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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

不安其室

bù ān qí shì

1 to be discontented with one's home
2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)

俾夜作昼

bǐ yè zuò zhòu

1 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
2 work especially hard

Sample Sentences

平安夜

píng\'ānyè

Christmas Eve.

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宝贝，平安夜想去哪儿玩儿？

bǎobèir ，píng ān yè xiǎng qù nǎr wánr ？

Where do you want to go on Christmas Eve, babe?

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因为在中国，圣诞节并不是法定假日，既然不放假，大家就只好在晚上活动了。一般年轻的恋人们会在平安夜去餐厅吃饭、交换礼物、听音乐会或者看电影什么的，很多地方还会在平安夜举行盛大的圣诞晚会呢。

yīnwèi zài Zhōngguó ，shèngdànjié bìng bù shì fǎdìng jiǎrì ，jìrán bù fàngjià ，dàjiā jiù zhǐhǎo zài wǎnshang huódòng le 。yībān niánqīng de liànrénmen huì zài píngānyè qù cāntīng chīfàn 、jiāohuàn lǐwù 、tīng yīnyuèhuì huòzhě kàn diànyǐng shénme de ，hěn duō dìfang hái huì zài píngānyè jǔxíng shèngdà de shèngdàn wǎnhuì ne 。

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是啊，可是大部分中国人不是基督教徒，所以圣诞节并不去教堂，而且中国人庆祝圣诞节基本上只在平安夜。

shì ā ，kěshì dàbùfēn zhōngguórén bù shì jīdūjiàotú ，suǒyǐ shèngdànjié bìng bù qù jiàotáng ，érqiě zhōngguórén qìngzhù shèngdànjié jīběn shang zhǐ zài píngānyè 。

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