上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
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1 out of breath (idiom)
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2 to gasp for air
人无远虑,必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
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1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
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2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
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1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
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2 unremitting efforts
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
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1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
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2 modest and unassuming
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3 (of writing) plain and simple
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4 easy to understand
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
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1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá
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1 more than one can attend to (idiom)
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2 deluged (with inquiries etc)
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3 overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng
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1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
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1 one after another (idiom)
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2 in quick succession
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
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1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
目不暇接
mù bù xiá jiē
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1 lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
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1 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
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2 to fight at close quarters
移花接木
yí huā jiē mù
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1 lit. to graft flowers onto a tree
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2 to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)
言近旨远
yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn
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1 simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
贵远贱近
guì yuǎn jiàn jìn
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1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
近朱者赤,近墨者黑
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
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1 those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
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2 you are the product of your environment
近朱近墨
jìn zhū jìn mò
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1 one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái
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1 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
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1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
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2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
逐次近似
zhú cì jìn sì
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1 successive approximate values (idiom)
远亲不如近邻
yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín
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1 A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.