山不转水转
shān bù zhuàn shuǐ zhuàn
Pinyin

Definition

山不转水转
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shān bù zhuàn shuǐ zhuàn
  1. it's a small world
  2. only mountains never meet

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
上山
shàng shān
  1. 1 to go uphill
  2. 2 to spin cocoon (silkworms)
  3. 3 to pass away
下山
xià shān
  1. 1 (of the sun) to set
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不亦乐乎
bù yì lè hū
  1. 1 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  2. 2 fig. (jocularly) extremely
  3. 3 awfully
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不便
bù biàn
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 inappropriate
  3. 3 unsuitable
  4. 4 short of cash
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不利
bù lì
  1. 1 unfavorable
  2. 2 disadvantageous
  3. 3 harmful
  4. 4 detrimental
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
不同
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
不堪
bù kān
  1. 1 cannot bear
  2. 2 cannot stand
  3. 3 utterly
  4. 4 extremely
不够
bù gòu
  1. 1 not enough
  2. 2 insufficient
  3. 3 inadequate
不如
bù rú
  1. 1 not equal to
  2. 2 not as good as
  3. 3 inferior to
  4. 4 it would be better to
不妨
bù fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in
  2. 2 might as well
不安
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
不少
bù shǎo
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot
  3. 3 not few
不屑
bù xiè
  1. 1 to disdain to do sth
  2. 2 to think sth not worth doing
  3. 3 to feel it beneath one's dignity
不已
bù yǐ
  1. 1 endlessly
  2. 2 incessantly

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
  1. 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
  1. 1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
  2. 2 without a stitch of clothing
  3. 3 in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
  1. 1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 not one hair out of place
一着不慎，满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
  1. 1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那是中央银行担心的，我操哪门子心？而且“山不转水转”。出口不行了，我可以做进口生意。我看现在世界经济很大一部分问题就是信心问题。大家太悲观了。多一点儿我这样的人，肯定比央行注资更有效。来，干！
nà shì zhōngyāngyínháng dānxīn de ，wǒ cāo nǎménzi xīn ？érqiě “shānbùzhuànshuǐzhuàn ”。chūkǒu bùxíng le ，wǒ kěyǐ zuò jìnkǒu shēngyi 。wǒ kàn xiànzài shìjièjīngjì hěn dà yībùfēn wèntí jiùshì xìnxīn wèntí 。dàjiā tài bēiguān le 。duō yīdiǎnr5 wǒ zhèyàng de rén ，kěndìng bǐ yāngháng zhùzī gèng yǒuxiào 。lái ，gān ！
That's for the Central Bank to worry about-- why should I worry? And ''where one door closes, another opens!" If exporting doesn't work, I can do importing. The way I see it, a big part of the world's economic problems right now is the problem of confidence. Everyone's too pessimistic. A few more people like me would be even more effective than a capital injection from the central bank. Come on, cheers!
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是啊，山不转水转，水不转云转，全都不转了，地球也还转啊。再说，现在经济不好，房价下跌，我终于有希望买房了！
shì a ，shānbùzhuànshuǐzhuàn ，shuǐbùzhuànyúnzhuàn ，quándōu bù zhuàn le ，dìqiú yě hái zhuàn a 。zàishuō ，xiànzài jīngjì bù hǎo ，fángjià xiàdiē ，wǒ zhōngyú yǒu xīwàng mǎifáng le ！
Yeah, ''where one door closes, another opens." Even if nothing works right, the world keeps spinning. Plus, with the economy doing badly these days, housing prices are falling. I finally have a chance of buying a house!
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