1 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
2 good preparation is the key to success
3 to be well prepared
厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
2 fig. hidden danger
3 imminent danger
堆积如山
duī jī rú shān
1 to pile up like a mountain (idiom)
2 a mountain of (paperwork etc)
3 a large number of sth
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
指点江山
zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān
1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
2 to set the world to rights
3 to pass judgment on everything
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
1 to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
3 a few words to clinch the point
积不相能
jī bù xiāng néng
1 always at loggerheads (idiom); never able to agree with sb
2 unable to get on with sb
积劳成疾
jī láo chéng jí
1 to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork
积土成山
jī tǔ chéng shān
1 lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)
2 fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions
积少成多
jī shǎo chéng duō
1 Many little things add up to sth great.
2 Many little drops make an ocean. (idiom)
积年累月
jī nián lěi yuè
1 year in, year out (idiom)
2 (over) many years
积恶余殃
jī è yú yāng
1 Accumulated evil will be repaid in suffering (idiom).
积于忽微
jī yú hū wēi
1 to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
积习难改
jī xí nán gǎi
1 old habits are hard to change (idiom)
积重难返
jī zhòng nán fǎn
1 ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard
积金累玉
jī jīn lěi yù
1 to accumulate gold and jewels (idiom); prosperous
积非成是
jī fēi chéng shì
1 a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth