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才学理发就碰上大胡子，难剃

cáixué lǐfà jiù pèngshàng dà húzi, nán tì

Just learning to cut hair and meeting a man with a big beard: hard to shave (hard question)
才高易狂，艺高易傲

cái gāo yì kuáng, yì gāo yì ào

High talent easily turns arrogant; high skill easily turns proud
才高遭嫉，人贤遭难

cái gāo zāo jí, rén xián zāonàn

High talent draws envy; a worthy person draws trouble
扎嘴儿的葫芦，倒不出来

zhā zuǐr de húlu, dào bù chūlái

a gourd with its mouth tied: nothing pours out
打一下,揉半天

dǎ yíxià,róu bàntiān

hit once, rub for half a day
打不断的亲,骂不断的邻

dǎ búduàn de qīn,mà búduàn de lín

kin you can't beat apart, neighbours you can't curse apart
打个巴掌再给个甜枣儿,堵嘴

dǎ gè bāzhang zài gěi gè tián zǎo ér,dǔzuǐ

slap someone then give a sweet date: to shut their mouth
打了盆说盆,打了罐说罐

dǎle pén shuō pén,dǎle guàn shuō guàn

if a basin is broken, talk about the basin; if a jar is broken, talk about the jar
打了这针，你就不会那么痛了。

Dǎle zhè zhēn, nǐ jiù búhuì nàme tòngle.

This shot will help numb the pain.
打人一拳,防人一脚

dǎ rén yìquán,fáng rén yìjiǎo

if you punch someone, guard against their kick
打人三日忧,骂人三日羞

dǎ rén sānrì yōu,màrén sānrì xiū

hit someone and worry for three days; curse someone and feel ashamed for three days
打人休打脸,骂人休揭短

dǎ rén xiū dǎ liǎn,màrén xiū jiēduǎn

when hitting, don't hit the face; when scolding, don't expose weak points
打人是很野蛮的行为。

Dǎ rén shì hěn yěmán de xíngwéi.

Hitting people is a barbarous act.
打出来的铁,炼出来的钢

dǎ chūlái de tiě,liàn chūlái de gāng

iron is hammered out, steel is refined
打别人的孩子心不疼

dǎ biéren de háizi xīn bù téng

hitting other people's children doesn't hurt the heart
打卦打卦,只会说话

dǎguà-dǎguà,zhǐ huì shuōhuà

divination, divination: all they can do is talk
打印机需要先安装驱动。

Dǎyìnjī xūyào xiān ānzhuāng qūdòng.

The printer needs a driver installed first.
打喷嚏是因为有人在想你。

Dǎpēntì shì yīnwèi yǒurén zài xiǎng nǐ.

When you sneeze, it means someone is thinking of you.
打墙也是动土

dǎ qiáng yě shì dòngtǔ

building a wall is also breaking ground
打好语言根基，学什么都容易。

Dǎ hǎo yǔyán gēnjī, xué shénme dōu róngyì.

Lay a solid foundation in the language and anything you learn is easier.
打字时，我常选错同音字。

Dǎzì shí, wǒ cháng xuǎn cuò tóngyīnzì.

When I type, I often pick the wrong homophone character.
打完球，大家都觉得很爽。

Dǎ wán qiú, dàjiā dōu juéde hěn shuǎng.

After the game, everyone felt great.
打工的人常常身不由己。

Dǎgōng de rén chángcháng shēnbùyóujǐ.

Working people often have little control over their own lives.
打工的日子过得很辛酸。

Dǎgōng de rìzi guò de hěn xīnsuān.

Life as a migrant worker was miserable.
打开你的书到第九页。

Dǎkāi nǐ de shū dào dì jiǔ yè.

Open your book to page nine.
打开你的心胸。

Dǎkāi nǐ de xīnxiōng.

Open your heart.
打开你的思想。

Dǎkāi nǐ de sīxiǎng.

Open your mind.
打开后的牛奶请尽快食用。

Dǎkāi hòu de niúnǎi qǐng jǐnkuài shíyòng.

Please consume the milk as soon as possible after opening it.
打开收音机。

Dǎkāi shōuyīnjī.

Turn on the radio.
打开棺材喊捉贼,冤枉死人

dǎkāi guāncai hǎn zhuō zéi,yuānwang sǐ rén

opening a coffin and shouting 'thief!': wronging the dead
打当面鼓,不敲背后锣

dǎdāngmiàngǔ,bù qiāo bèihòu luó

beat the drum to a face, don't bang the gong behind the back
打扫一下你的房间。

Dǎsǎo yíxià nǐ de fángjiān.

Clean your room.
打扫屋子真的是我最害怕的工作。

Dǎsǎo wūzi zhēnde shì wǒ zuì hàipà de gōngzuò.

Cleaning up the house is truly my most dreaded task.
打扫我们的房间吧。

Dǎsǎo wǒmen de fángjiān ba.

Let's clean our room.
打扰一下，超市现在营业吗？

Dǎrǎo yíxià, chāoshì xiànzài yíngyè ma?

