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成说
chéng shuō
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accepted theory or formulation
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相映成趣
xiāng yìng chéng qù
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to set each other off nicely
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绿树成荫
lǜ shù chéng yìn
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(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage;
(of a road) to be tree-lined
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聚沙成塔
jù shā chéng tǎ
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sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity;
many a mickle makes a muckle
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一事無成
yī shì wú chéng
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to have achieved nothing;
to be a total failure;
to get nowhere
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一口吃不成胖子
yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi
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lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb);
fig. learn to walk before you run
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一成不變
yī chéng bù biàn
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nothing much changes (idiom); always the same;
stuck in a rut
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一氣呵成
yī qì hē chéng
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to do something at one go;
to flow smoothly
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一举成功
yī jǔ chéng gōng
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success at one go;
to succeed at the first attempt
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一舉成功
yī jǔ chéng gōng
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success at one go;
to succeed at the first attempt
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一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
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(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
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一語成讖
yī yǔ chéng chèn
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(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
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一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
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a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
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三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
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three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
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三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang ， hé chéng yī gè zhū gě liàng
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lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
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三個臭皮匠，合成一個諸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang ， hé chéng yī gè zhū gě liàng
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lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
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不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju ， bù néng chéng fāng yuán
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without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
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不以規矩，不能成方圓
bù yǐ guī ju ， bù néng chéng fāng yuán
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without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
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不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
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to succeed or die trying (idiom)
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不成文
bù chéng wén
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unwritten (rule)
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不成文法
bù chéng wén fǎ
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unwritten law
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不成材
bù chéng cái
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worthless;
good-for-nothing
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不成样子
bù chéng yàng zi
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shapeless;
deformed;
ruined;
beyond recognition;
(of a person) reduced to a shadow
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不成樣子
bù chéng yàng zi
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shapeless;
deformed;
ruined;
beyond recognition;
(of a person) reduced to a shadow
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不成熟
bù chéng shú
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unripe;
immature
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