折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
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1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
百读不厌
bǎi dú bù yàn
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1 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
磨刀不误砍柴工
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
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1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
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2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
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3 a beard well lathered is half shaved
聪明反被聪明误
cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
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1 a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
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2 too smart for one's own good
行万里路,读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
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1 Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
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2 Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
误入歧途
wù rù qí tú
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1 to take a wrong step in life (idiom)
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2 to go astray