| | (idiom) exactly alike; identical / also pr. [yi1mo2-yi1yang4] | HSK 6 |
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| | 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 |
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| | muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition / complete shambles / a total mess | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable | HSK 7-9 |
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| | lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom) / fig. to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest | HSK 7-9 |
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| | thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled | HSK 7-9 |
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| | great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city | HSK 7-9 |
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| | lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / fig. untold numbers; innumerable; countless | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) people coming and going; bustling with activity | |
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| | to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) a false alarm; a scare that turns out to be nothing | |
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| | (idiom) to develop a conscience about sth after previously being unconcerned (usu. resulting in feeling remorse or making amends) | |
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| | as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained | |
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| | (idiom) in unbearable anguish; agonizing | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | (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 | |
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| | criss-crossed (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented | |
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| | (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 | |
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| | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) | HSK 2 |
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| | (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 |
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| | to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity | |
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| | (idiom) as everyone knows | HSK 7-9 |
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| | world-famous (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly | HSK 7-9 |
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| | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom) | |
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| | propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) / plain sailing / to go smoothly / have a nice trip! | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) half true and half false | HSK 7-9 |
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| | closely bound up (idiom); intimately related | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) (of leaves etc) fluttering about | |
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| | (idiom) unable to speak through tears; sobbing uncontrollably | |
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| | obvious at a glance (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | obvious at a glance (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild | HSK 7-9 |
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| | planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes. | |
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| | 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 |
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| | not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to order again and again (idiom) | |
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| | (idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan | |
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| | not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name | HSK 7-9 |
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| | not to accept as correct (idiom); to object / to disapprove / to take exception to | HSK 7-9 |
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| | inextricably linked (idiom) / inseparable | HSK 7-9 |
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| | spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent / drained / washed out | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) meager profit; petty gain | |
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| | a worthless piece of paper (idiom) | |
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| | fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage | |
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| | to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily / to bustle about / to hopscotch / also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠 | HSK 7-9 |
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| | not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place | |
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| | lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity / one solution fits a diversity of problems / one size fits all | |
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| | lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding | |
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| | (idiom) conscientious / assiduous | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best! | HSK 7-9 |
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| | proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent | |
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| | to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions | |
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| | unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / fig. all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life | HSK 5 |
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| | to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events | HSK 7-9 |
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| | lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit | |
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| | lit. one is one, two is two (idiom) / fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut / unequivocal | |
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| | (idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort | |
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| | study hard and every day you will improve (idiom) | |
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| | to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled | |
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| | (idiom) to feel a rush of excitement | |
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| | (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom) / to come to light | |
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| | the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way | |
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| | lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time / making every second count | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong | |
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| | lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence | |
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| | varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) to complement one another | HSK 7-9 |
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| | one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call | |
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| | (idiom) to keep on the right side of everyone (often at the expense of principle) | |
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| | the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) / early planning is the key to success | |
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| | lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress | |
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| | a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life | |
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| | one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit / an iota | |
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| | (idiom) a chance of survival; a fighting chance; a ray of hope | |
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| | one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone | |
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| | (idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on | |
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| | may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom) / long may you live | |
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| | surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later | |
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| | regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable | HSK 7-9 |
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| | unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom) | |
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| | To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job | |
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