一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
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1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
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2 early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
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1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
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2 early morning is the golden time of the day
不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
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1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事,不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
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1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不见经传
bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
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1 not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
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2 unfounded
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3 not authoritative
不计其数
bù jì qí shù
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1 lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless
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2 innumerable
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
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1 well tested (idiom); seasoned
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2 veteran
人才济济
rén cái jǐ jǐ
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1 a galaxy of talent (idiom)
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2 a great number of competent people
何济于事
hé jì yú shì
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1 of what use is it
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2 (idiom)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
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1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
出谋划策
chū móu huà cè
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1 to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
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2 to give advice (idiom)
刚柔并济
gāng róu bìng jì
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1 to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
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1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
同舟共济
tóng zhōu gòng jì
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1 cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests
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2 obliged to collaborate towards common goals
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
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1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
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2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
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3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
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4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
天经地义
tiān jīng dì yì
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1 lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
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2 right and unalterable
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3 a matter of course
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
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1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
将计就计
jiāng jì jiù jì
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1 to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
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1 lit. to quote the classics
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2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
从长计议
cóng cháng jì yì
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1 to take one's time making a decision (idiom)
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2 to consider at length