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Definition
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by
以理服人To convince people by reasoning
- with
- by means of
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according to
以時啟閉To open and close according to schedule
- so as to
- in order to
- in the manner (of)
- for
- because (of)
- therefore
- thereby
- and
- as well as
- to use
- to take
- at (a certain time)
- on (a fixed date)
Compounds (4)
Related words (137)
over (the mentioned level); above (the mentioned level); that level (or higher); more (than); that amount (or more); the above-mentioned
less (than); below; under; hereafter; that level or lower; that amount or less; (the) following
to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
to cure ills with poison (TCM); to fight evil with evil; set a thief to catch a thief; to fight fire with fire
to succeed through failure; to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
able (to); so that (somebody) can; so that ... may; enabling; in order (to); finally in a position (to); with something in view
so; forasmuch; thus; therefore; thence; as a result; consequently; that's why; the reason why
to go to all lengths; to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort; to go all out; to spare no effort; to call forth all of one's energy; to dedicate oneself (to)
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short; in a nutshell
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; knowledge is the best charity
Idioms (71)
in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom); as a warning to others
(lit.) to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties); Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
to spread falsehoods; to increasingly distort the truth; to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy; to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; expect the unexpected; always be prepared; prepared for any eventualities
similar things come together (idiom); like draws like; Birds of a feather flock together.
to moisten with spittle (idiom); sharing meager resources; mutual help in humble circumstances
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
(lit.) the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside; to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
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