偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
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1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
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2 jerry-building
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3 sloppy work
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
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1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó
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1 to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
勤俭朴实
qín jiǎn pǔ shí
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1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom)
勤俭朴素
qín jiǎn pǔ sù
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1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
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1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
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1 diligent and thrifty (idiom)
勤俭耐劳
qín jiǎn nài láo
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1 diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
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1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
勤则不匮
qín zé bù kuì
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1 If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
勤劳不虞匮乏
qín láo bù yú kuì fá
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1 Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
勤政廉政
qín zhèng lián zhèng
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1 honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)
四体不勤,五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
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1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
天道酬勤
tiān dào chóu qín
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1 Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
将勤补绌
jiāng qín bǔ chù
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1 to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
业精于勤
yè jīng yú qín
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1 mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
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2 Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.
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3 Practice makes perfect.
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)
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
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1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
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2 different methods leading to the same result
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3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
磨刀不误砍柴工
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
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1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
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2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
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3 a beard well lathered is half shaved