不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
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1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
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2 to fire from the hip
以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
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1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
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1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
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1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
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2 (any number of possible translations)
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
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1 to mull over (idiom)
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2 to think long and hard
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
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1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
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2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
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1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
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2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
战无不胜,攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
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1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
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2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
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3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
搜索枯肠
sōu suǒ kū cháng
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1 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
攻无不克,战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
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1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
澡垢索疵
zǎo gòu suǒ cī
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1 to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
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2 to nitpick
费人思索
fèi rén sī suǒ
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1 to think oneself to exhaustion (idiom)
靡不有初,鲜克有终
mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng
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1 almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle