1.to sail against the current2.(fig.) to go against the flow
1.to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly2.to act according to one's means3.to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
to recover speedily (idiom); to get better quickly
to file out; to walk out in a line
one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
1.to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)2.to recall the past to understand the future
1.the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.2.universally abhorrent
1.to settle for second best2.the next best thing
一发而不可收一發而不可收 to be impossible to stop once started
1.lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)2.fig. to be principled and incorruptible
1.angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment2.unable to voice objections
敬鬼神而远之敬鬼神而遠之 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
顾左右而言他顧左右而言他 (idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion
来而不往非礼也來而不往非禮也 1.not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)2.to respond in kind
有百利而无一害有百利而無一害 to have many advantages and no disadvantages
有百害而无一利有百害而無一利 having no advantage whatsoever
树欲静而风不止樹欲靜而風不止 1.lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)2.fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
牵一发而动全身牽一髮而動全身 1.lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)2.fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system
任重而道远任重而道遠 see 任重道远[rèn zhòng dào yuǎn]
variant of 铤而走险[tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn]
variant of 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
1.(literary) very soon2.before long
(idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
1.to recover spontaneously (from an illness)2.to get better without medical treatment
1.to arrive without invitation2.unexpected guest3.unwanted presence
to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy
1.to arrive as planned2.right on schedule
to be faithful to one's mate all one's life
1.to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 刘伯温[liú bó wēn])2.(fig.) to play music
to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)
(of rain) to fall heavily
1.to sweep past2.to hurtle past3.to swoosh past
to act according to the situation (idiom)
lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
(of a group) to stay together; to keep together