一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
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1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
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2 to hit it off
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3 to click together
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4 to chime in easily
一蹴即至
yī cù jí zhì
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1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
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2 success at a stroke
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3 to get results overnight
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
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1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
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1 you can't always do as you like
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2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
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1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
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2 inaccessible
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3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái
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1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
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2 always at sb's beck and call
呼之即来,挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
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1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
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2 always at sb's beck and call
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
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1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
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2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
无事献殷勤,非奸即盗
wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào
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1 one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
率由旧章
shuài yóu jiù zhāng
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1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
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2 to follow a proven formula
自由自在
zì yóu zì zài
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1 free and easy (idiom); carefree
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2 leisurely
若即若离
ruò jí ruò lí
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1 lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
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2 fig. to keep one's distance
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3 (of a relationship) lukewarm
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4 vague
行不由径
xíng bù yóu jìng
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1 lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
言不由衷
yán bù yóu zhōng
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1 to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
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2 saying one thing but meaning sth different
丰俭由人
fēng jiǎn yóu rén
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1 fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom)
身不由己
shēn bù yóu jǐ
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1 without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
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2 not of one's own volition
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3 in spite of oneself
鬼由心生
guǐ yóu xīn shēng
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1 devils are born in the heart (idiom)
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2 fears originate in the mind