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到目前为止
dào mù qián wéi zhǐ
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until now;
so far
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刻意为之
kè yì wéi zhī
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to make a conscious effort;
to do something deliberately
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削职为民
xuē zhí wéi mín
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demotion to commoner (idiom)
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助人为快乐之本
zhù rén wéi kuài lè zhī běn
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pleasure from helping others
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勉力而为
miǎn lì ér wéi
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to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
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勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
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hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
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化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
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lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom);
fig. to turn hostility into friendship
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化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
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to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
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化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
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to come to nothing (idiom)
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化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
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lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
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即为
jí wéi
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to be considered to be;
to be defined to be;
to be called
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反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
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lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
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反社会行为
fǎn shè huì xíng wéi
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antisocial behavior
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另存为
lìng cún wéi
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Save As ... (menu option in a software application)
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吃得苦中苦，方为人上人
chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ ， fāng wéi rén shàng rén
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one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb);
no pain, no gain
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合为
hé wéi
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to combine
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合众为一
hé zhòng wéi yī
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united as one;
e pluribus unum
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商业行为
shāng yè xíng wéi
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business activity;
commercial activity
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善自为谋
shàn zì wéi móu
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to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
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四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
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to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom);
to feel at home anywhere;
to roam about unconstrained;
to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
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士为知己者死，女为悦己者容
shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ ， nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng
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a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart
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奉为圭臬
fèng wéi guī niè
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to take as a guiding principle (idiom)
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好为人师
hào wéi rén shī
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to like to lecture others (idiom)
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好自为之
hǎo zì wéi zhī
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to do one's best;
to shape up;
to behave;
to fend for oneself;
you're on your own
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妄为
wàng wéi
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to take rash action
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