1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
2 continuing as always
一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
1 to hit the target with a single shot
2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
2 to say sth spot on
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
1 to order again and again (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
1 over and over again (idiom)
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
2 the pot calls the kettle black
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
1 with complex feelings (idiom)
五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn
1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display