修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
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1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
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1 absolutely true (idiom)
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2 manifold
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3 true from many points of view
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
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1 (idiom) half true and half false
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
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1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
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1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
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1 true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
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2 you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
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3 you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
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1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
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2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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2 you can't change who you are
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3 Can the leopard change his spots?
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
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1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
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2 good habits come by long assimilation
疾风知劲草,烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
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1 the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
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2 to show one's true colors after a stern test
真人不露相
zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng
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1 the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
真伪莫辨
zhēn wěi mò biàn
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1 can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
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2 not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
真刀真枪
zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
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1 real swords, real spears (idiom)
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2 real weapons
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3 very much for real
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4 every bit real
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5 the genuine article
真心实意
zhēn xīn shí yì
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1 genuine and sincere (idiom)
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2 wholehearted
真情实意
zhēn qíng shí yì
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1 out of genuine friendship (idiom)
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2 sincere feelings
真凭实据
zhēn píng shí jù
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1 reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof
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2 definitive evidence
真相大白
zhēn xiàng dà bái
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1 the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
真相毕露
zhēn xiàng bì lù
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1 real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
真金不怕火炼
zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn
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1 True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
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1 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)