Category: advanced

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• A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors. — 名师出高徒 (míng shī chū gāo tú)

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• admission notice (issued by a university) — 录取通知书 (lù qǔ tōng zhī shū)

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• angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom) — 敢怒而不敢言 (gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán)

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• atmospheric nuclear test — 大气层核试验 (dà qì céng hé shì yàn)

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• class A protected animal — 一类保护动物 (yí lèi bǎo hù dòng wù)

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• different trades, worlds apart (idiom) — 隔行如隔山 (gé háng rú gé shān)

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• eight grade wage scale (system) — 八级工资制 (bā jí gōng zī zhì)

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• facts speak louder than words (idiom) — 事实胜于雄辩 (shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn)

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• golf course — 高尔夫球场 (gāo ěr fū qiú chǎng)

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• grade separation (civil engineering) — 交通立体化 (jiāo tōng lì tǐ huà)

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• half-day (or double-shift) school — 半日制学校 (bàn rì zhì xué xiào)

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• knowledge worker — 知识工程师 (zhī shi gōng chéng shī)

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• lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) — 一家人不说两家话 (yì jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà)

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• lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom) — 不可同日而语 (bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ)

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• lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom) — 未可同日而语 (wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ)

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• lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives — 说曹操曹操就到 (shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào)

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• lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions — 眼观六路耳听八方 (yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng)

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• physical fitness test (for school students etc) — 体育达标测验 (tǐ yù dá biāo cè yàn)

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• rapid diagnostic test (RDT) — 快速诊断测试 (kuài sù zhěn duàn cè shì)

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• school board — 教育委员会 (jiào yù wěi yuán huì)

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• secondary normal school (secondary school that trains kindergarten and elementary school teachers) — 中等师范学校 (zhōng děng shī fàn xué xiào)

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• technical middle school — 中等技术学校 (zhōng děng jì shù xué xiào)

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• technical middle school education — 中等专业教育 (zhōng děng zhuān yè jiào yù)

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• the Hebrew University of Jerusalem — 希伯来大学 (xī bó lái dà xué)

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• the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, located in Nanjing, est. 1986 (formally, the Johns Hopkins University – Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies) — 中美文化研究中心 (zhōng měi wén huà yán jiū zhōng xīn)

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• to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc) — 不得其门而入 (bù dé qí mén ér rù)

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• to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]) — 学然后知不足 (xué rán hòu zhī bù zú)

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• to listen to the next chapter for an explanation — 且听下回分解 (qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě)

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• to speak one minute and be quiet the next — 有一句没一句 (yǒu yí jù méi yí jù)

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• underground nuclear test — 地下核试验 (dì xià hé shì yàn)

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• vocational secondary school — 中等专业学校 (zhōng děng zhuān yè xué xiào)

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• content management system (CMS) (Internet) — 内容管理系统 (nèi róng guǎn lǐ xì tǒng)

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• digital camera — 数码照相机 (shù mǎ zhào xiàng jī)

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• don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom) — 不以词害志 (bù yǐ cí hài zhì)

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• don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom) — 不以辞害志 (bù yǐ cí hài zhì)

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• first-person shooter (video game genre) — 第一人称射击 (dì yī rén chēng shè jī)

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• miniature hidden camera — 针孔摄像头 (zhēn kǒng shè xiàng tóu)

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• serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang) — 不作死就不会死 (bú zuò sǐ jiù bú huì sǐ)

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• single-lens reflex camera (SLR) — 单镜反光相机 (dān jìng fǎn guāng xiàng jī)

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• stereoscopic camera — 立体摄像机 (lì tǐ shè xiàng jī)

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• user-generated content (of a website) — 用户创造内容 (yòng hù chuàng zào nèi róng)

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• website of China News Service 中國新聞社|中国新闻社[Zhong1 guo2 Xin1 wen2 she4] (chinanews.com) — 中国新闻网 (zhōng guó xīn wén wǎng)

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• a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom) — 天上掉馅饼 (tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng)

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• a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom) — 酒逢知己千杯少 (jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo)

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• after wine, spit out the truth — 酒后吐真言 (jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán)

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• angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit) — 被子植物门 (bèi zi zhí wù mén)

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• breast milk substitute — 母乳代用品 (mǔ rǔ dài yòng pǐn)

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• cappuccino coffee — 卡布其诺咖啡 (kǎ bù qí nuò kā fēi)

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• damson (fruit) — 大马士革李 (dà mǎ shì gé lǐ)

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• egg timer — 煮蛋计时器 (zhǔ dàn jì shí qì)

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• food processor — 食品加工机 (shí pǐn jiā gōng jī)

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• fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) — 酒香不怕巷子深 (jiǔ xiāng bú pà xiàng zi shēn)

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• genetically modified (GM) food — 转基因食品 (zhuǎn jī yīn shí pǐn)

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• hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) — 心急吃不了热豆腐 (xīn jí chī bù liǎo rè dòu fu)

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• having unspeakable bitter suffering — 有苦说不出 (yǒu kǔ shuō bù chū)

