一传十,十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
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1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
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2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
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1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
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2 to respond en masse
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
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1 one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call
一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
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1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
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2 dilettante
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3 amateur
一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
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1 left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
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1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
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1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
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1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
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1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
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1 all walks of life (idiom)
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2 every trade
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
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1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
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2 to fire from the hip
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
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1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
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2 unfathomable
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
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1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
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2 not bothered with the details
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3 superficial
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4 content with shallow understanding
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
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1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
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2 the pot calls the kettle black
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
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1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
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1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
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1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
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2 to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
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1 to mull over (idiom)
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2 to think long and hard
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
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1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)