to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day
精进
jīng jìn
to forge ahead vigorously / to dedicate oneself to progress
适可而止
shì kě ér zhǐ
to stop before going too far (idiom) / to stop while one can / don't overdo it / stop while you're ahead
深谋远虑
shēn móu yuǎn lu:4
lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom)
万马奔腾
wàn mǎ bēn téng
lit. ten thousand stampeding horses (idiom) / fig. with great momentum / going full speed ahead
雷打不动
léi dǎ bù dòng
not shaken by thunder (idiom) / the arrangements are unalterable / to adhere rigidly to regulations / will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) / fig. to test the waters
the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty / lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)
精進
jīng jìn
to forge ahead vigorously / to dedicate oneself to progress
超迁
chāo qiān
(literary) to be promoted more than one grade or rank at a time / to be promoted ahead of time
lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom) / fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere / to be in a predicament
见好就收
jiàn hǎo jiù shōu
to quit while one is ahead (idiom) / to know when to stop
拼爹
pīn diē
(slang) to rely on one's father's wealth or prestige to get ahead
前方高能
qián fāng gāo néng
(slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" &mdash / a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)
平视
píng shì
to look squarely at / to look straight ahead / (instrumentation) heads-up (display)
qián