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1 lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom)
2 fig. Everything will turn out for the best.
3 Let's worry about it when it happens.
4 It will be all right on the night.

过河拆桥

guò hé chāi qiáo

1 lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
2 fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal

Sample Sentences

近半个月以来，武汉市民已经可以凭手机里的健康码“绿码”走出小区，上班或采购时戴着口罩、保持间距。城市交通也已逐渐恢复，高峰时段的长江大桥甚至有些许拥堵。

jìn bànge yuè yǐlái ，Wǔhàn shìmín yǐjīng kěyǐ píng shǒujī lǐ de jiànkāng mǎ “lǜ mǎ ”zǒuchū xiǎoqū ，shàngbān huò cǎigòu shí dài zhe kǒuzhào 、bǎochí jiānjù 。chéngshì jiāotōng yě yǐ zhújiàn huīfù ，gāofēng shíduàn de ChángJiāng DàQiáo shènzhì yǒu xiēxǔ yōngdǔ 。

In the past couple of weeks, Wuhan citizens are able to walk out of their neighbours with a health code "green code" in their phones. When working or doing groceries, they wear masks and maintain distance. The traffic in the city is back to normal, and is even jammed on the Yangtze Bridge during rush hours.

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汉语桥

Hànyǔqiáo

Chinese Bridge (Language Competition)

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这些开拓事业之所以名垂青史，是因为使用的不是战马和长矛而是驼队和善意；依靠的不是坚船和利炮而是宝船和友谊。一代又一代“丝路人”架起了东西方合作的纽带、和平的桥梁。

zhèxiē kāituò shìyè zhīsuǒyǐ míngchuíqīngshǐ ，shì yīnwèi shǐyòng de búshi zhànmǎ hé chángmáo érshì tuó duì hé shànyì ；yīkào de búshi jiān chuán hé lì pào érshì bǎo chuán hé yǒuyì 。yīdài yòu yīdài “sīlùrén ”jià qǐ le dōngxīfāng hézuò de niǔdài 、hépíng de qiáoliáng 。

The reason these pioneering enterprises went down in history is because they did not make use of war horses and pikes, but rather camel caravans and goodwill; they relied not on sturdy warships and fierce cannon-fire, but treasure ships and friendship. Generation after generation of Silk Road travellers built a link of cooperation between East and West, a bridge of peace.

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今天我们“舌尖上的美酒”栏目，要带各位走进中国黄酒古城——绍兴。古城绍兴又被誉为“东方威尼斯”，徜徉在青石板弄堂中就能感受到三步一桥五步一河的奇景，绍兴水资源丰沛，也为其黄酒酿造业奠定了良好的基础。

jīntiān wǒmen “shéjiān shàng de měijiǔ ”lánmù ，yào dài gè wèi zǒujìn Zhōngguó huángjiǔ gǔchéng ——Shàoxīng 。gǔchéng Shàoxīng yòu bèi yùwéi “dōngfāng Wēinísī ”，chángyáng zài qīngshíbǎn lòngtáng zhōng jiù néng gǎnshòu dào sān bù yī qiáo wǔ bù yī hé de qíjǐng ，Shàoxīng shuǐ zīyuán fēngpèi ，yě wèi qí huángjiǔ niàngzào yè diàndìng le liánghǎo de jīchǔ 。

In today's "Tasting Fine Liquors" segment, we're taking you into the ancient Chinese city famous for huangjiu - Shaoxing. The ancient city of Shaoxing is also well known as "The Venice of the East". Wandering around the alleyways paved with green slate, you'll marvel at how there seems to be a bridge or a river at every turn. Shaoxing has a lot of water resources, which serve as the solid foundation for its huangjiu brewing industry.

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我叫陈丽，2008年自英国剑桥大学外交学系毕业并取得硕士学位。

wǒ jiào Chén Lí ，èrlínglíngbā nián zì Yīngguó jiànqiáo dàxué wàijiāoxué xì bìyè bìng qǔdé shuòshì xuéwèi 。

I'm Chen Li, I graduated with a master's degree from the diplomacy department of Cambridge University in 2008.

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网上说的的西湖十景是苏堤春晓、曲院风荷、平湖秋月、断桥残雪、柳浪闻莺、花港观鱼、雷峰夕照、双峰插云、南屏晚钟、三潭印月。听起来好有文化的样子啊。

wǎngshàng shuōde de xīhúshíjǐng shì sūtí chūnxiǎo 、qǔyuàn fēnghé 、pínghú qiūyuè 、duànqiáo cánxuě 、liǔlàng wényīng 、huāgǎng guānyú 、léifēng xīzhào 、shuāngfēng chāyún 、nánpíng wǎnzhōng 、sāntán yìnyuè 。tīng qǐlai hǎo yǒu wénhuà de yàngzi ā 。

On the internet it says the ten legendary scenes are 'Dawn on the Su Causeway in Spring', 'Lotuses in the Breeze at the Winery Garden', 'Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake', 'Lingering Snow at Broken Bridge', 'Orioles Singing amid the Billowing Willows', 'Observing Fish at Flower Pond', 'Leifeng Pagoda at Sunset', 'Twin Peaks Piercing the Clouds', 'Hearing the Temple's Evening Bell Below Nanping Mountain' and 'Three Pools Mirroring the Moon'. It sounds so cultural.

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连你这少爷公子哥都能意识到问题，想咱们英明的领导不会没个警觉的，放心吧，船到桥头自然直。

lián nǐ zhè shǎoyégōngzǐgē dōu néng yìshidào wèntí ，xiǎng zánmen yīngmíng de lǐngdǎo bùhuì méi gè jǐngjué de ，fàngxīn ba ，chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí 。

If even a little rich boy like you is able to realize this problem, I think our wise leaders must be alert to it, relax, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

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当日，英国的标志性建筑之一——伦敦塔桥迎来125周岁生日。

dāngrì ，Yīngguó de biāozhìxìng jiànzhù zhīyī ——Lúndūn tǎqiáo yínglái zhōusuì shēngrì 。

On that day, one of UK's landmarks, the Tower Bridge, celebrated its 125th birthday.

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6月30日在英国伦敦，人们在塔桥内部参观。

yuè rì zài Yīngguó Lúndūn ，rénmen zài tǎqiáo nèibù cānguān 。

On June 30 in London, England, people visited the Tower Bridge.

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伦敦塔桥在本周末举办走秀表演、历史图片展等庆祝活动。

Lúndūn tǎqiáo zài běn zhōumò jǔbàn zǒuxiù biǎoyǎn 、lìshǐ túpiàn zhǎn děng qìngzhù huódòng 。

Over the weekend celebrations such as catwalk shows and historical photo exhibitions were held at the Tower Bridge.

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