一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
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1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
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2 reliable
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
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1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
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1 a wrong suffered (idiom)
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2 old grievance
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3 previous defeat
一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
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1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
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2 to kill two birds with one stone
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
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1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
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2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
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1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
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2 the pot calls the kettle black
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
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1 to blindly follow suit (idiom)
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2 to imitate slavishly
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3 to do what everyone else is doing
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
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1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
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1 to go on foot (idiom)
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2 to do things at a leisurely pace
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
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1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
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1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
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2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
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1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
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2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
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1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
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1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
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2 stagnating and conservative
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
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1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
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2 to strut
明枪好躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
步履维艰
bù lu:3 wéi jiān
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1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
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2 to walk with difficulty
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
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1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步罡踏斗
bù gāng tà dǒu
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1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)