一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
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1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
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2 to hit it off
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3 to click together
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4 to chime in easily
三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
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1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
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1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
分久必合,合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
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1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
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2 fig. things are constantly changing
劳逸结合
láo yì jié hé
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1 to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
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1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
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1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
合而为一
hé ér wéi yī
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1 to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
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1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
同符合契
tóng fú hé qì
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1 same sign, joint aim (idiom); fig. completely compatible
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2 identical
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
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1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
严丝合缝
yán sī hé fèng
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1 to fit tightly (idiom)
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2 to join seamlessly
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3 to fit snugly
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
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1 combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
天作之合
tiān zuò zhī hé
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1 a match made in heaven (idiom)
官私合营
guān sī hé yíng
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1 public and private interests working together (idiom)
志同道合
zhì tóng dào hé
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1 like-minded (idiom)
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2 fellow enthusiast
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3 kindred spirit
情投意合
qíng tóu yì hé
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1 to have an affinity with each other (idiom)
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2 to find each other congenial
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
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1 civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
明人不做暗事
míng rén bù zuò àn shì
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1 The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
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2 fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
明修栈道,暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
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1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
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2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
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3 to cheat under cover of a diversion