一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
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1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
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2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
不成体统
bù chéng tǐ tǒng
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1 not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous
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2 bad form
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3 unacceptable behavior
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
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1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
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2 to fail to grasp the big picture
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
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1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
四体不勤,五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
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1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
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1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
心宽体胖
xīn kuān tǐ pán
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1 big-hearted and serene (idiom); contented and easy-going
心广体胖
xīn guǎng tǐ pán
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1 big-hearted and serene (idiom); contended and easy-going
忆苦思甜
yì kǔ sī tián
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1 to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)
潜神默记
qián shén mò jì
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1 to devote oneself to a task in silence (idiom)
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
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1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
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2 to act according to actual circumstances
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3 to live within one's means
兹事体大
zī shì tǐ dà
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1 this is no small thing (idiom)
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2 to have a serious matter at hand
融为一体
róng wéi yī tǐ
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1 to fuse together (idiom)
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2 hypostatic union (religion)
衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
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1 lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
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2 fig. poverty-stricken
记忆犹新
jì yì yóu xīn
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1 to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
身体力行
shēn tǐ lì xíng
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1 to practice what one preaches (idiom)
遐迩一体
xiá ěr yī tǐ
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1 both near and distant treated alike (idiom)
量体裁衣
liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
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2 To live within one's means.