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lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom)招兵买马zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere持之以恒chí zhī yǐ héng

(idiom) all directions; all around四面八方sì miàn bā fāng

lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)打草惊蛇dǎ cǎo jīng shé

unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily目不转睛mù bù zhuǎn jīng

know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of…知己知彼zhī jǐ zhī bǐ

(lit.) like the man of 杞 who feared the sky would fall (idiom)杞人忧天qǐ rén yōu tiān

(idiom) inharmonious · incompatible格格不入gé gé bù rù

to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum推波助澜tuī bō zhù lán

to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)温故知新wēn gù zhī xīn

lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant…坐井观天zuò jǐng guān tiān

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)守株待兔shǒu zhū dài tù

(idiom) to take the lead一马当先yī mǎ dāng xiān

interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)古色古香gǔ sè gǔ xiāng

(idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to…独占鳌头dú zhàn áo tóu

to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)因小失大yīn xiǎo shī dà

lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)水到渠成shuǐ dào qú chéng

to rapidly go up in the world平步青云píng bù qīng yún

to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate推陈出新tuī chén chū xīn

unswerving · unflinching坚定不移jiān dìng bù yí

regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged有条不紊yǒu tiáo bù wěn

to satisfy rival demands (idiom) · to get the best of both worlds两全其美liǎng quán qí měi

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎng

lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the…缘木求鱼yuán mù qiú yú

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