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谚语, 成语 and 歇后语

One step at a time.
循序渐进 (Xún xù jiàn jìn

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Reading ten thousand books is not as useful as travelling ten thousand miles.
读万卷书不如行万里路 (Dú wàn juǎn shū bùrú xíng wànlǐ lù)

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Try to save the dead horse as if it is still alive.
死马当活马医 (Sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī)

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Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.
师傅领进门，修行在个人 (Shī fu lǐng jìn mén, xiū xíng zài gè rén)

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