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Hong Kong - United Kingdom
Joined August 2016
偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu mō mō surreptitious; sneaky #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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供不应求 gōng bù yìng qiú supply does not meet demand #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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不择手段 bù zé shǒu duàn by fair means or foul #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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新陈代谢 xīn chén dài xiè metabolism (biology) #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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无所事事 wú suǒ shì shì to have nothing to do #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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视而不见 shì ér bù jiàn to turn a blind eye to; to ignore #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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袖手旁观 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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一无是处 yī wú shì chù not one good point; everything about it is wrong #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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当务之急 dāng wù zhī jí top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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从头到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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泪流满面 lèi liú mǎn miàn cheeks streaming with tears (idiom) #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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各就各位 gè jiù gè wèi (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom) #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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名副其实 míng fù qí shí not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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自言自语 zì yán zì yǔ to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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一举一动 yī jǔ yī dòng every movement; each and every move #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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出乎意料 chū hū yì liào unexpected #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ can't help but; involuntarily #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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无缘无故 wú yuán wú gù no cause or reason; completely uncalled for #LearnChinese #Chengyu
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