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in a word / in short / in brief
HSK 4
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  *之* | 之* | *之
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of ) / him / her / it
HSK 7-9
percent
(idiom) (of a principle, purpose etc) consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to end
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
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell
on the other hand... / conversely...
to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
HSK 7-9
in short / in a word / in brief
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to divide and rule
in other words
HSK 7-9
overt / to make no secret (of one's presence) / grandiose / with great scope
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite
HSK 7-9
everyone loves beauty (idiom)
for a long time
(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
HSK 7-9
to have no other choice / to be the last resort
in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly
Ritz (cracker brand)
in other words
to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
whereabouts unknown
to have both (at the same time)
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.
in a nutshell / to put it briefly
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
to tell sb; to inform
(indicating a fraction)
to publicize widely
to dismiss with a laugh / to make light of
careless / sloppy
to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc)
to do the very opposite / to act in a diametrically opposite way
to apply sth more broadly / by logical extension / and, by extension,
in other words
to handle the situation calmly (idiom) / unruffled / to treat the situation lightly
to avoid a problem by walking away from it / to quit
to make a conscious effort / to do something deliberately
going from there to lower grades (idiom)
(idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)
Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician
in brief / in a word
Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
Raziel, archangel in Judaism
to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent / cold and uncaring
over time / as time passes / in the fullness of time
to just talk for the sake of talking
Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天
moreover; in addition to that
to do sth once in a while (idiom) / to do sth more as an exception than the rule
to miss sb by a narrow chance / to miss an opportunity
(neologism) (slang) (attributive) mysterious; enigmatic (calque from Japanese の "nazo no")
to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself / you're on your own
the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea. / universally abhorrent
in a moment / shortly after
thereupon / subsequently / accordingly
for this reason
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
variant of 謎之|谜之


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