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


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