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35 Cards in this Set
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励精图治 |
make great effort to make a country prosperous |
lìjīngtúzhì |
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良药苦口 |
good advice is hard to take |
liángyàokǔkǒu |
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良莠不齐 |
bad as well as good people |
liángyǒubùqí |
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清廉 |
honest |
qīnglián |
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两袖清风 |
incorruptible |
liǎngxiùqīngfēng |
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贪污 |
corrupt |
tānwū |
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了如指掌 |
know like the back of one's hand |
liǎorúzhǐzhǎng |
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临渴掘井 |
unprepared |
línkějuéjǐng |
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炉火纯青 |
perfection |
lúhuǒchúnqīng |
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路不拾遗 |
honesty in society |
lùbúshíyí |
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落花流水 |
heavily defeated |
luòhuāliúshuǐ |
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洛阳纸贵 |
show popularity of a work |
luòyángzhǐguì |
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络绎不绝 |
endless stream |
luòyìbùjué |
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毛遂自荐 |
volunteer yourself |
máosuìzìjiàn |
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每况愈下 |
go from bad to worse |
měikuàngyùxià |
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门可罗雀 |
empty/deserted |
ménkěluóquè |
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面目全非 |
distorted beyond recognition |
miànmùquánfēi |
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名列前茅 |
come out among the top |
mínglièqiánmáo |
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名落孙山 |
fail to make the grade |
míngluòsūnshān |
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墨守成规 |
Hidebound(unwilling to change) |
mòshǒuchéngguī |
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目空一切 |
condescending |
mùkōngyíqiè |
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逆水行舟 |
go against the stream |
nìshuǐxíngzhōu |
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不进则退 |
Not to advance is to go back. |
Bú jìn zé tuì |
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悬殊 |
distant |
xuánshū |
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波 |
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bō |
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气馁 |
feel demoralised |
qìněi |
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潜心 |
with great concentration |
qiánxīn |
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研 |
grind |
yán |
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尖锐 |
sharp |
jiānruì |
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批评 |
criticism |
pīpíng |
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废墟 |
wreckage |
fèixū |
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格外 |
géwài |
especially/additionally |
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谨慎 |
wary |
jǐnshèn |
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繁荣昌盛 |
thriving and prosperous |
fánróngchāngshèng |
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欲言又止 |
To wish to speak, but on second thoughts do not. |
yùyányòuzhǐ |