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to echo one another (idiom)
一呼百应yī hū bǎi yìng
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(idiom) (of a call) to elict an enthusiastic response; to receive extensive approval
一干二净yī gān èr jìng
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thoroughly (idiom)/completely/one and all/very clean
一举两得yī jǔ liǎng dé
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one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一落千丈yī luò qiān zhàng
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lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)/fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline/to take a dive
一心一意yì xīn yí yì
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concentrating one's thoughts and efforts/single-minded/bent on/intently
一败涂地yī bài tú dì
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lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)/fig. to suffer a crushing defeat
一本正经yī běn zhèng jīng
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in deadly earnest; deadpan
一臂之力yī bì zhī lì
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一尘不染yī chén bù rǎn
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(idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible
一见如故yī jiàn rú gù
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familiarity at first sight
一箭双雕yī jiàn shuāng diāo
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lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)/to kill two birds with one stone
一脉相承yī mài xiāng chéng
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traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
一目了然yī mù liǎo rán
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obvious at a glance (idiom)
一窍不通yī qiào bù tōng
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lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)/I don't understand a word (idiom)/it's all Greek to me
一视同仁yī shì tóng rén
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to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
一泻千里yí xiè qiān lǐ
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一草一木yī cǎo yī mù
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一成不变yī chéng bù biàn
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(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone
一帆风顺yī fán fēng shùn
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propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)/plain sailing/to go smoothly/have a nice trip!
一鼓作气yī gǔ zuò qì
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in a spurt of energy
一哄而散yī hòng ér sàn
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see 一哄而散[yi1 hong1 er2 san4]
一如既往yì rú jì wǎng
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(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
一丝不苟yī sī bù gǒu
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not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules/meticulous/not one hair out of place
一言难尽yī yán nán jìn
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hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
一衣带水yī yī dài shuǐ
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(separated only by) a narrow strip of water
一朝一夕yī zhāo yī xī
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lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)/fig. in a short period of time/overnight
一针见血yī zhēn jiàn xiě
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lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)/fig. to hit the nail on the head
一知半解yī zhī bàn jiě
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lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge/dilettante/amateur
一表人才yī biǎo rén cái
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