上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
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1 out of breath (idiom)
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2 to gasp for air
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
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1 things are very different now (idiom)
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2 times have changed
以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
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1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
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1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
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1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
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1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
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2 unremitting efforts
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
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1 duplicity
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2 hypocrisy (idiom)
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
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1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
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2 between laughter and tears
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
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1 to get straight to the point (idiom)
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
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1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
径情直遂
jìng qíng zhí suì
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1 to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
心直口快
xīn zhí kǒu kuài
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1 frank and outspoken (idiom)
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2 straight speaking
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3 to say what one thinks
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
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1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
想入非非
xiǎng rù fēi fēi
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1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá
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1 more than one can attend to (idiom)
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2 deluged (with inquiries etc)
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3 overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng
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1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
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1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
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2 to tell tales
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3 to make mischief