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Pinyin
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Definition
and / as well as / but (not) / yet (not) / (shows causal relation) / (shows change of state) / (shows contrast)
吾 将 上 下 而 求 索 wú jiāng shàng xià ér qiú suǒ
I will search up and down
instead / on the contrary / contrary (to expectations)
see 一哄而散[yi1 hong1 er2 san4]
(of a group of people) to rush into action
it goes without saying / it is self-evident
therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...
burst into tears / tears started from one's eyes
lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles / the wheel comes full circle
talk familiarly on and on / talk volubly / talk effusively
to shrink back / to flinch
shiver all over though not cold / tremble with fear / shudder
that's all / nothing more
by good fortune / luckily
lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved
suddenly / now (..., now...)
pending a decision / hanging in the balance
to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location
with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils
to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
to storm off in a huff (idiom)
lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether / unable to take it any more
rise straight from the ground / rising abruptly out of the ground
to swarm around / flocking (to see)
pour in / come swarming / swarm forward
to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
variant of 鋌而走險|铤而走险[ting3 er2 zou3 xian3]
bear arms against / raise the standard / rise in revolt
to have both (at the same time)
brief encounter / to brush past sb
angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections
to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously / clearly / it goes without saying
easy / with no difficulty
to lump different matters together (idiom)
dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)
to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer
crying tears of joy (idiom)
to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
to speak frankly with assurance
牵 一 发 而 动 全 身 qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn
lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves / fig. a slight change will affect everything else / the butterfly effect
intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring / terrifying / overwhelming
放 之 四 海 而 皆 准 fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
applicable anywhere (idiom)
that's all / just this and nothing more
now / at the present (time)
one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things / to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) / to respond in kind
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
to get round fast / to spread like wildfire
to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire
and then (what follows next)
with regard to (preceding phrase)
to turn to (sth else) / to switch to
involuntary / automatically
it is obvious that... / as one can well imagine...
occasionally / from time to time
to blurt out / to let slip (an indiscreet remark)
to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself
commence business / rise in the world by sheer effort and persistence
over time / as time passes / in the fullness of time
rush on like a swarm of hornets / like bees pressing forward in swarms -- a crowd pressing on / (The crowds) surged forward (to shake hands with sb.).
lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom) / fig. to get excited and move to action
to come one after the other
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
avail oneself of the opportunity to get in
to jump up suddenly / to bound up / to rise up in one bound
to leave without saying good-bye
directly / head-on (collision) / in one's face (of wind)
to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)
to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth / to persevere / unflagging efforts
to flash past / to flit by
take advantage of the crack and enter / get in through the crack / seize the opportunity and enter
to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
standing like a tripod -- a tripartite balance of forces