|  |  | if  / in case  / in the event that  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to  / it would be better to  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | nowadays; now  | HSK 4 | 
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|  |  | how  / what way  / what  | HSK 3 | 
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|  |  | as follows  | HSK 5 | 
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|  |  | if  | HSK 4 | 
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|  |  | for example  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | for example; for instance; such as  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | for example; for instance; such as  | HSK 2 | 
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|  |  | just as  / precisely as  | HSK 5 | 
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|  |  | like this; so; such  | HSK 5 | 
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|  |  | (idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | as  / as if  / such as  | HSK 6 | 
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|  |  | like  / as  | HSK 5 | 
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|  |  | similar to; like  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | to have all one's wishes (idiom)  / best wishes  / all the best  / may all your hopes be fulfilled  |  | 
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|  |  | if  / if one were to say  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | familiarity at first sight  |  | 
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|  |  | as usual  |  | 
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|  |  | if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly  |  | 
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|  |  | to be getting worse with each generation  |  | 
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|  |  | as expected  |  | 
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|  |  | to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)  / to know (a person, a place etc) inside out  |  | 
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|  |  | as things really are  / realistic  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | life is but a dream (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. like wolves and tigers  / ruthless  |  | 
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|  |  | Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light  |  | 
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|  |  | as one wants; according to one's wishes  / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)  |  | 
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|  |  | like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings  |  | 
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|  |  | to be just like  |  | 
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|  |  | how about  / what kind of  |  | 
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|  |  | to arise abruptly  / to arrive suddenly  / happening suddenly  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | to arrive as planned  / right on schedule  |  | 
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|  |  | intact  / untouched  / as good as before  |  | 
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|  |  | tears falling like rain (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship  |  | 
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|  |  | to be getting worse by the day  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) appropriate  / apt  / just right  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | steady as Mt Tai  / as safe as houses  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) so that's how it is; I see  |  | 
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|  |  | if only it were so  / I hope so (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive  |  | 
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|  |  | as matters stand; things having reached this stage  |  | 
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|  |  | to bury the hatchet  / to become reconciled  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think  / honest and straightforward  |  | 
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|  |  | running as fast as flying  |  | 
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|  |  | if this can be done  |  | 
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|  |  | as secure as Mount Taishan  / as solid as a rock  |  | 
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|  |  | to regard as an enemy  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) teeming with experts  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. like thunder piercing the ear  / a well-known reputation (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | to pile up like a mountain (idiom)  / a mountain of (paperwork etc)  / a large number of sth  |  | 
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|  |  | (various things) such as  / such as (the following)  |  | 
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|  |  | Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment  |  | 
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|  |  | handling any occasion smoothly (idiom); equal to any situation  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)  / fig. to be very familiar with a matter  |  | 
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|  |  | as if gaining the most precious treasure  |  | 
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|  |  | for example; for instance; such as  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)  / fig. to follow a set pattern  |  | 
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|  |  | consistent  / the same  / unvarying  | HSK 6 | 
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|  |  | to respond fluently  / to answer smartly  |  | 
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|  |  | the passage of the years  / the flow of time  |  | 
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|  |  | sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely  / sweating like a pig  |  | 
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|  |  | it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)  / the less complications the better  |  | 
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|  |  | sparkling with wit (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | flowery  |  | 
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|  |  | like  / similar to  / as if  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. like a tiger that has grown wings  / with redoubled power (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) enthralled; mesmerized; enraptured  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)  / fig. avaricious  / tightfisted  |  | 
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|  |  | four seasons like spring  / favorable climate throughout the year  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom)  / fig. closely associated with each other; inseparable; to follow relentlessly  |  | 
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|  |  | to have one's wish fulfilled  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish  |  | 
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|  |  | (of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom)  / beautiful  |  | 
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|  |  | man proposes, God disposes (idiom)  / one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)  / to follow the same plan  |  | 
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|  |  | unobstructed  / unconstrained  / smoothly  / with ease  / freely  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | to operate (a machine etc) with ease  |  | 
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|  |  | hanging by a thread  / very precarious  / almost extinct  / (of sound) linger on faintly  |  | 
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|  |  | as the title suggests; as indicated in the title  |  | 
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|  |  | if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes  |  | 
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|  |  | family-like close relationship (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | free to come and go (idiom)  / to have room to maneuver  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)  /  intoxicated by sth  /  obsessed with  /  mad about sth  /  also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉 | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | as if relieved from a burden (idiom)  / to have a weight off one's mind  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)  / fig. a glib tongue  |  | 
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|  |  | the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom)  / fig. extremely cautious  |  | 
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|  |  | delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)  / (of a woman) exquisite  |  | 
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|  |  | vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life  / realistic  |  | 
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