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不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
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to not bother about trifles (idiom)
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不胫而走
bù jìng ér zǒu
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to get round fast;
to spread like wildfire
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不衰
bù shuāi
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unfailing;
never weakening;
enduring;
unstoppable
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心有余而力不足
xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú
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the will is there, but not the strength (idiom);
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
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忍俊不禁
rěn jùn bù jīn
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cannot help laughing;
unable to restrain a smile
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忿忿不平
fèn fèn bù píng
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variant of 憤憤不平|愤愤不平[fen4 fen4 bu4 ping2]
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按捺不住
àn nà bu zhù
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to be unable to hold back
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换汤不换药
huàn tāng bù huàn yào
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different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only;
a change in form but not in substance
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百战不殆
bǎi zhàn bù dài
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to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to win every fight
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百折不挠
bǎi zhé bù náo
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to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom);
to be undaunted by repeated setbacks;
to be indomitable
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缺一不可
quē yī bù kě
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not a single one is dispensable;
can't do without either
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自强不息
zì qiáng bù xī
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to strive unremittingly;
self-improvement
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处变不惊
chǔ biàn bù jīng
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to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
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说一不二
shuō yī bù èr
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to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
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雷打不动
léi dǎ bù dòng
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not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable;
to adhere rigidly to regulations;
will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
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默不作声
mò bù zuò shēng
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to keep silent
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上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
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lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
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不孕症
bù yùn zhèng
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female infertility
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不得人心
bù dé rén xīn
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not to enjoy popular support;
to be unpopular
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不服
bù fú
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not to accept sth;
to want to have sth overruled or changed;
to refuse to obey or comply;
to refuse to accept as final;
to remain unconvinced by;
not to give in to
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不肖
bù xiào
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(literary) unlike one's parents;
degenerate;
unworthy
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不育症
bù yù zhèng
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sterility;
barrenness
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不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
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not at all surprising (idiom)
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不远千里
bù yuǎn qiān lǐ
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make light of traveling a thousand li;
go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
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互不相让
hù bù xiāng ràng
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neither giving way to the other
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