Results found with the tag 'Chinese dioms' , 5 articles in total.
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Chinese idioms:退避三舍Tuìbì Sānshè
Learning Chinese idoms is so interesting.“退避三舍”(Tuìbì Sānshè) means to retreat to avoid a conflict.
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Chinese idioms:做贼心虚(zuò zéi-xīn xū)
“做贼心虚”比喻做了坏事的人,因怕被人发现,因此总觉得心里不安。Metaphorically, “做贼心虚”means people who do bad things feel uneasy, because they are afraid they will be discovered.
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Chinese idioms:半途而废( Bàntú-érfèi )
“半途而废”原指走路走到一半停下来。比喻事情没有做完就不做了。The original meaning of “半途而废” refers to stopping halfway through a walk. Metaphorically, it means to give up halfway.
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Chinese idioms:百发百中(Bǎifā-bǎizhòng )
“百发百中”形容射箭技术的高明。比喻每次都能命中目标。"百发百中" is used to describe great archery skills. It means one can hit the target in every shot.
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Chinese idioms:拔苗助长 Bámiáo-zhùzhǎng
Pulling up the seedlings to help them grow is a metaphor for those who go against the natural, objective course of things and are hasty to get success, but only to fail at last.