Excuse me. Is the supermarket open?
打扰了，这个多少钱？

Dǎrǎole, zhège duōshǎo qián?

Excuse me, how much is this?
打折的时候买，划得来吗？

Dǎzhé de shíhou mǎi, huádelái ma?

Is it worth buying when it's on sale?
打掉了牙往肚子里咽,苦不堪言

dǎdiàole yá wǎng dǔzi lǐ yàn,kǔbùkānyán

teeth knocked out and swallowed: bitterness beyond words
打掉门牙肚里咽,有苦说不出

dǎdiào ményá dùlǐ yàn,yǒukǔshuōbùchū

a front tooth knocked out and swallowed: bitterness you can't voice
打断了的胳膊,往外拐

dǎduànle de gēbo,wǎng wài guǎi

a broken arm bends outward
打断骨头还连着筋

dǎduàn gǔtou hái lián zhe jīn

even when the bone is broken, the sinew still connects
打昏了的公鸡,不知早晚

dǎ hūnle de gōngjī,bùzhī zǎowǎn

a rooster knocked dizzy: doesn't know morning from evening
打是疼,骂是爱

dǎ shì téng,mà shì ài

hitting is caring, scolding is love
打架解决不了问题。

Dǎjià jiějué bù liǎo wèntí.

Fighting won't settle anything.
打柴总得先探路

dǎchái zǒngděi xiān tànlù

to cut firewood, you must first scout the path
打死会拳的,淹死会水的

dǎsǐ huì quán de,yānsǐ huì shuǐ de

those who know boxing get beaten to death, those who can swim get drowned
打死老鼠喂猫,好一个,恼一个

dǎsǐ lǎoshǔ wèi māo,hǎo yí gè,nǎo yí gè

killing a mouse to feed the cat: one is pleased, one is annoyed
打消这种幼稚的念头吧。

Dǎxiāo zhèzhǒng yòuzhì de niàntou ba.

Get rid of those kinds of naive ideas.
打灯笼拾粪,找屎

dǎdēnglóng shí fèn,zhǎo shǐ

collecting dung with a lantern: looking for dung
打灯笼搬石头,照搬

dǎdēnglóng bān shítou,zhàobān

carrying stones by lantern light: shining on it, moving it
打灯笼走亲戚,明来明去

dǎdēnglóng zǒuqīnqi,míng lái míng qù

visiting relatives with a lantern: coming and going in the light
打狗看主人

dǎgǒukànzhǔ rén

when you hit a dog, look at its master
打狗要用擒虎力

Dǎgǒu yào yòng qín hǔ lì

to beat a dog, use the strength for seizing a tiger
打球前，你要先穿好球鞋。

Dǎqiú qián, nǐ yào xiān chuān hǎo qiúxié.

Before playing, you need to put on your sneakers first.
打球时他拉伤了筋，要休息。

Dǎqiú shí tā lāshāngle jīn, yào xiūxi.

He strained a tendon playing ball and needs to rest.
打球时出汗是很正常的。

Dǎqiú shí chūhàn shì hěn zhèngcháng de.

It's quite normal to sweat when playing ball games.
打电话到我办公室来。

Dǎdiànhuà dào wǒ bàngōngshì lái.

Call me at the office.
打电话回家。

Dǎdiànhuà huíjiā.

Ring home.
打电话回家！

Dǎdiànhuà huíjiā!

Call home!
打破沙锅,璺到底

dǎpò shāguō,wèn dàodǐ

a smashed clay pot: the crack (ask) goes all the way to the bottom
打篮球很有趣。

Dǎ lánqiú hěn yǒuqù.

Basketball is very fun to play.
打篮球时最好戴上护膝。

Dǎ lánqiú shí zuìhǎo dài shang hùxī.

It's best to wear knee pads when playing basketball.
打网球很有趣。

Dǎ wǎngqiú hěn yǒuqù.

Playing tennis is a lot of fun.
打网球怎么样？

Dǎ wǎngqiú zěnmeyàng?

How about playing tennis?
打翻了五味瓶,苦辣酸甜咸都有

dǎfānle wǔwèi píng,kǔlà suāntián Xián dōu yǒu

knocked over the five-flavour bottle: bitter, spicy, sour, sweet and salty all present
打虎不着,反被虎咬

dǎ hǔ bù zháo,fǎn bèi hǔ yǎo

try to hit the tiger and miss, and get bitten by the tiger instead
打虎亲兄弟,上阵父子兵

dǎ hǔ qīnxiōngdì,shàngzhèn fùzǐbīng

to fight a tiger, your own brothers; to go into battle, father and sons
打虎打头,杀鸡割喉

