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谑而不虐
xuè ér bù nüè
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to tease;
to mock sb without offending;
to banter
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謔而不虐
xuè ér bù nüè
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to tease;
to mock sb without offending;
to banter
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輕而易舉
qīng ér yì jǔ
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easy;
with no difficulty
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轉而
zhuǎn ér
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to turn to (sth else);
to switch to
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迎面而來
yíng miàn ér lái
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directly;
head-on (collision);
in one's face (of wind)
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退而求其次
tuì ér qiú qí cì
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to settle for second best;
the next best thing
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逆流而上
nì liú ér shàng
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to sail against the current;
(fig.) to go against the flow
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週而復始
zhōu ér fù shǐ
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lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles;
the wheel comes full circle
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進而
jìn ér
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and then (what follows next)
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过而能改，善莫大焉
guò ér néng gǎi ， shàn mò dà yān
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If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
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過而能改，善莫大焉
guò ér néng gǎi ， shàn mò dà yān
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If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
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適可而止
shì kě ér zhǐ
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to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can;
don't overdo it;
stop while you're ahead
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避而不
bì ér bù
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to avoid (doing sth)
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重足而立
chóng zú ér lì
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rooted to the spot (idiom); too terrified to move
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量力而为
liàng lì ér wéi
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to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly;
to act according to one's means;
to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
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量力而為
liàng lì ér wéi
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to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly;
to act according to one's means;
to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
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鋌而走險
tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn
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to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)
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鍥而不捨
qiè ér bù shě
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to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth;
to persevere;
unflagging efforts
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鎩羽而歸
shā yǔ ér guī
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to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
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随之而后
suí zhī ér hòu
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from that;
following from that;
after that
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隨之而後
suí zhī ér hòu
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from that;
following from that;
after that
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隨遇而安
suí yù ér ān
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at home wherever one is (idiom); ready to adapt;
flexible;
to accept circumstances with good will
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霍然而愈
huò rán ér yù
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to recover speedily (idiom); to get better quickly
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霍然而癒
huò rán ér yù
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to recover speedily (idiom); to get better quickly
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露齿而笑
lù chǐ ér xiào
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to grin
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