1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
按兵不动
àn bīng bù dòng
1 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
按质定价
àn zhì dìng jià
1 to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
按部就班
àn bù jiù bān
1 to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
1 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
2 uninspired imitation
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào
1 to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion