一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
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1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
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2 continuing as always
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
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1 to do two things at once (idiom)
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2 to multitask
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3 to divide one's attention
一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
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1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
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1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
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2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
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1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
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1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
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2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
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1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
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1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
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1 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
但愿如此
dàn yuàn rú cǐ
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1 if only it were so
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2 I hope so (idiom)
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
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1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
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2 Things haven't changed at all.
倘能如此
tǎng néng rú cǐ
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1 if it is possible (idiom)
俨如白昼
yǎn rú bái zhòu
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1 as bright as daylight (idiom)
凶神恶煞
xiōng shén è shà
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1 fiends (idiom); devils and monsters
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
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1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
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2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
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1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
全神贯注
quán shén guàn zhù
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1 to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
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2 with rapt attention
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
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1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
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2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
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1 out of one's wits (idiom)
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2 distracted
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3 stunned
兵不血刃
bīng bù xuè rèn
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1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory