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不可磨灭
bù kě mó miè
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indelible
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不无
bù wú
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not without
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事不过三
shì bù guò sān
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a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom);
don't repeat the same mistake again and again;
bad things don't happen more than three times
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来历不明
lái lì bù míng
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of unknown origin
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好景不长
hǎo jǐng bù cháng
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a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
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孜孜不倦
zī zī bù juàn
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lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort;
assiduous (in study);
to concentrate
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密不可分
mì bù kě fēn
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inextricably linked (idiom);
inseparable
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弱不禁风
ruò bù jīn fēng
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too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate;
fragile state of health
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从容不迫
cóng róng bù pò
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calm;
unruffled
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打抱不平
dǎ bào bù píng
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to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice;
to fight for justice;
also written 抱打不平[bao4 da3 bu4 ping2]
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无坚不摧
wú jiān bù cuī
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no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle;
nothing one can't do;
to carry everything before one
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禁不起
jīn bu qǐ
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to be unable to stand
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裹足不前
guǒ zú bù qián
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to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
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迥然不同
jiǒng rán bù tóng
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widely different;
utterly different
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不三不四
bù sān bù sì
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dubious;
shady;
neither one thing nor the other;
neither fish nor fowl;
nondescript
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不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
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not care about one's appearance (idiom);
slovenly in dress and manner
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不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
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to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly;
to fire from the hip
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不失为
bù shī wéi
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can still be considered (to be...);
may after all be accepted as
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不得已而为之
bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī
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to have no other choice;
to be the last resort
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不比
bù bǐ
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unlike
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不声不响
bù shēng bù xiǎng
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wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking;
taciturn
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不虚此行
bù xū cǐ xíng
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the trip has not been made in vain;
the trip has been well worthwhile;
it's been a worthwhile trip
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不露声色
bù lù shēng sè
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not show one's feeling or intentions
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何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
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What can you have against it? (idiom);
We should do this.;
Go for it!
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八九不离十
bā jiǔ bù lí shí
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pretty close;
very near;
about right
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