不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
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1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
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2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
付诸实施
fù zhū shí shī
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1 to put into practice
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2 to carry out (idiom)
倒悬之急
dào xuán zhī jí
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1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
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2 dire straits
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
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1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
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2 to try to turn back history
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3 a perverse way of doing things
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
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1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
己所不欲,勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
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1 What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
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2 Do as you would be done by.
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3 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
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1 panic-stricken (idiom)
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2 to be in a flustered state
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3 also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhāng huáng shī cuò]
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
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1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
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2 one just has to be patient
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3 haste will ruin everything
急人之难
jí rén zhī nàn
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1 anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
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1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
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1 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
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2 extremely urgent
急于求成
jí yú qiú chéng
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1 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
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2 impatient for result
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3 impetuous
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
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1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī
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1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
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1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
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1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
情急智生
qíng jí zhì shēng
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1 inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)
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2 also written 情急之下
手足无措
shǒu zú wú cuò
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1 at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
措手不及
cuò shǒu bù jí
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1 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
措置裕如
cuò zhì yù rú
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1 to handle easily (idiom); effortless