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事后才说，这是马后炮！

Shìhòu cái shuō, zhè shì mǎhòupào!

Saying it only afterwards is just hindsight!
事后才说，那是马后炮。

Shìhòu cái shuō, nà shì mǎhòupào.

Saying it only after the fact is just hindsight.
事在人为，路在人走

shìzàirénwéi, lù zài rén zǒu

success lies in what people do; the road lies in people walking it
事实上他并不是主管。

Shìshíshàng tā bìng bú shì zhǔguǎn.

He is actually not the manager.
事实上，她撒慌了。

Shìshíshàng, tā sā huāngle.

In fact she lied.
事实上，我的客服能力很差。

Shìshíshàng, wǒ de kèfú nénglì hěn chà.

It is a fact that I'm poor at customer service.
事实上，我说西班牙语。

Shìshíshàng, wǒ shuō Xībānyáyǔ.

As a matter of fact, I do speak Spanish.
事实上，这个项目需要大家。

Shìshíshàng, zhège xiàngmù xūyào dàjiā.

And actually, this project needs everyone.
事实印证了老师的话。

Shìshí yìnzhèng le lǎoshī de huà.

The facts bore out what the teacher said.
事实显而易见。

Shìshí xiǎn'éryìjiàn.

The facts are clear.
事实确凿，他不能否认。

Shìshí quèzáo, tā bùnéng fǒurèn.

The facts are undeniable, and he can't deny them.
事宽则完，急难成效

shì kuān zé wán, jínàn chéngxiào

take it easy and the matter gets finished; hurry and it's hard to get results
事忙先记账

shì máng xiān jìzhàng

when business is busy, record the accounts first
事态变得越来越严重了。

Shìtài biànde yuèláiyuè yánzhòngle.

The situation is getting more and more serious.
事怕打颠倒

shì pà dǎ diāndǎo

things fear being turned upside down
事急无君子

shìjíwújūnzǐ

in an emergency there are no gentlemen
事情不大，你何必生气呢？

Shìqing bú dà, nǐ hébì shēngqì ne?

It's not a big deal, so why should you get angry?
事情会随着形势的推移而变化。

Shìqing huì suízhe xíngshì de tuīyí ér biànhuà.

Things will change as the situation develops.
事情已经过去了，你何苦再提呢？

Shìqing yǐjīng guòqù le, nǐ hékǔ zài tí ne?

It's over now, so why bother bringing it up again?
事情很急，我们不能再耗下去了。

Shìqing hěn jí, wǒmen bùnéng zài hào xiàqù le.

This is urgent, so we can't keep dragging it out any longer.
事情很紧急，不容我们再等了。

Shìqing hěn jǐnjí, bùróng wǒmen zài děng le.

The matter is urgent, and we can't wait any longer.
事情总比我们想的要复杂得多。

Shìqing zǒng bǐ wǒmen xiǎng de yào fùzá de duō.

Things are always more complex than we think.
事情是怎么到这个境地的？

Shìqing shì zěnme dào zhège jìngdì de?

How did things get this far?
事情本可以处理得更好。

Shìqing běn kěyǐ chǔlǐ de gèng hǎo.

Things could've gone better.
事情比我们最初想象的更严重。

Shìqing bǐ wǒmen zuìchū xiǎngxiàng de gèng yánzhòng.

It was much worse than we initially thought.
事情没能如他所愿让他感到失望。

Shìqing méi néng rú tā suǒ yuàn ràng tā gǎndào shīwàng.

He was disappointed that things didn't turn out as he'd hoped.
事情的真相还没有查明。

Shìqing de zhēnxiàng hái méiyǒu chámíng.

The truth of the matter has not yet been ascertained.
事情真的已经了结了吗？

Shìqing zhēnde yǐjīng liǎojiéle ma?

Is it really all over?
事情要失控了。

Shìqing yào shīkòngle.

Things are getting out of control.
事情还没给解释清楚。

Shìqing hái méi gěi jiěshì qīngchu.

Things are not clearly defined.
事情难免会发生。

Shìqing nánmiǎn huì fāshēng.

Stuff happens.
事故使她失去了丈夫。

Shìgù shǐ tā shīqùle zhàngfu.

The accident bereaved her of her husband.
事故原因仍有待调查。

Shìgù yuányīn réng yǒudài diàochá.

The cause of the accident is still pending investigation.
事故发生后不久，警察来了。

Shìgù fāshēng hòu bùjiǔ, jǐngchá láile.

