一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
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1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
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2 dilettante
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3 amateur
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
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1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
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2 not bothered with the details
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3 superficial
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4 content with shallow understanding
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
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1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
大惑不解
dà huò bù jiě
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1 to be at a loss (idiom)
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
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1 great release of light (idiom)
大放厥辞
dà fàng jué cí
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1 great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
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1 to burst with joy (idiom)
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2 to be over the moon
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3 to be elated
慷慨解囊
kāng kǎi jiě náng
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1 to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money
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2 to give generously to charity
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
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1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
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2 fig. to take what comes
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3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity
排忧解难
pái yōu jiě nàn
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1 to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
排难解纷
pái nàn jiě fēn
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1 to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences
摩顶放踵
mó dǐng fàng zhǒng
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1 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
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2 to wear oneself out for the general good
放下屠刀,立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
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1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
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2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
放下身段
fàng xià shēn duàn
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1 to get off one's high horse (idiom)
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2 to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
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1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
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2 a panacea
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
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1 applicable anywhere (idiom)
放情丘壑
fàng qíng qiū hè
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1 to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
放浪不羁
fàng làng bù jī
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1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
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1 to abandon all restraint (idiom)
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
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1 to pretend not to know (idiom)