尽管 | [jǐn guǎn, ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ, 尽 管 / 儘 管] despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating #920 [Add to Longdo] | 能不能 | [néng bù néng, ㄋㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ, 能 不 能] can or cannot?; Is it possible?; Can we do it? #3,155 [Add to Longdo] | 过头 | [guò tóu, ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ, 过 头 / 過 頭] to overdo it; to exaggerate #6,705 [Add to Longdo] | 索性 | [suǒ xìng, ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ, 索 性] you might as well (do it); simply; just #12,610 [Add to Longdo] | 适可而止 | [shì kě ér zhǐ, ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ, 适 可 而 止 / 適 可 而 止] to stop before going too far (成语 saw); to stop while one can; don't overdo it; stop while you're ahead #34,422 [Add to Longdo] | 驾轻就熟 | [jià qīng jiù shú, ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨˊ, 驾 轻 就 熟 / 駕 輕 就 熟] lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (成语 saw); fig. experience makes progress easy; a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back #47,213 [Add to Longdo] | 心有余而力不足 | [xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ, 心 有 余 而 力 不 足 / 心 有 餘 而 力 不 足] The will is there, but not the strength (成语 saw, from Confucian Analects).; I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.; The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. #48,642 [Add to Longdo] | 独辟蹊径 | [dú pì xī jìng, ㄉㄨˊ ㄆㄧˋ ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˋ, 独 辟 蹊 径 / 獨 辟 蹊 徑] do it one's own way; go off the beaten track #55,309 [Add to Longdo] | 画蛇添足 | [huà shé tiān zú, ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ, 画 蛇 添 足 / 畫 蛇 添 足] lit. draw legs on a snake (成语 saw); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it #60,799 [Add to Longdo] | 鸡犬升天 | [jī quǎn shēng tiān, ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ, 鸡 犬 升 天 / 雞 犬 升 天] lit. cock and dog fly heavenwards (成语 saw); fig. to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too.; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it. #76,239 [Add to Longdo] | 未便 | [wèi biàn, ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ, 未 便] not in a position to do so; I can't do it without authorization #95,325 [Add to Longdo] | 一不做,二不休 | [yī bù zuò, èr bù xiū, ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ, ㄦˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ, 一 不 做 , 二 不 休] don't do it, or don't rest (成语 saw); either give up, or go through to the end; Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.; in for a penny, in for a pound [Add to Longdo] | 一人得道鸡犬升天 | [yī rén dé dào jī quǎn shēng tiān, ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ, 一 人 得 道 鸡 犬 升 天 / 一 人 得 道 雞 犬 升 天] lit. one man achieves the Dao, cock and dog fly heavenwards (成语 saw); fig. to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too.; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it. [Add to Longdo] | 心有余,力不足 | [xīn yǒu yú, lì bù zú, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ, ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ, 心 有 余 , 力 不 足 / 心 有 餘 , 力 不 足] The will is there, but not the strength (成语 saw, from Confucian Analects).; I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.; The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. [Add to Longdo] | 薄面 | [bó miàn, ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ, 薄 面] humility term: my meager sensibilities; blushing face; please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face) [Add to Longdo] | 走自己的路,让人家去说 | [zǒu zì jǐ de lù, ràng rén jiā qù shuō, ㄗㄡˇ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄜ˙ ㄌㄨˋ, ㄖㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄩˋ ㄕㄨㄛ, 走 自 己 的 路 , 让 人 家 去 说 / 走 自 己 的 路 , 讓 人 家 去 說] Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche); Do it my way. [Add to Longdo] | 这样吧 | [zhè yàng ba, ㄓㄜˋ ㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄚ˙, 这 样 吧 / 這 樣 吧] Let's do it like this. [Add to Longdo] |
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