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• heavy water reactor (HWR) — 重水反应堆 (zhòng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī)

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• hot and sour shredded potato — 酸辣土豆丝 (suān là tǔ dòu sī)

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• light water reactor (LWR) — 轻水反应堆 (qīng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī)

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• lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom) — 鸡蛋碰石头 (jī dàn pèng shí tou)

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• lit. distant water does not cure present thirst — 远水不解近渴 (yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě)

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• lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field — 肥水不流外人田 (féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián)

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• lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom) — 吃软不吃硬 (chī ruǎn bù chī yìng)

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• lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) — 不是鱼死就是网破 (bú shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò)

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• lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea — 柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá)

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• lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom) — 苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 (cāng yíng bù dīng wú fèng dàn)

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• lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) — 吃不了兜着走 (chī bù liǎo dōu zhe zǒu)

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• lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) — 强扭的瓜不甜 (qiáng niǔ de guā bù tián)

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• lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying) — 手无缚鸡之力 (shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì)

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• lit. new wine in old bottles — 旧瓶装新酒 (jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ)

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• lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom) — 河水不犯井水 (hé shuǐ bú fàn jǐng shuǐ)

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• lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) — 水浅养不住大鱼 (shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bú zhù dà yú)

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• lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom) — 春江水暖鸭先知 (chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī)

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• lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) — 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 (yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé)

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• lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom) — 肉烂在锅里 (ròu làn zài guō lǐ)

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• lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom) — 生米做成熟饭 (shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn)

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• lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) — 三个和尚没水喝 (sān gè hé shàng méi shuǐ hē)

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• lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom) — 肉包子打狗 (ròu bāo zǐ dǎ gǒu)

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• lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) — 挂羊头卖狗肉 (guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu)

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• lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom) — 一碗水端平 (yì wǎn shuǐ duān píng)

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• lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey — 杀鸡给猴看 (shā jī gěi hóu kàn)

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• lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom) — 不显山不露水 (bù xiǎn shān bú lù shuǐ)

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• lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom) — 敬酒不吃吃罚酒 (jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ)

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• lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom) — 牛不喝水强按头 (niú bù hē shuǐ qiáng àn tóu)

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• lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom) — 覆巢之下无完卵 (fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn)

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• lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact — 覆巢无完卵 (fù cháo wú wán luǎn)

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• lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom) — 有奶便是娘 (yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng)

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• lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) — 割鸡焉用牛刀 (gē jī yān yòng niú dāo)

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• milk chocolate — 牛奶巧克力 (niú nǎi qiǎo kè lì)

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• old wine in a new bottle (idiom) — 新瓶装旧酒 (xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ)

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• small sausage in large sausage (pork sausage stuffed inside a glutinous rice sausage, a Taiwanese street food specialty) — 大肠包小肠 (dà cháng bāo xiǎo cháng)

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• spilt water — 泼出去的水 (pō chū qù de shuǐ)

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• stir-fried yellow fish filet — 糟溜黄鱼片 (zāo liū huáng yú piàn)

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• the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten — 好饭不怕晚 (hǎo fàn bú pà wǎn)

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• the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) — 近水楼台先得月 (jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè)

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• the rice is cooked — 生米煮成熟饭 (shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn)

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• there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom) — 天涯何处无芳草 (tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo)

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• there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom) — 天上不会掉馅饼 (tiān shàng bú huì diào xiàn bǐng)

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• to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups — 杯酒释兵权 (bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán)

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• to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom) — 吃熊心豹子胆 (chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn)

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• to eat without working (idiom) — 吃粮不管事 (chī liáng bù guǎn shì)

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• to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep — 吃喝拉撒睡 (chī hē lā sā shuì)

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• to look for bones in an egg — 鸡蛋里挑骨头 (jī dàn lǐ tiāo gǔ tou)

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• to smell, look and taste great — 色香味俱全 (sè xiāng wèi jù quán)

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• to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) — 拿着鸡毛当令箭 (ná zhe jī máo dāng lìng jiàn)

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• use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom) — 放长线钓大鱼 (fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú)

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• water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here — 远水救不了近火 (yuǎn shuǐ jiù bù liǎo jìn huǒ)

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• water treatment plant — 污水处理厂 (wū shuǐ chǔ lǐ chǎng)

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• water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus) — 漏水转浑天仪 (lòu shuǐ zhuǎn hún tiān yí)

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• wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom) — 醉翁之意不在酒 (zuì wēng zhī yì bú zài jiǔ)

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• a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom) — 心静自然凉 (xīn jìng zì rán liáng)

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• absence makes the heart grow fonder — 距离产生美 (jù lí chǎn shēng měi)

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• better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony — 长痛不如短痛 (cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng)

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• blood brain barrier — 脑血管屏障 (nǎo xuè guǎn píng zhàng)

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• blood generating stem cells (in bone marrow) — 造血干细胞 (zào xuè gān xì bāo)

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• blood loss anemia — 失血性贫血 (shī xuè xìng pín xuè)

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• blood phobia — 血液恐怖症 (xuè yè kǒng bù zhèng)

