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Examples:daring act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it—lit. prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it—Hantavirus (a family deadly rodent-borne viruses) responsible for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome or cardiopulmonary syndrome—lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss—have nothing to show for one's troubles—kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money—assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task—be manifest for everyone to see—(slang) go to jail for a second offense—sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate—type of wood used make punting poles for boats (old)—make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)—lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities—wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion—Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights—pass sth around (for others to look at)—give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country—ask for leave to withdraw—sorry bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)—advance funds to sb for later repayment—dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit—lit. look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom); to search out one's opponent's weak points—the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—Pingxing pass on the Great Wall near Datong, famous for victory over the Japanese in Sep 1937—war of 1915 against Yuan Shikai and for the Republic—see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth—make a declaration for the east and strike to the west—apply to a court for an arrest warrant—abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people—help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy—apply for admission (to a university etc)—be indebted to sb for care—bind up and take to the market (idiom); to take a prisoner to the town center for execution—observe sb's words and gestures (idiom, from Analects); to examine words and moods for a clue as to sb's thoughts—leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray—leave a mark for generations to come—plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money—listen to the next chapter for an explanation—classifier for long, narrow, flexible objects such as fish, dogs, pants; for roads and rivers; for human lives; in the expression: one heart, meaning working together for a common goal—classifier for gusts or bursts; for events of short duration such as lightning, storms, wind—classifier for rooms; Cantonese only: for shops, companies—better go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish [idiom.]—classifier for individual things or people, general, catch-all classifier—classifier for cans of beverages, such as soda or beer—classifier for light fixtures, lamps; teapots—classifier for flat things, such as paper, tables, faces, bows, paintings, tickets, constellations, blankets, bedsheets—classifier for turns in a game, discussion, or competition—classifier for wheeled vehicles; such as cars, bicycles—classifier for stories of buildings; layers of cakes, paint, thin glass—go to sb. for help or protection—classifier for brief and often sudden actions—classifier for objects attached to or formed in rings, loops or circles—classifier for bagfuls of things, such as flour or cement—classifier for people working in the same domain—classifier for pairs of objects which naturally come in pairs such as chopsticks or shoes—classifier for chunks, lumps, or pieces of land, stones, cake, bread, candy, tofu; wristwatches—classifier for food in bowls such as soup, rice, congee, wonton—do (sth. for a bit to give it a try)—classifier for small objects, such as a grain of rice—classifier for piles of things, such as trash or sand—classifier for groups of domesticated animals like pigs, cows; hair (only with modifier)—classifier for sections of plants such as bamboo or sugarcane; tree branches; class periods at school; cylindrical batteries, train carriages—classifier for objects in a small box or case, such as cigarettes, chocolates, mooncakes, cassettes, CDs—classifier for groups of people, herds of animals, flocks of birds, schools of fish—classifier for objects in a handheld bottle, vial, or flask, such a bottle of water—classifier for objects in rows such as words—classifier for heavy objects, such as machines, TVs, computers; theater performances—classifier for objects with protruding top, such as hats, tents—classifier for couples; objects in pairs, such as wedding rings, earrings—classifier for recurring events, often annual, such as conferences, class years in school—classifier for objects in a small package or pouch, such as cookies, cigarettes— |