一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
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1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
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1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
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1 to do two things at once (idiom)
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2 to multitask
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3 to divide one's attention
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
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1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
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2 a crushing defeat
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3 beaten and in a hopeless position
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
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1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
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1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
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2 half-hearted
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3 shilly-shallying
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
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1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
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2 fig. to go to great lengths
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3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
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1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
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2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
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3 to keep going while some hope is left
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
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1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
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2 persistence will overcome
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
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1 tremendous strength (idiom)
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
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1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
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1 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
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1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
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1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
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1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
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1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
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1 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
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2 fig. having an uncomfortable time
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
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1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
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2 malicious and duplicitous