一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
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1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
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2 to hit it off
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3 to click together
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4 to chime in easily
一蹴即至
yī cù jí zhì
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1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
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2 success at a stroke
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3 to get results overnight
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
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1 to order again and again (idiom)
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
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1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
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1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
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2 to ensure strictly obedience
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
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1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
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1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
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2 inaccessible
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3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái
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1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
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2 always at sb's beck and call
呼之即来,挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
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1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
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2 always at sb's beck and call
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
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1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
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1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi
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1 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
无事献殷勤,非奸即盗
wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào
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1 one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
发号施令
fā hào shī lìng
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1 to boss people around (idiom)
色令智昏
sè lìng zhì hūn
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1 to lose one's head over lust
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2 sex-crazy (idiom)
若即若离
ruò jí ruò lí
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1 lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
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2 fig. to keep one's distance
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3 (of a relationship) lukewarm
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4 vague
军令如山
jūn lìng rú shān
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1 military orders are like mountains (idiom)
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2 a military order must be obeyed