一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
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1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
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2 easy as pie
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3 one can do it at once
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
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1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
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2 marriages are predestined
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3 people marry because they share common traits
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
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1 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
前门拒虎,后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
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1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
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1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
含宫咀徵
hán gōng jǔ zhǐ
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1 permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
寥寥无几
liáo liáo wú jǐ
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1 just a very few (idiom); tiny number
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2 not many at all
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3 You count them on your fingers.
几次三番
jǐ cì sān fān
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1 lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
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2 over and over again
得寸进尺
dé cùn jìn chǐ
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1 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
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2 give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
循序渐进
xún xù jiàn jìn
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1 in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
招财进宝
zhāo cái jìn bǎo
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1 ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
朝山进香
cháo shān jìn xiāng
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1 to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
极深研几
jí shēn yán jǐ
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1 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
与日俱进
yǔ rì jù jìn
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1 every day sees new developments (idiom)
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2 to make constant progress
识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ
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1 lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)
跳出釜底进火坑
tiào chū fǔ dǐ jìn huǒ kēng
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1 out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
逆水行舟,不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
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1 like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
进退不得
jìn tuì bù dé
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1 can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
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2 stalled
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3 in a dilemma
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4 stuck in a difficult position