后来 後來 hòu lái afterwards / later / newly arrived syn 新任 xīn rèn newly-appointed / newly elected / new (in a political office) syn 法兰克 法蘭克 fǎ lán kè the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France) 黄鹤楼 黃鶴樓 huáng hè lóu Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985 / favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes / Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢[Cui1 Hao4], with theme 'the past will never return' / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi 新官上任三把火 xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom) 新婚燕尔 新婚燕爾 xīn hūn - yàn ěr (idiom) to experience the joy of being newly married syn 新增 xīn zēng to add (sth new) / newly added / additional syn 新建 xīn jiàn new construction / newly built 出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available 新婚 xīn hūn newly wed syn 新编 新編 xīn biān to compile anew / new (version) / newly set up (part of an organization) 新近 xīn jìn newly syn 翻新 fān xīn to revamp / a face-lift / to retread (a tire) / to refurbish (old clothes) / newly emerging syn 暴发户 暴發戶 bào fā hù newly rich / parvenu / upstart syn 初创 初創 chū chuàng startup (company, phase etc) / newly established syn 鱼苗 魚苗 yú miáo fry / newly hatched fish syn 新 xīn new / newly / meso- (chemistry) syn 新造 xīn zào newly made 雏鸡 雛雞 chú jī chick / newly hatched chicken syn 雏儿 雛兒 chú ér newly hatched bird / fig. inexperienced person / fig. chick (slighting term for young woman) / bimbo syn 茸 róng (bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine / downy syn 鲲 鯤 kūn fry (newly hatched fish) / legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2] 入伍生 rù wǔ shēng newly enlisted officer student / cadet 墒土 shāng tǔ moist, newly-tilled soil 新出生 xīn chū shēng newly born 新婚夫妇 新婚夫婦 xīn hūn fū fù newly married couple / newlyweds 新选 新選 xīn xuǎn newly elected 蚕蚁 蠶蟻 cán yǐ newly hatched silkworm syn 新兴工业化国家 新興工業化國家 xīn xīng gōng yè huà guó jiā newly industrializing country 向新独立国家提供援助协调会议 Coordinating Conference on Assistance to the Newly Independent States 中东欧和新独立国家 中東歐和新獨立國家 Central-Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States 新独立国家和中东科 新獨立國家和中東科 Newly Independent States (NIS) and Middle East Section 新近确认身份的难民安置方桉 新近確認身份的難民安置方案 Resettlement Programme for Newly-Determined Refugees 新独立国家会计方法协调理事会 新獨立國家會計方法協調理事會 Coordinating Council on Accounting Methodology in the Newly Independent States 新地壳 新地殼 new crust / newly created crust 援助新独立国家工作队 援助新獨立國家工作隊 Task Force on Assistance to Newly Independent States 安全理事会新当选成员和现任成员研讨会 安全理事會新當選成員和現任成員研討會 Workshop for Newly-Elected and Present Security Council Members 新独立中亚共和国 新獨立中亞共和國 Newly Independent Central Asian Republics 新独立国家 新獨立國家 newly independent State 害鸟 害鳥 hài niǎo pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish) 鱼花 魚花 yú huā fry / newly hatched fish syn 塃 huāng (dialect) newly-mined ore 初婚 chū hūn to marry for the first time / to be newly married 升班马 升班馬 shēng bān mǎ (sports, esp. soccer) newly promoted team (one that has advanced from a lower league to a higher league) 提车 提車 tí chē to pick up a car (newly purchased car from a dealership, repaired vehicle from a repair shop, rental car at the airport etc) 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 脱颖而出 脫穎而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself syn 口碑 kǒu bēi public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom syn 