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Chinese Pinyin Translation
迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles syn
夹生 夾生 jiā shēng half-cooked / (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc / Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5] syn
彩云易散 cǎi yún yì sàn (idiom) Beautiful colored clouds disperse easily. It describes a happy marriage or favorable situation that is easily broken apart.
器小易盈 qì xiǎo yì yíng (idiom) A small vessel fills easily. By extension, it describes a narrow-minded person who becomes self-satisfied too easily.
小器易盈 xiǎo qì yì yíng (idiom) A small vessel fills easily. Originally referring to a low tolerance for alcohol, it later came to describe a narrow-minded person who becomes self-satisfied too easily.
例题 例題 lì tí problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom / practice question (used in preparation for an exam) / sample question
狄仁杰 狄仁傑 dí rén jié Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends / master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4]
一波未平，一波又起 yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom) / a new problem arises before the old is solved / many twists and turns to a story / one thing after another
可解 kě jiě soluble (i.e. can be solved)
大唐狄公案 dà táng dí gōng àn Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth
狄公案 dí gōng àn Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee
远未解决 遠未解決 yuǎn wèi jiě jué far from solved
冰解的破 bīng jiě dì pò (idiom) The ice melts and the target is struck. It describes a problem being solved and obstacles being removed.
应刃而解 應刃而解 yìng rèn ér jiě (idiom) Equivalent to “迎刃而解”: it describes a problem being solved smoothly and with ease.
洪炉燎毛 hóng lú liáo máo (idiom) Describes a problem that can be solved with extreme ease and speed.
留得青山在，依旧有柴烧 liú dé qīng shān zài，yī jiù yǒu chái shāo (idiom) If the essential foundation is preserved, other problems can be solved. Equivalent to “As long as the green hills remain, there will be wood to burn.”
迎刃而理 yíng rèn ér lǐ (idiom) Describes a matter or problem that is dealt with or solved smoothly. It is synonymous with “迎刃而解.”
钻牛犄角 zuān niú jī jiǎo (idiom) To have a narrow way of thinking. It means wasting effort investigating a problem that is not worth examining or cannot be solved.
反手 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done
俯拾即是 fǔ shí jí shì lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) / fig. extremely common / easily available / see 俯拾皆是[fu3 shi2 jie1 shi4] syn
伤弓之鸟 傷弓之鳥 shāng gōng zhī niǎo (lit.) a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / (fig.) sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences / see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1gong1 zhi1 niao3]
惊弓之鸟 驚弓之鳥 jīng gōng zhī niǎo lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences syn
俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) / fig. extremely common / easily available syn
一蹴即至 yī cù jí zhì lit. to get there in one step (idiom) / fig. easily done
男人膝下有黄金 男人膝下有黃金 nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn lit. the man has gold under his knees / fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
野火春风 野火春風 yě huǒ chūn fēng lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb) / fig. cannot be easily eliminated / abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1] / abbr. for 野火燒不盡，春風吹又生|野火烧不尽，春风吹又生[ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 , chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1]
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 野火燒不盡，春風吹又生 yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb) / fig. cannot be easily eliminated / abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]
步子太大，容易扯着蛋 步子太大，容易扯著蛋 bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[Rang4 Zi3 dan4 Fei1]) / (fig.) take things one step at a time
开花 開花 kāi huā v. 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 adj. 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
顺手 順手 shùn shǒu adj., adv. easily / without trouble / while one is at it / in passing / handy 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
动辄 動輒 dòng zhé easily / readily / frequently / at every turn / at the slightest pretext syn
游刃有余 遊刃有餘 yóu rèn yǒu yú handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom) / to do sth skillfully and easily syn
来之不易 來之不易 lái zhī bù yì hard-won / not easily obtained syn
轻信 輕信 qīng xìn to easily trust / gullible / naïve syn
不依 bù yī not to comply / not to go along with / not to let off easily / not to let sb get away with it syn
轻取 輕取 qīng qǔ to beat easily / to gain an easy victory
一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight syn
一拍即合 yī pāi jí hé lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom) / to hit it off / to click together / to chime in easily syn
墙头草 牆頭草 qiáng tóu cǎo sb who goes whichever way the wind blows / sb with no mind of their own / easily swayed person / opportunist
苟安 gǒu ān seeking only ease and comfort (idiom) / making no attempt to improve oneself / taking things easily without attending to responsibilities / see 苟且偷安[gou3 qie3 tou1 an1] syn
趮 zào easily provoked, hasty / fierce, cruel
一蹴而得 yī cù ér dé to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
唾手可得 tuò shǒu kě dé easily obtained / readily available syn
落落难合 落落難合 luò luò nán hé a loner / someone who does not easily get along with others
轻饶素放 輕饒素放 qīng ráo sù fàng easily forgive, simply release (idiom) / to let sb off scot free
马鹿易形 馬鹿易形 mǎ lù yì xíng to distinguish horse and deer easily / to know right from wrong
三下五除二 sān xià wǔ chú èr three, set five remove two (abacus rule) / efficiently / quickly and easily
不轻饶 不輕饒 bù qīng ráo not to forgive easily / not to let off / (You, He) won't get away with it!
