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知难而进
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入门常用·行动与方法 · Beginner · Action & Method
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亡羊补牢
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
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化险为夷
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
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转危为安
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
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水到渠成
lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) / fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
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事半功倍
(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
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半途而废
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
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功亏一篑
lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
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雷厉风行
pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
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身体力行
to practice what one preaches (idiom)
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力挽狂澜
to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
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一鼓作气
in a spurt of energy
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一马当先
(idiom) to take the lead
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破釜沉舟
lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats
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再接再厉
to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist / unremitting efforts
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马到成功
to win instant success (idiom)
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行之有效
to be effective (idiom)
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井井有条
everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
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轻车熟路
lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom) / fig. to do sth routinely and with ease / a walk in the park
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得心应手
lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily
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游刃有余
handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
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立竿见影
(lit.) set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom) / (fig.) to get instant results
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一劳永逸
to get sth done once and for all
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事必躬亲
to attend to everything personally
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开源节流
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
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拨乱反正
bring order out of chaos / set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder
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拨云见日
lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
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乘胜追击
to follow up a victory and press home the attack / to pursue retreating enemy
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过犹不及
too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
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迎刃而解
lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved
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以退为进
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量入为出
to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means / You can only spend what you earn.
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精打细算
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
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快马加鞭
to spur the horse to full speed (idiom) / to go as fast as possible
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按部就班
(idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
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由浅入深
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按图索骥
lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue
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顺藤摸瓜
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon / to track sth following clues
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顺水推舟
lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit
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抽丝剥茧
(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom) / (fig.) to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
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改弦更张
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脱胎换骨
to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
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推波助澜
to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum / to encourage sth to get bigger / to add fuel to the fire
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勇往直前
to advance bravely
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斩钉截铁
(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
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一气呵成
to do something at one go / to flow smoothly
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势如破竹
like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
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披荆斩棘
lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom) / fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way / to break through hardships / to blaze a new trail
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身先士卒
to fight at the head of one's troops / (fig.) to take the lead
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因事制宜
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