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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
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...
(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
in short / in a word / in brief
HSK 7-9
for a long time
in a nutshell / to put it briefly
(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
HSK 7-9
in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly
to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
whereabouts unknown
to have both (at the same time)
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself / you're on your own
to tell sb; to inform
everyone loves beauty (idiom)
(indicating a fraction)
to dismiss with a laugh / to make light of
(idiom) (of a principle, purpose etc) consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to end
(neologism) (slang) (attributive) mysterious; enigmatic (calque from Japanese の "nazo no")
careless / sloppy
to have no other choice / to be the last resort
to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc)
to handle the situation calmly (idiom) / unruffled / to treat the situation lightly
to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
to do the very opposite / to act in a diametrically opposite way
thereupon / subsequently / accordingly
to make a conscious effort / to do something deliberately
in other words
to avoid a problem by walking away from it / to quit
in other words
to do sth once in a while (idiom) / to do sth more as an exception than the rule
to publicize widely
going from there to lower grades (idiom)
to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
HSK 7-9
Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician
in brief / in a word
(idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)
Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
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
moreover; in addition to that
to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
to apply sth more broadly / by logical extension / and, by extension,
to miss sb by a narrow chance / to miss an opportunity
Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天
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.
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
Ritz (cracker brand)
the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea. / universally abhorrent
Raziel, archangel in Judaism
for this reason
in a moment / shortly after
variant of 謎之|谜之


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