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that meaning in Chinese

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it's the thought that counts (when giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness is more important than any other consideration)
phrase

礼轻情意重 /lǐ qīng qíngyì zhòng/phrase

禮輕情意重phrase

kill the goose that lays the golden eggs (to seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit)
verb

杀鸡取卵 /shājīqǔluǎn/verb

殺雞取卵verb

竭泽而渔 /jiézé'éryú/verb

竭澤而漁verb

like that (in that particular manner)
preposition
[UK: ˈlaɪk ðæt]
[US: ˈlaɪk ˈðæt]

如此 /rúcǐ/preposition

这样 /zhèyàng/preposition

這樣preposition

now that (since)
conjunction
[UK: naʊ ðæt]
[US: ˈnaʊ ˈðæt]

既然 /jìrán/conjunction

or words to that effect (used to indicate a paraphrase)
phrase

之类的话phrase

之類的話phrase

或諸如此類的話phrase

或诸如此类的话phrase

please say that again phrase

請再說一遍phrase

请再说一遍 /qǐng zài shuō yībiàn/phrase

powers that be (holders of power)
noun

当权者 /dāngquán zhě/noun

當權者noun

so that (in order to)
conjunction
[UK: ˈsəʊ ðæt]
[US: ˈsoʊ ˈðæt]

为了 /wèile/conjunction

以便 /yǐbiàn/conjunction

為了conjunction

the nail that sticks out gets hammered down phrase

枪打出头鸟 /qiāng dǎ chūtóuniǎo/phrase

树大招风 /shùdàzhāofēng/phrase

槍打出頭鳥phrase

樹大招風phrase

the straw that broke the camel's back (small additional burden which causes failure)
noun

压倒骆驼的最后一根草 /yādǎo luòtuó de zuìhòu yī gēn cǎo/noun

壓倒駱駝的最後一根草noun

there's more where that came from (a greater number of similar things can be provided in the future)
phrase

还有更多的呢 /háiyǒu gèngduō de ne/phrase

還有更多的呢phrase

what does that have to do with the price of tea in China (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant)
phrase

八竿子打不着 /bā gānzi dǎ bù zháo/phrase

八竿子打不著phrase

風馬牛不相及phrase

风马牛不相及 /fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí/phrase

驢唇不對馬嘴phrase

驴唇不对马嘴 /lǘchún bùduì mǎzuǐ/phrase

what is that (what is that?)
phrase
[UK: ˈwɒt ɪz ðæt]
[US: ˈhwʌt ˈɪz ˈðæt]

这是什么? /zhè shì shénme?/phrase

這是什麼?phrase

那是什么? /nà shì shénme?/phrase

那是什麼?phrase

what was that (What did you just say)
phrase

你刚才说什么? /nǐ gāngcái shuō shénme?/phrase

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