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先入為主
xiān rù wéi zhǔ
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lit. first impression is strongest
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先睹為快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
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joy of first experience (idiom);
the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
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入土為安
rù tǔ wéi ān
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buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
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分為
fēn wéi
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to divide sth into (parts);
to subdivide
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列為
liè wéi
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to be classified as
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利他行為
lì tā xíng wéi
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altruistic behavior
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到此為止
dào cǐ wéi zhǐ
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to stop at this point;
to end here;
to call it a day
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到目前為止
dào mù qián wéi zhǐ
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until now;
so far
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刻意為之
kè yì wéi zhī
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to make a conscious effort;
to do something deliberately
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削職為民
xuē zhí wéi mín
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demotion to commoner (idiom)
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助人為快樂之本
zhù rén wéi kuài lè zhī běn
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pleasure from helping others
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助人為樂
zhù rén wéi lè
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pleasure from helping others (idiom)
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助紂為虐
zhù zhòu wéi nüè
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lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom);
fig. to take the side of the evildoer;
giving succor to the enemy
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勉力而為
miǎn lì ér wéi
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to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
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勉為其難
miǎn wéi qí nán
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to tackle a difficult job (idiom);
to do sth reluctantly
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勤儉為服務之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
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hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
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化干戈為玉帛
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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化整為零
huà zhěng wéi líng
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to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one;
divide and conquer
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化敵為友
huà dí wéi yǒu
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to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
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化為泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
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to come to nothing (idiom)
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化為烏有
huà wéi wū yǒu
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to go up in smoke;
to vanish
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化腐朽為神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
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lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
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化險為夷
huà xiǎn wéi yí
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to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
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即為
jí wéi
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to be considered to be;
to be defined to be;
to be called
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反客為主
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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