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 |  | (idiom) (of a principle, purpose etc) consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to end   |  | 
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 |  | 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   |  | 
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 |  | one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short  / in a nutshell   |  | 
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 |  | on the other hand...  / conversely...   |  | 
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 |  | to show respect from a distance (idiom)  / to remain at a respectful distance   | HSK 7-9  | 
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 |  | in short  / in a word  / in brief   | HSK 7-9  | 
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 |  | (idiom) to divide and rule   |  | 
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 |  | in other words   | HSK 7-9  | 
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 |  | overt  / to make no secret (of one's presence)  / grandiose  / with great scope   |  | 
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 |  | to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled  / to end up with nothing definite   | HSK 7-9  | 
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 |  | everyone loves beauty (idiom)   |  | 
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 |  | for a long time   |  | 
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 |  | (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place   | HSK 7-9  | 
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 |  | to have no other choice  / to be the last resort   |  | 
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 |  | in simple terms  / to put things simply  / briefly   |  | 
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 |  | Ritz (cracker brand)   |  | 
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 |  | to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)   |  | 
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 |  | to have both (at the same time)   |  | 
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 |  | Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.  / Since this is so, we should accept it.  / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.  / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.   |  | 
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 |  | in a nutshell  / to put it briefly   |  | 
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 |  | Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy  書聖|书圣  |  | 
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 |  | to tell sb; to inform   |  | 
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 |  | to publicize widely   |  | 
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 |  | to dismiss with a laugh  / to make light of   |  | 
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 |  | careless  / sloppy   |  | 
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 |  | to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc)   |  | 
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 |  | to do the very opposite  / to act in a diametrically opposite way   |  | 
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 |  | to apply sth more broadly  / by logical extension  / and, by extension,   |  | 
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 |  | to handle the situation calmly (idiom)  / unruffled  / to treat the situation lightly   |  | 
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 |  | to avoid a problem by walking away from it  / to quit   |  | 
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 |  | to make a conscious effort  / to do something deliberately   |  | 
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 |  | going from there to lower grades (idiom)   |  | 
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 |  | (idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)   |  | 
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 |  | Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician   |  | 
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 |  | in brief  / in a word   |  | 
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 |  | Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition   |  | 
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 |  | Raziel, archangel in Judaism   |  | 
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 |  | to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent  / cold and uncaring   |  | 
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 |  | over time  / as time passes  / in the fullness of time   |  | 
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 |  | to just talk for the sake of talking   |  | 
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 |  | Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian  武則天|武则天  |  | 
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 |  | moreover; in addition to that   |  | 
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 |  | to do sth once in a while (idiom)  / to do sth more as an exception than the rule   |  | 
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 |  | to miss sb by a narrow chance  / to miss an opportunity   |  | 
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 |  | (neologism) (slang) (attributive) mysterious; enigmatic (calque from Japanese  謎の "nazo no")   |  | 
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 |  | to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance   |  | 
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 |  | to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)   |  | 
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 |  | to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself  / you're on your own   |  | 
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 |  | the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.  / universally abhorrent   |  | 
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 |  | in a moment  / shortly after   |  | 
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 |  | thereupon  / subsequently  / accordingly   |  | 
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 |  | Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties  六朝四大家  |  | 
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