1. to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)2. to be undaunted by repeated setbacks3. to be indomitable
换汤不换药 換湯不換藥 huàn tāng bù huàn yào 1. different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only2. a change in form but not in substance
1. not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable2. to adhere rigidly to regulations3. will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
自强不息 自強不息 zì qiáng bù xī HSK 7–9 1. to strive unremittingly2. self-improvement
1. cannot help laughing2. unable to restrain a smile
心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú 1. the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)2. the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
1. not a single one is dispensable2. can't do without either
1. to be unable to carry on even for a single day2. to be in a desperate situation
to be unable to hold back
1. (literary) unlike one's parents2. degenerate3. unworthy
disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)
1. (idiom) variable2. uneven3. irregular
1. make light of traveling a thousand li2. go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
1. unexpectedly2. suddenly3. at unawares4. off guard+1 条 +2 条 1. not to accept sth2. to want to have sth overruled or changed3. to refuse to obey or comply4. to refuse to accept as final+2 条 +3 条 (idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
intolerable; unacceptable
not at all surprising (idiom)
1. lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)2. fig. poverty-stricken
1. not to enjoy popular support2. to be unpopular
上梁不正下梁歪 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
neither giving way to the other
1. lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)2. fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever3. the old man still has it
1. to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)2. to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
1. to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear2. to ignore deliberately
1. cannot figure out2. to be unable to take a lighter view3. to take things too hard4. to be depressed+1 条 +2 条 络绎不绝 絡繹不絕 luò yì bù jué HSK 7–9 (idiom) continuously; in an endless stream
1. little imagined2. scarcely realized
1. to hesitate to move forward2. to hesitate3. to hold back
恋恋不舍 戀戀不捨 liàn liàn bù shě HSK 7–9 reluctant to part
以不变应万变 以不變應萬變 yǐ bù biàn yìng wàn biàn (idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle
(idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史记[shǐ jì])
1. no trace of politeness2. unrestrained (criticism)
(idiom) unable to speak through tears; sobbing uncontrollably
百闻不如一见 百聞不如一見 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn 1. seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others2. seeing is believing
1. unexpectedly2. unawareness3. unpreparedness
1. to be caught off guard2. without warning
to be all talk and no action
too numerous to mention individually or one by one
不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng HSK 7–9 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
1. (of sound) to never stop2. to fall incessantly on the ear3. to linger on
赞叹不已 讚嘆不已 zàn tàn bù yǐ HSK 7–9 (idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe