一物降一物 yī wù xiáng yī wù lit. one object bests another object / every item has a weakness (idiom) / there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock 日月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood syn 日趋 日趨 rì qū (increasing) day by day / (more critical) with every passing day / gradually syn 三天两头 三天兩頭 sān tiān liǎng tóu lit. twice every three days (idiom) / practically every day / frequently syn 每时每日 每時每日 měi shí měi rì every day and every hour / hourly and daily (idiom) 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已 jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom) / striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day 也有今天 yě yǒu jīn tiān (coll.) to get one's just deserts / to serve sb right / to get one's share of (good or bad things) / every dog has its day 日益 rì yì day by day / more and more / increasingly / more and more with each passing day syn 日渐 日漸 rì jiàn to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day / more (or better etc) with each passing day syn 光棍节 光棍節 guāng gùn jié Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià rivers pour away by the day (idiom) / going from bad to worse / deteriorating day by day syn 黄金週 黃金週 Golden Week / refers to three 7-day holiday periods at New Year 春節|春节, Labor day 勞動節|劳动节, National day 國慶|国庆 / also written 黃金周|黄 节礼日 節禮日 jié lǐ rì Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries 雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 没法儿 沒法兒 méi fǎ r (coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ... / it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) syn 凡是 fán shì each and every / every / all / any syn 一举一动 一舉一動 yī jǔ yī dòng every movement / each and every move syn 百般 bǎi bān in hundred and one ways / in every possible way / by every means syn 俱全 jù quán every kind / every variety under the sun / a complete gamut syn 家家户户 家家戶戶 jiā jiā hù hù each and every family (idiom) / every household 步步为营 步步為營 bù bù wéi yíng to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step / to consolidate at every step syn 见缝插针 見縫插針 jiàn fèng chā zhēn lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom) / fig. to make use of every second and every inch syn 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn 一个萝卜一个坑 一個蘿蔔一個坑 yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom) / fig. each person has his own position / each to his own / horses for courses / every kettle has its lid 旬输月送 旬輸月送 xún shū yuè sòng pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom) / incessant and ever more complicated demands 一颦一笑 一顰一笑 yī pín yī xiào every frown and every smile syn 战无不胜，攻无不克 戰無不勝，攻無不克 zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom) / all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do 战无不胜，攻无不取 戰無不勝，攻無不取 zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom) / all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do 攻无不克，战无不胜 攻無不克，戰無不勝 gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom) / all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do 见缝就钻 見縫就鑽 jiàn fèng jiù zuān lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom) / fig. to make the most of every opportunity syn 一举手一投足 一舉手一投足 yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú every little move / every single movement 冤有头，债有主 冤有頭，債有主 yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom) / when settling disputes one should not involve third parties 一举一动 一舉一動 yī jǔ - yī dòng (idiom) every movement / each and every move syn 隔三差五 gé sān - chà wǔ (idiom) every few days / every once in a while syn 每天 měi tiān every day syn 天天 tiān tiān every day syn 日日 rì rì every day syn 日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) / every day sees new developments / rapid progress 朝朝 zhāo zhāo every day (archaic) 舜日尧天 舜日堯天 shùn rì yáo tiān sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds 舜日尧年 舜日堯年 shùn rì yáo nián sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds 今朝有酒今朝醉 jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì to live in the moment (idiom) / to live every day as if it were one's last / to enjoy while one can 越来越严重 越來越嚴重 yuè lái yuè yán zhòng to become more serious every day 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom) / sth unexpected may happen at any moment 好好学习，天天向上 好好學習，天天向上 hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng study hard and every day you will improve (idiom) 日趋严重 日趨嚴重 rì qū yán zhòng more critical with every passing day 旬课 旬課 xún kè test every ten day / periodic deadline 与日俱进 與日俱進 yǔ rì jù jìn every day sees new developments (idiom) / to make constant progress 日行一善 rì xíng yī shàn to do a good deed every day 季经 季經 jì jīng (coll.) menstruation that comes only once every three months 星相十足 xīng xiāng shí zú (coll.) to look every bit the big star 被旅游 bèi lǚ yóu (coll.) (of a dissident) to be taken on a tour, ostensibly a vacation, but actually a trip organized by the authorities where one's every move is watched 经常 經常 jīng cháng frequently / constantly / regularly / often / day-to-day / everyday / daily syn 那天 nà tiān that day / the other day 日常 rì cháng day-to-day / daily / everyday syn 白天 bái tiān daytime / during the day / day / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 整天 zhěng tiān all day long / whole day syn 当日 當日 dàng rì that very day / the same day syn 初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school syn 初二 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year 纪念日 紀念日 jì niàn rì day of commemoration / memorial day syn 改天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check syn 一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn all day long / the whole day syn 整日 zhěng rì all day long / the whole day syn 成日 chéng rì all day long / the whole day / the whole time syn 连日 連日 lián rì day after day / for several days running syn 劳动节 勞動節 láo dòng jié International Labor Day (May Day) syn 艳阳天 艷陽天 yàn yáng tiān bright sunny day / blazing hot day 逐日 zhú rì day-by-day / daily / on a daily basis syn 佳期 jiā qī wedding day / day of tryst syn 吉日 jí rì propitious day / lucky day syn 青年节 青年節 qīng nián jié Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for young people aged 14 to 28, who get half a day off 改日 gǎi rì another day / some other day syn 日臻 rì zhēn to reach day after day for 日 rì sun / day / date, day of the month syn 植树节 植樹節 zhí shù jié Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務植樹日|全民义务植树日[Quan2 min2 Yi4 wu4 Zhi2 shu4 ri4] 国际劳动节 國際勞動節 guó jì láo dòng jié May Day / International Labor Day (May 1) 流水账 流水賬 liú shuǐ zhàng day-to-day account / current account 七夕节 七夕節 qī xī jié Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting 大后天 大後天 dà hòu tiān three days from now / day after day after tomorrow 日复一日 日復一日 rì fù yī rì day after day 念日 niàn rì memorial day / commemoration day 光明节 光明節 guāng míng jié Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar) / also called 哈努卡節|哈努卡节 and simply 哈努卡 全民义务植树日 全民義務植樹日 quán mín yì wù zhí shù rì National Tree Planting Day (March 12th), as known as Arbor Day 植樹節|植树节[Zhi2 shu4 jie2] 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom) / Rome wasn't built in a day 半日工作 bàn rì gōng zuò part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon 哈努卡 hā nǔ kǎ Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar) / also called 光明節|光明节 and 哈努卡節|哈努卡节 哈努卡节 哈努卡節 hā nǔ kǎ jié Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on the Gregorian calendar) 没日没夜 沒日沒夜 méi rì méi yè day and night / regardless of the time of day or night syn 良吉 liáng jí lucky day / auspicious day 解放日 jiě fàng rì Liberation Day / cf Japan's surrender on 15th August 1945, celebrated as Liberation Day in Korea 赤口日 chì kǒu rì third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day) 世界水日 shì jiè shuǐ rì World Day for Water / World Water Day 命名日 mìng míng rì name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year) 小岛屿发展中国家日 Small Island Developing States Day / SIDS Day 世界文化发展日 世界文化發展日 World Day for Cultural Development / Day of All the World's Cultures 世界一切文化日 World Day for Cultural Development / Day of All the World's Cultures 抵达日期 抵達日期 arrival day / A-day 