ChinesePod

1 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
2 Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)

先发制人

xiān fā zhì rén

1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
2 to anticipate
3 preemptive

因地制宜

yīn dì zhì yí

1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances

因时制宜

yīn shí zhì yí

1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation

如法泡制

rú fǎ pào zhì

1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
2 to follow the same plan

Sample Sentences

对，生产线是三班制。

duì ，shēngchǎnxiàn shì sānbānzhì 。

Yes, the production line is three-shift system.

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产量高，生产难免会出错。你们怎么控制品质呢？

chǎnliàng gāo ，shēngchǎn nánmiǎn huì chūcuò 。nǐmen zěnme kòngzhì pǐnzhì ne ？

With high output, errors will inevitably occur in production. How do you control quality?

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为了防止疫情反弹，武汉建立了疫情防控长效机制。“解封”首日，在黄鹤楼脚下的西城壕社区，不停忙碌的社区书记翁文静说：“我们是‘无疫情社区’，但依然主张非必要不出门。”

wèile fángzhǐ yìqíng fǎntán ，Wǔhàn jiànlì le yìqíng fángkòng chángxiào jīzhì 。“jiěfēng ”shǒu rì ，zài Huánghèlóu jiǎoxià de xīchéngháo shèqū ，bùtíng mánglù de shèqū shūji wēngwénjìng shuō ：“wǒmen shì ‘wú yìqíng shèqū ’，dàn yīrán zhǔzhāng fēi bìyào bù chūmén 。”

In order to prevent the pandemic from rebounding, Wuhan has set up a long-term mechanism for preventing and controlling the pandemic. The first day of "unlockdown", in the Xichenghao Community under Huanghelou, the community secretary Wong Wen Jing who has been working non-stop said, "We are the 'zero virus community', but still please do not go out if not necessary. "

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为了遏制疫情向外蔓延，自1月23日起，作为中国重要交通枢纽，这座城市暂停市内公交运营，关闭离汉通道，近千万武汉市民蛰伏家中，进行特殊的战斗。

wèile èzhì yìqíng xiàngwài mànyán ，zì yī yuè èrshísān rì qǐ ，zuòwéi Zhōngguó zhòngyào jiāotōng shūniǔ ，zhè zuò chéngshì zàntíng shìnèi gōngjiāo yùnyíng ，guānbì lí Hàn tōngdào ，jìn qiānwàn Wǔhàn shìmín zhéfú jiā zhōng ，jìnxíng tèshū de zhàndòu 。

In order to contain the spread, starting from January 23rd, as an important transportation hub in China, this city has suspended public transport, closed down all channels leaving Wuhan, and left nearly ten million of Wuhan citizens staying at home, fighting a special battle.

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所以条件反射就是指长时间下来对特定制约刺激的反应。

suǒyǐ tiáojiànfǎnshè jiùshì zhǐ cháng shíjiān xiàlai duì tèdìng zhìyuē cìjī de fǎnyìng 。

Therefore, conditioned reflex indicates the response to a long-term specifically restricted stimulation.

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我不过是一颗小小的螺丝钉罢了，是公司的战略制定得好

wǒ bùguò shì yī kē xiǎoxiǎo de luósīdīng bàle ，shì gōngsī de zhànlu:è zhìdìng de hǎo

I’m just a small fry, it’s the company’s strategy that is well formulated.

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秦宇今天制作这杯咖啡的时候，脸上的开心完全无法掩饰。

Qínyǔ jīntiān zhìzuò zhè bēi kāfēi de shíhou ，liǎn shàng de kāixīn wánquán wúfǎ yǎnshì 。

Qinyu can't hide the happiness on his face when he made this cup of coffee today.

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我还是觉得这不合理，是强制消费。

wǒ hái shì juéde zhè bù hélǐ ，shì qiángzhì xiāofèi 。

I still think it’s unreasonable, a form of forced consumption.

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别人都是迷恋酷炫的大制作大场面，你的口味很小众呀。

biéren dōu shì míliàn kùxuàn de dà zhìzuò dà chǎngmiàn ，nǐ de kǒuwèi hěn xiǎozhòng ya 。

Others are obsessed with cool big productions but you’ve got very niche taste.

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女孩儿每次点完咖啡，就站在柜台前面，不发一语地看着秦宇制作她的咖啡，只有从秦宇手中接过咖啡时，才报以一个浅浅的微笑和一句谢谢，随即就离开了。

nǚháiēr měicì diǎn wán kāfēi ，jiù zhàn zài guìtái qiánmiàn ，bùfāyìyǔ de kàn zhe qínyǔ zhìzuò tā de kāfēi ，zhǐ yǒu cóng qínyǔ shǒu zhōng jiēguò kāfēi shí ，cái bàoyǐ yīgē qiǎnqiǎn de wēixiào hé yījù xièxie ，suíjí jiù líkāi le 。

Every time after ordering her coffee, she would stand in front of the counter and watch QinYu making her coffee silently. Only when she took her coffee from QinYu, she would give him a little smile and a “thank you”. Then she would leave the shop.

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