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• body mass index (BMI) — 身体质量指数 (shēn tǐ zhì liàng zhǐ shù)

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• breech extraction (medicine) — 臀位取胎术 (tún wèi qǔ tāi shù)

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• brucellosis (undulant fever or Mediterranean fever) — 布氏杆菌病 (bù shì gǎn jūn bìng)

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• carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve) — 腕隧道症候群 (wàn suì dào zhèng hòu qún)

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• chikungunya fever — 基孔肯雅热 (jī kǒng kěn yǎ rè)

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• cluster headache — 群发性头痛 (qún fā xìng tóu tòng)

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• dengue fever — 典型登革热 (diǎn xíng dēng gé rè)

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• dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) — 出血性登革热 (chū xuè xìng dēng gé rè)

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• diastolic blood pressure — 心脏舒张压 (xīn zāng shū zhāng yā)

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• emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部) — 救灾救济司 (jiù zāi jiù jì sī)

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• endotracheal intubation (medicine) — 气管插管术 (qì guǎn chā guǎn shù)

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• every medicine has its side effect — 是药三分毒 (shì yào sān fēn dú)

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• heart attack — 心脏病发作 (xīn zāng bìng fā zuò)

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• hyperbaric medicine — 高压氧治疗 (gāo yā yǎng zhì liáo)

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• infrared body thermometer — 体温检测仪 (tǐ wēn jiǎn cè yí)

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• intensive care department (of hospital) — 重病特护区 (zhòng bìng tè hù qū)

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• kwashiorkor (medicine) — 夸休可尔症 (kuā xiū kě ěr zhèng)

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• lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom) — 牵一发而动全身 (qiān yì fā ér dòng quán shēn)

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• lit. the body is the revolution's capital — 身体是革命的本钱 (shēn tǐ shì gé mìng de běn qián)

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• lit. the dishes are cold (idiom) — 黄花菜都凉了 (huáng huā cài dōu liáng le)

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• lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) — 死马当活马医 (sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī)

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• lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) — 病急乱投医 (bìng jí luàn tóu yī)

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• live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom) — 身在曹营心在汉 (shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn)

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• long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom) — 久病成良医 (jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī)

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• myasthenia gravis (medicine) — 重症肌无力 (zhòng zhèng jī wú lì)

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• nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) — 哀莫大于心死 (āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ)

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• one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) — 人是铁饭是钢 (rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng)

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• osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) — 成骨不全症 (chéng gǔ bù quán zhèng)

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• persistent vegetative state (medicine) — 持续性植物状态 (chí xù xìng zhí wù zhuàng tài)

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• plantar fasciitis (medicine) — 足底筋膜炎 (zú dǐ jīn mó yán)

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• prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra) — 般若波罗密 (bān ruò bō luó mì)

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• psychiatric hospital — 精神病医院 (jīng shén bìng yī yuàn)

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• reflexology (alternative medicine) — 反射区治疗 (fǎn shè qū zhì liáo)

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• systolic blood pressure — 心脏收缩压 (xīn zāng shōu suō yā)

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• thalassemia (medicine) — 地中海贫血 (dì zhōng hǎi pín xuè)

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• the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition — 药补不如食补 (yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ)

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• the Heart Sutra — 般若波罗密多心经 (bān ruò bō luó mì duō xīn jīng)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom) — 人心隔肚皮 (rén xīn gé dù pí)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• to break out into a cold sweat (idiom) — 捏一把冷汗 (niē yì bǎ lěng hàn)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine — 中西医结合 (zhōng xī yī jié hé)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• to cry one's heart out — 哭得死去活来 (kū dé sǐ qù huó lái)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom) — 热脸贴冷屁股 (rè liǎn tiē lěng pì gǔ)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• varicocele (medicine) — 精索静脉曲张 (jīng suǒ jìng mài qǔ zhāng)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese) — 口嫌体正直 (kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí)

  health · health · advanced · neutral

• "Pregnancy-oriented Economy", new market conditions brought about by a predicted baby boom in China — 大肚子经济 (dà dù zǐ jīng jì)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• "Summary of the Collection of Rhymes Old and New", supplemented and annotated Yuan dynasty version of the no-longer-extant late Song or early Yuan "Collection of Rhymes Old and New" 古今韻會|古今韵会 — 古今韵会举要 (gǔ jīn yùn huì jǔ yào)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom) — 寸金难买寸光阴 (cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• bad money drives out good money (economics) — 劣币驱逐良币 (liè bì qū zhú liáng bì)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• cash dispenser — 自动付款机 (zì dòng fù kuǎn jī)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• cash flow statement — 现金流转表 (xiàn jīn liú zhuǎn biǎo)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• cash flow statement — 现金流量表 (xiàn jīn liú liàng biǎo)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• consumer price index CPI — 居民消费价格指数 (jū mín xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• consumer price index CPI — 消费价格指数 (xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• different broth but the same old medicine (idiom) — 换汤不换药 (huàn tāng bú huàn yào)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• fortunes rise and fall — 风水轮流转 (fēng shuǐ lún liú zhuǎn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• gross domestic product (GDP) — 国内生产总值 (guó nèi shēng chǎn zǒng zhí)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• gross national product (GNP) — 国民生产总值 (guó mín shēng chǎn zǒng zhí)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• high quality at bargain price — 一分钱两分货 (yì fēn qián liǎng fēn huò)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• identification card — 身份识别卡 (shēn fèn shí bié kǎ)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it — 出来混迟早要还的 (chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào hái de)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil) — 轻质石油产品 (qīng zhì shí yóu chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom) — 青出于蓝而胜于蓝 (qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) — 有钱能使鬼推磨 (yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) — 羊毛出在羊身上 (yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• lots of money, less work, and close to home — 钱多事少离家近 (qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom) — 万变不离其宗 (wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• market access in return for technology transfer (PRC policy since the 1980s which gives foreign companies access to China's domestic market in exchange for sharing their intellectual property, characterized by the US in the 2019 trade war as "forced technology transfer") — 市场换技术 (shì chǎng huàn jì shù)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• market share — 市场占有率 (shì chǎng zhàn yǒu lǜ)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) — 过了这村没这店 (guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• patient work makes a fine product — 慢工出细货 (màn gōng chū xì huò)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• pay-per-click advertising — 点击付费广告 (diǎn jī fù fèi guǎng gào)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• prior purchase right — 优先承购权 (yōu xiān chéng gòu quán)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• product launch event — 新产品推介会 (xīn chǎn pǐn tuī jiè huì)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• product placement — 植入式广告 (zhí rù shì guǎng gào)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• product placement — 置入性行销 (zhì rù xìng xíng xiāo)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom) — 货比三家不吃亏 (huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• small or medium size enterprise (SME) — 中小型企业 (zhōng xiǎo xíng qǐ yè)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• the four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集[Yu2 Ji2], 範梈|范梈[Fan4 Peng1], 楊載|杨载[Yang2 Zai4] and 揭傒斯[Jie1 Xi1 si1] — 元诗四大家 (yuán shī sì dà jiā)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee — 不逮捕特权 (bù dǎi bǔ tè quán)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• to change from day to day — 一天一个样 (yì tiān yí gè yàng)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• to pay no attention to outside matters — 两耳不闻窗外事 (liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• to put money above everything else — 一切向钱看 (yí qiè xiàng qián kàn)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous — 花钱找罪受 (huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• to talk shop all the time (idiom) — 三句话不离本行 (sān jù huà bù lí běn háng)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• you get what you pay for — 一分钱一分货 (yì fēn qián yì fēn huò)

  shopping · buying · advanced · neutral

• "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] — 唐太宗李卫公问对 (táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong", one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China — 黄石公三略 (huáng shí gōng sān lüè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1] — 永不生锈的螺丝钉 (yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a hero with no chance of using his might — 英雄无用武之地 (yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom) — 人心不足蛇吞象 (rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a one-off, short-sighted deal — 一锤子买卖 (yì chuí zǐ mǎi mài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature — 大人不记小人过 (dà rén bú jì xiǎo rén guò)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a really determined person will find a solution (idiom) — 有志者事竟成 (yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom) — 小洞不补大洞吃苦 (xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom) — 好汉不吃眼前亏 (hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom) — 女子无才便是德 (nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all brawn no brains — 头脑简单四肢发达 (tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all crows are black (idiom) — 天下乌鸦一般黑 (tiān xià wū yā yì bān hēi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom) — 捡到篮里就是菜 (jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all men are brothers — 四海之内皆兄弟 (sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all one's strength — 吃奶的力气 (chī nǎi de lì qi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all roads lead to Rome — 条条大路通罗马 (tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all walks of life (idiom) — 三百六十行 (sān bǎi liù shí háng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly — 缠夹二先生 (chán jiā èr xiān shēng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史[Jiu4 Wu3 dai4 shi3] — 梁唐晋汉周书 (liáng táng jìn hàn zhōu shū)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• better a bad life than a good death (idiom) — 好死不如赖活着 (hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• boat deck (deck where lifeboats are stored) — 救生艇甲板 (jiù shēng tǐng jiǎ bǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis — 八二三炮战 (bā èr sān pào zhàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom) — 眼里容不得沙子 (yǎn lǐ róng bù dé shā zi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) — 高不成低不就 (gāo bù chéng dī bú jiù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) — 高不凑低不就 (gāo bú còu dī bú jiù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• clash that leaves both sides shattered — 火星撞地球 (huǒ xīng zhuàng dì qiú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• collision in which only one party is at fault — 单方过失碰撞 (dān fāng guò shī pèng zhuàng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• committing all manner of crimes — 无所不用其极 (wú suǒ bú yòng qí jí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee — 小三劝退师 (xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• couple who were made for each other — 天生的一对 (tiān shēng de yí duì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit — 不敢越雷池一步 (bù gǎn yuè léi chí yí bù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom) — 恭敬不如从命 (gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) — 不是冤家不聚头 (bú shì yuān jiā bú jù tóu)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• domain name server — 域名服务器 (yù míng fú wù qì)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation) — 拿你没办法 (ná nǐ méi bàn fǎ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• eight-hour workday system — 八小时工作制 (bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb) — 清官难断家务事 (qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì)

