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Chinese idioms and sayings (revised)
This is a revised version of my previos list.
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Language - Chinese
Undergraduate 2
08/19/2009

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"天道酬勤"
Definition
"God helps those who help themselves. "
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"熟能生巧"
Definition
"Practices make perfect. / Skill comes from practice."
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"不遗余力"
Definition
"spare no effort; go all out; do one's best"
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"笨鸟先飞"
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"A slow sparrow should make an early start."
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"辞旧迎新"
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"bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new"
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"大开眼界"
Definition
"open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener"
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"既往不咎 "
Definition
"let bygones be bygones "
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"脚踏实地 "
Definition
"be down-to-earth"
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"茅塞顿开 "mao2se4dun4kai1
Definition
"be suddenly enlightened"
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"拿手好戏 "
Definition
"masterpiece"
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"脚踩两只船"
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"sit on the fence"
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"百闻不如一见 "
Definition
"seeing is believing."
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"活到老,学到老 "
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"One is never too old to learn."
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"有志者,事竟成 "
Definition
"Where there is a will, there is a way."
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"功夫不负有心人 "
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"Everything comes to him who waits."
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"没有规矩不成方圆"
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"Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards."
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"金无足赤,人无完人 "
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"Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect."
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"好事不出门,恶事传千里"
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"Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide."
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"留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "
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"""Where there is life, there is hope."""
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"事实胜于雄辩"
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"Actions speak louder than words."
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"知识就是力量."
Definition
"Knowledge is power."
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"晚做总比不做强."
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"Better late than never."
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"来得容易,去得容易."
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"Easy come,easy go."
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"三思而后行. "
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"Look before you leap."
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"天下没有不散的宴席."
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"All good things come to an end."
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"条条大路通罗马."
Definition
"All roads lead to Rome."
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"言行一致."
Definition
"Practise what you preach."
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"不劳无获."
Definition
"No pain,no gain."
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"有志者事竟成."
Definition
"Where there is a will,there is a way."
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"百闻不如一见."
Definition
"Seeing is believing."
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"全心全意."
Definition
"Heart and soul."
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"入乡随俗."
Definition
"Do in Rome as the Romans do."
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