逼人太甚 bī rén tài shèn to push sb too far / to go too far (in oppressing people) 适可而止 適可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ (idiom) to refrain from going too far / to know when to stop syn 水至清则无鱼 水至清則無魚 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom) / You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean. / Don't be too picky! 一路 yī lù the whole journey / all the way / going the same way / going in the same direction / of the same kind syn 不为已甚 不為已甚 bù wéi yǐ shèn refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment / not be too hard on subject syn 里进外出 裡進外出 lǐ jìn wài chū too many people coming and going (idiom) 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 甚且 shèn qiě even / going as far as to / so much so that 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts. syn 不即不离 不即不離 bù jí bù lí to be neither too familiar nor too distant / to keep sb at arm's length syn 兵不厌诈 兵不厭詐 bīng bù yàn zhà there can never be too much deception in war / in war nothing is too deceitful / all's fair in war 不疾不徐 bù jí bù xú neither too fast nor too slow (idiom) 水清无鱼 水清無魚 shuǐ qīng wú yú lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom) / fig. one who is too severe has no friends 水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒 水至清則無魚，人至察則無徒 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú (idiom) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends 图样图森破 圖樣圖森破 tú yàng tú sēn pò (Internet slang) to have a simplistic view of sth (transcription of "too young, too simple" – English words spoken by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2 min2] in chastizing Hong Kong reporters in 2000) 超出 chāo chū to exceed / to overstep / to go too far / to encroach syn 不妙 bù miào (of a turn of events) not too encouraging / far from good / anything but reassuring syn 过火 過火 guò huǒ to go too far / to go overboard (in words or actions) / over the top / excessive / burned syn 出格 chū gé to overstep the bounds of what is proper / to take sth too far / (of a measuring device) to go off the scale syn 鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) / beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help syn 过犹不及 過猶不及 guò yóu bù jí too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects) syn 出圈儿 出圈兒 chū quān r to overstep the bounds / to go too far 遐迩 遐邇 xiá ěr near and far / far and wide 遥遥无期 遙遙無期 yáo yáo wú qī far in the indefinite future (idiom) / so far away it seems forever syn 远 遠 yuǎn far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc) syn 天涯若比邻 天涯若比鄰 tiān yá ruò bǐ lín far-flung realms as next door (idiom) / close in spirit although far away 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door / close in spirit although far away 甩远 甩遠 shuǎi yuǎn to cast far from oneself / to leave sb far behind / to outdistance 就要 jiù yào will / shall / to be going to syn 将会 將會 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to 深刻 shēn kè profound / deep / deep-going syn 不明白 bù míng bái does not understand / fails to realize (intuitively) what is going on 将要 將要 jiāng yào will / shall / to be going to syn 怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter? / what's going on? / how could that be? / how did that come about? / what's it all about? 时事 時事 shí shì current trends / the present situation / how things are going syn 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood / to be aware of what is going on in the world / (esp. of a child) sensible / thoughtful / intelligent syn 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily syn 规模化 規模化 guī mó huà going to scale 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè to persevere unremittingly (idiom) / to keep going until the end syn 跨越式 kuà yuè shì breakthrough / going beyond / leap-forward / unusual new development 去留 qù liú going or staying 心中有数 心中有數 xīn zhōng yǒu shù to know what's going on syn 入园 入園 rù yuán to enter a park or other place for public recreation (typically, one whose name ends in 園|园: a zoo 動物園|动物园[dong4 wu4 yuan2], amusement park 遊樂園|游乐园[you2 le4 yuan2] etc) / to enrol in a kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园[you4 er2 yuan2] / to start going to kindergarten 独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng coming and going alone (idiom) / a lone operator / keeping to oneself / unsociable / maverick 执迷不悟 執迷不悟 zhí mí bú wù to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) syn 执迷不悟 執迷不悟 zhí mí bù wù to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) syn 平顺 平順 píng shùn smooth / smooth-going / plain sailing syn 拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush syn 亨通 hēng tōng to go smoothly / prosperous / going well 齐头并进 齊頭並進 qí tóu bìng jìn to go forward together (idiom) / to undertake simultaneous tasks / going hand in hand syn 表面文章 biǎo miàn wén zhāng superficial show / going through the motions 万马奔腾 萬馬奔騰 wàn mǎ bēn téng lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom) / fig. going full steam ahead syn 安份 ān fèn not going beyond one's bounds / also written 安分[an1 fen4] 探看 tàn kàn to visit / to go to see what's going on 起早贪黑 起早貪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late syn 河姆渡 hé mǔ dù Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC 顺遂 順遂 shùn suì everything is going smoothly / just as one wishes syn 随大流 隨大流 suí dà liú to follow the crowd / going with the tide 一问三不知 一問三不知 yī wèn sān bù zhī lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance syn 守业 守業 shǒu yè to preserve one's heritage / to defend the accomplishments of previous generations / to carry on the good work / to keep one's business going 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 官运亨通 官運亨通 guān yùn hēng tōng (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom) syn 临阵磨枪 臨陣磨槍 lín zhèn mó qiāng lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment syn 反掌 fǎn zhǎng lit. to turn over one's palm / fig. everything is going very well. 避寒 bì hán to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday 知法犯法 zhī fǎ fàn fǎ to know the law and break it (idiom) / consciously going against the rules syn 不到黄河心不死 不到黃河心不死 bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) / fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal / to keep going while some hope is left syn 待 dài to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to syn 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī going from there to lower grades (idiom) syn 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides syn 时运亨通 時運亨通 shí yùn hēng tōng our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom) 直来直去 直來直去 zhí lái zhí qù going directly (without detour) / (fig.) direct / straightforward (in one's manner or speech) syn 粉饰太平 粉飾太平 fěn shì tài píng to pretend that everything is going well syn 迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé meandering and circuitous (idiom) / complicated developments that never get anywhere / going around in circles 百无一失 百無一失 bǎi wú yī shī no danger of anything going wrong / no risk at all syn 棨 qǐ tally for going through a pass 持续经营 持續經營 chí xù jīng yíng going concern 几欲 幾欲 jī yù almost / nearly going to 河姆渡遗址 河姆渡遺址 hé mǔ dù yí zhǐ Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo 長江|长江 in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC 满帆 滿帆 mǎn fān under full sail / going as fast as possible 发稿时 發稿時 fā gǎo shí time of publication / at the time of going to press 盘山 盤山 pán shān going around a mountain 磨磨蹭蹭 mó mó cèng cèng to dillydally / slow-going syn 祎隋 禕隋 yī suí easy-going 万事亨通 萬事亨通 wàn shì hēng tōng everything is going smoothly (idiom) syn 躲年 duǒ nián to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year (for any of various reasons: because one finds the festivities onerous in some way, or because it would be seen as inauspicious for one to attend, or, in former times, to avoid creditors, since it was the custom to have debts settled before New Year's Day, and once into the New Year, debtors got a reprieve) 远劳 遠勞 yuǎn láo (courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey / you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place) 顺应天时 順應天時 shùn yìng tiān shí going with nature and the seasons (TCM) 继续经营假设 繼續經營假設 going concern assumption 海运船舶所有人责任限制国际公约 海運船舶所有人責任限制國際公約 International Convention relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Sea-going Ships 十一路 shí yī lù (coll.) going on foot 打千 dǎ qiān genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand 葫芦里卖的是什么药 葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥 hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào what has (he) got up (his) sleeve? / what's going on? 要风得风，要雨得雨 要風得風，要雨得雨 yào fēng dé fēng , yào yǔ dé yǔ to get whatever one wants / to have everything going one's way 没长眼睛 沒長眼睛 méi zhǎng yǎn jing (coll.) are you blind or something? / look where you're going 有失远迎 有失遠迎 yǒu shī yuǎn yíng (polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you syn 秀才不出门，全知天下事 秀才不出門，全知天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom) 秀才不出门，能知天下事 秀才不出門，能知天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom) 带上门 帶上門 dài shàng mén to close the door (when going through it) 