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1 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
2 Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)

先发制人

xiān fā zhì rén

1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
2 to anticipate
3 preemptive

因地制宜

yīn dì zhì yí

1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances

因时制宜

yīn shí zhì yí

1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation

如法泡制

rú fǎ pào zhì

1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
2 to follow the same plan

Sample Sentences

嗯。这方面我们还做得不太好。一些发达国家都制定法律来强制人们分类投放垃圾。

ng4 。zhè fāngmiàn wǒmen hái zuò de bù tài hǎo 。yīxiē fādá guójiā dōu zhìdìng fǎlǜ lái qiángzhì rénmen fēnlèi tóufàng lājī 。

Hmm. We don't do the greatest job in that respect. Some developed countries have set rules to compel people to separate their trash.

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我还是觉得这不合理，是强制消费。

wǒ hái shì juéde zhè bù hélǐ ，shì qiángzhì xiāofèi 。

I still think it’s unreasonable, a form of forced consumption.

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嗯，也是。天下无难事，只怕有心人。不过我最担心的是海关问题，听说现在查得更严了。要是被查到，罚款是小事，弄不好要被退回或者强制没收的。

ng4 ，yě shì 。tiānxià wú nánshì ，zhǐ pà yǒuxīnrén 。bùguò wǒ zuì dānxīn de shì hǎiguān wèntí ，tīngshuō xiànzài chá de gèng yán le 。yàoshì bèi chá dào ，fákuǎn shì xiǎoshì ，nòngbuhǎo yào bèi tuìhuí huò zhě qiángzhì mòshōu de 。

Yeah, that's true. There's nothing in this world that can't be overcome with a little determination. However, I'm most concerned about customs. I've heard that they're really strict about inspections now. If you get caught, paying a fine is getting off easy; if you don't handle it properly, your stuff will get sent back or confiscated.

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医疗保险公司不负责买，政府没有这方面的强制规定。不过你自己倒是可以买一些商业保险，到时候你可以咨询一下其他外国同事。另外，回国机票的话，等你合同期满了，公司可以给你报销。

yīliáo bǎoxiǎn gōngsī bù fùzé mǎi ，zhèngfǔ méiyǒu zhè fāngmiàn de qiángzhì guīdìng 。bùguò nǐ zìjǐ dàoshì kěyǐ mǎi yīxiē shāngyè bǎoxiǎn ，dào shíhou nǐ kěyǐ zīxún yīxià qítā wàiguó tóngshì 。lìngwài ，huíguó jīpiào dehuà ，děng nǐ hétong qīmǎn le ，gōngsī kěyǐ gěi nǐ bàoxiāo 。

Our company isn't responsible for medical insurance. The government doesn't make this mandatory. However, you can purchase private insurance yourself. When you need to, you can ask the other foreign employees for advice. As for a return ticket, after your contract is up you can write it off and we'll provide a refund.

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