HeXi Corridor

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河西走廊 héxīzǒuláng

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坚韧不拔 堅韌不拔 jiān rèn bù bá firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding Idiom ∼HSK 6
剑拔弩张 劍拔弩張 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn Idiom ∼HSK 6
独树一帜 獨樹一幟 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own Idiom ∼HSK 6
纵横驰骋 縱橫馳騁 zòng héng chí chěng to criss-cross; to run unhindered across the whole country Idiom ∼HSK 6
凶多吉少 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster Idiom ∼HSK 6
功德圆满 功德圓滿 gōng dé yuán mǎn virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
高瞻远瞩 高瞻遠矚 gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view; acute foresight Idiom ∼HSK 6
变化多端 變化多端 biàn huà duō duān changeable; changing; varied; full of changes Idiom ∼HSK 6
一意孤行 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic Idiom ∼HSK 6
仁义道德 仁義道德 rén yì dào dé compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues; mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical Idiom ∼HSK 6
炉火纯青 爐火純青 lú huǒ - chún qīng lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom); fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection Idiom ∼HSK 6
替罪羊 替罪羊 tì zuì yáng scapegoat Idiom ∼HSK 6
井井有条 井井有條 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy Idiom ∼HSK 6
烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo - yún sàn (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear Idiom ∼HSK 6
铺天盖地 鋪天蓋地 pū tiān - gài dì lit. eclipsing the sky and blanketing the earth (idiom); fig. arriving in overwhelming quantities; engulfing; all-pervasive Idiom ∼HSK 6
大发雷霆 大發雷霆 dà fā léi tíng to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage Idiom ∼HSK 6
成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down; to establish oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
生死存亡 生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng matter of life and death Idiom ∼HSK 6
甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words; sweet talk; cajolery Idiom ∼HSK 6
蒸蒸日上 蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng becoming more prosperous with each passing day Idiom ∼HSK 6
一视同仁 一視同仁 yī shì tóng rén to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people Idiom ∼HSK 6
如出一辙 如出一轍 rú chū yī zhé to be precisely the same; to be no different Idiom ∼HSK 6
富丽堂皇 富麗堂皇 fù lì táng huáng (idiom) (of houses etc) sumptuous Idiom ∼HSK 6
灭顶之灾 滅頂之災 miè dǐng zhī zāi (idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity Idiom ∼HSK 6
忍辱负重 忍辱負重 rěn rǔ fù zhòng to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence Idiom ∼HSK 6
心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú the will is there, but not the strength (idiom); the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak Idiom ∼HSK 6
全军覆没 全軍覆沒 quán jūn fù mò total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout Idiom ∼HSK 6
荡然无存 蕩然無存 dàng rán wú cún to obliterate completely; to vanish from the face of the earth Idiom ∼HSK 6
气势汹汹 氣勢洶洶 qì shì xiōng xiōng aggressive; truculent; overbearing Idiom ∼HSK 6
旗开得胜 旗開得勝 qí kāi dé shèng lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success; success in a single move Idiom ∼HSK 6
荒无人烟 荒無人煙 huāng wú rén yān desolate and uninhabited (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
一望无际 一望無際 yī wàng wú jì as far as the eye can see (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
错落有致 錯落有致 cuò luò yǒu zhì in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect Idiom ∼HSK 6
逃之夭夭 逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime); to show a clean pair of heels Idiom ∼HSK 6
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 Idiom ∼HSK 6
风雨飘摇 風雨飄搖 fēng yǔ piāo yáo tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom); (of a situation) unstable Idiom ∼HSK 6
不负众望 不負眾望 bù fù zhòng wàng to live up to expectations (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
后生可畏 後生可畏 hòu shēng kě wèi the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom); the younger generations will surpass us in time Idiom ∼HSK 6
不卑不亢 不卑不亢 bù bēi bù kàng neither servile nor overbearing (idiom); neither obsequious nor supercilious Idiom ∼HSK 6
跋山涉水 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ to travel over land and water (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
盛况空前 盛況空前 shèng kuàng kōng qián a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
突飞猛进 突飛猛進 tū fēi měng jìn to advance by leaps and bounds Idiom ∼HSK 6
和盘托出 和盤托出 hé pán tuō chū lit. to put everything out including the tray; to reveal everything; to make a clean breast of it all Idiom ∼HSK 6
不辞劳苦 不辭勞苦 bù cí láo kǔ to spare no effort Idiom ∼HSK 6
生不逢时 生不逢時 shēng bù féng shí born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate); born under an unlucky star; ahead of his time Idiom ∼HSK 6
顶礼膜拜 頂禮膜拜 dǐng lǐ mó bài to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom); (fig.) to worship; to bow down to Idiom ∼HSK 6
酣畅淋漓 酣暢淋漓 hān chàng lín lí to one's heart's content (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
万马奔腾 萬馬奔騰 wàn mǎ bēn téng lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom); fig. going full steam ahead Idiom ∼HSK 6
行之有效 行之有效 xíng zhī yǒu xiào to be effective (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
波澜壮阔 波瀾壯闊 bō lán zhuàng kuò surging forward with great momentum; unfolding on a magnificent scale Idiom ∼HSK 6