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适可而止
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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脱口而出
tuō kǒu ér chū
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to blurt out;
to let slip (an indiscreet remark)
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华而不实
huá ér bù shí
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flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside;
flashy
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而今
ér jīn
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now;
at the present (time)
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简而言之
jiǎn ér yán zhī
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in a nutshell;
to put it briefly
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擦肩而过
cā jiān ér guò
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brief encounter;
to brush past sb
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背道而驰
bèi dào ér chí
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to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
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铤而走险
tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn
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to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)
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三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
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think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
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不辞而别
bù cí ér bié
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to leave without saying good-bye
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悬而未决
xuán ér wèi jué
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pending a decision;
hanging in the balance
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而后
ér hòu
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after that;
then
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不得而知
bù dé ér zhī
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unknown;
unable to find out
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迎刃而解
yíng rèn ér jiě
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lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom);
fig. easily solved
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不翼而飞
bù yì ér fēi
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to disappear without trace;
to vanish all of a sudden;
to spread fast;
to spread like wildfire
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转而
zhuǎn ér
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to turn to (sth else);
to switch to
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随遇而安
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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不劳而获
bù láo ér huò
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to reap without sowing (idiom)
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不欢而散
bù huān ér sàn
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to part on bad terms;
(of a meeting etc) to break up in discord
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接踵而来
jiē zhǒng ér lái
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to come one after the other
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合而为一
hé ér wéi yī
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to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
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可想而知
kě xiǎng ér zhī
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it is obvious that...;
as one can well imagine...
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继而
jì ér
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then;
afterwards
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乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
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to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
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扬长而去
yáng cháng ér qù
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to swagger off;
to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
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