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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.)

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Quán

1 surname Quan

Idioms (20)

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

不以规矩，不能成方圆

bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán

1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

Sample Sentences

嗨，这种现象就叫做FOMO，fear of missing out，错失恐惧症，所以就算有了时间的积累，没有效率也是白搭。确定了目标就全力以赴，别自欺欺人地所谓尽力而为。

hāi ，zhèzhǒng xiànxiàng jiù jiàozuò FOMO ，fear of missing out ，cuòshī kǒngjùzhèng ，suǒyǐ jiùsuàn yǒu le shíjiān de jīlěi ，méiyǒu xiàolǜ yě shì báidā 。quèdìng le mùbiāo jiù quánlìyǐfù ，bié zì qī qī rén de suǒwèi jìnlì ér wèi 。

Ha, that phenomenon is called FOMO - fear of missing out, so even if you have put in the hours, it doesn't mean anything if you're not being effective. Once you've fixed your goal, you have to put all your energy towards it and not fool yourself by doing as much as you feel can.

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对于未来工作，我必定秉持全力以赴的态度并善用自己良好的沟通与协调能力、以及独特的价值观，面对更多不同的挑战。

duìyú wèilái gōngzuò ，wǒ bìdìng bǐngchí quánlìyǐfù de tàidu bìng shànyòng zìjǐ liánghǎo de gōutōng yǔ xiétiáo nénglì 、yǐjí dútè de jiàzhíguān ，miànduì gèng duō bùtóng de tiǎozhàn 。

As to my future job, I will face all challenges, being sure to give it my all and to make good use of my outstanding communication skills and talent for coordination, as well as looking at things through my unique perspective.

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