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1 one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents
2 round (boxing etc)
3 rally (tennis etc)
4 frame (billiards etc)
5 inning
6 (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg
7 round (of negotiations)

Idioms (20)

一拍即合

yī pāi jí hé

1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
2 to hit it off
3 to click together
4 to chime in easily

三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng

1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

不可理喻

bù kě lǐ yù

1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
2 unreasonable

不明事理

bù míng shì lǐ

1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense

不理不睬

bù lǐ bù cǎi

1 to completely ignore (idiom)
2 to pay no attention to
3 not to be in the least concerned about

Sample Sentences

是吗？我平常吃的应该还算健康，体重也在合理范围内，血压高，可能只是遗传吧？

shì ma ？wǒ píngcháng chī de yīnggāi hái suàn jiànkāng ，tǐzhòng yě zài hélǐ fànwéi nèi ，xuèyā gāo ，kěnéng zhǐshì yíchuán ba ？

Really? I think what I eat is more or less healthy and my weight is within a reasonable range, so maybe my high blood pressure is just hereditary?

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虽然不是年度最佳演出，但是片子太强，拿奖合情合理。

suīrán bùshì niándù zuìjiā yǎnchū ，dànshì piānzi tài qiáng ，ná jiǎng héqínghélǐ 。

Although it's not the best performance of the year, the film is really good, so it's reasonable for her to get the award.

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最大的挑战来自互联网领域发展不平衡、治理规则不健全、秩序不合理等问题日益凸显，信息鸿沟不断拉大，网络犯罪、网络攻击、网络恐怖主义活动等成为公害。

zuìdà de tiǎozhàn láizì hùliánwǎng lǐngyù fāzhǎn bùpínghéng 、zhìlǐ guīzé bù jiànquán 、zhìxù bù hélǐ děng wèntí rìyì tūxiǎn ，xìnxī hónggōu bùduàn lā dà ，wǎngluò fànzuì 、wǎngluò gōngjī 、wǎngluò kǒngbùzhǔyì huódòng děng chéngwéi gōnghài 。

The biggest challenge comes from the ever more obvious uneven development, incomplete regulation, and lack of order in the internet sector, the information gap is getting ever wider, cyber crime, cyber attacks and cyber terrorism have become public nuisances.

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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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中国人民银行副行长、国务院金融稳定发展委员会办公室副主任刘国强近期接受媒体采访时表示，中国有条件、有能力、有信心保持人民币汇率在合理均衡水平上基本稳定。

ZhōngguóRénmínYínháng fù hángzhǎng 、Guówùyuàn jīnróng wěndìng fāzhǎn wěiyuánhuì bàngōngshì fù zhǔrèn liúguóqiáng jìnqī jiēshòu méitǐ cǎifǎng shí biǎoshì ，Zhōngguó yǒu tiáojiàn 、yǒu nénglì 、yǒu xìnxīn bǎochí rénmínbì huìlǜ zài hélǐ jūnhéng shuǐpíng shàng jīběn wěndìng 。

Liu Guoqiang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China and deputy director of the Office of the Financial Stability Development Committee of the State Council, said in an interview with the media that China has the conditions, ability and confidence to keep the RMB exchange rate stable and at a reasonable and balanced level.

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每天摄入的食物是人体所需营养的主要来源，膳食营养是保证老年人健康的基石。武警广东省总队医院营养科主任曾晶指出老年人要注意身体的营养是否均衡，不要过于相信“千金难买老来瘦”的说法，有科学的膳食安排、合理的体力活动以保持健康体重，能减少和延缓疾病的发生发展、提高老年人的生活质量。

měitiān shèrù de shíwù shì réntǐ suǒ xū yíngyǎng de zhǔyào láiyuán ，shànshí yíngyǎng shì bǎozhèng lǎoniánrén jiànkāng de jīshí 。wǔjǐng Guǎngdōngshěng zǒngduì yīyuàn yíngyǎng kēzhǔrèn zēngjīng zhǐchū lǎoniánrén yào zhùyì shēntǐ de yíngyǎng shìfǒu jūnhéng ，bùyào guòyú xiāngxìn “qiānjīnnánmǎi lǎo lái shòu ”de shuōfǎ ，yǒu kēxué de shànshí ānpái 、hélǐ de tǐlì huódòng yǐ bǎochí jiànkāng tǐzhòng ，néng jiǎnshǎo hé yánhuǎn jíbìng de fāshēng fāzhǎn 、tígāo lǎoniánrén de shēnghuó zhìliàng 。

The daily intake of food is the main source of nutrition for the human body. Dietary nutrition is the cornerstone for ensuring the health of the elderly. Zeng Jing, director of the Nutrition Department of the Armed Police Guangdong Provincial Corps Hospital, pointed out that the elderly should pay attention to whether the body's nutrition is balanced. Don't go overboard with the belief that thin is healthy for the elderly. Use scientific dietary planning and suitable physical activities to maintain a healthy weight. They can reduce and delay the occurrence and development of diseases and improve the quality of life of the elderly.

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可是这要求合理啊，不就是因为政府假造财政数字，掩饰负债，才造成现在的情况吗？负债的人要还债，本来就应该撙节开支。

kěshì zhè yāoqiú hélǐ ā ，bù jiùshì yīnwèi zhèngfǔ jiǎzào cáizhèng shùzì ，yǎnshì fùzhài ，cái zàochéng xiàn zài de qíngkuàng ma ？fùzhài de rén yào huán zhài ，běnlái jiù yīnggāi zǔnjié kāizhī 。

But these requests are reasonable. Isn't it just because the government were faking their numbers and hiding their debts, that this state of affairs came about in the first place? People should honor their debts, so of course they need to be more austere with their expenditure.

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心理学家有说过，拖延症是种自我保护，并不是精神疾病。现代人处在日益激烈的竞争环境中，产生很大的“评价压力”，一些人恐惧自己没能力面对，于是选择拖延，因为拖延会带给人“掌控感”，也就是说即使最后失败，也可以给自己和他人一个合理的解释，一个台阶下。

xīnlǐxuéjiā yǒu shuō guo ，tuōyánzhèng shì zhǒng zìwǒbǎohù ，bìngbùshì jīngshén jíbìng 。xiàndài rén chǔzài rìyìjīliè de jìngzhēng huánjìng zhōng ，chǎnshēng hěndà de “píngjiàyālì ”，yīxiē rén kǒngjù zìjǐ méi nénglì miànduì ，yúshì xuǎnzé tuōyán ，yīnwèi tuōyán huì dàigěi rén “zhǎngkònggǎn ”，yějiùshìshuō jíshǐ zuìhòu shībài ，yě kěyǐ gěi zìjǐ hé tārén yīgè hélǐ de jiěshì ，yīgè táijiē xià 。

A psychologist once said, procrastination is a form of self-protection and that it is not a psychological disorder. People nowadays live in an ever more competitive environment, putting a lot of pressure from criticism, some people fear that they won't be able to measure up, so they choose to procrastinate, because procrastination gives them back a sense of control, so that even if they fail in the end, they can offer up an explanation to themselves and to others, an exit strategy.

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对不合理的请求，我们无言以对。

duì bù hélǐ de qǐngqiú ，wǒmen wúyányǐduì 。

To those unreasonable requests, we are not willing to say anything.

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我们要合理利用资源，不能浪费。

wǒmen yào hélǐ lìyòng zīyuán ，bùnéng làngfèi 。

We need to use resources sensibly. We can't waste them.

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