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据为己有
jù wéi jǐ yǒu
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to take for one's own;
to expropriate
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叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
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(idiom) to gasp in amazement;
to acclaim as the peak of perfection
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沦为
lún wéi
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to sink down to;
to be reduced to (sth inferior)
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为重
wéi zhòng
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to attach most importance to
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不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
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not at all surprising (idiom)
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先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
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strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
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相依为命
xiāng yī wéi mìng
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mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival;
interdependent
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人满为患
rén mǎn wéi huàn
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packed with people;
overcrowded;
overpopulation
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眼见为实
yǎn jiàn wéi shí
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seeing is believing
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胡作非为
hú zuò fēi wéi
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to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
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评为
píng wéi
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to elect as;
to choose as;
to consider as
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先入为主
xiān rù wéi zhǔ
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lit. first impression is strongest
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化为乌有
huà wéi wū yǒu
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to go up in smoke;
to vanish
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尤为
yóu wéi
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especially
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助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
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pleasure from helping others (idiom)
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合而为一
hé ér wéi yī
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to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
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为首
wéi shǒu
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head;
be headed by
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较为
jiào wéi
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comparatively;
relatively;
fairly
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化险为夷
huà xiǎn wéi yí
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to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
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反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
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to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
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引以为荣
yǐn yǐ wéi róng
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to regard it as an honor (idiom)
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无所作为
wú suǒ zuò wéi
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attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive;
feckless
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年轻有为
nián qīng yǒu wéi
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young and promising
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鲜为人知
xiǎn wéi rén zhī
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rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown;
secret to all but a few
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不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
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not to accept as correct (idiom); to object;
to disapprove;
to take exception to
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