dǎ hǔ dǎtóu,shā jī gē hóu

to strike a tiger, hit the head; to kill a chicken, cut the throat
打蛇先打头,擒贼要擒王

dǎ shé xiān dǎtóu,qín zéi yào qín Wáng

to strike a snake, hit the head first; to catch bandits, catch their chief
打蛇打七寸

dǎshédǎqīcùn

strike a snake at seven inches
打蛇要打死,不死反被咬

dǎ shé yào dǎsǐ,bù sǐ fǎn bèi yǎo

if you hit a snake, kill it, or it will bite you instead
打败了的鹌鹑、斗败的鸡,上不了阵

dǎbàile de ānchún, dòu bài de jī,shàng bù liǎo zhèn

a beaten quail, a defeated fighting cock: can't go back into the fight
打起来没好拳,骂起来没好言

dǎ qǐlai méi hǎo quán,mà qǐlai méi hǎo yán

when fighting, no fist is kind; when cursing, no word is kind
打足了气的皮球,一蹦老高

dǎ zúle qì de píqiú,yí bèng lǎo gāo

a fully pumped-up rubber ball: it bounces very high
打车去车站只要20分钟哦。

Dǎchē qù chēzhàn zhǐyào èrshí fēnzhōng ó.

It's only twenty minutes to the station by taxi.
打针后她有点过敏反应。

Dǎzhēn hòu tā yǒudiǎn guòmǐnfǎnyìng.

She had a bit of an allergic reaction after the injection.
打铁先要本身硬

dǎtiě xiān yào běnshēn yìng

to forge iron, the smith himself must first be hard
打铁烤煳了裤裆,没看火候

dǎtiě kǎo húle kùdāng,méi kàn huǒhou

while forging iron, scorched the seat of his trousers: didn't watch the heat
打铁的拆炉,散火

dǎtiě de chāi lú,sànhuǒ

the blacksmith tears down his furnace: the fire (the crew) scatters
打铁的火炉泼上水,白搭一火

dǎtiě de huǒlú pō shàng shuǐ,báidā yì huǒ

water thrown on the blacksmith's furnace: a whole fire (partnership) wasted
打锣卖糖,各干一行

dǎ luó màitáng,gègànyìháng

beating a gong to sell candy: each does his own line of work
打雷声惊吓了我家的小狗。

Dǎ léishēng jīngxiàle wǒjiā de xiǎogǒu.

The sound of thunder frightened my dog.
打鸭子上架,难哪

dǎyāzishàngjià,nán na

driving a duck up onto a perch: hard indeed
打鼓不打面,旁敲侧击

dǎgǔ bù dǎ miàn,pángqiāocèjī

beating a drum not on its face: striking from the side
扔了这个烂香蕉。

Rēngle zhège làn xiāngjiāo.

Throw this rotten banana.
托人如托山

tuōrén rú tuō shān

entrusting someone is like entrusting a mountain
托比亚斯再次出现。

Tuō Bǐyà Sī zàicì chūxiàn.

Tobias appeared again.
托运行李丢了，怎么办？

Tuōyùnxíngli diū le, zěnmebàn?

My checked luggage is lost. What should I do?
扛着竹竿进城，不晓得如何转弯

káng zhe zhúgān jìnchéng, bù xiǎode rúhé zhuǎnwān

carrying a bamboo pole into town: not knowing how to turn the corner
扣在筛子下边的麻雀,干扑棱没办法

kòu zài shāizi xiàbian de máquè,gān pūlēng méi bànfǎ

a sparrow trapped under a sieve: flaps in vain, nothing to be done
执法人员正在检查街边的小摊。

Zhífǎ rényuán zhèngzài jiǎnchá jiē biān de xiǎotān.

Law enforcement officers are inspecting the street stalls.
执法的人自己也要守法。

Zhífǎ de rén zìjǐ yě yào shǒufǎ.

Those who enforce the law must also obey it themselves.
扩大内需能帮助经济增长。

Kuòdà nèixū néng bāngzhù jīngjì zēngzhǎng.

Expanding domestic demand can help the economy grow.
扫地机器人的电快用完了。

Sǎodìjīqìrén de diàn kuài yòng wánle.

The robot vacuum is almost out of battery.
扫帚坏了，我们去买把新的吧。

Sàozhou huàile, wǒmen qù mǎi bǎ xīn de ba.

The broom is broken, so let's go buy a new one.
扫帚戴帽,顶个数儿

sàozhou dàimào,dǐng gèshù ér

a broom wearing a hat: it counts as one
扬起巴掌抓风,没一点儿影儿

yángqǐ bāzhang zhuā fēng,méi yìdiǎnr yǐngr

raising a palm to grab the wind: not a trace
扯开头的线团儿，牵连很远

chě kāitóu de xiàntuán ér, qiānlián hěn yuǎn

A ball of thread with its end pulled: connected far away
扳不倒儿坐火车，没有稳当劲儿

bānbùdǎor zuò huǒchē, méiyǒu wěndang jìnr

a tumbler toy riding a train: no steadiness
扳倒大瓮扫小米儿，摸到底了

bāndǎo dà wèng sǎo xiǎomǐ ér, mō dàodǐ le

tipping over a big jar to sweep up the millet: reached the bottom