一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
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1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
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2 many twists and turns to a story
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3 one thing after another
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
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1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
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1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
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1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
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2 to fail to save the situation
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
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1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
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2 to fail to save the situation
回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
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1 to change one's mind (idiom)
好马不吃回头草
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo
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1 lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
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2 fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
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3 leave the past behind
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
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1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
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2 brilliant doctor
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
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1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
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2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
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3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
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4 things have taken a new turn
推波助澜
tuī bō zhù lán
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1 to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
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2 to encourage sth to get bigger
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3 to add fuel to the fire
暗送秋波
àn sòng qiū bō
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1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
波涛粼粼
bō tāo lín lín
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1 crystalline waves (idiom)
浪子回头
làng zǐ huí tóu
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1 the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
苦海无边,回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
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1 The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
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2 Repent and ye shall be saved!
说是一回事,做又是另外一回事
shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì
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1 Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
起死回生
qǐ sǐ huí shēng
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1 to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé
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1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
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2 going around in circles
送秋波
sòng qiū bō
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1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)