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平易近人 

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Ping2 Yi4 Jin4 Ren2. Someone who is warm and likeable. 对待人没有架子使人容易接近. 作谓语、宾语;含褒义 (bao1yi4 commendatory); 指人或文章等

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宽宏大度

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Kuan1 Hong2 Da4 Du4. Someone magnanimous – 形容度量大,能容人; 作谓语 (wei4yu3 predicate)、定语(adjective);指人的气量 (tolerance, mangaminity)大. Also sometime kuanhongdaliang

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冰清玉洁

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Bing1Qing1Yu4Jie2; 意思是比喻人的操行清白(多用于女子). 像冰那样,清澈像玉那样洁白. Considered sexist and a bit old. 作谓语、状语(ZHUANG4YU3 - ADVERB);形容人品高尚、操行清白

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持之以恒

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chí zhī yǐ héng. 褒义谓语; 持:坚持;恒:恒心。Does things for a very long time, enough time, eg learning a sport or language; persevere

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锲而不舍

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qiè ér bù shě; “契”同“锲”,前者音为qì,后者为qiè。

作谓语、定语、状语; 中性词 比喻义 比喻有恒心,有毅力

“Work with perseverense, keep on chipping away at something”

Attributive but also predicate

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废寝忘食

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fèi qǐn wàng shí; 作谓语、定语、状语;形容人刻苦努力。Usually over not a short time, like over a few months; for a thing like a passion “comsuming”;

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大义凛然

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dà yì lǐn rán; 褒义; 由于胸怀正义而神态庄严; Bravely stand up for justice (even if you feel cold due to no one else being with you, cold is metaphor for solitary); inspire awe by committing to justice

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临危不俱 

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lin2wei1bu4ju4; 遇到危难的时候,一点也不怕。临:遇到;危:危险;惧:怕。

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光明磊落

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guāng míng lěi luò; 形容人的行为正直坦白,毫无隐私暧昧不可告人之处。磊落:心地光明坦荡,胸怀坦白,正大光明。作谓语、定语、状语;含褒义; straightforward; open and above board

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不屈不挠

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bù qū bù náo; 屈:屈服;挠:弯曲。比喻在压力、困难、威胁面前不屈服,表现十分顽强(wan2qiang2 indombinable, corageous)。作谓语、定语、状语;形容人顽强; nao2 = to scratch, hinder or yeild

Frequently used as attibutive and predicate. When used as attributive frequently followed by some kind of struggle 斗争 dou4zheng1

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鞠躬尽瘁,死而后已

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jū gōng jìn cuì,sǐ ér hòu yǐ; 作谓语、定语、宾语;Spare no effort in one’s duty; 多半用于形容人的伟大; 褒义 谓语

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料事如神

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liào shì rú shén

用法:含褒義。多用于人對事物的推測、預料能力。一般作謂語、賓語、定語。

Used for someone making guesses about the future which frequently turn out to be correct.

解釋:料事:揣度事情的發展和結局。如神:形容極其奇妙靈驗或預料事情非常準確。預料事情就如同神一樣。形容對事情的預料和事情發生的完全一樣。

出處:宋·楊萬里《提刑徽猷檢正王公墓志銘》:“公器識宏深;襟度寬博;議論設施加人數等;料事如神;物無遁情。”

例子:他~;是我們這一帶有名的小“諸葛亮”。

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足智多谋

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zú zhì duō móu

用法

联合式;作谓语、宾语、定语;含褒义

解释

形容人善于料事和用计。

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学贯中西

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xué guàn zhōng xī

形容学问贯通了中国和西方的种种知识。

分开解释

中西:

1.中国和西洋。

Have a thorough knowledge of both Western and Chinese

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博古通今

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bó gǔ tōng jīn

通:通晓;博:广博,知道得多。对古代的事知道得很多,并且通晓现代的事情。形容知识渊博。

To be erudite, to be learned

Understanding the past to the extent that it can be applied.

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才华横溢

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cái huá héng yì

才华:表现于外的才能。多指文学艺术方面而言,很有才华。

【示例】:他从小就流露出才华横溢的天资来。

【语法】:主谓式;作谓语、宾语、定语;指很有才华的人

Extremely strong cai hua - Able to play music, writing or sports

Examples include people like Taylor Swift who can write music, play many instruments and act and all kinds of stuff.

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出类拔萃

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chū lèi bá cuì

出类拔萃,读音 chū lèi bá cuì,是一个成语。拔:超出;类:同类;萃:原为草丛生的样子,引申为聚集。形容超出同类。

多指人的品德才能

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博大精深

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中文名

博大精深

外文名

Broad and profound

拼音

bó dà jīng shēn

意思

形容思想和学术广博高深

联合式;作谓语、定语;含褒义,用于人的思想与知识等 。 [2]

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集思广益

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jí sī guǎng yì

集思广益

draw upon all useful opinions

释义

集中群众的智慧广泛吸取意见

集:集中;思:思考,意见;广:扩大。指集中群众的智慧,广泛吸收有益的意见。

Predicate

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举一反三

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jǔ yī fǎn sān

意思是从懂得的一点,类推而知道其它的。

用法

联合式;作谓语、定语、状语;含褒义。

解释

反:类推,推及,推论。列举出一件事情,进而以此类推知道其它许多事情。比喻从懂得的一点,类推而知道其它的。形容善于推论,能触类旁通,善于学习,能够由此知彼。

predicate

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融会贯通

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róng huì guàn tōng

用作褒义。多用在学习上。一般作谓语、定语、宾语。

融会:融合领会;贯通:透彻理解。指融合多方面的知识道理,得到全面、透彻的领悟。

master sth. through comprehensive study

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憨态可掬

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hān tài kě jū

形容憨态十分明显,好像可以用手捧住一样,多形容动物或人形态天真可爱、单纯的样子。也作憨状可掬。

charmingly naive

憨态:质朴,形容天真而显傻气的样子;可掬:可以用手捧取。 [1] 形容憨态十分明显,好像可以用手捧住一样。多形容动物或人形态天真可爱、单纯的样子。也作憨状可掬。

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文质彬彬

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wén zhì bīn bīn

(TW wen2zhi2bin1bin1)

指人的文采和实质配合适当,形容气质温文尔雅,行为举止端正,文雅有礼貌。

When your works match with your personality. Frequently used to mean someone is cultured and polite and elegant.

语法

谓语、定语、补语

情感色彩

褒义词

When a man’s good nature

and his accomplishments

are well balanced,

(NOT INCLUDED - he thus becomes a man of virtue)

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风度翩翩

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fēnɡ dù piān piān

形容举止洒脱,气质不凡

词性

褒义词

词性

作谓语、定语;形容男子

释 义∶ 风度:风采气度,指美好的举止姿态;翩翩:文雅的样子;举止文雅优美 [1] 。形容举止洒脱。

Graceful bearing; handsome and suave