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1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine

文治武功

wén zhì wǔ gōng

1 political and military achievements (idiom)

治丧从俭

zhì sàng cóng jiǎn

1 to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)

治大国若烹小鲜

zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān

1 ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
2 effective government requires minimal intervention

臻于郅治

zhēn yú zhì zhì

1 to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这就是中国人的养生之道，《黄帝内经》里就有说：病至而治之汤液。

zhè jiùshì Zhōngguórén de yǎngshēng zhī dào ，《HuángdìNèijīng 》lǐ jiùyǒu shuō ：bìng zhì ér zhì zhī tāngyè 。

This is the Chinese way to good health, according to one of the earliest medical books there is a saying that sickness is cured by soup.

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七月底召开的中央政治局会议准确研判形势，提出稳就业、稳金融、稳投资、稳外资、稳外贸、稳预期，为未来经济工作指明重心和方向。

qīyuèdǐ zhàokāi de zhōngyāngzhèngzhìjú huìyì zhǔnquè yánpàn xíngshì ，tíchū wěn jiùyè 、wěn jīnróng 、wěn tóuzī 、wěn wàizī 、wěn wàimào 、wěn yùqī ，wèi wèilái jīngjì gōngzuò zhǐmíng zhòngxīn hé fāngxiàng 。

The Central Political Bureau meeting held at the end of July had accurately assessed the situation and proposed stable employment, stable finance, stable investment, stable foreign investment, stable foreign trade, stable expectations. Among other things also pointed out the focus and direction for future economic work.

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中非关系已经超出经贸往来和政治交流层面，这次峰会以后，中非关系将进入一个更高的战略层次。

ZhōngFēi guānxi yǐjīng chāochū jīngmào wǎnglái hé zhèngzhì jiāoliú céngmiàn ，zhècì fēnghuì yǐhòu ，ZhōngFēi guānxi jiāng jìnrù yīgē gèng gāo de zhànlu:è céngcì 。

China-Africa relations have already surpassed economic and trade exchanges and political exchanges. After this summit, China-Africa relations will enter a higher strategic level.

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哦，你说燕燕那个男同事啊，用威士忌酒帮燕燕治感冒那个？好像还是很二逼地在追她，这算是另辟蹊径吗？

ò ，nǐ shuō yànyàn nàge nán tóngshì ā ，yòng wēishìjì jiǔ bāng yànyàn zhì gǎnmào nàge ？hǎoxiàng háishì hěn èrbī de zài zhuī tā ，zhè suàn shì lìngpìxījìng ma ？

Oh, are you talking about Yanyan's colleague? the one that helped her cure her cold with whiskey? He still seems to be chasing her like an idiot, does that count as the road less travelled?

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这位政治人物偷了政府很多钱，他现在不但没有工作，老婆也离开他了。这就是“老鼠过街，人人喊打”。

zhè wèi zhèngzhì rénwù tōu le zhèngfǔ hěn duō qián ，tā xiànzài bùdàn méiyǒu gōngzuò ，lǎopó yě líkāi tā le 。zhè jiù shì “lǎoshǔguòjiē,rénrénhǎndǎ ”。

The politician stole a lot of money from the government. He lost not only his job but also his wife. That’s what we call “the scum of the earth”.

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一名伤员19日伤重不治，纵火事件罹难者增至34人。

yī míng shāngyuán rì shāngzhòngbùzhì ，zònghuǒ shìjiàn línànzhě zēngzhì rén 。

An injured person died on the 19th and the number of victims increased to 34.

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十一月十一日，北京公交集团发出通告，按照上级关于国贸地区疏解整治的工作要求，从十二日起，原来从燕郊冶金一局通往八王坟西的八一一路，终点站改为通州北苑路口东。

shíyī yuè shíyī rì ，běijīnggōngjiāojítuán fāchū tōnggào ，ànzhào shàngjí guānyú guómào dìqū shūjiě zhěngzhì de gōngzuò yāoqiú ，cóng shíèr rì qǐ ，yuánlái cóng yānjiāoyějīnyījú tōngwǎng bāwángfénxī de bāyīyī lù ，zhōngdiǎnzhàn gǎiwéi tōngzhōuběiyuànlùkǒudōng 。

On November 11th, the Beijing Public Transport Group issued a circular. In an attempt by the authorities to reduce the traffic around the international trade area, from the 12th, the original station from Yanjiao Metallurgical Bureau to Bayi Tomb West, Bayi 1st Road, the terminal Changed to Tongzhou Beiyuan Road East.

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乔治敬上

Qiáozhì jìng shàng

George

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防治青少年沉迷游戏，是社会大课题，牵涉到多方力量。

fángzhì qīngshàonián chénmí yóuxì ，shì shèhuì dà kètí ，qiānshè dào duōfāng lìliang 。

To prevent teenage addiction to mobile games has become a major social problem that involves many forces.

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防治青少年沉迷游戏，不应将希望只寄托在企业开发一套严格的防沉迷系统，应是社会整体联防：法律的归法律，技术的归技术，教育的归教育，家庭的归家庭。

fángzhì qīngshàonián chénmí yóuxì ，bù yīng jiāng xīwàng zhǐ jìtuō zài qǐyè kāifā yītào yángé de fáng chénmí xìtǒng ，yīngshì shèhuì zhěngtǐ liánfáng ：fǎlǜ de guī fǎlǜ ，jìshù de guī jìshù ，jiàoyù de guī jiàoyù ，jiātíng de guī jiātíng 。

Preventive and control measures on teenage mobile games addiction should not rest solely on enterprises to develop anti addiction prevention system. Instead it should be a holistic social defence mechanism: what is law, technology, education and family should come under law, technology, education and family respectively.

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