一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
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1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
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1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
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2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
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3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
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1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
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1 lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
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2 brilliant
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3 out of the common run
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
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2 persistence will overcome
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
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1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
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1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
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1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
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1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
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2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
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3 to reciprocate with material assistance
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4 scratch each other's back
人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
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1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
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1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
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2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
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1 to announce to the world (idiom)
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2 to make public
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3 to let everyone know
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
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1 to announce to the world (idiom)
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2 to make public
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3 to let everyone know
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
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1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
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1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
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1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
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1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
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1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
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1 peace and prosperity (idiom)