Shortly after the accident, the police came.
事故发生后，伤亡情况怎么样了？

Shìgù fāshēng hòu, shāngwáng qíngkuàng zěnmeyàng le?

After the accident, what is the casualty situation?
事故发生后，司机一直不敢出面。

Shìgù fāshēng hòu, sījī yìzhí bùgǎn chūmiàn.

After the accident, the driver never dared to step forward.
事故发生在前天。

Shìgù fāshēng zài qiántiān.

The accident happened the day before yesterday.
事故发生在高速公路上。

Shìgù fāshēng zài gāosùgōnglù shàng.

The accident took place on the highway.
事故无法避免。

Shìgù wúfǎ bìmiǎn.

Accidents are inevitable.
事故没减少而增加。

Shìgù méi jiǎnshǎo ér zēngjiā.

Instead of fewer accidents there are more.
事故由一个简单的错误产生。

Shìgù yóu yí gè jiǎndān de cuòwù chǎnshēng.

The accident arose from a simple mistake.
事故的真相什么时候才能查明？

Shìgù de zhēnxiàng shénme shíhou cái néng chámíng?

When will the truth about the accident be established?
事故耽误了交通。

Shìgù dānwule jiāotōng.

The accident held up traffic.
事无三不成

shìwúsānbùchéng

nothing succeeds without three tries
事无不可对人言

shìwúbùkěduìrényán

there is nothing that cannot be told to others
事有凑巧，物有偶然

shì yǒu còuqiǎo, wù yǒu ǒurán

events can happen to coincide; things can happen by chance
事有千般，理有千层

shì yǒu qiānbān, lǐ yǒu qiān céng

matters come in a thousand kinds, reasons in a thousand layers
事有因，话有缘

shì yǒu yīn, huà yǒuyuán

events have causes, words have origins
事没干完不要走。

Shì méi gàn wán búyào zǒu.

Don't leave here until you have done it.
事要前思免后悔

shì yào qián sī miǎn hòuhuǐ

think beforehand to avoid regret afterwards
事非经过不知难

shì fēi jīngguò bùzhī nán

unless you've been through something, you don't know how hard it is
二一添作五，一半

èryìtiānzuòwǔ, yíbàn

two-one, add to make five: half
二两棉花四张弓，细弹

èr liǎng miánhua sì zhāng gōng, xì dàn

two liang of cotton and four bows: fine fluffing (talking)
二人同心，其利断金

èrréntóngxīn, qílìduànjīn

when two people are of one heart, their sharpness cuts through metal
二八月乱穿衣

èr bāyuè luàn chuānyī

in the second and eighth months, people dress all anyhow
二分钱买块糖，小甜头儿

èrfēn qián mǎi kuài táng, xiǎo tián tóur

buying a piece of candy with two fen: a little sweetness
二分钱开当铺，周转不开

èrfēn qián kāi dàngpù, zhōuzhuǎnbùkāi

opening a pawnshop with two fen: can't turn over the money
二加三加四的和是九。

Èr jiā sān jiā sì de hé shì jiǔ.

The sum of two plus three plus four is nine.
二十一天不出壳，坏蛋

èrshí yī tiān bù chū ké, huàidàn

not hatching after twenty-one days: a bad egg
二十四斤重的榔头敲钢板，当当响

èrshísì jīnzhòng de lángtou qiāo gāngbǎn, dāngdāngxiǎng

a 24-jin hammer striking a steel plate: clanging loud
二、四、六都是偶数。

Èr, sì, liù dōu shì ǒushù.

Two, four and six are all even numbers.
二大妈的针线篮儿，杂七杂八

èr dàmā de zhēnxiàn lánr, záqīzábā

Second Aunt's sewing basket: all sorts of odds and ends
二愣子打铁，猛劲儿死砸

èrlèngzi dǎtiě, měngjìnr sǐ zá

a rash fellow forging iron: just pounding with brute force
二战以后，世界就不一样了。

Èrzhàn yǐhòu, shìjiè jiù bù yíyàng le.

After the Second World War, the world was different.
二月二，龙抬头

èryuè èr, lóngtáitóu

the second of the second month: the dragon lifts its head
二月在闰年有二十九天。

Èryuè zài rùnnián yǒu èrshí jiǔtiān.

February has twenty-nine days in a leap year.
二月的韭菜，头一茬

èryuè de jiǔcài, tóu yì chá

chives in the second month: the first cutting
二氧化碳是一种温室气体。

Èryǎnghuàtàn shì yìzhǒng wēnshìqìtǐ.