冏彻 冏徹 jiǒng chè bright and easily understood / clear / transparent
可欺 kě qī gullible / easily bullied / weak
喘不过 喘不過 chuǎn bu guò to be unable to breathe easily
措置裕如 cuò zhì yù rú to handle easily (idiom) / effortless syn
易守难攻 易守難攻 yì shǒu nán gōng easily guarded, hard to attack
易理解 yì lǐ jiě easy to grasp / easily understood
男儿有泪不轻弹 男兒有淚不輕彈 nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán real men do not easily cry (idiom)
皎皎者易污 jiǎo jiǎo zhě yì wū Virtue is easily sullied. (idiom)
稳胜 穩勝 wěn shèng to beat comfortably / to win easily / abbr. for 穩操勝券|稳操胜券, to have victory within one's grasp
苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān seeking only ease and comfort (idiom) / making no attempt to improve oneself / taking things easily without attending to responsibilities syn
赤口日 chì kǒu rì third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day)
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫 tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
轻饶 輕饒 qīng ráo to forgive easily / to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)
几可乱真 幾可亂真 jī kě luàn zhēn to seem almost genuine / easily mistaken for the real thing
一窥端倪 一窺端倪 yī kuī duān ní to infer easily / to guess at a glance / to get a clue
懒人包 懶人包 lǎn rén bāo (Tw) (neologism c. 2007) information presented in easily assimilable form (digest, summary, infographic etc)
易孕 yì yùn (of a woman) fertile / able to get pregnant easily
泪点低 淚點低 lèi diǎn dī (neologism) easily moved to tears
百足之虫，死而不僵 bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng (idiom) A powerful family or entrenched interest may remain standing after its decline because of its influence and deep foundations. It is not easily eliminated.
不羁之才 bù jī zhī cái (idiom) Exceptional talent that cannot easily be confined by conventional limits. It describes a gifted and independent person.
齿亡舌存 chǐ wáng shé cún (idiom) The teeth eventually fall out, while the softer tongue remains. It illustrates the idea that rigidity breaks easily, whereas flexibility helps one survive.
春梦无痕 chūn mèng wú hén (idiom) A metaphor for the changing affairs of life and the world, which vanish easily like a spring dream, leaving no trace.
从恶是崩 cóng è shì bēng (idiom) Learning to do wrong is as quick and easy as a mountain collapsing. The expression stresses how easily one can be led astray.
单则易折，众则难摧 dān zé yì zhé zhòng zé nán cuī (idiom) An isolated and weak person or group is easily bullied or defeated, whereas a united group is much harder to break. It is used to encourage solidarity.
多情善感 duō qíng shàn gǎn (idiom) To be emotionally sensitive and easily moved to sadness.
恶事行千里 è shì xíng qiān lǐ (idiom) Good deeds are not easily noticed, whereas bad deeds spread very quickly. The expression serves as a warning about the consequences of misconduct.
翻手为云，覆手为雨 fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu wéi yǔ (idiom) Describes someone fickle who changes position easily and is skilled at manipulating circumstances.
俯拾地芥 fǔ shí dì jiè (idiom) To obtain something or succeed as easily as picking up a blade of grass. The expression emphasizes extreme ease.
更长梦短 更長夢短 gēng cháng mèng duǎn (idiom) To have a troubled mind and great difficulty falling asleep, with sleep easily interrupted.
红愁绿惨 hóng chóu lǜ cǎn (idiom) To be filled with sorrow and easily given to melancholy.
火上弄冰 huǒ shàng nòng bīng (idiom) Describes something that vanishes or is used up in an instant. The image emphasizes how quickly and easily everything is consumed or destroyed.
劳思逸淫 láo sī yì yín (idiom) Practical work teaches people to value resources and practise frugality, whereas excessive comfort easily leads to indulgence and decline.
讷口少言 訥口少言 nè kǒu shǎo yán (idiom) To be quiet and inarticulate, speaking little and not expressing oneself easily.
气味相投 氣味相投 qì wèi xiāng tóu (idiom) Describes people whose ideas, character, and interests are alike and who get along easily. It can also suggest shared tastes. syn
清官能断家务事 qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì (idiom) Proverb. Family disputes are so complicated that an outsider cannot easily determine who is right or wrong.
轻诺寡信 輕諾寡信 qīng nuò guǎ xìn (idiom) A person who makes promises too easily is generally unlikely to keep them. The expression criticizes unreliability. syn
撒水拿鱼 sā shuǐ ná yú (idiom) To do something very easily and with little effort.
盛宴难再 shèng yàn nán zài (idiom) Great happy occasions are rare and cannot easily be repeated. The expression suggests cherishing a privileged moment.
汤里来，水里去 tāng lǐ lái shuǐ lǐ qù (idiom) Refers to money that comes easily and goes just as quickly, never staying long enough to be saved.
无私有弊 wú sī yǒu bì (idiom) To have no personal wrongdoing, yet be placed in circumstances that easily give rise to suspicion. syn
峣峣易缺 嶢嶢易缺 yáo yáo yì quē (idiom) People who are upright and uncompromising are not easily tolerated by society and may suffer for it.
诱敌深入 yòu dí shēn rù (idiom) To lure the enemy inward so that it is isolated, placed at a disadvantage, and unable to retreat easily.
圆木警枕 圓木警枕 yuán mù jǐng zhěn (idiom) To use a round piece of wood as a pillow so as to wake easily during sleep.
枕席过师 zhěn xí guò shī (idiom) An army crosses a bridge as safely and easily as if it were passing over a pillow.
一字入公门 一字入公門 yī zì rù gōng mén (idiom) Once a matter is brought before the authorities and entered into the official record, it cannot easily be reversed.
一蹴而成 yī cù ér chéng (idiom) Describes something achieved easily and all at once. It is synonymous with “to succeed in a single stroke.”
丈夫双泪不轻弹 zhàng fū shuāng lèi bù qīng tán (idiom) A true man does not shed tears easily. The expression emphasizes masculine firmness and self-control.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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