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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 166)
- 因为(因為)
- [yīnwèi]
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- 因人废言(因人廢言)
- [yīnrénfèiyán]
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The Analects of Confucius·Wei linggong :"A gentleman does not promote people because of what one says, or discards certain opinions because of a certain person". That means: never promote a person because he/she flatters, or deny the right remarks because he/she is not good. Later, "因人废言" refers to the denial of one's correct remarks because of his/her lower status or faults. Also 以人废言
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- 因(囙)
- [yīn]
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because
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because of
- 3. cause
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- 吃不得
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- 1. Cannot eat (something) for some reason.
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Not edible because of contamination or because toxic.
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- 病退
- [bìnɡtuì]
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To retire before the normal retirement age because of health problems.
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(of the young students made to leave their cities and take part in farm work in rural communities during the Cultural Revolution [1966-1976]) to return home because of health problems.
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Examples (1-5 of 464)
- 不以失败自馁，不以成功自满
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not lose heart because of failure nor feel conceited because of success
- 他出身将门又刻苦好学，前途不可限量。
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He has a bright future, not only because he comes from a general's family, but also because he works hard.
- 不要受了一点挫折就唉声叹气。
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Don't moan and groan because of a little setback.
- 他们这样做是出于不得已。
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They did it that way because they had no choice.
- 因为她已超龄，那家公司没有要她。
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The company wouldn't have her because she was overage.
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