1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
3 it's all Greek to me
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1 worthless (idiom)
2 no use whatsoever
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
3 to reciprocate with material assistance
4 scratch each other's back
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
1 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
2 incomprehensible nonsense
3 preposterous bullshit
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé
1 efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
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