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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 226)

长痛不如短痛(長痛不如短痛)
[Cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng]
  • 1. It is better to suffer short-term pain so that one will not have to suffer long-term pain; It is better to just get it over with, rather than prolong the agony.
  • 2. Long-term pain is not as good as short-term pain.

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长期(長期)
[chángqī]
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  • over a long period of time; long-term; long-lasting

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[ɡū]
  • 1. An archaic term for a wine vessel with a flaring mouth and base, compressed middle part, long legs, and with ridges on both the body and the legs.
  • 2. An archaic term for a thin, hexahedral or octahedral piece of wood to write on.

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短期行为(短期行為)
[duǎnqīxíngwéi]
  • Behavior which looks only at the short term interest and ignores the long term interest.

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放长线,钓大鱼(放長線,釣大魚)
[fàngchángxiàn,diàodàyú]
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  • throw a long line to catch a big fish—adopt a long-term plan to secure something big

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Examples (1-5 of 28)

短(中,长)期放款
short-term (medium-term, long-term) loan
长远规划
a long-term (or long-range) plan
长期规划
a long-term plan
长远的利益
long-term interests
作持久打算
plan on a long-term basis

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