令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
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1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
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2 to ensure strictly obedience
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
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1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
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1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
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2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
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1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
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2 You live and learn.
屡禁不止
lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ
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1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
戛然而止
jiá rán ér zhǐ
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1 with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
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1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
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2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
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1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
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2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
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1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
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1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
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2 to attempt half-heartedly
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3 content with a smattering of knowledge
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
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1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
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2 to attempt half-heartedly
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3 content with a smattering of knowledge
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4 also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
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1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
无休无止
wú xiū wú zhǐ
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1 ceaseless; endless (idiom)
生命不息,战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
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1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
甲之蜜糖,乙之砒霜
jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng
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1 one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
适可而止
shì kě ér zhǐ
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1 to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can
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2 don't overdo it
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3 stop while you're ahead
饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
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1 lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
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2 fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse