三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
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1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
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1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
傲视群伦
ào shì qún lún
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1 outstanding talent (idiom)
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2 incomparable artistic merit
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3 accomplishment out of the ordinary
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
冰壶秋月
bīng hú qiū yuè
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1 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
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2 flawless person
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
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1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
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2 irreproachable
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3 incorruptible
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
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1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
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1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
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1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
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2 frigid
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
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1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
卓乎不群
zhuó hū bù qún
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1 standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
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2 preeminent
卓尔不群
zhuó ěr bù qún
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1 standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
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2 excellent and unrivaled
夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
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1 a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
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1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
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2 fig. to be extremely cautious
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3 to be skating on thin ice
害群之马
hài qún zhī mǎ
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1 lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)
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2 fig. troublemaker
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3 black sheep
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4 rotten apple
成群结队
chéng qún jié duì
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1 making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers
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2 as a large crowd
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
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1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
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1 diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
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1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
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2 blurred scenery
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3 cursory
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4 superficial
浮出水面
fú chū shuǐ miàn
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1 to float up (idiom); to become evident
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2 to surface
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3 to appear