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Question 1

乘風破浪

Answer 1

chéngfēngpòlàng - to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions

Question 2

靈機一動

Answer 2

língjīyīdòng - a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave

Question 3

旗鼓相當

Answer 3

qígǔxiāngdāng - lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents)

Question 4

如火如荼

Answer 4

rúhuǒrútú - like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable

Question 5

樂極生悲

Answer 5

lèjíshēngbēi - extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don’t celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!

Question 6

幸災樂禍

Answer 6

xìngzāilèhuò - lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people’s misfortune / Schadenfreude

Question 7

混合物

Answer 7

hun4he2wu4 - mixture

Question 8

罪魁禍首

Answer 8

zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster