Chengyu
Browse 4217 vocabulary cards in Chengyu, with Chinese words, pinyin and meanings. Study this list with spaced repetition. — Page 24
Classical four-character idioms (成语). Best after you have a basic vocabulary.
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- 心急如焚 — xīn jí rú fén — burning with anxiety · extremely anxious or impatient
- 悲天悯人 / 悲天憫人 — bēi tiān mǐn rén — to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
- 意犹未尽 / 意猶未盡 — yì yóu wèi jìn — to wish to continue something
- 拳打脚踢 / 拳打腳踢 — quán dǎ jiǎo tī — literally to punch and kick (idiom) · to beat up
- 排除万难 / 排除萬難 — pái chú wàn nán — to overcome all obstacles · to overcome countless difficulties
- 摩拳擦掌 — mó quán cā zhǎng — figuratively to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
- 日新月异 / 日新月異 — rì xīn yuè yì — daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)
- 明文规定 / 明文規定 — míng wén guī dìng — expressly stipulated (in writing)
- 有求必应 / 有求必應 — yǒu qiú bì yìng — to grant whatever is asked for
- 杳无音信 / 杳無音信 — yǎo wú yīn xìn — to have no news whatever
- 欣欣向荣 / 欣欣向榮 — xīn xīn xiàng róng — flourishing
- 残羹剩饭 / 殘羹剩飯 — cán gēng shèng fàn — leftovers from a meal
- 油然而生 — yóu rán ér shēng — arising involuntarily (idiom) · spontaneous
- 泰然处之 / 泰然處之 — tài rán chǔ zhī — to handle the situation calmly (idiom)
- 浑水摸鱼 / 渾水摸魚 — hún shuǐ mō yú — to fish in troubled water (idiom) · to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
- 深不可测 / 深不可測 — shēn bù kě cè — deep and unmeasurable (idiom) · unfathomable depths
- 灵丹妙药 / 靈丹妙藥 — líng dān miào yào — effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom) · figuratively wonder-cure for all problems
- 狂轰滥炸 / 狂轟濫炸 — kuáng hōng làn zhà — to bomb indiscriminately
- 畏首畏尾 — wèi shǒu wèi wěi — afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom) · ever fearful and nervous · afraid of the slightest thing
- 瘦骨嶙峋 — shòu gǔ lín xún — skinny · emaciated (idiom)
- 登峰造极 / 登峰造極 — dēng fēng zào jí — to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)
- 百依百顺 / 百依百順 — bǎi yī bǎi shùn — docile and obedient
- 百无聊赖 / 百無聊賴 — bǎi wú liáo lài — bored to death · bored stiff · overcome with boredom
- 瞠目结舌 / 瞠目結舌 — chēng mù jié shé — dumbfounded · flabbergasted · stunned
- 硕大无比 / 碩大無比 — shuò dà wú bǐ — very big · huge
- 简明扼要 / 簡明扼要 — jiǎn míng è yào — brief and to the point (idiom)
- 精打细算 / 精打細算 — jīng dǎ xì suàn — meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
- 约法三章 / 約法三章 — yuē fǎ sān zhāng — to agree on three laws (idiom)
- 纷至沓来 / 紛至沓來 — fēn zhì tà lái — to come thick and fast (idiom)
- 置之度外 — zhì zhī dù wài — to give no thought to · to have no regard for
- 聚精会神 / 聚精會神 — jù jīng huì shén — to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
- 背水一战 / 背水一戰 — bèi shuǐ yī zhàn — literally fight with one's back to the river (idiom) · figuratively to fight to win or die
- 芸芸众生 / 芸芸眾生 — yún yún zhòng shēng — every living being (Buddhism)
- 落荒而逃 — luò huāng ér táo — to flee in defeat
- 行云流水 / 行雲流水 — xíng yún liú shuǐ — literally moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)
- 言简意赅 / 言簡意賅 — yán jiǎn yì gāi — concise and comprehensive (idiom)
- 谈笑风生 / 談笑風生 — tán xiào fēng shēng — to talk cheerfully and wittily
- 趁火打劫 — chèn huǒ dǎ jié — to loot a burning house (idiom)
- 过关斩将 / 過關斬將 — guò guān zhǎn jiàng — to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbreviation for 过五关斩六将 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng)
- 退避三舍 — tuì bì sān shè — to retreat ninety li (idiom)
- 一吐为快 / 一吐為快 — yī tǔ wéi kuài — to get something off one's chest
- 一盘散沙 / 一盤散沙 — yī pán sǎn shā — literally like a sheet of loose sand
- 万里无云 / 萬里無雲 — wàn lǐ wú yún — cloudless
- 三生有幸 — sān shēng yǒu xìng — the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
- 严丝合缝 / 嚴絲合縫 — yán sī hé fèng — to fit together snugly · to dovetail perfectly
- 临阵磨枪 / 臨陣磨槍 — lín zhèn mó qiāng — to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
- 举手投足 / 舉手投足 — jǔ shǒu tóu zú — one's every movement (idiom)
- 举步维艰 / 舉步維艱 — jǔ bù wéi jiān — to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
- 久负盛名 / 久負盛名 — jiǔ fù shèng míng — seasoned
- 乔迁之喜 / 喬遷之喜 — qiáo qiān zhī xǐ — congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom) · Best wishes for your new home!