忍一时风平浪静，退一步海阔天空

English translation: compromise will make a conflict much easy to resolve

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Chinese term or phrase:	忍一时风平浪静，退一步海阔天空
English translation:	compromise will make a conflict much easy to resolve
Entered by:	Shang

10:40 Jul 27, 2004

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Chinese term or phrase: 忍一时风平浪静，退一步海阔天空

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Bing Yang KudoZ activity Questions: 29 (none open) Answers: 33 China
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compromise will make a conflict much easy to resolve

Explanation:
前后两句话的意思是重复的，翻译一句即可。

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Shang
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Local time: 12:32

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compromise will make a conflict much easy to resolve

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Wenjer Leuschel (X)

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忍一时风平浪静，退一步海阔天空 Try

Explanation:
Refraining oneself in the moment leads to calming down;
One step of concession may enable you a higher flight.

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Note added at 1 hr 17 mins (2004-07-27 11:58:45 GMT)
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Refraining oneself in the moment leads to calming down;
One step of concession may take you to a higher flight.

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Note added at 1 hr 20 mins (2004-07-27 12:01:42 GMT)
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Refraining yourself in the moment calms down the torment;
Conceding a single step may take you to a higher flight.

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 12:32
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Chinese
PRO pts in category: 54

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peer agreement (net): +2

忍一时风平浪静，退一步海阔天空

compromise will make a conflict much easy to resolve

Explanation:
前后两句话的意思是重复的，翻译一句即可。

Shang
China
Local time: 12:32
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 16

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Thank you. I like your idea of the translation.

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