一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
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1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
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2 reliable
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
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1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
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1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
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
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
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1 to blindly follow suit (idiom)
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2 to imitate slavishly
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3 to do what everyone else is doing
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
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1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
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2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
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3 Rome wasn't built in a day
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
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1 to go on foot (idiom)
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2 to do things at a leisurely pace
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
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1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
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1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
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2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
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1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
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2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
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1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
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2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
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1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
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2 stagnating and conservative
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
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1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
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2 to strut
欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
步履维艰
bù lu:3 wéi jiān
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1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
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2 to walk with difficulty
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
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1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步罡踏斗
bù gāng tà dǒu
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1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
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1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
百尺竿头,更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
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1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
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2 to continue to further successes
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3 not to rest on one's laurels