Chengyu
Browse 4217 vocabulary cards in Chengyu, with Chinese words, pinyin and meanings. Study this list with spaced repetition. — Page 2
Classical four-character idioms (成语). Best after you have a basic vocabulary.
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- 开诚布公 / 開誠布公 — kāi chéng bù gōng — literally deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) · frank and open-minded
- 一举一动 / 一舉一動 — yī jǔ yī dòng — every movement · each and every move
- 平安无事 / 平安無事 — píng ān wú shì — safe and sound (idiom)
- 视而不见 / 視而不見 — shì ér bù jiàn — to turn a blind eye to · to ignore
- 无话可说 / 無話可說 — wú huà kě shuō — to have nothing to say (idiom)
- 一见钟情 / 一見鍾情 — yī jiàn zhōng qíng — to fall in love at first sight (idiom)
- 洗耳恭听 / 洗耳恭聽 — xǐ ěr gōng tīng — to listen with respectful attention
- 截然不同 — jié rán bù tóng — entirely different
- 发号施令 / 發號施令 — fā hào shī lìng — to boss people around (idiom)
- 才华横溢 / 才華橫溢 — cái huá héng yì — brimming over with talent (especially literary)
- 改过自新 / 改過自新 — gǎi guò zì xīn — to reform and start afresh (idiom) · to turn over a new leaf
- 虚张声势 / 虛張聲勢 — xū zhāng shēng shì — to bluff · to bluster · to make an empty show of strength
- 无所不能 / 無所不能 — wú suǒ bù néng — omnipotent
- 心不在焉 — xīn bù zài yān — absent-minded
- 众所周知 / 眾所周知 — zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī — as everyone knows
- 自欺欺人 — zì qī qī rén — to deceive others and to deceive oneself
- 微不足道 — wēi bù zú dào — negligible · insignificant
- 不顾一切 / 不顧一切 — bù gù yī qiè — to disregard all negative considerations · to cast aside all concerns
- 脱颖而出 / 脫穎而出 — tuō yǐng ér chū — to reveal one's talent (idiom)
- 出人意料 — chū rén yì liào — unexpected (idiom)
- 起死回生 — qǐ sǐ huí shēng — to rise from the dead (idiom) · figuratively an unexpected recovery
- 身无分文 / 身無分文 — shēn wú fēn wén — penniless · completely broke
- 无时无刻 / 無時無刻 — wú shí wú kè — (when followed by 不 bù) at no time · never (Note: 无时无刻不 wú shí wú kè bù therefore means "at no time not ...", that is, "at all times".)
- 不同寻常 / 不同尋常 — bù tóng xún cháng — out of the ordinary
- 愤世嫉俗 / 憤世嫉俗 — fèn shì jí sú — to be cynical
- 完美无缺 / 完美無缺 — wán měi wú quē — perfect and without blemish
- 拭目以待 — shì mù yǐ dài — literally to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom) · to wait and see
- 从天而降 / 從天而降 — cóng tiān ér jiàng — to fall from the sky · (figuratively) to appear unexpectedly · to drop into one's lap
- 筋疲力尽 / 筋疲力盡 — jīn pí lì jìn — body weary, strength exhausted (idiom) · extremely tired
- 改头换面 / 改頭換面 — gǎi tóu huàn miàn — to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derogatory) (idiom)
- 无动于衷 / 無動於衷 — wú dòng yú zhōng — aloof
- 惊慌失措 / 驚慌失措 — jīng huāng shī cuò — to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
- 绳之以法 / 繩之以法 — shéng zhī yǐ fǎ — to punish according to the law
- 不省人事 — bù xǐng rén shì — to lose consciousness
- 小题大做 / 小題大做 — xiǎo tí dà zuò — to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
- 并肩作战 / 並肩作戰 — bìng jiān zuò zhàn — to fight side by side · (by extension) to join forces
- 不为人知 / 不為人知 — bù wéi rén zhī — not known to anyone
- 小心翼翼 — xiǎo xīn yì yì — cautious · careful · prudent
- 走投无路 / 走投無路 — zǒu tóu wú lù — to be at an impasse (idiom)
- 例行公事 — lì xíng gōng shì — routine business
- 守口如瓶 — shǒu kǒu rú píng — literally to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) · tight-lipped
- 挺身而出 — tǐng shēn ér chū — to step forward bravely
- 日复一日 / 日復一日 — rì fù yī rì — day after day
- 游手好闲 / 遊手好閑 — yóu shǒu hào xián — to idle about
- 一事无成 / 一事無成 — yī shì wú chéng — to have achieved nothing · to be a total failure · to get nowhere
- 货真价实 / 貨真價實 — huò zhēn jià shí — genuine goods at fair prices (idiom)
- 刮目相看 — guā mù xiāng kàn — to have a whole new level of respect for someone or something
- 齐心协力 / 齊心協力 — qí xīn xié lì — to work with a common purpose (idiom) · to make concerted efforts
- 万无一失 / 萬無一失 — wàn wú yī shī — surefire · absolutely safe (idiom)
- 焕然一新 / 煥然一新 — huàn rán yī xīn — to look completely new (idiom) · brand new