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Chinese Idiom: Live far apart from each other

apart from

Chinese pinyin: tian1 ge4 yi1 fang1
Keyword: apart from

  

Chinese Idiom: Lack the ability to do what one would like to do
Ability falling short of one's wishes.

ability

Chinese pinyin: li4 bu4 cong2 xin1
Keyword: ability



Chinese Idiom: Accumulate over a long period of time

accumulate

Chinese pinyin: ri4 ji1 yue4 lei3
Keyword: accumulate

 

Chinese Idiom: Make a great fanfare
To brag and blare.

ballyhoo

Chinese pinyin: da4 chui1 da4 lei2
Keyword: ballyhoo

 

Chinese Idiom: Beautiful and charming
For female.

beauty

Chinese pinyin: qian1 jiao1 bai3 tai4
Keyword: beauty

 

Chinese Idiom: Give an extravagantly colourful description
Literally as if it were raining flowers.

boast

Chinese pinyin: tian1 hua1 luan4 zhui4
Keyword: boast

 

Chinese Idiom: Carefree
Free of worries and responsibilities.

casual

Chinese pinyin: da4 da lie1 lie1
Keyword: casual

 

Chinese Idiom: Be careful and cautious
Mind one's p's and q's.

cautious

Chinese pinyin: xiao3 xin1 jin3 shen4
Keyword: cautious

 

Chinese Idiom: Make a big deal out of
Tempest in a teapot.

chichi

Chinese pinyin: xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4
Keyword: chichi; faff

 

Chinese Idiom: Extremely complicated and difficult to figure out

complex

Chinese pinyin: qian1 tou2 wan4 xu4
Keyword: complex

 

Chinese Idiom: Without a stop
Hurried journey without a stop.

continuous

Chinese pinyin: ma3 bu4 ting2 ti2
Keyword: continuous

 

Without a moment's pause; never for a moment.

constantly

Chinese pinyin: wu2 shi2 wu2 ke4
Keyword: constantly

 

Chinese Idiom: Maintain one's composure
Show one's feelings neither in voices nor in facial expressions; do not turn a hair; stay calm and collected.

calm

Chinese pinyin: bu4 dong4 sheng1 se4
Keyword: calm

 

Chinese Idiom: Happen to have the same view
Happen to coincide; agree without previous consultation.

coincide

Chinese pinyin: bu4 mou2 er2 he2
Keyword: coincide

 

Chinese Idiom: Change one's mind the moment one sees something new
Fondness of novelty prompts frequent changes.

change

Chinese pinyin: jian4 yi4 si1 qian1
Keyword: change

 

Chinese Idiom: Be interdetermined
Be both the cause and the effect of the other's being.

cause

Chinese pinyin: hu4 wei2 yin1 guo3
Keyword: cause

 

Chinese Idiom: Uninvited guest
Unexpected guest.

crasher

Chinese pinyin: bu4 su4 zhi1 ke4
Keyword: crasher

 

 

 

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