一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
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1 to advance courageously (idiom)
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2 to press forward
一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
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2 many twists and turns to a story
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3 one thing after another
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
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1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
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2 without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
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1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
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2 without an inkling
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
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1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
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2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
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1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
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1 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
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1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
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2 still wet behind the ears
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
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1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
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1 stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
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2 in a rut
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3 at a standstill
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
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1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
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1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
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2 an army marches on its stomach
前不着村,后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
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1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
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2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
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3 to be in a predicament
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
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1 unique
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2 unprecedented (idiom)
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
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1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
前事不忘,后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
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1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
前人栽树,后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
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1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
前仆后继
qián pū hòu jì
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1 one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
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2 advancing wave upon wave
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
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1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
前功尽弃
qián gōng jìn qì
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1 to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
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2 all that has been achieved goes down the drain