一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
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1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
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2 continuing as always
一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
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1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
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1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
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2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
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
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
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1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
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1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
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2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
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1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
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1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
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1 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
但愿如此
dàn yuàn rú cǐ
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1 if only it were so
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2 I hope so (idiom)
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
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1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
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2 Things haven't changed at all.
倘能如此
tǎng néng rú cǐ
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1 if it is possible (idiom)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
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1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
假途灭虢
jiǎ tú miè Guó
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1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
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1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
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2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
俨如白昼
yǎn rú bái zhòu
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1 as bright as daylight (idiom)
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
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1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
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1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
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2 with irresistible force
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
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1 leave it to me (idiom)
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2 I'll take care of it
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
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1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)