Chengyu
Browse 4217 vocabulary cards in Chengyu, with Chinese words, pinyin and meanings. Study this list with spaced repetition. — Page 18
Classical four-character idioms (成语). Best after you have a basic vocabulary.
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- 见义勇为 / 見義勇為 — jiàn yì yǒng wéi — (usually of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help · to take brave or selfless action
- 视若无睹 / 視若無睹 — shì ruò wú dǔ — to turn a blind eye to
- 言不由衷 — yán bù yóu zhōng — to say something without meaning it (idiom) · to speak tongue in cheek
- 遍体鳞伤 / 遍體鱗傷 — biàn tǐ lín shāng — covered all over with cuts and bruises · beaten black and blue
- 重见天日 / 重見天日 — chóng jiàn tiān rì — to see the light again (idiom) · delivered from oppression
- 震耳欲聋 / 震耳欲聾 — zhèn ěr yù lóng — ear-splitting (idiom) · deafening
- 风云人物 / 風雲人物 — fēng yún rén wù — the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)
- 齐头并进 / 齊頭並進 — qí tóu bìng jìn — to go forward together (idiom) · to undertake simultaneous tasks
- 不知去向 — bù zhī qù xiàng — whereabouts unknown
- 举世闻名 / 舉世聞名 — jǔ shì wén míng — world-famous (idiom)
- 乘虚而入 / 乘虛而入 — chéng xū ér rù — to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom) · to take advantage of a lapse
- 争分夺秒 / 爭分奪秒 — zhēng fēn duó miǎo — literally fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) · a race against time
- 五体投地 / 五體投地 — wǔ tǐ tóu dì — to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom) · to adulate someone
- 以泪洗面 / 以淚洗面 — yǐ lèi xǐ miàn — to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
- 信誓旦旦 — xìn shì dàn dàn — to make a solemn vow
- 兴风作浪 / 興風作浪 — xīng fēng zuò làng — to incite trouble
- 冲昏头脑 / 沖昏頭腦 — chōng hūn tóu nǎo — literally to be muddled in the brain (idiom) · figuratively excited and unable to act rationally
- 冲锋陷阵 / 衝鋒陷陣 — chōng fēng xiàn zhèn — to charge into battle · (figuratively) to be on the front lines
- 前车之鉴 / 前車之鑑 — qián chē zhī jiàn — a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)
- 名正言顺 / 名正言順 — míng zhèng yán shùn — in a way that justifies the use of the term
- 唯利是图 / 唯利是圖 — wéi lì shì tú — to be bent solely on profit · to put profit before everything else
- 声嘶力竭 / 聲嘶力竭 — shēng sī lì jié — to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
- 天方夜谭 / 天方夜譚 — tiān fāng yè tán — fantasy story
- 天马行空 / 天馬行空 — tiān mǎ xíng kōng — like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
- 头晕目眩 / 頭暈目眩 — tóu yūn mù xuàn — to have a dizzy spell · dazzled
- 如意算盘 / 如意算盤 — rú yì suàn pán — counting one's chickens before they are hatched
- 如痴如醉 / 如癡如醉 — rú chī rú zuì — enthralled · mesmerized · enraptured
- 寝食难安 / 寢食難安 — qǐn shí nán ān — unable to sleep or eat in peace (idiom)
- 开天辟地 / 開天闢地 — kāi tiān pì dì — to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盘古 Pán gǔ creation myth) (idiom)
- 异口同声 / 異口同聲 — yì kǒu tóng shēng — different mouths, same voice
- 急不可待 — jí bù kě dài — impatient · eager to (do something) · unable to wait any longer
- 意气用事 / 意氣用事 — yì qì yòng shì — to let emotions affect one's decisions
- 意气风发 / 意氣風發 — yì qì fēng fā — high-spirited · full of mettle
- 扬长而去 / 揚長而去 — yáng cháng ér qù — to swagger off
- 挑拨离间 / 挑撥離間 — tiǎo bō lí jiàn — to sow dissension (idiom) · to drive a wedge between
- 断章取义 / 斷章取義 — duàn zhāng qǔ yì — to quote out of context
- 朗朗上口 — lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu — to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry)
- 模糊不清 — mó hu bù qīng — indistinct
- 毫不迟疑 / 毫不遲疑 — háo bù chí yí — without the slightest hesitation
- 津津乐道 / 津津樂道 — jīn jīn lè dào — to discuss something enthusiastically
- 添油加醋 — tiān yóu jiā cù — to add oil and vinegar (idiom)
- 温文尔雅 / 溫文爾雅 — wēn wén ěr yǎ — cultured and refined (idiom) · gentle and cultivated
- 热气腾腾 / 熱氣騰騰 — rè qì téng téng — piping hot
- 突飞猛进 / 突飛猛進 — tū fēi měng jìn — to advance by leaps and bounds
- 素不相识 / 素不相識 — sù bù xiāng shí — to be total strangers (idiom)
- 纹丝不动 / 紋絲不動 — wén sī bù dòng — to not move a single jot (idiom)
- 胡搅蛮缠 / 胡攪蠻纏 — hú jiǎo mán chán — to pester endlessly
- 言外之意 — yán wài zhī yì — unspoken implication · the actual meaning of what was said
- 身强力壮 / 身強力壯 — shēn qiáng lì zhuàng — strong and vigorous
- 轻重缓急 / 輕重緩急 — qīng zhòng huǎn jí — slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) · to deal with important matters first