1 matter

2 thing

3 item

4 work

5 affair

6 classifier: 件 jiàn

7 classifier: 桩 zhuāng

8 classifier: 回 huí

1 affair

2 matter

3 thing

4 business

5 classifier: 件 jiàn

6 classifier: 桩 zhuāng

1 undertaking

2 project

3 activity

4 (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause

5 publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation

6 career

7 occupation

8 classifier: 个 gè

1 colleague

2 co-worker

3 classifier: 个 gè

4 classifier: 位 wèi

1 old practice

2 classifier: 个 gè

1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)

1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense

1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience

1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience

1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)

2 persistence will overcome