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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2 many twists and turns to a story
3 one thing after another

一碗水端平

yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng

1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
2 fig. to be impartial

一马平川

yī mǎ píng chuān

1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

四平八稳

sì píng bā wěn

1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary

四海升平

sì hǎi shēng píng

1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2 worldwide peace (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你不是跟我说，她平常态度挺好的吗？想不到是只笑面虎啊。

nǐ búshi gēn wǒ shuō ，tā píngcháng tàidu tǐng hǎo de ma ？xiǎngbudào shì zhī xiàomiànhǔ a 。

Didn't you say she usually has a good attitude? I had no idea that she's a wolf in sheep's skin.

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平常看他挺老实的，谁也没想到他会干出这样偷鸡摸狗的事。

píngcháng kàn tā tǐng lǎoshi de ，shéi yě méixiǎngdào tā huì gàn chū zhèyàng tōujīmōgǒu de shì 。

He seems to be an honest person so no one expected that he would do such a stealthy thing.

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明明是你先和我抱怨加班的，我为你打抱不平呀，而且996本来就很有问题。

míngmíng shì nǐ xiān hé wǒ bàoyuàn jiābān de ，wǒ wèi nǐ dǎbàobùpíng ya ，érqiě běnlái jiù hěn yǒu wèntí 。

Obviously you started complaining about working overtime first and I was sympathetic. Anyway 996 itself is a problem.

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这…。平时看她的打扮和气质，老觉得她像是1930年穿越来现代的。难不成…？”

zhè …。píngshí kàn tā de dǎban hé qìzhì ，lǎo juéde tā xiàng shì yījiǔsānlíng nián chuānyuè lái xiàndài de 。nánbùchéng …？”

"Umm... Based on her outfit and her natural elegance, I always thought she could have time travelled from the 1930s. Is that possible..?"

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外送的经济模式在中国各大城市无所不在，像是杭州、苏州、上海、北京，非常多人使用外送的平台。

wàisòng de jīngjì móshì zài Zhōngguó gè dàchéngshì wúsuǒbùzài ，xiàngshì Hángzhōu 、Sūzhōu 、Shànghǎi 、Běijīng ，fēicháng duō rén shǐyòng wàisòng de píngtái 。

You can see economic models of delivery service everywhere in big cities in China, such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing. There are many people using delivery service platforms.

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我说这孩子平时怎么总眯着眼睛看电视呢，可得好好管管

wǒ shuō zhè háizi píngshí zěnme zǒng mī zhe yǎnjing kàn diànshì ne ，kě de hǎohǎo guǎn guǎn

I’m thinking why does he always squints his eyes while watching Tv. We need to ensure he takes good care of his eyesight from now onwards.

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你这个当爸爸的，平时多带他出去亲近一下自然，别等以后真近视了才想着亡羊补牢！

nǐ zhège dāng bàba de ，píngshí duō dài tā chūqù qīnjìn yīxià zìrán ，bié děng yǐhòu zhēn jìnshì le cái xiǎng zhe wángyángbǔláo ！

As his father you should take him out more often to get close to nature, don't wait for nearsightedness to happen then take measures.

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美国财政部28日公布半年度汇率政策报告，认为中国没有操纵汇率以获取不公平贸易优势。

Měiguó Cáizhèngbù rì gōngbù bàn niándù huìlǜ zhèngcè bàogào ，rènwéi Zhōngguó méiyǒu cāozòng huìlǜ yǐ huòqǔ bù gōngpíng màoyì yōushì 。

The US Treasury Department released a semi-annual exchange rate policy report on the 28th, stating that China did not manipulate the exchange rate to gain an unfair trade advantage.

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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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不要看他平时这么安静，会捉老鼠的猫不叫，他可是全公司业绩第一名的员工呢！

bùyào kàn tā píngshí zhème ānjìng ，huìzhuōlǎoshǔdemāobùjiào ，tā kěshì quán gōngsī yèjì dìyī míng de yuángōng ne ！

He might be quiet all the time, but don't let it fool you. Still waters run deep. He is actually the employee with the highest sales performance in our company.

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