  social · social · advanced · formal

• every family has its problems (idiom) — 家家有本难念的经 (jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname) — 五百年前是一家 (wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yì jiā)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 — 五笔输入法 (wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• for as long as one can remember — 自懂事以来 (zì dǒng shì yǐ lái)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• free agency — 自由选择权 (zì yóu xuǎn zé quán)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• free jazz (music genre) — 自由爵士乐 (zì yóu jué shì yuè)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• free trade zone — 自由贸易区 (zì yóu mào yì qū)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) — 礼轻情意重 (lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• having no advantage whatsoever — 有百害而无一利 (yǒu bǎi hài ér wú yí lì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) — 听其言而观其行 (tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) — 听其言观其行 (tīng qí yán guān qí xíng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• husband and wife in youth, companions in old age — 少年夫妻老来伴 (shào nián fū qī lǎo lái bàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• hyperboloid of one sheet (math.) — 单叶双曲面 (dān yè shuāng qǔ miàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) — 早知今日何必当初 (zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying) — 冤冤相报何时了 (yuān yuān xiāng bào hé shí le)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom) — 家和万事兴 (jiā hé wàn shì xīng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• interested party — 利害关系方 (lì hài guān xì fāng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa — 反用换流器 (fǎn yòng huàn liú qì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• it's a small world (idiom) — 人生何处不相逢 (rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously — 杀人不过头点地 (shā rén bú guò tóu diǎn dì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• it's always good to have more skills (idiom) — 艺多不压身 (yì duō bù yā shēn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away — 请神容易送神难 (qǐng shén róng yì sòng shén nán)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• just as bad — 也好不到哪里去 (yě hǎo bú dào nǎ lǐ qù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) — 生命在于运动 (shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over — 落水狗上岸 (luò shuǐ gǒu shàng àn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom) — 此地无银三百两 (cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom) — 会哭的孩子有奶吃 (huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom) — 好马不吃回头草 (hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe — 脚正不怕鞋歪 (jiǎo zhèng bú pà xié wāi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom) — 非一日之功 (fēi yí rì zhī gōng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) — 恨铁不成钢 (hèn tiě bù chéng gāng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom) — 蚂蚱也是肉 (mà zha yě shì ròu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom) — 蚊子再小也是肉 (wén zǐ zài xiǎo yě shì ròu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom) — 媳妇熬成婆 (xí fù áo chéng pó)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) — 家丑不可外传 (jiā chǒu bù kě wài zhuàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) — 家丑不可外扬 (jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) — 四两拨千斤 (sì liǎng bō qiān jīn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. hair and beard all in one stroke — 头发胡子一把抓 (tóu fa hú zi yì bǎ zhuā)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) — 赔了夫人又折兵 (péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom) — 行行出状元 (háng háng chū zhuàng yuan)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom) — 柿子挑软的捏 (shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom) — 哪壶不开提哪壶 (nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) — 小巫见大巫 (xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) — 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 (gǒu zuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) — 不到黄河心不死 (bú dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) — 开弓没有回头箭 (kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom) — 无事不登三宝殿 (wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one general, one order (idiom) — 一个将军一个令 (yí gè jiāng jūn yí gè lìng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning) — 二一添作五 (èr yī tiān zuò wǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one object bests another object — 一物降一物 (yí wù jiàng yí wù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) — 一个巴掌拍不响 (yí gè bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom) — 剃头挑子一头热 (tì tóu tiāo zi yì tóu rè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together — 道不同不相为谋 (dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) — 强龙不压地头蛇 (qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) — 光脚的不怕穿鞋的 (guāng jiǎo de bú pà chuān xié de)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom) — 会哭的孩子有糖吃 (huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) — 咬人狗儿不露齿 (yǎo rén gǒu ér bú lù chǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom) — 咬人的狗不露齿 (yǎo rén de gǒu bú lù chǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom) — 蜻蜓撼石柱 (qīng tíng hàn shí zhù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) — 家花没有野花香 (jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the man has gold under his knees — 男人膝下有黄金 (nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) — 一山不容二虎 (yì shān bù róng èr hǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom) — 这山望着那山高 (zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) — 五十步笑百步 (wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. there is a knife above the character for lust — 色字头上一把刀 (sè zì tóu shàng yì bǎ dāo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) — 八字没一撇 (bā zì méi yì piě)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) — 八字还没一撇儿 (bā zì hái méi yì piě ér)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom) — 一鼻孔出气 (yì bí kǒng chū qì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to climb all over sb — 蹬鼻子上脸 (dēng bí zi shàng liǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) — 过五关斩六将 (guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiāng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) — 依葫芦画瓢 (yī hú lu huà piáo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom) — 各打五十大板 (gè dǎ wǔ shí dà bǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt — 碰一鼻子灰 (pèng yì bí zi huī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to rub one's nose with dust — 抹一鼻子灰 (mǒ yì bí zi huī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom) — 打肿脸充胖子 (dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) — 一口吃个胖子 (yì kǒu chī gè pàng zi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) — 大树底下好乘凉 (dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying) — 身正不怕影子斜 (shēn zhèng bú pà yǐng zi xié)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom) — 墙倒众人推 (qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb) — 众人拾柴火焰高 (zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom) — 打狗还得看主人 (dǎ gǒu hái dé kàn zhǔ rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) — 说你胖你就喘 (shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb) — 船到桥头自然直 (chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem — 船到桥门自会直 (chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom) — 车到山前必有路 (chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom) — 拔出萝卜带出泥 (bá chū luó bo dài chū ní)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom) — 背着抱着一般重 (bèi zhe bào zhe yì bān zhòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom) — 无风不起浪 (wú fēng bù qǐ làng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) — 一口吃不成胖子 (yì kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• love will find a way (idiom) — 有情人终成眷属 (yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• man with good prospects — 潜力股男人 (qián lì gǔ nán rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• may be done once and once only — 可一而不可再 (kě yī ér bù kě zài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius) — 男女授受不亲 (nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• modernization of agriculture, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 农业现代化 (nóng yè xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• modernization of industry, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 工业现代化 (gōng yè xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 国防现代化 (guó fáng xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• modernization of science and technology, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 科学技术现代化 (kē xué jì shù xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates) — 不信任动议 (bú xìn rèn dòng yì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom) — 今日事今日毕 (jīn rì shì jīn rì bì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom) — 当天事当天毕 (dāng tiān shì dāng tiān bì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) — 哑巴吃黄连 (yǎ ba chī huáng lián)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• no first use (policy for nuclear weapons) — 不首先使用 (bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• no poison, no great man (idiom) — 无毒不丈夫 (wú dú bú zhàng fu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• no trace to be seen — 不见一点踪影 (bú jiàn yì diǎn zōng yǐng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom) — 知子莫若父 (zhī zǐ mò ruò fù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• not bad at all — 像那么回事儿 (xiàng nà me huí shì ér)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• once it gets started there's no stopping it — 一发不可收拾 (yì fā bù kě shōu shi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one by one — 一个接一个 (yí gè jiē yí gè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one hundred percent — 百分之一百 (bǎi fēn zhī yī bǎi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom) — 一马勺坏一锅 (yì mǎ sháo huài yì guō)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom) — 知人知面不知心 (zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one step, one footprint (idiom) — 一步一个脚印 (yí bù yí gè jiǎo yìn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one word says it all (idiom, from Analects) — 一言以蔽之 (yì yán yǐ bì zhī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one-child policy — 独生子女政策 (dú shēng zǐ nǚ zhèng cè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one-China policy — 一个中国政策 (yí gè zhōng guó zhèng cè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one-on-one basketball game — 一对一斗牛 (yí duì yì dǒu niú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one-stop service — 一条龙服务 (yì tiáo lóng fú wù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• pandeism, theological theory that God created the Universe and became one with it — 泛自然神论 (fàn zì rán shén lùn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• person who is wise after the event — 事后诸葛亮 (shì hòu zhū gě liàng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status — 以老大自居 (yǐ lǎo dà zì jū)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• relationship that is more than friendship — 超友谊关系 (chāo yǒu yì guān xì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom) — 百闻不如一见 (bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior — 社会信用体系 (shè huì xìn yòng tǐ xì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• solve one problem only to find another cropping up — 按下葫芦浮起瓢 (àn xià hú lu fú qǐ piáo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• soured by the loss of one's hopes — 郁郁不得志 (yù yù bù dé zhì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 — 特别行政区 (tè bié xíng zhèng qū)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• success or failure depends on this single action — 成败在此一举 (chéng bài zài cǐ yì jǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• that was one thing, and this is another — 彼一时此一时 (bǐ yì shí cǐ yì shí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods — 二十四节气 (èr shí sì jié qì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Bronze Age — 青铜器时代 (qīng tóng qì shí dài)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom) — 妙在不言中 (miào zài bù yán zhōng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1 yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1], the three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1 shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3] — 唐宋八大家 (táng sòng bā dà jiā)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism) — 五讲四美三热爱 (wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin — 金银铜铁锡 (jīn yín tóng tiě xī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows — 打麻雀运动 (dǎ má què yùn dòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the guilty party files the suit — 恶人先告状 (è rén xiān gào zhuàng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom) — 远来的和尚会念经 (yuǎn lái de hé shàng huì niàn jīng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫|四人帮[Si4 ren2 bang1]) — 知识越多越反动 (zhī shi yuè duō yuè fǎn dòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the name of Academia Sinica 中央研究院[Zhong1 yang1 Yan2 jiu1 yuan4] when it was founded — 政府大学院 (zhèng fǔ dà xué yuàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) — 塞翁失马安知非福 (sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) — 塞翁失马焉知非福 (sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 — 黄花岗七十二烈士 (huáng huā gǎng qī shí èr liè shì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) — 枪打出头鸟 (qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) — 燕子衔泥垒大窝 (yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime — 三大纪律八项注意 (sān dà jì lǜ bā xiàng zhù yì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom) — 天时地利人和 (tiān shí dì lì rén hé)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) — 心有余而力不足 (xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom) — 强将手下无弱兵 (qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• there is a lot to it — 有不少名堂 (yǒu bù shǎo míng táng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• there is no gain without a loss (idiom) — 有所得必有所失 (yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory — 三十六字母 (sān shí liù zì mǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• three sevens are twenty-one (idiom) — 三七二十一 (sān qī èr shí yī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• three women are enough for a drama (idiom) — 三个女人一台戏 (sān gè nǚ rén yì tái xì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• three-on-three basketball game — 三对三斗牛 (sān duì sān dǒu niú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• three, set five remove two (abacus rule) — 三下五除二 (sān xià wǔ chú èr)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom) — 毕其功于一役 (bì qí gōng yú yí yì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom) — 风马牛不相及 (fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to be madly in love — 爱得死去活来 (ài dé sǐ qù huó lái)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to be tired of living — 活得不耐烦 (huó dé bú nài fán)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) — 贪多嚼不烂 (tān duō jiáo bú làn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated — 早死早超生 (zǎo sǐ zǎo chāo shēng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to fail to keep to one's word — 说话不当话 (shuō huà bù dāng huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to follow one's nose — 凭本能做事 (píng běn néng zuò