Carbon dioxide is a kind of greenhouse gas.
二的二倍是四。

Èr de èr bèi shì sì.

Two times two is four.
二的四倍是八。

Èr de sì bèi shì bā.

Two times four is eight.
二的立方是多少？

Èr de lìfāng shì duōshǎo?

What is two cubed?
二胡的声音很感人。

Èrhú de shēngyīn hěn gǎnrén.

The sound of the erhu is very moving.
二虎相争，必有一伤

èr hǔ xiāngzhēng, bìyǒuyìshāng

when two tigers fight, one must be hurt
二郎神的笛子，神吹

èrlángshén de dízi, shénchuī

Erlang Shen's flute: divinely blown
二郎神缝皮袄，神缭

èrlángshén fèng pí'ǎo, shén liáo

Erlang Shen sewing a fur coat: divine slanting stitches (chat)
二齿钩子挠痒，是把硬手

èr chǐ gōuzi náoyǎng, shì bǎ yìngshǒu

scratching an itch with a two-pronged hook: a hard hand
亏你提醒我，不然就忘了。

Kuī nǐ tíxǐng wǒ, bùrán jiù wàngle.

Thanks to your reminder, or I would have forgotten.
亏你提醒我，不然我就忘了。

Kuī nǐ tíxǐng wǒ, bùrán wǒ jiù wàngle.

Thanks to your reminder, otherwise I would have forgotten.
亏心事莫做,枉法钱莫贪

kuīxīnshì mò zuò,wǎngfǎ qián mò tān

don't do things that weigh on your conscience, don't covet money gained by bending the law
亏本的生意我可不做。

Kuīběn de shēngyi wǒ kěbú zuò.

I won't do business that loses money.
云南住着很多少数民族。

Yúnnán zhùzhe hěn duō shǎoshùmínzú.

Many ethnic minorities live in Yunnan.
云层在天空中缓缓推移。

Yúncéng zài tiānkōng zhōng huǎnhuǎn tuīyí.

The clouds drifted slowly across the sky.
云开见天日。

Yúnkāijiàntiān rì.

The clouds opened and the sun shone through.
云是天空中的水汽团。

Yún shì tiānkōng zhōng de shuǐqì tuán.

A cloud is a mass of vapor in the sky.
云的形状千变万化。

Yún de xíngzhuàng qiānbiànwànhuà.

The shapes of clouds are ever changing.
云越来越黑。

Yún yuèláiyuè hēi.

The clouds are getting darker.
云里千条路，云外路千条

Yún lǐ qiān tiáo lù, Yún wàilù qiān tiáo

in the clouds a thousand roads, beyond the clouds a thousand roads
五个人死了。

Wǔ gè rén sǐle.

Five people died.
五个指头按不住十只麻雀

wǔ gè zhǐtou àn búzhù shí zhī máquè

five fingers can't pin down ten sparrows
五乘二等于十。

Wǔ chéng èr děngyú shí.

Five times two equals ten.
五人合撑一把伞，小人全靠大人遮

wǔ rén hé chēng yì bǎ sǎn, xiǎorén quán kào dàren zhē

five people share one umbrella: the small people (small people) all depend on the big people (big people) to shelter them
五代十国之后，宋朝统一了中国。

Wǔdàishíguó zhīhòu, sòngcháo tǒngyīle Zhōngguó.

After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Song dynasty reunified China.
五分钟过去了。

Wǔ fēnzhōng guòqù le.

Five minutes passed.
五十六个民族组成了中华民族。

Wǔ shíliù gè mínzú zǔchéngle Zhōnghuámínzú.

Fifty-six ethnic groups make up the Chinese people.
五十的老子不管三十的儿子

wǔshí de lǎozi bùguǎn sānshí de érzi

a fifty-year-old father doesn't manage a thirty-year-old son
五和三的总和是八。

Wǔ hé sān de zǒnghé shì bā.

The sum of 5 and 3 is 8.
五四运动发生在哪一年？

Wǔsìyùndòng fāshēng zài nǎ yì nián?

In which year did the May Fourth Movement take place?
五小于八，这个你应该知道。

Wǔ xiǎoyú bā, zhège nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào.

Five is less than eight; you should know that.
五小于八，这个你知道吧？

Wǔ xiǎoyú bā, zhège nǐ zhīdào ba?

Five is less than eight, you know that, right?
五小时过去了。

Wǔ xiǎoshí guòqù le.

Five hours passed.