一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
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1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
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2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
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3 people who will sink or swim together
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
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1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
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2 fig. to stick to one's ways
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3 to cling to one's course
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
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1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
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1 with complex feelings (idiom)
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
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1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
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1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
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1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
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2 to go beyond old ideas
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3 advancing all the time
推陈出新
tuī chén chū xīn
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1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
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1 metabolism (biology)
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2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
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
暗渡陈仓
àn dù Chén cāng
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1 lit. 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
有条不紊
yǒu tiáo bù wěn
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1 regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
有条有理
yǒu tiáo yǒu lǐ
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1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
条分缕析
tiáo fēn lu:3 xī
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1 to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
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1 all roads lead to Rome
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2 use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
条条框框
tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng
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1 fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory)
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2 regulations and restrictions
死路一条
sǐ lù yī tiáo
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1 (idiom) dead end
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2 road to ruin
沥陈鄙见
lì chén bǐ jiàn
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1 to state one's humble opinion (idiom)
脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán
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1 lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
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2 fig. to have it both ways
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3 to run after two hares
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4 (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
陈谷子烂芝麻
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
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1 lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip