to have a public holiday / to have an official holiday / (Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association
发愤图强
fā fèn tú qiáng
to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
有志者事竟成
yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
a really determined person will find a solution (idiom) / where there's a will, there's a way
穷当益坚
qióng dāng yì jiān
poor but ambitious (idiom) / hard-pressed but determined / the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
铮铮铁汉
zhēng zhēng tiě hàn
a strong and determined man (idiom)
发奋图强
fā fèn tú qiáng
to make an effort to become strong (idiom) / determined to do better / to pull one's socks up
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
to be determined to win (idiom)
攘袂
rǎng mèi
to rise to action with a determined shake of the arms
穷当益坚，老当益壮
qióng dāng yì jiān , lǎo dāng yì zhuàng
poor but ambition, old but vigorous (idiom) / robust and determined to hold one's position despite poverty and old age
lit. there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom) / fig. persistence will overcome
不怕不识货，只怕货比货
bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
不怕不识货，就怕货比货
bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
not to be crushed (idiom) / to be determined to have one's revenge
投壶
tóu hú
ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment
开弓没有回头箭
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) / fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back / to have to finish what one started / to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
动真格
dòng zhēn gé
to get serious about sth / to pull no punches / to be determined to see sth through
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