以虚带实
yǐ xū dài shí
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1 to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
峨冠博带
é guān bó dài
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1 official class
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2 intellectual class (idiom)
带牛佩犊
dài niú pèi dú
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1 to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
携家带口
xié jiā dài kǒu
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1 to take all one's family along (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
携家带眷
xié jiā dài juàn
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1 to take all one's family along (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
放长线钓大鱼
fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
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1 use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
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1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
梨花带雨
lí huā dài yǔ
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1 lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom)
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2 fig. tear-stained face of a beauty
机会带来成功
jī huì dài lái chéng gōng
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1 Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
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1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
粘皮带骨
nián pí dài gǔ
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1 (old) (idiom) muddled
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2 indecisive
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3 plodding
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
连滚带爬
lián gǔn dài pá
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1 rolling and crawling
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2 trying frantically to escape (idiom)
连踢带打
lián tī dài dǎ
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1 to kick and beat (idiom)
长流水,不断线
cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn
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1 continuous and patient effort (idiom)
飞针走线
fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn
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1 flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework