人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
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1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
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2 one should constantly strive to make progress
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
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1 it's a small world (idiom)
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
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1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
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2 in a tangled mess
大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
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1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大错特错
dà cuò tè cuò
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1 to be gravely mistaken (idiom)
天涯何处无芳草
tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo
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1 there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
将错就错
jiāng cuò jiù cuò
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1 lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake
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2 to accept an error and adapt to it
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3 to muddle through
履舄交错
lu:3 xì jiāo cuò
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1 lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
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2 a lively party
山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
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1 rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
得饶人处且饶人
dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén
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1 where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
从严惩处
cóng yán chéng chǔ
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1 to deal with sb severely (idiom)
忙中有错
máng zhōng yǒu cuò
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1 rushed work leads to errors (idiom)
泰然处之
tài rán chǔ zhī
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1 to handle the situation calmly (idiom)
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2 unruffled
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3 to treat the situation lightly
无处可寻
wú chù kě xún
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1 cannot be found anywhere (idiom)
燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng
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1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
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2 unaware of the disasters ahead
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3 a fool's paradise
盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié
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1 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
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2 knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
知错能改
zhī cuò néng gǎi
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1 to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
立身处世
lì shēn chǔ shì
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1 the way of one's conduct and interaction in society (idiom)
绝处逢生
jué chǔ féng shēng
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1 to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger
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2 fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation
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3 to find a way out of a predicament