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1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
2 fig. things are constantly changing

劳逸结合

láo yì jié hé

1 to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)

Sample Sentences

先不说炸鸡啤酒营养价值到底有多高，就说什么时候吃这组合“应景”吧，那必须得是冬天下初雪的时候啊，《来自星星的你》看了吗？那可是教科书级别的。

xiān bù shuō zhájī píjiǔ yíngyǎng jiàzhí dàodǐ yǒu duō gāo ，jiù shuō shénme shíhou chī zhè zǔhé “yìngjǐng ”ba ，nà bìxū děi shì dōngtiān xià chūxuě de shíhou ā ，《láizì xīngxing de nǐ 》kàn le ma ？nà kě shì jiàokēshū jíbié de 。

First let's not go into how nutritional fried chicken and beer is, but rather when this combo is most appropriate to eat. That is as the first snow of winter falls. Have you seen 'My Love from the Star'? That's like a textbook.

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没错，再说了，炸鸡虽好，但毕竟也就是垃圾食品，多吃无益。要说既营养又美味还有情调的组合，在秋天那必须是大闸蟹配黄酒的呀！

méicuò ，zàishuō le ，zhájī suī hǎo ，dàn bìjìng yějiùshì lājī shípǐn ，duō chī wúyì 。yào shuō jì yíngyǎng yòu měiwèi háiyǒu qíngdiào de zǔhé ，zài qiūtiān nà bìxū shì dàzháxiè pèi huángjiǔ de ya ！

That's right. And also, although fried chicken is good, given it's junk food, it's not good to eat too much of it. If you want to talk about a combination that's nutritious, tasty and also has a sense of atmosphere, then it's eating Chinese mitten crabs while drinking huangjiu!

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哈哈，真的，“龙虎斗”就是蛇肉猫肉的风味组合，真是不敢想象。香港很多茶餐厅也是粤菜风味！一想到不久就要去各地拍摄，好期待呀！

hāhā ，zhēnde ，“lóng hǔ dòu ”jiùshì shé ròu māo ròu de fēngwèi zǔhé ，zhēn shì bùgǎn xiǎngxiàng 。Xiānggǎng hěn duō chá cāntīng yě shì yuècāi fēngwèi ！yī xiǎngdào bùjiǔ jiùyào qù gèdì pāishè ，hǎo qīdài ya ！

Haha, that's true.The dish "tiger fighting dragon" is a combination of the flavors of snake and cat meat, it's really beyond belief. Many Cha Chaan teng, or tea restaurants, in Hong Kong also count as Cantonese style food! Just thinking of going to all these places to film is making me really excited!

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没错，尽管最后以1:4输给了如日中天的OK组合带领的湖人队，但却给球迷们留下了永远难忘的回忆。

méicuò ，jǐnguǎn zuìhòu yǐ yī bǐ sì shū gěi le rúrìzhōngtiān de OKzǔhé dàilǐng de húrénduì ，dàn què gěi qiúmí men liúxià le yǒngyuǎn nánwàng de huíyì 。

That's right, even though in the end they lost 1:4 to the Lakers led by the Shaq-Kobe duo in their heyday, they still gave their fans something to remember.

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是啊，而且没有人的性格是十全十美的，两个人在一起，关键还是看性格合不合。一个大男子主义者和一个女权主义者在一起，当然会彼此看不顺眼，天天吵架，但要是换成了大男子和小女人的组合，生活就很和谐了。

shì ā ，érqiě méiyǒu rén de xìnggé shì shíquánshíměi de ，liǎng ge rén zài yīqǐ ，guānjiàn hái shì kàn xìnggé hé bu hé 。yī ge dànánzǐzhǔyì zhě hé yī ge nǚquánzhǔyì zhě zàiyīqǐ ，dāngrán huì bǐcǐ kàn bù shùnyǎn ，tiāntiān chǎojià ，dàn yàoshì huàn chéng le dà nánzǐ hé xiǎo nǚrén de zǔhé ，shēnghuó jiù hěn héxié le 。

Yeah, and no one's personality is one-hundred-percent good. With two people being together, the key is to see if your personalities get along or not. A male chauvinist and a feminist are definitely not going to see eye-to-eye. They'll argue every day. But if you switched to a male chauvinist and a meek girl, they'd have a very harmonious life together.

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上、下”跟其他的名词组合

shàng 、xià ”gēn qítā de míng cí zǔhé

combinations with other nouns

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我的是台式机，在屏幕下面有按键可以按。笔记本的话，你看看键盘上有没有组合键的标志吧。

wǒde shì táishìjī ，zài píngmù xiàmian yǒu ànjiàn kěyǐ àn 。bǐjìběn dehuà ，nǐ kàn kan jiànpán shàng yǒu méiyǒu zǔhéjiàn de biāozhì ba 。

Mine is a desktop. At the bottom of the screen there's a button you can push. If it's a laptop, look on the keyboard to see whether or not there's a key with a function symbol.

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大家看，紧跟在芙蓉身后的这两位，从打扮就可以知道，是的，她们是春哥和曾哥，听说这次会以组合的方式参赛，真是出人意料。

dàjiā kàn ，jǐngēn zài Fúróng shēnhòu de zhè liǎngwèi ，cóng dǎbàn jiù kěyǐ zhīdào ，shì de ，tāmen shì Chūngē hé Zēnggē ，tīngshuō zhècì huì yǐ zǔhé de fāngshì cānsài ，zhēn shì chūrényìliào 。

Everyone, take a look at the two people following closely behind Fu Rong. Just from their get-up you can tell who they are. That's right, they're Brother Chun and Brother Zeng. I've heard they've formed a partnership for this competition. A real surprise for everyone.

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