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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.

在此之际zài cǐ zhī jì

meanwhile / at the same time

在这之前zài zhè zhī qián

before then / up until that point

垂暮之年chuí mù zhī nián

old age

堂而皇之táng ér huáng zhī

overt / to make no secret (of one's presence) / grandiose / with great scope

多事之秋duō shì zhī qiū

(idiom) troubled times / eventful period

大方之家dà fāng zhī jiā

learned person / expert in a certain field / abbr. to 方家[fāng jiā]

大旱之望云霓dà hàn zhī wàng yún ní

see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[dà hàn wàng yún ní]

大而化之dà ér huà zhī

careless / sloppy

大兴问罪之师dà xīng wèn zuì zhī shī

to launch a punitive campaign / to condemn scathingly

天作之合tiān zuò zhī hé

a match made in heaven (idiom)

天府之国tiān fǔ zhī guó

(idiom) land of plenty (usu. used in reference to Sichuan)

天渊之别tiān yuān zhī bié

see 天壤之別|天壤之别[tiān rǎng zhī bié]

天无绝人之路tiān wú jué rén zhī lù

Heaven never bars one's way (idiom) / don't despair and you will find a way through. / Never give up hope. / Never say die.

天籁之音tiān lài zhī yīn

extraordinarily beautiful music

天选之人tiān xuǎn zhī rén

the chosen one

天选之子tiān xuǎn zhī zǐ

the chosen one

失之东隅,收之桑榆shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom) / to compensate later for one's earlier loss / what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

失之毫厘,谬以千里shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失之毫厘,差之千里shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失之毫厘,差以千里shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失败是成功之母shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ

Failure is the mother of success.

好事之徒hào shì zhī tú

busybody

好自为之hǎo zì wéi zhī

to do one's best / to shape up / to fend for oneself / you're on your own

好色之徒hào sè zhī tú

lecher / womanizer / dirty old man

如簧之舌rú huáng zhī shé

lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. a glib tongue

姑妄言之gū wàng yán zhī

to just talk for the sake of talking

妇人之仁fù rén zhī rén

excessive tendency to clemency (idiom) / soft-hearted (pejorative)

媒妁之言méi shuò zhī yán

(idiom) matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)

安之若素ān zhī ruò sù

bear hardship with equanimity / regard wrongdoing with equanimity

完璧之身wán bì zhī shēn

undefiled (girl) / virgin / (of computer system) clean / uncorrupted

害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú

refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)

寓管理于服务之中yù guǎn lǐ yú fú wù zhī zhōng

to make administration service-oriented

寤寐求之wù mèi qiú zhī

(idiom) to long for sb or sth day and night / to seek it unceasingly

将伯之助qiāng bó zhī zhù

assistance that one gets from another

少之又少shǎo zhī yòu shǎo

very few / very little

少年之家shào nián zhī jiā

children's center / children's club

巧妇难为无米之炊qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī

The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom) / You won't get anywhere without equipment.

巫蛊之祸wū gǔ zhī huò

91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft

差之毫厘,失之千里chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ

the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile

差之毫厘,谬以千里chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ

the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile

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