shì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to get angry — 吹胡子瞪眼 (chuī hú zi dèng yǎn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to have many advantages and no disadvantages — 有百利而无一害 (yǒu bǎi lì ér wú yí hài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom) — 十指不沾阳春水 (shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to have no other choice — 不得已而为之 (bù dé yǐ ér wèi zhī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom) — 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 (jiǎn le zhī má diū le xī guā)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom) — 身在福中不知福 (shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom) — 鲤鱼跳龙门 (lǐ yú tiào lóng mén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to meet with unexpected failure (idiom) — 阴沟里翻船 (yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to move a stone and stub one's toe — 搬石头砸自己的脚 (bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to name sth after a person — 以人名命名 (yǐ rén míng mìng míng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to pack one's things and leave — 卷铺盖走人 (juǎn pū gài zǒu rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to risk one's life — 冒生命危险 (mào shēng mìng wēi xiǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to see one's child die before oneself — 白发人送黑发人 (bái fà rén sòng hēi fā rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to stick to one's ways — 一条道走到黑 (yì tiáo dào zǒu dào hēi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom) — 不撞南墙不回头 (bú zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom) — 摸着石头过河 (mō zhe shí tou guò hé)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to wear out one's lips (idiom) — 磨破嘴皮子 (mó pò zuǐ pí zǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to wish for the stars and the moon — 盼星星盼月亮 (pàn xīng xīng pàn yuè liàng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom) — 唯恐天下不乱 (wéi kǒng tiān xià bú luàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• triploblastic animals (having three germ layers) — 三胚层动物 (sān pēi céng dòng wù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom) — 丑人多作怪 (chǒu rén duō zuò guài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• until this moment — 到那个时候 (dào nà ge shí hòu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• vain regrets of old age (idiom) — 老大徒伤悲 (lǎo dà tú shāng bēi)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• vote of no-confidence — 不信任投票 (bú xìn rèn tóu piào)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• wealth never survives three generations (idiom) — 富不过三代 (fù bú guò sān dài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth) — 何乐而不为 (hé lè ér bù wéi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• what remains unseen is deemed to be clean — 眼不见为净 (yǎn bú jiàn wéi jìng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• what's that have to do with it? — 哪儿跟哪儿 (nǎ ér gēn nǎ ér)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom) — 女大不中留 (nǚ dà bù zhōng liú)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• when it rains, it pours (idiom) — 屋漏偏逢连夜雨 (wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• when it rains, it pours (idiom) — 屋漏更遭连夜雨 (wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom) — 萝卜快了不洗泥 (luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom) — 得饶人处且饶人 (dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• who cares — 管他三七二十一 (guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• with one's face covered in tears (idiom) — 一把眼泪一把鼻涕 (yì bǎ yǎn lèi yì bǎ bí tì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom) — 朋友妻不可欺 (péng yǒu qī bù kě qī)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom) — 儿孙自有儿孙福 (ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• "urban dependence disease" (sufferers are unwilling to give up city comforts and return to the countryside) — 城市依赖症 (chéng shì yī lài zhèng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• atomic power station — 原子能发电站 (yuán zǐ néng fā diàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• bus stop — 公共汽车站 (gōng gòng qì chē zhàn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• developing country — 发展中国家 (fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• double-decker bus — 双层公共汽车 (shuāng céng gōng gòng qì chē)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• flight recorder — 飞行记录仪 (fēi xíng jì lù yí)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• flight recorder — 飞行记录器 (fēi xíng jì lù qì)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• geothermal electric power station — 地热发电厂 (dì rè fā diàn chǎng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) — 东方不亮西方亮 (dōng fāng bú liàng xī fāng liàng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• industrialized country — 工业化国家 (gōng yè huà guó jiā)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• lit. if the mountain won't move, the road will go around it (idiom) — 山不转路转 (shān bù zhuǎn lù zhuǎn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• lit. the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiom) — 东风压倒西风 (dōng fēng yā dǎo xī fēng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom) — 太阳从西边出来 (tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom) — 一条路走到黑 (yì tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying) — 拆东墙补西墙 (chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• luggage conveyor belt — 行李传送带 (xíng li chuán sòng dài)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• mind map — 灵感触发图 (líng gǎn chù fā tú)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• motorcycle taxi — 摩托车的士 (mó tuō chē dī shì)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• nonstop flight — 不着陆飞行 (bù zhuó lù fēi xíng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• political map — 行政区划图 (xíng zhèng qū huà tú)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• racing bicycle — 公路自行车 (gōng lù zì xíng chē)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• salvage station — 废品收购站 (fèi pǐn shōu gòu zhàn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• subprovincial city (having independent economic status within a province) — 副省级城市 (fù shěng jí chéng shì)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the Andes Mountains (in South America) — 安第斯山脉 (ān dì sī shān mài)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America) — 南极洲半岛 (nán jí zhōu bàn dǎo)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the Aswan dam in south Egypt — 阿斯旺高坝 (ā sī wàng gāo bà)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950 — 中国人民志愿军 (zhōng guó rén mín zhì yuàn jūn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle — 东南西北中 (dōng nán xī běi zhōng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism — 四项基本原则 (sì xiàng jī běn yuán zé)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• the palm of the Buddha's hand (a metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free, from 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 ji4], "Journey to the West") — 如来佛的掌心 (rú lái fó de zhǎng xīn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• tour group assembly and dispatch center — 旅游集散中心 (lǚ yóu jí sàn zhōng xīn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• urbanization level (of a city or town) — 城镇化水平 (chéng zhèn huà shuǐ píng)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• Ürümqi, a county in Ürümqi City 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang — 乌鲁木齐县 (wū lǔ mù qí xiàn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• Ürümqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] — 乌鲁木齐市 (wū lǔ mù qí shì)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• weather station — 气象观测站 (qì xiàng guān cè zhàn)

