任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation 稳坐钓鱼台 穩坐釣魚臺 wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation 风声紧 風聲緊 fēng shēng jǐn (fig.) the situation is tense 紧张状态 緊張狀態 jǐn zhāng zhuàng tài tense situation / standoff 闹僵 鬧僵 nào jiāng (of a relationship or situation) to become strained and tense 图景 圖景 tú jǐng landscape (in a picture) / (fig.) landscape (i.e. general situation) / view of the situation / mental picture syn 地步 dì bù stage / degree (to which a situation has evolved) / a (usu. bad) situation / leeway syn 泰然处之 泰然處之 tài rán chǔ zhī to handle the situation calmly (idiom) / unruffled / to treat the situation lightly syn 维和情况中心 Peacekeeping Situation Centre / Situation Centre 联合国非洲紧急状况会议 聯合國非洲緊急狀況會議 United Nations Conference on the Emergency Situation in Africa / Conference on the Emergency Situation in Africa 非洲紧急状况会议 非洲緊急狀況會議 United Nations Conference on the Emergency Situation in Africa / Conference on the Emergency Situation in Africa 回天无力 回天無力 huí tiān wú lì unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom) / to fail to save the situation 曾经 曾經 céng jīng once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) syn 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 紧绷 緊繃 jǐn bēng to stretch taut / (of muscles etc) taut / strained / tense 吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important syn 过去时 過去時 guò qù shí past tense (grammar) 时态 時態 shí tài (verb) tense 过去式 過去式 guò qu shì past tense 曾 céng once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) syn 紧 緊 jǐn tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten syn 缓 緩 huǎn slow / unhurried / sluggish / gradual / not tense / relaxed / to postpone / to defer / to stall / to stave off / to revive / to recuperate syn 脸红筋暴 臉紅筋暴 liǎn hóng jīn bào red and tense with anger (idiom) 脸红筋涨 臉紅筋漲 liǎn hóng jīn zhǎng red and tense with anger (idiom) 发了言 發了言 fā le yán ("past tense" of :发言) spoke publicly / made a speech 投了票 tóu le piào past tense of to vote 完成时 完成時 wán chéng shí perfect tense (grammar) 时式 時式 shí shì fashionable style / (linguistics) tense syn 未来式 未來式 wèi lái shì future tense 现在式 現在式 xiàn zài shì present tense 台阶 臺階 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) syn 腾飞 騰飛 téng fēi lit. to fly upwards swiftly / fig. rapid advance / rapidly developing (situation) syn 狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng bào yǔ howling wind and torrential rain (idiom) / (fig.) difficult, dangerous situation syn 水涨船高 水漲船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom) / fig. to change with the overall trend / to develop according to the situation syn 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 燃眉之急 rán méi zhī jí lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom) / fig. desperate situation / extreme emergency syn 如坐针毡 如坐針氈 rú zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation syn 顺水推舟 順水推舟 shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit syn 绝处逢生 絕處逢生 jué chǔ féng shēng to come back from death's door (idiom) / unexpected rescue from danger / fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation / to find a way out of a predicament syn 一盘棋 一盤棋 yī pán qí chessboard layout / (fig.) overall situation 病入膏肓 bìng rù gāo huāng lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom) / fig. beyond cure / the situation is hopeless syn 火上加油 huǒ shàng jiā yóu to add oil to the fire (idiom) / fig. to aggravate a situation / to enrage people and make matters worse syn 小气候 小氣候 xiǎo qì hòu microclimate / fig. local situation syn 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom) / fig. to get a new lease on life / to be revived / (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve syn 火烧眉毛 火燒眉毛 huǒ shāo méi mao lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom) / fig. desperate situation / extreme emergency syn 燃眉 rán méi to burn one's eyebrows / fig. desperately serious situation 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 探骊得珠 探驪得珠 tàn lí dé zhū to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi) / fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) / to see through to the nub 死马当活马医 死馬當活馬醫 sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation 洞若观火 洞若觀火 dòng ruò guān huǒ lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom) / fig. to grasp the situation thoroughly syn 火上浇油 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu to pour oil on the fire (idiom) / fig. to aggravate a situation / to enrage people and make matters worse syn 见风使帆 見風使帆 jiàn fēng shǐ fān lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom) / fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation 见风使舵 見風使舵 jiàn fēng shǐ duò lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom) / fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation syn 见风转舵 見風轉舵 jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom) / fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation syn 顺水推船 順水推船 shùn shuǐ tuī chuán lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit 风雨如晦 風雨如晦 fēng yǔ rú huì lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom) / fig. the situation looks grim 虎尾春冰 hǔ wěi chūn bīng lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation syn 死马当活马医 死馬當活馬醫 sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 夹起尾巴 夾起尾巴 jiā qǐ wěi ba to tuck one's tail between one's legs / fig. to back down / in a humiliating situation 成也萧何，败也萧何 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 chéng yě xiāo hé , bài yě xiāo hé lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1] / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor 捞稻草 撈稻草 lāo dào cǎo (fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation) / to take advantage of the situation (unscrupulously) 枷板 jiā bǎn cangue / fig. difficult situation 躲风 躲風 duǒ fēng lit. to avoid the wind / fig. to keep low to avoid a difficult situation / to stay out of trouble 罗生门 羅生門 luó shēng mén Rashomon, Japanese novel and movie / (fig.) situation where conflicting interpretations of the same event obscure the truth / unsolvable case 上天无路，入地无门 上天無路，入地無門 shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom) / fig. to be at the end of one's rope / to be trapped in a hopeless situation 大旱望云霓 大旱望雲霓 dà hàn wàng yún ní lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) / fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation syn 相随 相隨 xiāng suí to tag along (with sb) / (in combination with 與|与[yu3] or 和[he2]) to accompany (sb) / (fig.) (of one situation) to go hand in hand (with another) 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 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 鬼扯脚 鬼扯腳 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it 外溢 wài yì (of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed 情况 情況 qíng kuàng circumstances / state of affairs / situation / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] syn 条件 條件 tiáo jiàn condition / circumstance / term / factor / requirement / prerequisite / qualification / situation / state / condition / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 状况 狀況 zhuàng kuàng condition / state / situation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 困难 困難 kùn nan difficult / challenging / straitened circumstances / difficult situation syn 整体 整體 zhěng tǐ whole entity / entire body / synthesis / as a whole (situation, construction, team etc) / global / macrocosm / integral / holistic / whole syn 行情 háng qíng market price / quotation of market price / the current market situation syn 手里 手裡 shǒu lǐ in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands 形势 形勢 xíng shì circumstances / situation / terrain / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 风云 風雲 fēng yún weather / unstable situation syn 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn 情形 qíng xing circumstances / situation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 局面 jú miàn aspect / phase / situation syn 现状 現狀 xiàn zhuàng current situation syn 场面 場面 chǎng miàn scene / spectacle / occasion / situation syn 场景 場景 chǎng jǐng scene / scenario / situation / setting syn 情景 qíng jǐng scene / spectacle / circumstances / situation syn 随机 隨機 suí jī according to the situation / pragmatic / random syn 场合 場合 chǎng hé situation / occasion / context / setting / location / venue syn 真情 zhēn qíng real situation / the truth syn 对策 對策 duì cè countermeasure for dealing with a situation syn 实际情况 實際情況 shí jì qíng kuàng actual circumstances / the real situation / reality 疫情 yì qíng epidemic situation 势头 勢頭 shì tóu power / momentum / tendency / impetus / situation / the look of things syn 态势 態勢 tài shì posture / situation syn 概况 概況 gài kuàng general situation / summary syn 