一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
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1 each word carries weight
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2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
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1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
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2 naive
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3 doesn't know who's who
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4 no sense of priorities
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
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1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
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1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
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2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
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3 to make a comeback
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
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1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
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1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
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1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
咸与维新
xián yù wéi xīn
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1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
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2 to replace the old with new
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3 to reform and start afresh
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
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1 lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
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1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
壁垒一新
bì lěi yī xīn
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1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
天造地设
tiān zào dì shè
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1 lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
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2 ideal
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3 perfect
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4 (of a match) made in heaven
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5 to be made for one another
如释重负
rú shì zhòng fù
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1 as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
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2 to have a weight off one's mind
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
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1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
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1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
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2 absence makes the heart grow fonder
山峦重叠
shān luán chóng dié
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1 overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
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1 to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence