(idiom) not worth a penny; utterly worthless
1. in a row2. in succession3. running
to gather happily under one roof
1. open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly2. to give one's opponent a way out3. lenient treatment
(idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible
1. to change shape in a single shake2. fig. to take on a new lease of life
1. the whole family2. (lit. and fig.) members of the same family
数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr HSK 7–9 1. (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best2. (idiom) to list one by one
to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
千钧一发 千鈞一髮 qiān jūn yī fà HSK 7–9 1. (lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)2. (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
1. generally speaking2. in general
1. lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner2. to stand out3. to develop one's own school4. to have attitude of one's own+1 条 1. working hand; member of a work team; participant2. the boss (short form of 第一把手[dì yī bǎ shǒu])
1. lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful2. to fail through lack of a final effort3. to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
1. to do something at one go2. to flow smoothly
(idiom) a chance of survival; a fighting chance; a ray of hope
(idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea
millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united
as far as the eye can see (idiom)
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
1. to put to the torch (idiom)2. to commit to the flames3. to burn sth down deliberately
1. all2. without any exceptions3. categorically
1. external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means2. to think and act as one
1. as soon as2. once (an action has been completed)
1. to advance courageously (idiom)2. to press forward
这样一来 這樣一來 zhè yàng yī lái HSK 7–9 1. thus2. if this happens then
1. lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others2. pour encourager les autres
1. bit by bit2. every little bit
1. to cover all at one glance (idiom)2. a panoramic view
1. (lit.) a pot of porridge2. (fig.) a complete mess
一筹莫展 一籌莫展 yī chóu mò zhǎn HSK 7–9 1. to be unable to find a solution2. to be at wits' end
灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng HSK 7–9 1. a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration2. to be struck by a brainwave
1. to be of one mind2. to think or act alike
一举两得 一舉兩得 yī jǔ liǎng dé HSK 7–9 1. (lit.) one action, two gains (idiom)2. (fig.) two birds with one stone
1. lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly2. extravagant
1. all-inclusive2. undiscriminating