一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
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1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
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2 fig. to stick to one's ways
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3 to cling to one's course
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
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1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
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1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
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2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
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3 to keep going while some hope is left
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
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1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
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1 when things come to a head (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
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1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
堆案盈几
duī àn yíng jī
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1 lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work
手到拈来
shǒu dào niān lái
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1 lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
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2 fig. easy to do
手到擒来
shǒu dào qín lái
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1 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
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1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
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1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
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2 amazing!
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3 great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
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1 lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
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2 unable to take it any more
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
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1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
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2 amazing!
捡到篮里就是菜
jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
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1 all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
案兵束甲
àn bīng shù jiǎ
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1 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
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1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
死到临头
sǐ dào lín tóu
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1 Death is near at hand. (idiom)
水到渠成
shuǐ dào qú chéng
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1 lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
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2 fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
活到老,学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
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1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)