有 |
unprecedented |
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欣欣向荣 |
thriving/flourishing/growing more prosperous |
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雨后春笋 |
like bamboo shoots after rain |
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日新月异 |
flourish (change) with each passing day |
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突飞猛进 |
make remarkable progress/advance swiftly and vigorously |
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重文轻商 |
look up to scholars and down on merchants |
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省吃俭用 |
to pinch and save |
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吃苦耐劳 |
to endure hardship and work hard |
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寸土如金 |
(land) as expensive as gold |
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变化无常 |
constantly changing/changeable |
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走亲访友 |
to visit relatives and friends |
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亲朋好友 |
relatives and friends |
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取而代之 |
remove and replace/take it over |
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丰富多彩 |
rich and varied/flourishing and colourful |
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随之出现 |
to appear along with it |
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绿树成荫 |
canopy of green trees |
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触目惊心 |
startling/a ghastly sight |
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鱼米之乡 |
fertile land of rice and fish |
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无能为力 |
cannot do anything about it |
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酷暑严冬 |
extreme weather |
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成千上万 |
by thousands and tens of thousands |
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七上八下 |
mess/disorder |
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乱七八糟 |
be in wild disorder/in a mess/at sixes and sevens |
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七手八脚 |
hurry and bustle/with a lot of people lending a hand |
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七拼八凑 |
to throw/piece together randomly |
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横七竖八 |
very messy/spread all over |
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不三不四 |
nondescript/frivolous/suspicious (characters)/dubious |
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丢三落四 |
scatterbrained/forgetful/miss or forget this and that |
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颠三倒四 |
incoherent/disorderly/all in confusion/turn everything upside down |
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三从四德 |
3 obediences and 4 virtues |
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低三下四 |
humble |
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朝三墓四 |
change mind frequently |
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千方八计 |
by every possible way |
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千军万马 |
a mighty force/powerful army |
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千变万化 |
ever-changing |
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千家万户 |
every family/many households |
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千辛万苦 |
(go through) countless hardships (of all kinds) |
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千言万语 |
many words/ a lot to say or tell |
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千叮万嘱 |
100 practical things and 1000 worries |
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千丝万缕 |
have all kinds of links/connections |
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一箭双雕 |
one arrow kills two eagles |
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一举两得 |
one action serves two purposes |
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一见钟情 |
fall in love at first sight |
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南来北往 |
coming and going |
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子孙满堂 |
house full of children and grandchildren |
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三口之家 |
family of three |
