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爱屋及乌

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To love someone and whatever comes with it

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2
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按部就班

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  1. To work in a logical order/systematic way
  2. Stick to a conventional way of doing things
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3
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百年树人

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It takes a hundred years to make education bear fruit

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4
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百折不挠

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Keep fighting despite repeated setbacks

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5
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班门弄斧

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Display one’s skill before an expert

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6
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半途而废

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Give up halfway; leave something unfinished

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7
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杯弓蛇影

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Be extremely suspicious

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8
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杯水车薪

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An utterly inadequate measure

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9
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悲天悯人

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Bemoan the hard times and misery of the people; be concerned with the bad times and human suffering

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10
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闭门造车

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Work without an knowledge of the actual process; act blindly

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11
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兵不厌诈

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All’s fair in war; nothing is too deceitful craft

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12
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不耻下问

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Modest enough to learn from those in lower positions

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13
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不二法门

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Only one way of doing something

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14
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不可救药

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Incurable; Beyond hope; Hopeless

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15
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不劳而获

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Reap when one has not sown

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16
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不胜枚举

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Too many to be counted

17
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不务正业

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Not attend to one’s proper business; Neglect one’s main job

18
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不翼而飞

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  1. Vanish all of a sudden
  2. Spread fast
19
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不知所措

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Be at a loss of what to do

20
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不自量力

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Overrate one’s ability