衡情酌理 héng qíng zhuó lǐ to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom) / to weigh and consider / to deliberate 计划周密的渡河 計劃周密的渡河 deliberate river crossing / deliberate crossing 周密渡河 zhōu mì dù hé deliberate river crossing / deliberate crossing 罚单 罰單 fá dān violation ticket / infringement notice 行政拘留 xíng zhèng jū liú to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less / administrative detention 违信背约 違信背約 wéi xìn bèi yuē in violation of contract and good faith 公然违反 gōng rán wéi fǎn blatant violation 公然侵犯人权 gōng rán qīn fàn rén quán gross violation of human rights 侵犯儿童权利行为 child rights violation 违反税法 違反稅法 wéi fǎn shuì fǎ tax violation 永久性违约行为 永久性違約行為 permanent violation 违反麻醉药品法 違反麻醉藥品法 drug law violation 耸人听闻 聳人聽聞 sǒng rén tīng wén to sensationalize (idiom) / deliberate exaggeration to scare people syn 指鹿作马 指鹿作馬 zhǐ lù zuò mǎ to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom) / deliberate inversion of the truth 指鹿为马 指鹿為馬 zhǐ lù wéi mǎ making a deer out to be a horse (idiom) / deliberate misrepresentation syn 混淆视听 混淆視聽 hùn xiáo shì tīng to obscure the facts (idiom) / to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods syn 衡酌 héng zhuó to weigh and consider / to deliberate / short form of idiom 衡情酌理 审议 審議 shěn yì (of a committee etc) to deliberate / to consider / to discuss syn 商讨 商討 shāng tǎo to discuss / to deliberate syn 斟酌 zhēn zhuó to consider / to deliberate / to fill up a cup to the brim syn 蓄意 xù yì deliberate / premeditated / malice syn 缜密 縝密 zhěn mì meticulous / careful / deliberate / delicate / fine (texture) syn 计议 計議 jì yì to deliberate / to talk over / to plan syn 参酌 參酌 cān zhuó to consider (a matter) / to deliberate syn 酌 zhuó to pour wine / to drink wine / to deliberate / to consider syn 斟 zhēn to pour / to deliberate syn 磋 cuō (old) to polish bones, horns, ivory, etc into tools / (bound form) to deliberate / to consult 倒彩 dào cǎi adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake syn 商兑 商兌 shāng duì to discuss and deliberate syn 商酌 shāng zhuó to deliberate syn 审处 審處 shěn chǔ to deliberate and decide / to try and punish / trial and execution 拖延战术 拖延戰術 tuō yán zhàn shù delaying tactics / deliberate procrastination 敲山震虎 qiāo shān zhèn hǔ a deliberate show of strength as a warning syn 曲笔 曲筆 qū bǐ falsification in writing / misrepresentation in written history / deliberate digression 款步 kuǎn bù to walk slowly / with deliberate steps 缺德事 quē dé shì misdeed / immoral action / wicked deed / a deliberate wrongdoing syn 蓄意不遵守行为 蓄意不遵守行為 deliberate non-compliance 周密警卫行动 周密警衛行動 Operation Deliberate Guard 显示力量行动 顯示力量行動 Operation Deliberate Force 计划周密的反应 計劃周密的反應 deliberate response 周密反应 周密反應 deliberate response 蓄意把转基因生物释放到环境 蓄意把轉基因生物釋放到環境 deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms 周密排雷开道 周密排雷開道 deliberate breaching 周密排雷 deliberate breaching 故意污染海洋 故意汙染海洋 deliberate marine pollution 故意无视 故意無視 willful blindness / deliberate ignorance 沉缓 沉緩 chén huǎn unhurried / deliberate 天南地北 tiān nán - dì běi (idiom) far apart / (idiom) from different places / from all over / (idiom) (to talk) about this and that syn 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap syn 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) syn 博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom) / fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point / idiom mocking scholastic pomposity 死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom) 磨穿铁砚 磨穿鐵硯 mó chuān tiě yàn to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom) 雨过天青 雨過天青 yǔ guò tiān qīng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2] 雪泥鸿爪 雪泥鴻爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom) 推来推去 推來推去 tuī lái tuī qù (idiom) to rudely push and pull others / (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently 事不过三 事不過三 shì bù guò sān (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times 七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān - bā guǎi (idiom) twisting and turning / (idiom) tricky and complicated 不知所以 bù zhī - suǒ yǐ (idiom) to not know the reason / (idiom) to not know what to do 不管不顾 不管不顧 bù guǎn - bù gù (idiom) to pay scant regard to (sth) / (idiom) unheeding / reckless syn 亭亭玉立 tíng tíng - yù lì (idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant / (idiom) (of a plant) tall and straight syn 十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná - jiǔ wěn (idiom) to be a cinch / in the bag / (idiom) (of a person) confident of success syn 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān - mā jìng (idiom) to devour (food) / (idiom) to shamelessly take advantage / to ruthlessly exploit 咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn - yá guān (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly / (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering / to bite the bullet syn 涂脂抹粉 塗脂抹粉 tú zhī - mǒ fěn (idiom) to put on makeup / (idiom) to prettify syn 拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní - dài shuǐ (idiom) muddy and wet / (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly / sloppy / (of actions) indecisive syn 昂首天外 áng shǒu - tiān wài (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens / (idiom) arrogant / haughty 东摇西摆 東搖西擺 dōng yáo - xī bǎi (idiom) to sway from side to side / unsteady / (idiom) indecisive / hesitant 狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng - bào yǔ (idiom) howling wind and torrential rain / furious storm / (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances / dangerous situation syn 莼羹鲈脍 蓴羹鱸膾 chún gēng - lú kuài (idiom) the dishes from one's hometown / (idiom) homesickness 裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài - guān xi (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates 遇人不淑 yù rén - bù shū (idiom) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person / (idiom) to associate with a bad person 高高在上 gāo gāo - zài shàng (idiom) situated high / aloft / (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote / situated above the masses and out of touch with reality 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling / bizarre / without rhyme or reason / inexplicable syn 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì inconceivable (idiom) / unimaginable / unfathomable syn 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom) / very carefully / prudent / gently and cautiously syn 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu (idiom) unprecedented syn 成语 成語 chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4] 与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) syn 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ (idiom) can't help but / involuntarily syn 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do (idiom) / at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss syn 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked syn 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn 一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom) / carbon copy / also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] syn 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay syn 目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi dumbstruck (idiom) / stupefied / stunned syn 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic / in disorder / muddled syn 实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic syn 随心所欲 隨心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases syn 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it syn 情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn (idiom) cannot refrain from / cannot help / cannot but syn 可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī (idiom) (it) goes without saying / can well be imagined 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation / (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently / as if by prior agreement syn 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán not to accept as correct (idiom) / to object / to disapprove / to take exception to syn 无能为力 無能為力 wú néng wéi lì (idiom) powerless to do anything about it syn 