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and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
HSK 4
(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
HSK 2
rather
HSK 4
however; but; yet
HSK 4
on the contrary; instead
HSK 4
to leave without saying good-bye
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
HSK 7-9
to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...
HSK 5
(idiom) to make a clean sweep of; to clean out
making decisions without implementing them
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
come trippingly
occasionally; from time to time
HSK 6
to stand close to the door
to respond instantly / to act at once on hearing the news
to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温) / (fig.) to play music
to lump different matters together (idiom)
HSK 7-9
even / so much so that
to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire
HSK 7-9
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
HSK 7-9
to skate around / to skip over / to skimp
again and again
clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously / clearly / it goes without saying
HSK 7-9
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
the age of 30
therefore
it goes without saying; it is self-evident
to jump up suddenly / to bound up / to rise up in one bound
to arrive unexpectably / unexpected
to agree without prior consultation / to happen to hold the same view
meet by chance / have a chance encounter
(idiom) to divide and rule
generally speaking
thus / thereby
HSK 5
lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils
HSK 7-9
unknown / unable to find out
HSK 7-9
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) / to arise at an opportune time / able to take advantage of an opportunity / to rise to the occasion
large though its mesh may be, no criminal can slip through the wide net of justice
may be done once and once only; just this once
globally; worldwide
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
HSK 7-9
to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others; to distinguish oneself
HSK 7-9
overt / to make no secret (of one's presence) / grandiose / with great scope
(of a group of people) to rush into action
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
Viagra (male impotence drug) (Tw)
(idiom) to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)
HSK 7-9
that's all / nothing more
HSK 7-9
to arrive as planned / right on schedule
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹)
in short / in a word / in brief
HSK 7-9
relatively speaking / comparatively speaking
HSK 7-9
that's all; just this and nothing more
to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future
in a nutshell / to put it briefly
directly / head-on (collision) / in one's face (of wind)
to get round fast / to spread like wildfire
(idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
HSK 7-9
involuntary / automatically
HSK 7-9
to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece
(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible
to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
(idiom) to come back to life (after death)
to arrive in huge numbers / to flock there
at home wherever one is (idiom); ready to adapt / flexible / to accept circumstances with good will
to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location
(idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run
lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity
to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
HSK 7-9
easy / with no difficulty
HSK 7-9
to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence / One does what one can.
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically / selfless
to have both (at the same time)
to rush out through a door (idiom)
lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous / to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
(idiom) to look at each other and smile
to blurt out without thinking (idiom)
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
by good fortune / luckily
lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire
study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)
by no means an isolated case / numerous
lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) / fig. not to live up to one's promises
to come one after the other
having no advantage whatsoever
(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
then / afterwards
HSK 7-9
happen unexpectedly / turn out contrary to one's expectations

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