| 兼容并包 | jian1 rong2 bing4 bao1 | all-embracing |
| 兼收并蓄 | jian1 shou1 bing4 xu4 | all-embracing |
| 卿卿我我 | qing1 qing1 | to bill and coo (idiom) |
| 听其自然 | ting1 qi2 zi4 ran2 | to take things as they come |
| 因为事忙 | yin1 wei2 shi4 mang2 | because of being busy with things |
| 因人成事 | yin1 ren2 cheng2 shi4 | with a little help from his friends |
| 处之泰然 | chu3 zhi1 tai4 ran2 | not losing one's cool |
| 头发胡子一把抓 | tou2 fa5 hu2 zi5 yi1 ba3 zhua1 | one size fits all |
| 如堕烟雾 | ru2 duo4 yan1 wu4 | as if degenerating into smoke (idiom) |
| 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 | ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3 | doing things at the last minute |
| 应接不暇 | ying4 jie1 bu4 xia2 | to have one's hands full |
| 总体上说 | zong3 ti3 shang4 shuo1 | all in all |
| 我的看法是这样 | de5 kan4 fa3 shi4 zhe4 yang4 | I view things this way |