人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
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1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
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2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
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3 the place is deserted
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4 the birds have flown
以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
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1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
来去无踪
lái qù wú zōng
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1 come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
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1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
来无影,去无踪
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng
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1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
来鸿去燕
lái hóng qù yàn
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1 lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
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1 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
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2 (fig.) the whole sequence of events
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3 causes and effects
去芜存菁
qù wú cún jīng
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1 lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
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2 to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
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1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
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2 to use this in place of that
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3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
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1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
呼之即来,挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
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1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
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2 always at sb's beck and call
呼来喝去
hū lái hè qù
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1 to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
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2 always bossing people around
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
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1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
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2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
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1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
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2 in the bag
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3 (as good as) in one's possession
战无不胜,攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
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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
拂袖而去
fú xiù ér qù
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1 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
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1 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
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2 would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
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1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
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2 in the bag
推来推去
tuī lái tuī qù
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1 (idiom) to rudely push and pull others
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2 (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
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1 to quote out of context (idiom)