Chengyu
Browse 4217 vocabulary cards in Chengyu, with Chinese words, pinyin and meanings. Study this list with spaced repetition. — Page 20
Classical four-character idioms (成语). Best after you have a basic vocabulary.
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- 灵机一动 / 靈機一動 — líng jī yī dòng — a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) · to hit upon an inspiration
- 熙熙攘攘 — xī xī rǎng rǎng — bustling with activity
- 狼狈为奸 / 狼狽為奸 — láng bèi wéi jiān — villains collude together (idiom) · to work hand in glove with someone (to nefarious ends)
- 碌碌无为 / 碌碌無為 — lù lù wú wéi — unaccomplished
- 耀武扬威 / 耀武揚威 — yào wǔ yáng wēi — to show off one's military strength (idiom) · to strut around
- 荷枪实弹 / 荷槍實彈 — hè qiāng shí dàn — armed
- 诚惶诚恐 / 誠惶誠恐 — chéng huáng chéng kǒng — in fear and trepidation (idiom) · in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
- 身陷囹圄 — shēn xiàn líng yǔ — thrown into prison
- 雕虫小技 / 雕蟲小技 — diāo chóng xiǎo jì — insignificant talent
- 高楼大厦 / 高樓大廈 — gāo lóu dà shà — tall building
- 高谈阔论 / 高談闊論 — gāo tán kuò lùn — to harangue
- 一举两得 / 一舉兩得 — yī jǔ liǎng dé — one action, two gains (idiom)
- 一掷千金 / 一擲千金 — yī zhì qiān jīn — literally stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom) · to throw away money recklessly
- 不可多得 — bù kě duō dé — hard to come by
- 不容置疑 — bù róng zhì yí — unquestionable
- 事不关己 / 事不關己 — shì bù guān jǐ — a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
- 兴师动众 / 興師動眾 — xīng shī dòng zhòng — to muster large forces
- 凡夫俗子 — fán fū sú zǐ — common people · ordinary folk
- 勃然大怒 — bó rán dà nù — to fly into a rage · to see red
- 名利双收 / 名利雙收 — míng lì shuāng shōu — both fame and fortune (idiom) · both virtue and reward
- 含辛茹苦 — hán xīn rú kǔ — to suffer every possible torment (idiom) · bitter hardship · to bear one's cross
- 大同小异 / 大同小異 — dà tóng xiǎo yì — virtually the same
- 大快人心 — dà kuài rén xīn — to the satisfaction of everyone
- 天经地义 / 天經地義 — tiān jīng dì yì — literally heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) · figuratively right and proper
- 失而复得 / 失而復得 — shī ér fù dé — to lose something and then regain it (idiom)
- 富丽堂皇 / 富麗堂皇 — fù lì táng huáng — (of houses and so on) sumptuous
- 开花结果 / 開花結果 — kāi huā jiē guǒ — to blossom and bear fruit (idiom)
- 强词夺理 / 強詞奪理 — qiǎng cí duó lǐ — to twist words and force logic (idiom)
- 心惊肉跳 / 心驚肉跳 — xīn jīng ròu tiào — literally heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom) · fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
- 心惊胆战 / 心驚膽戰 — xīn jīng dǎn zhàn — literally heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom) · prostrate with fear
- 忘乎所以 — wàng hū suǒ yǐ — to get carried away · to lose one's sense of proportion
- 恍然大悟 — huǎng rán dà wù — to suddenly realize · to suddenly see the light
- 掌上明珠 — zhǎng shàng míng zhū — literally a pearl in the palm (idiom)
- 无边无际 / 無邊無際 — wú biān wú jì — boundless · limitless
- 春风得意 / 春風得意 — chūn fēng dé yì — flushed with success
- 欲罢不能 / 欲罷不能 — yù bà bù néng — want to stop but can't (idiom)
- 气喘吁吁 / 氣喘吁吁 — qì chuǎn xū xū — to pant · to gasp for breath
- 洋洋得意 — yáng yáng dé yì — immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
- 物美价廉 / 物美價廉 — wù měi jià lián — good quality and cheap
- 独立自主 / 獨立自主 — dú lì zì zhǔ — independent and autonomous (idiom) · self-determination
- 矢口否认 / 矢口否認 — shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn — to deny flatly
- 祸不单行 / 禍不單行 — huò bù dān xíng — misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
- 言过其实 / 言過其實 — yán guò qí shí — to exaggerate · to overstate the facts
- 遗臭万年 / 遺臭萬年 — yí chòu wàn nián — to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
- 一马当先 / 一馬當先 — yī mǎ dāng xiān — to take the lead
- 不义之财 / 不義之財 — bù yì zhī cái — ill-gotten wealth or gains
- 为非作歹 / 為非作歹 — wéi fēi zuò dǎi — to break the law and commit crimes (idiom) · malefactor
- 举世无双 / 舉世無雙 — jǔ shì wú shuāng — unrivaled (idiom) · world number one
- 乌七八糟 / 烏七八糟 — wū qī bā zāo — everything in disorder (idiom)
- 五颜六色 / 五顏六色 — wǔ yán liù sè — multicolored