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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 2292)

幕天席地
[mùtiānxídì]
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  • 1. [直译: have the sky as one's tent and the earth as one's mat] take one's ease out in the open air
  • 2. [直译: have the sky as one's tent and the earth as one's mat] have great breadth of view

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言行一致
[yánxíngyízhì]
  • the deeds match (or square with) the words; one's actions are in keeping with one's promises; one's deeds are consistent with one's words; be as good as one's word

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反剪
[fǎnjiǎn]
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  • 1. have one's hands tied behind one's back
  • 2. hold one's hands behind one's back

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鞠躬尽瘁,死而后已(鞠躬盡瘁,死而後已)
[jūgōngjìncuìsǐ'érhòuyǐ]
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  • bend one's back to the task until one's dying day; give one's all till one's heart stops beating

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倒剪
[dàojiǎn]
  • To put one's hands behind one's back, or to have one's hands tied behind one's back.

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Examples (1-5 of 1772)

办事不力
not do one's best in one's work; be slack in one's work
夹着尾巴做人
tuck one's tail between one's legs; pull (or draw) one's horns in
扎小辫儿
tie up one's plaits; plait one's hair; wear one's hair in plaits
掌握自己的命运
take one's destiny into one's own hands; be master of one's own destiny
量入为出
keep expenditures below income; live within one's means; cut one's coat according to one's cloth

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