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1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

北京

Běi jīng

1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
2 Peking
3 PRC government

Idioms (20)

一个天南，一个地北

yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

一则以喜，一则以忧

yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu

1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)

一言以蔽之

yī yán yǐ bì zhī

1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2 in a nutshell

不以人废言

bù yǐ rén fèi yán

1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers

不以为然

bù yǐ wéi rán

1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
2 to disapprove
3 to take exception to

Sample Sentences

屈原本来是楚国的重要官员，后来因为被奸臣陷害，得罪了楚王，就被放逐到了汉水以北的地方。

Qū Yuán běnlái shì Chǔguó de zhòngyào guānyuán ，hòulái yīnwèi bèi jiānchén xiànhài ，dézuì le Chǔ wáng ，jiù bèi fàngzhú dào le hànshuǐ yǐběide dìfang 。

Qu Yuan was an very important official in the state of Chu. He was later framed by treacherous state officials and ended up offending the king. He was then banished to the northern regions of the Han River.

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