Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    zhù
    qíng
    tiān
    一柱擎天
    yī zhù qíng tiān

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally to support the sky as a single pillar
    • fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
    zhù
    qíng
    tiān
    一柱擎天
    yī zhù qíng tiān

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally to support the sky as a single pillar
    • fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
    tiáo
    shéng
    shàng
    de
    zha
    一条绳上的蚂蚱
    yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally like locusts tied to one rope
    • fig. in the same boat
    • in it together for better or worse
    • to sink or swim together
    tiáo
    shéng
    shàng
    de
    zha
    一条绳上的蚂蚱
    yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally like locusts tied to one rope
    • fig. in the same boat
    • in it together for better or worse
    • to sink or swim together
    gài
    ér
    lùn
    一概而论
    yī gài ér lùn
    gài
    ér
    lùn
    一概而论
    yī gài ér lùn
    yàng
    一模一样
    yī mú yī yàng

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • exactly the same
    • carbon copy
    yàng
    一模一样
    yī mú yī yàng

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • exactly the same
    • carbon copy
    jiǎo
    yìn
    一步一个脚印
    yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • one step, one footprint; steady progress
    • reliable
    jiǎo
    yìn
    一步一个脚印
    yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • one step, one footprint; steady progress
    • reliable
    dēng
    tiān
    一步登天
    yī bù dēng tiān
    dēng
    tiān
    一步登天
    yī bù dēng tiān
    máo
    bá
    一毛不拔
    yī máo bù bá
    máo
    bá
    一毛不拔
    yī máo bù bá
    wèi
    píng
    yòu
    一波未平,一波又起
    yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises; a new problem arises before the old is solved
    • many twists and turns to a story
    • one thing after another
    wèi
    píng
    yòu
    一波未平,一波又起
    yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises; a new problem arises before the old is solved
    • many twists and turns to a story
    • one thing after another
    qīng
    èr
    chǔ
    一清二楚
    yī qīng èr chǔ
    qīng
    èr
    chǔ
    一清二楚
    yī qīng èr chǔ
    qīng
    èr
    bái
    一清二白
    yī qīng èr bái

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • perfectly clean
    • blameless
    • unimpeachable
    qīng
    èr
    bái
    一清二白
    yī qīng èr bái

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • perfectly clean
    • blameless
    • unimpeachable
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