一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
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1 each word carries weight
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2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
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1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
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2 naive
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3 doesn't know who's who
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4 no sense of priorities
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
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1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
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1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
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2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
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3 to make a comeback
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
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1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
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1 lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
如释重负
rú shì zhòng fù
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1 as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
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2 to have a weight off one's mind
山峦重叠
shān luán chóng dié
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1 overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
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1 to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
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1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
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2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
慎重其事
shèn zhòng qí shì
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1 to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
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1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
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1 diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
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1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
敬而远之
jìng ér yuǎn zhī
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1 to show respect from a distance (idiom)
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2 to remain at a respectful distance
敬若神明
jìng ruò shén míng
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1 to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì
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1 to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
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1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance