| 释义 |
Examples:grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up the Han)—lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get—lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness—serve up the same old product—stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); get one's fingers burnt—Reality does not live up the name.—pre-Qin, Chinese history up the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC—break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one—make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number)—lit. set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great)—lit. all birds paying looking up the phoenix; fig. peace under a wise ruler—band used by Manchu women gather up the hair—build up the country through thrift and hard work [idiom.]—lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)—lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them rain—the “Four Clean-ups” Movement (1963-66), a nationwide movement clean things up in the fields of politics, economy, organization and ideology (historical)—north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution—lit. hold up to the skies—lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation—round up to the nearest integer—lit. put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); expect instant results—see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth—the master leads you the door, the rest is up to you—lit. on the beat, move apart; fig. break-up (of marriage or business partners)—don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through the end—lit. the time up today (idiom); up to the present—everyone enjoys themselves the full then party breaks up—too weak stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate—open up (to the outside)—Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty—the name does not correspond reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation—fig. attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it—not be up to the task [idiom.]— |