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一而再,再而三
yī ér zài , zài ér sān
  1. 1 again and again
日出而作,日入而息
rì chū ér zuò , rì rù ér xī
  1. 1 lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
  2. 2 fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life
无一事而不学,无一时而不学,无一处而不得 | 無一事而不學,無一時而不學,無一處而不得
wú yī shì ér bù xué , wú yī shí ér bù xué , wú yī chù ér bù dé
  1. 1 Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhū Xī])
学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆 | 學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆
xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài
  1. 1 To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
扬长而去 | 揚長而去
yáng cháng ér qù
  1. 1 to swagger off
  2. 2 to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
说说而已 | 說說而已
shuō shuō ér yǐ
  1. 1 nothing serious
  2. 2 just hot air
有备而来 | 有備而來
yǒu bèi ér lái
  1. 1 to come prepared
疾驰而过 | 疾馳而過
jí chí ér guò
  1. 1 to sweep past
  2. 2 to hurtle past
  3. 3 to swoosh past
尽力而为 | 盡力而為
jìn lì ér wéi
  1. 1 to try one's utmost
  2. 2 to strive
脱颖而出 | 脫穎而出
tuō yǐng ér chū
  1. 1 to reveal one's talent (idiom)
  2. 2 to rise above others
  3. 3 to distinguish oneself
周而复始 | 週而復始
zhōu ér fù shǐ
  1. 1 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
  2. 2 the wheel comes full circle
适可而止 | 適可而止
shì kě ér zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can
  2. 2 don't overdo it
  3. 3 stop while you're ahead
不寒而栗 | 不寒而慄
bù hán ér lì
  1. 1 shiver all over though not cold
  2. 2 tremble with fear
  3. 3 shudder
甚而至于 | 甚而至於
shèn ér zhì yú
  1. 1 even
  2. 2 so much so that
勉力而为 | 勉力而為
miǎn lì ér wéi
  1. 1 to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
引而不发 | 引而不發
yǐn ér bù fā
  1. 1 to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
  2. 2 to go through the motions
  3. 3 to practice
  4. 4 a trial run
铩羽而归 | 鎩羽而歸
shā yǔ ér guī
  1. 1 to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
鱼贯而入 | 魚貫而入
yú guàn ér rù
  1. 1 to walk in in a line
夺门而出 | 奪門而出
duó mén ér chū
  1. 1 to rush out through a door (idiom)
悬而未决 | 懸而未決
xuán ér wèi jué
  1. 1 pending a decision
  2. 2 hanging in the balance