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一而再,再而三
- 1 again and again
日出而作,日入而息
- 1 lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
- 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
- 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
- 1 To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
扬长而去 | 揚長而去
- 1 to swagger off
- 2 to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
说说而已 | 說說而已
- 1 nothing serious
- 2 just hot air
有备而来 | 有備而來
- 1 to come prepared
疾驰而过 | 疾馳而過
- 1 to sweep past
- 2 to hurtle past
- 3 to swoosh past
尽力而为 | 盡力而為
- 1 to try one's utmost
- 2 to strive
脱颖而出 | 脫穎而出
- 1 to reveal one's talent (idiom)
- 2 to rise above others
- 3 to distinguish oneself
周而复始 | 週而復始
- 1 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
- 2 the wheel comes full circle
适可而止 | 適可而止
- 1 to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can
- 2 don't overdo it
- 3 stop while you're ahead
不寒而栗 | 不寒而慄
- 1 shiver all over though not cold
- 2 tremble with fear
- 3 shudder
甚而至于 | 甚而至於
- 1 even
- 2 so much so that
勉力而为 | 勉力而為
- 1 to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
引而不发 | 引而不發
- 1 to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
- 2 to go through the motions
- 3 to practice
- 4 a trial run
铩羽而归 | 鎩羽而歸
- 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
- 1 to walk in in a line
夺门而出 | 奪門而出
- 1 to rush out through a door (idiom)
悬而未决 | 懸而未決
- 1 pending a decision
- 2 hanging in the balance