功业 功業 gōng yè achievement / outstanding work / glorious deed syn 开发署和西班牙实现千年发展目标基金 UNDP-Spain MDG Achievement Fund / MDG Achievement Fund / MDG Fund 金碧辉煌 金碧輝煌 jīn bì huī huáng gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) / fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) syn 繁荣昌盛 繁榮昌盛 fán róng chāng shèng glorious and flourishing (idiom) / thriving syn 与日同辉 與日同輝 yǔ rì tóng huī to become more glorious with each passing day (idiom) 出神入化 chū shén rù huà to reach perfection (idiom) / a superb artistic achievement syn 功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom) syn 无功而返 無功而返 wú gōng ér fǎn to return without any achievement (idiom) / to go home with one's tail between one's legs 补天浴日 補天浴日 bǔ tiān - yù rì lit. Nüwa mends the Heavens and Xihe bathes the Sun (idiom) / fig. (of an achievement, deed, undertaking etc) grand / magnificent / unparalleled syn 辉煌 輝煌 huī huáng splendid / glorious syn 光荣 光榮 guāng róng honor and glory / glorious syn 精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc) / all finished / bright and shiny / radiant / glorious syn 壮丽 壯麗 zhuàng lì magnificence / magnificent / majestic / glorious syn 劳动人民 勞動人民 láo dòng rén mín working people / the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past 彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious 耀 yào brilliant / glorious syn 灿 燦 càn glorious / bright / brilliant / lustrous / resplendent syn 韶 sháo (literary) splendid / glorious 煜 yù brilliant / glorious syn 曜 yào bright / glorious / one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy syn 昺 bǐng bright / glorious 煇 huī bright / glorious 咺 xuǎn glorious / sob / weep 燿 yào brilliant / glorious 光荣革命 光榮革命 guāng róng gé mìng Glorious Revolution (England, 1688) 凞 xī bright / splendid / glorious 光禄大夫 光祿大夫 guāng lù dài fu honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master" 荣美 榮美 róng měi glorious 虽死犹荣 雖死猶榮 suī sǐ yóu róng lit. although dead, also honored / died a glorious death 作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be syn 水平 shuǐ píng level (of achievement etc) / standard / horizontal syn 成绩 成績 chéng jì achievement / performance records / grades / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 成果 chéng guǒ result / achievement / gain / profit / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 业绩 業績 yè jì achievement / accomplishment / (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc) / results syn 成就 chéng jiù accomplishment / success / achievement / CL:個|个[ge4] / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about syn 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying) syn 绩效 績效 jì xiào performance / results / achievement 事迹 事跡 shì jì deed / past achievement / important event of the past syn 功勋 功勛 gōng xūn achievement / meritorious deed / contributions (for the good of society) syn 成就感 chéng jiù gǎn sense of achievement syn 功名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory syn 硕果 碩果 shuò guǒ major achievement / great work / triumphant success syn 丰碑 豐碑 fēng bēi large inscribed stele / fig. great achievement / imperishable masterpiece syn 可圈可点 可圈可點 kě quān kě diǎn remarkable (performance, achievement etc) / worthy of praise 邀功 yāo gōng to take the credit for sb's achievement syn 吏治 lì zhì style of governing (of minor official) / achievement in office 丰功 豐功 fēng gōng brilliant (exploit) / meritorious (achievement) syn 功 gōng meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics) syn 勋业 勛業 xūn yè meritorious achievement syn 伟举 偉舉 wěi jǔ great feat / splendid achievement 功烈 gōng liè achievement 全球500佳环境奖 全球500佳環境獎 Global 500 Roll of Honour for Environmental Achievement / Global 500 Roll of Honour 绩效或目标指标 jì xiào huò mù biāo zhǐ biāo indicator of achievement or objective 绩效指标 jì xiào zhǐ biāo indicators of achievement 人类发展终身成就奖 人類發展終身成就獎 Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award 科索沃男女平等行动纲领 科索沃男女平等行動綱領 Kosovo Action Programme for Gender Equality / Kosovo Action Plan for the Achievement of Gender Equality 科索沃实现男女平等行动计划 科索沃實現男女平等行動計劃 Kosovo Action Programme for Gender Equality / Kosovo Action Plan for the Achievement of Gender Equality 国际教育成就评价协会 國際教育成就評價協會 International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement 一口吃不成胖子 yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence 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 