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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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事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
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half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results;
a stitch in time saves nine
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工事
gōng shì
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defensive structure;
military fortifications;
(Tw) construction works;
civil engineering works
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情事
qíng shì
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circumstances;
facts (of a case);
case;
feelings;
love affair
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记事簿
jì shì bù
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a memo book (recording events)
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逸事
yì shì
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anecdote;
lost or apocryphal story about famous person
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当事
dāng shì
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to be in charge;
to be confronted (with a matter);
involved (in some matter)
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当事
dàng shì
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to consider as a matter of importance;
to be of importance
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息事宁人
xī shì níng rén
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to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
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炊事
chuī shì
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cooking
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无事生非
wú shì shēng fēi
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to make trouble out of nothing
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防御工事
fáng yù gōng shì
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fortification;
defensive structure
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事不宜迟
shì bù yí chí
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the matter should not be delayed;
there's no time to lose
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事假
shì jià
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leave of absence for a personal matter
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事必躬亲
shì bì gōng qīn
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to attend to everything personally
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事变
shì biàn
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incident;
unforeseen event;
events (in general)
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国事
guó shì
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affairs of the nation;
politics
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奇事
qí shì
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marvel
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好事多磨
hǎo shì duō mó
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the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
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东窗事发
dōng chuāng shì fā
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(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom);
to come to light
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外事
wài shì
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foreign affairs
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总领事
zǒng lǐng shì
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consul general
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军事学
jūn shì xué
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military science
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事由
shì yóu
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main content;
matter;
work;
origin of an incident;
cause;
purpose;
subject (of business letter)
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好人好事
hǎo rén hǎo shì
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admirable people and exemplary deeds
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