一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
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1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
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1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
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2 reliable
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
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1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
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1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
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1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
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2 to fail to save the situation
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
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1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
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2 to fail to save the situation
回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
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1 to change one's mind (idiom)
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
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1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
好马不吃回头草
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo
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1 lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
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2 fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
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3 leave the past behind
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
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1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
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2 brilliant doctor
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
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1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
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2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
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3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
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4 things have taken a new turn
心心相印
xīn xīn xiāng yìn
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1 two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit
挥毫洒墨
huī háo sǎ mò
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1 to wield a writing brush (idiom)
浪子回头
làng zǐ huí tóu
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1 the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
浓墨重彩
nóng mò zhòng cǎi
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1 thick and heavy in colors
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2 to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)
粉墨登场
fěn mò dēng chǎng
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1 to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)
苦海无边,回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
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1 The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
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2 Repent and ye shall be saved!
规矩绳墨
guī ju shéng mò
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1 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
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2 norms
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3 criteria
词人墨客
cí rén mò kè
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1 sb of literary abilities (idiom)