Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    zuò
    èr
    xiū
    一不做,二不休
    yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • don't do it, or don't rest; either give up, or go through to the end
    • Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
    • in for a penny, in for a pound
    zuò
    èr
    xiū
    一不做,二不休
    yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • don't do it, or don't rest; either give up, or go through to the end
    • Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
    • in for a penny, in for a pound
    qiū
    zhī
    一丘之貉
    yī qiū zhī hé
    qiū
    zhī
    一丘之貉
    yī qiū zhī hé
    zhī
    wéi
    shèn
    一之为甚
    yī zhī wéi shèn
    zhī
    wéi
    shèn
    一之为甚
    yī zhī wéi shèn
    gān
    èr
    jìng
    一干二净
    yī gān èr jìng

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • thoroughly
    • completely
    • one and all
    • very clean
    gān
    èr
    jìng
    一干二净
    yī gān èr jìng

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • thoroughly
    • completely
    • one and all
    • very clean
    shí
    一五一十
    yī wǔ yī shí
    shí
    一五一十
    yī wǔ yī shí
    rén
    dào
    quǎn
    shēng
    tiān
    一人得道,鸡犬升天
    yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven
    • fig. to ride on sb else's success
    • Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
    • Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
    rén
    dào
    quǎn
    shēng
    tiān
    一人得道,鸡犬升天
    yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven
    • fig. to ride on sb else's success
    • Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
    • Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
    luó
    bo
    kēng
    一个萝卜一个坑
    yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally every turnip to its hole
    • fig. each person has his own position
    • each to his own
    • horses for courses
    • every kettle has its lid
    luó
    bo
    kēng
    一个萝卜一个坑
    yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally every turnip to its hole
    • fig. each person has his own position
    • each to his own
    • horses for courses
    • every kettle has its lid
    chuán
    shí
    shí
    chuán
    bǎi
    一传十,十传百
    yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • news pass quickly from mouth to mouth
    • an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
    chuán
    shí
    shí
    chuán
    bǎi
    一传十,十传百
    yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • news pass quickly from mouth to mouth
    • an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
    dāo
    liǎng
    duàn
    一刀两断
    yī dāo liǎng duàn

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally one knife to cut two segments; fig. to make a clean break
    • firm resolution to break off a relation
    dāo
    liǎng
    duàn
    一刀两断
    yī dāo liǎng duàn

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally one knife to cut two segments; fig. to make a clean break
    • firm resolution to break off a relation
    fēn
    háo
    一分一毫
    yī fēn yī háo

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • a tiny bit
    • an iota
    fēn
    háo
    一分一毫
    yī fēn yī háo

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • a tiny bit
    • an iota
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    Jen
    Samstag, 7. Februar 2015 at 17:01:04

    Thank you for this awesome site! Please keep it up, and also, is there a grammar teaching section here? I would love to know which goes where in Mandarin when constructing a sentence. Again, thank you so much!

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    Mittwoch, 26. Februar 2020 at 02:53:54

    i disagree

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    Mittwoch, 26. Februar 2020 at 02:54:01

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    Joseph
    Freitag, 31. Juli 2020 at 09:28:25

    Same

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    Dienstag, 1. August 2017 at 01:13:05

    I like it, thank you but, unfortunately, it doesn't work to type in a word in English and then getting the Mandatin.

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    Victor
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    Yes, indeed! It's clearly a big help to anyone researching Chengyu.

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