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(idiom) exactly alike; identical / also pr. [yi1mo2-yi1yang4]
HSK 6
Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage / CL: 條|条, 本, 句
HSK 5
muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition / complete shambles / a total mess
HSK 7-9
(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
HSK 7-9
(lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom) / (fig.) to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
HSK 7-9
thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean
HSK 7-9
(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
HSK 7-9
(idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded
HSK 7-9
(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
HSK 7-9
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to rake in money; to make money hand over fist
(idiom) to be overcome with grief
(idiom) astronomical figure
(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / (fig.) untold numbers; innumerable; countless
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to live to be a hundred years old (often used as a blessing or wish for longevity)
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces
(idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly
(idiom) ordinary; unremarkable; nothing special
(idiom) to impart all one's knowledge or expertise
(idiom) to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment); (fig.) to tear apart; to utterly destroy; to brutally dismember
(idiom) people coming and going; bustling with activity
(idiom) extraordinary
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
(idiom) to be free of worldly desires and ambitions; to neither want nor seek (fame, profit, material gain etc)
(idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
(idiom) to be a flourishing family with many descendants
(idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
(idiom) a false alarm; a scare that turns out to be nothing
(idiom) to develop a conscience about sth after previously being unconcerned (usu. resulting in feeling remorse or making amends)
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (of a couple) to discuss getting married
(idiom) loyal, righteous and courageous
(idiom) to mull sth over
(idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained
(idiom) to become famous in one stroke; to shoot to fame (originally referred to passing the imperial examination)
(lit.) music, women, dogs and horses (traditional aristocratic amusements, with dogs and horses referring to activities such as hunting and riding) (idiom) / (fig.) wine, women and song; dissolute pleasures; a life of sensual indulgence
(idiom) to be overcome with grief
(idiom) with real guns and live ammunition; (fig.) for real (involving genuine action rather than rehearsal, simulation or theory); (coll.) to have actual sex; to go all the way
(idiom) national economy and people's livelihood
(idiom) the advantage gained by a third party when two sides are in conflict
criss-crossed (idiom)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
(idiom) unscathed; unharmed; without a scratch
(idiom) to stay shut up at home; to not go out
(idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented
(idiom) can't stop praising
HSK 7-9
(idiom) four-part structure of a composition: introduction, elucidation, pivot (shift in perspective), synthesis; (fig.) coherent structural progression in writing, narrative, or any unfolding process
(idiom) to have many wives and concubines; to have a harem
(idiom) the area around one's house
to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
HSK 2
(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 bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
(idiom) as everyone knows
HSK 7-9
world-famous (idiom)
HSK 7-9
with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to discuss sth quietly in private
(idiom) to be confident of victory; to be sure of success
(idiom) to show mercy
(idiom) attention-grabbing; noteworthy
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
HSK 7-9
(idiom) half-dead; barely alive / (idiom) listless
(idiom) not worth mentioning; don't mention it
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) / plain sailing / to go smoothly / have a nice trip!
HSK 7-9
(idiom) half true and half false
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to get rich
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
HSK 7-9
(idiom) deeply touching
to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
HSK 7-9
(lit.) break one's arm three times to become a good doctor (idiom) / (fig.) experience is a good teacher
(idiom) to have gray hair at the temples
(idiom) disciples; followers
(idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid
(idiom) (of leaves etc) fluttering about
(idiom) to gradually improve; to get better and better
(idiom) wealthy, prominent family
(idiom) to thank profusely; to express deep gratitude
(idiom) deeply touching
(lit.) knot on an elm tree (idiom) / (fig.) blockhead; dunce
(idiom) one's forte
(idiom) in a flash; fleeting; momentary
(idiom) unable to speak through tears; sobbing uncontrollably
(idiom) to go smoothly; to be smooth sailing
obvious at a glance (idiom)
HSK 7-9
obvious at a glance (idiom)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
HSK 7-9
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
(idiom) anxious; uneasy; filled with trepidation
(idiom) beauty of helping others succeed; act of helping sb fulfill their wish
(idiom) to be badly weakened
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
HSK 7-9
(idiom) annual; once a year
(idiom) to have a girl on each arm
(idiom) one-time encounter (e.g. 有一面之緣|有一面之缘 "to have met once before")
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to set aside past grievances; to bear no grudge
(idiom) to want to do sth but be unable to; willing but unable

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