8 classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
Idioms (20)
一手交钱,一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
3 simple and direct transaction
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
3 to reciprocate with material assistance
4 scratch each other's back
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
履舄交错
lu:3 xì jiāo cuò
1 lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
2 a lively party
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
心力交瘁
xīn lì jiāo cuì
1 to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
1 to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo
1 a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed