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水到渠成
shuǐ dào qú chéng
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lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom);
fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
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成仁
chéng rén
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to die for a good cause
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编成
biān chéng
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to organize;
to put together;
to edit
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功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
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to win success and recognition (idiom)
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成衣
chéng yī
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ready-made clothes
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木已成舟
mù yǐ chéng zhōu
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lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom);
fig. what is done cannot be undone
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成龙
chéng lóng
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Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and Cantopop star;
to succeed in life;
to become somebody
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金日成
jīn rì chéng
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Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
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一气呵成
yī qì hē chéng
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to do something at one go;
to flow smoothly
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成文
chéng wén
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written;
statutory
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墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
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hidebound by convention (idiom)
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成吉思汗
chéng jí sī hán
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Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
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成因
chéng yīn
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cause;
factor;
cause of formation
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点石成金
diǎn shí chéng jīn
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to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
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成群结队
chéng qún jié duì
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making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers;
as a large crowd
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坐享其成
zuò xiǎng qí chéng
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to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
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恼羞成怒
nǎo xiū chéng nù
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to fly into a rage out of humiliation;
to be ashamed into anger (idiom)
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组成部分
zǔ chéng bù fèn
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part;
component;
ingredient;
constituent
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速成
sù chéng
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crash (course);
accelerated (process);
quick (fix);
instant (success);
to achieve in a short time
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成行
chéng xíng
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to embark on a journey
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成亲
chéng qīn
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to get married
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成器
chéng qì
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to make sth of oneself;
to become a person who is worthy of respect
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成套
chéng tào
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forming a complete set;
complementing one another
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成活
chéng huó
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to survive
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有志者事竟成
yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
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a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
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