"completing" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
配方	pèi fāng	v., n.	prescription / cooking recipe / formulation / completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math.)	syn
行百里者半九十	xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí		lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom) / fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets / a task is not done until it's done
配方法	pèi fāng fǎ		completing the square (method of solving quadratic equation, math.)
复盘復盤	fù pán		(after completing a game of chess) to replay the game, analyzing the players' moves / (stock market) to resume trading
拉不出屎来怨茅房拉不出屎來怨茅房	lā bù chū shǐ lái yuàn máo fáng		lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom) / fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings
听牌聽牌	tīng pái		(mahjong) to be one tile away from completing a hand / (sports) to be on the verge of winning
向平之愿	xiàng píng zhī yuàn		(idiom) The wish of Xiang Ping, that is, the marriage of one's children. It refers to arranging and completing one's children's marriages.
铢积寸累	zhū jī cùn lěi		(idiom) To accumulate gradually, little by little. It also emphasizes that completing something requires patient and sustained effort.	syn
一挥立就一揮立就	yī huī lì jiù		(idiom) To write or paint very quickly, completing the work as soon as one puts brush to paper.
中道而废	zhōng dào ér fèi		(idiom) To stop halfway, before completing what one has undertaken.
为山九仞，功亏一篑	wéi shān jiǔ rèn，gōng kuī yī kuì		(idiom) To fail at the very last moment after nearly completing a task. Describes a project that remains unfinished because of one final missing effort.
九转丸成九轉丸成	jiǔ zhuàn wán chéng		(idiom) Originally, it referred to completing the Taoist process of producing the elixir of gold after nine transformations.
共济世业共濟世業	gòng jì shì yè		(idiom) To accomplish together an undertaking passed down through generations / more generally, to refer to completing the great task of national reunification.
浮图七级，重在合尖	fú tú qī jí，zhòng zài hé jiān		(idiom) In building a seven-tier pagoda, the crucial point is completing its spire. Figuratively, the success of a task depends on finishing its final stage.
竟达空函	jìng dá kōng hán		(idiom) To end up sending an empty letter. It describes making a mistake because excessive caution prevents one from completing the task properly.
行满功成行滿功成	xíng mǎn gōng chéng		(idiom) Originally, this referred to completing a period of spiritual cultivation and attaining immortality.

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