一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
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1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
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2 fig. to cross swords with
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3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
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1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
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
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
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1 in a whisper
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2 in a low voice (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
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1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
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1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
保驾护航
bǎo jià hù háng
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1 (idiom) to safeguard (sth)
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2 to protect (sth)
千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
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1 absolutely true (idiom)
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2 manifold
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3 true from many points of view
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
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1 (idiom) half true and half false
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
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1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
已作出保
yǐ zuò chū bǎo
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1 to do sth under oath (idiom)
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
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1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
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1 true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
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2 you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
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3 you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
扒高踩低
pá gāo cǎi dī
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1 crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
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2 toadying and bullying
明哲保身
míng zhé bǎo shēn
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1 a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
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2 to put one's own safety before matters of principle
朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī
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1 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
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2 imminent crisis
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3 living from hand to mouth
疾风知劲草,烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
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1 the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
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2 to show one's true colors after a stern test
真人不露相
zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng
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1 the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
真伪莫辨
zhēn wěi mò biàn
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1 can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
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2 not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
真刀真枪
zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
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1 real swords, real spears (idiom)
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2 real weapons
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3 very much for real
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4 every bit real
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5 the genuine article