一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
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1 to do two things at once (idiom)
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2 to multitask
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3 to divide one's attention
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
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1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
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1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
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1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
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1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
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2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
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3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
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1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
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2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
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1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
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2 to allow room for error
感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
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1 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
惯用语
guàn yòng yǔ
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1 commonly used phrase
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2 idiom
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3 colloquial usage
无所用心
wú suǒ yòng xīn
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1 not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
现学现用
xiàn xué xiàn yòng
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1 to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
用武之地
yòng wǔ zhī dì
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1 ample scope for abilities
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2 favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
习惯用语
xí guàn yòng yǔ
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1 idiom
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2 idiomatic expression
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3 habitual form of speech (grammar)
运用自如
yùn yòng zì rú
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1 to have a fluent command of (idiom)
量才录用
liàng cái lù yòng
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1 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
饱食终日,无所用心
bǎo shí zhōng rì , wú suǒ yòng xīn
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1 to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom)
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2 to be sated with food and remain idle
养兵千日,用兵一时
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí
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1 lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养兵千日,用在一朝
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo
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1 lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
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2 fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off