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HSK
to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
HSK 2
(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, ,
HSK 5
(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
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
(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) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
(idiom) ordinary; unremarkable; nothing special
(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) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
(idiom) to develop a conscience about sth after previously being unconcerned (usu. resulting in feeling remorse or making amends)
(idiom) in an unending stream; continuous
HSK 7-9
(idiom) extraordinary
(idiom) to be a flourishing family with many descendants
(idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly
(idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces
(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) hard to come by; not easily obtained
(idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented
(idiom) to be overcome with grief
criss-crossed (idiom)
HSK 7-9
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
to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around
HSK 7-9
(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
to lose a family fortune (idiom)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unscathed; unharmed; without a scratch
completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
HSK 7-9
to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild
HSK 7-9
fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to have many wives and concubines; to have a harem
(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) world-shaking
HSK 7-9
with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unknown; unrenowned
HSK 7-9
(idiom) half true and half false
HSK 7-9
(idiom) deeply touching
(idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid
(idiom) disciples; followers
to be total strangers (idiom)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unable to speak through tears; sobbing uncontrollably
(idiom) unprecedented in history
HSK 7-9
(idiom) deeply touching
lit. knot on an elm tree (idiom) / fig. blockhead; dunce
(idiom) one's forte
obvious at a glance (idiom)
HSK 7-9
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / fig. untold numbers; innumerable; countless
HSK 7-9
lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds
(idiom) beauty of helping others succeed; act of helping sb fulfill their wish
(idiom) to thank profusely; to express deep gratitude
(idiom) to have a girl on each arm
to order again and again (idiom)
(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
HSK 7-9
lit. happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom) / fig. emotions
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) a false alarm; a scare that turns out to be nothing
inextricably linked (idiom) / inseparable
HSK 7-9
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent / drained / washed out
HSK 7-9
established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement / customary convention
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
(idiom) friends with a significant age gap
(idiom) meager profit; petty gain
all rivers run into the sea / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
(idiom) backwoods; wilderness
(idiom) to assess merit and confer rewards
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic
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
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity / one solution fits a diversity of problems / one size fits all
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding
(idiom) weeping uncontrollably
(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
HSK 6
reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
HSK 7-9
lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom)
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
HSK 7-9
to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated
HSK 7-9
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
HSK 7-9
lit. carved railings and jade steps (idiom) / fig. richly ornamented (building)
(idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
to look anxious (idiom) / to look miserable
HSK 7-9
(idiom) auspicious day (for a wedding, ceremony etc)
(idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family
propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) / plain sailing / to go smoothly / have a nice trip!
HSK 7-9
lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / fig. all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life
HSK 5
(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone
HSK 7-9
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events
HSK 7-9
(idiom) as everyone knows
HSK 7-9
lit. one is one, two is two (idiom) / fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut / unequivocal
(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom) / fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
(idiom) to make a clean sweep of; to clean out
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life

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