  travel · travel · advanced · neutral

• a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China — 黄土不露天 (huáng tǔ bú lù tiān)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• annual shareholders' meeting — 年度股东大会 (nián dù gǔ dōng dà huì)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• cannon fire to hit a mosquito — 大炮打蚊子 (dà pào dǎ wén zǐ)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing) — 商务中心区 (shāng wù zhōng xīn qū)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• client software — 客户机软件 (kè hù jī ruǎn jiàn)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer animation — 计算机动画 (jì suàn jī dòng huà)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer graphics — 计算机制图 (jì suàn jī zhì tú)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer industry — 计算机工业 (jì suàn jī gōng yè)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer science — 计算机科学 (jì suàn jī kē xué)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer scientist — 计算机科学家 (jì suàn jī kē xué jiā)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer simulation — 计算机模拟 (jì suàn jī mó nǐ)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) — 计算机集成制造 (jì suàn jī jí chéng zhì zào)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• computer-readable — 计算机可读 (jì suàn jī kě dú)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• customer premise equipment — 用户端设备 (yòng hù duān shè bèi)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• customer service division — 客户服务部 (kè hù fú wù bù)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• daily schedule — 作息时间表 (zuò xī shí jiān biǎo)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• decompression schedule (diving) — 减压时间表 (jiǎn yā shí jiān biǎo)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• desktop computer — 桌上型电脑 (zhuō shàng xíng diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• electronic computer — 电子计算机 (diàn zǐ jì suàn jī)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• jerry-built building project — 豆腐渣工程 (dòu fu zhā gōng chéng)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• joint-stock company — 股份制公司 (gǔ fèn zhì gōng sī)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• joint-stock limited company — 股份有限公司 (gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom) — 闻名不如见面 (wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• laptop (computer) — 膝上型电脑 (xī shàng xíng diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom) — 他乡遇故知 (tā xiāng yù gù zhī)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• notebook (computer) — 笔记型电脑 (bǐ jì xíng diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• office automation — 办公自动化 (bàn gōng zì dòng huà)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• paperless office — 无纸化办公 (wú zhǐ huà bàn gōng)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• patient work makes a skilled craftsman — 慢工出巧匠 (màn gōng chū qiǎo jiàng)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• special shareholders' meeting — 股东特别大会 (gǔ dōng tè bié dà huì)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Apollo project — 太阳神计划 (tài yáng shén jì huà)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Apollo project (1961-1975), the NASA moon landing project — 阿波罗计划 (ā bō luó jì huà)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• to report only the good news, not the bad news — 报喜不报忧 (bào xǐ bú bào yōu)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• to set a box office record — 创下高票房 (chuàng xià gāo piào fáng)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

• unified social credit identifier, the VAT identification number of a business or organization — 统一社会信用代码 (tǒng yī shè huì xìn yòng dài mǎ)

  work · communication · advanced · neutral

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