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Definition
- to succeed
- capable
- to finish
- to complete
- to accomplish
- to become
- to turn into
- to be all right
- OK
- one tenth
Compounds (7)
Related words (289)
to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off
(lit.) to form an army; to set up (team, group, band, organization etc); to found; opening (ceremony); to commission (arms system, naval vessel); to graduate from an apprenticeship
to accomplish; attainment; accomplishment; success; to achieve; achievement; to attain a result; to create
to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect; (of a tree) to grow to full size; to become useful for timber
idiom; proverb; Chinese set expression (often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding to a story or historical quotation); saying; adage; set expression
to put together; to make up (a set); to round up (a number to a convenient multiple); resulting in...
to become; to change (into); to turn (into); to make (into); to develop (into); to grow
to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations; to carry on the good work of one's predecessors
crash (course); accelerated (process); quick (fix); instant (success); to achieve in a short time
shapeless; deformed; ruined; beyond recognition; (of a person) reduced to a shadow
to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight; to obtain a positive outcome after sustained efforts; to come to fruition
(lit.) to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal; practice makes perfect
to speak like a printed book; quick and clever talking; the gift of the gab
anabolism (biology); constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc); assimilation
marriage arranged following a pregnancy; marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
wish you the best!; (may all your) wishes come true; to have one's wishes come true; all the best
(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined
social composition; social status (in Marxist theory, esp. using during cultural revolution)
(lit.) idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you; (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success; also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
Proverbs (2)
(lit.) you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb); (fig.) learn to walk before you run
Idioms (82)
(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down; to establish oneself
making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers; as a large crowd
succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages; success and failure; You win some, you lose some.
(lit.) success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom); (fig.) to weigh up various factors
a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous; bad form; unacceptable behavior
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure; to fall at the last hurdle; snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
hatred caused by love (idiom); to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person
to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides; to sit on the fence
(lit.) it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly; in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state; Rome wasn't built in a day
pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result; impetuous
(lit.) to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life; to have great hopes for one's offspring; to give one's child the best education as a career investment
(lit.) the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom); (fig.) what is done cannot be undone
(lit.) where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom); (fig.) when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
(lit.) set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation); to bring back the dead; once it starts, everything goes well
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
(lit.) the rice has already been cooked (idiom); (fig.) what is done cannot be undone
established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention
finally a soap bubble (idiom); grandiose plans that end up with nothing; pie in the sky
sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity; many a mickle makes a muckle
the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance; forewarned is forearmed
to plan in advance (idiom); a card up one's sleeve; forewarned is forearmed
the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance; forewarned is forearmed
many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big; many a mickle makes a muckle
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable; second nature
(lit.) even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom); (fig.) the oppressed will become the oppressor; what goes around comes around
(lit.) to hate iron for not becoming steel; to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)
a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom); one cannot accomplish much on one's own
don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); Where there's a will, there's a way (idiom); A willful person always has their way; A person who has a settled purpose will surely succeed; Everything comes to those who want; Nothing is impossible to a willing mind
(lit.) the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed; It's too late to change anything now.; also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
(lit.) to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom); (fig.) to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off; to go for wool and come back shorn
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