Chengyu
Browse 4217 vocabulary cards in Chengyu, with Chinese words, pinyin and meanings. Study this list with spaced repetition. — Page 26
Classical four-character idioms (成语). Best after you have a basic vocabulary.
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- 目空一切 — mù kōng yī qiè — the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) · arrogant
- 省吃俭用 / 省吃儉用 — shěng chī jiǎn yòng — to live frugally
- 粗制滥造 / 粗製濫造 — cū zhì làn zào — to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom) · rough and slipshod work
- 细枝末节 / 細枝末節 — xì zhī mò jié — minor details
- 缩手缩脚 / 縮手縮腳 — suō shǒu suō jiǎo — bound hand and foot (idiom) · constrained
- 老当益壮 / 老當益壯 — lǎo dāng yì zhuàng — old but vigorous (idiom) · hale and hearty despite the years
- 耳熟能详 / 耳熟能詳 — ěr shú néng xiáng — what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
- 肃然起敬 / 肅然起敬 — sù rán qǐ jìng — to feel deep veneration for someone (idiom)
- 脑满肠肥 / 腦滿腸肥 — nǎo mǎn cháng féi — overweight as a result of living a life of privilege
- 花天酒地 — huā tiān jiǔ dì — to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom) · to indulge in sensual pleasures
- 苦不堪言 — kǔ bù kān yán — to suffer unspeakable misery
- 蛮不讲理 / 蠻不講理 — mán bù jiǎng lǐ — completely unreasonable
- 血丝 / 血絲 — xuè sī — wisps of blood
- 装神弄鬼 / 裝神弄鬼 — zhuāng shén nòng guǐ — to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom) · (figuratively) to create a false sense of mystery · to play tricks to deceive or scare others · to engage in hocus-pocus
- 视死如归 / 視死如歸 — shì sǐ rú guī — to view death as a return home
- 负隅顽抗 / 負隅頑抗 — fù yú wán kàng — to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded · to stubbornly refuse to admit defeat
- 身经百战 / 身經百戰 — shēn jīng bǎi zhàn — literally veteran of a hundred battles (idiom)
- 轩然大波 / 軒然大波 — xuān rán dà bō — huge waves
- 锋芒毕露 / 鋒芒畢露 — fēng máng bì lù — to show off one's ability
- 长驱直入 / 長驅直入 — cháng qū zhí rù — to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)
- 雪中送炭 — xuě zhōng sòng tàn — literally to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
- 风和日丽 / 風和日麗 — fēng hé rì lì — moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom) · fine sunny weather, especially in springtime
- 魂牵梦萦 / 魂牽夢縈 — hún qiān mèng yíng — to miss very much · to yearn for
- 一口咬定 — yī kǒu yǎo dìng — to arbitrarily assert
- 一年四季 — yī nián sì jì — all year round
- 一拍即合 — yī pāi jí hé — literally to be together from the first beat (idiom)
- 一步登天 — yī bù dēng tiān — reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom) · (especially with negative: don't expect) instant success
- 一见倾心 / 一見傾心 — yī jiàn qīng xīn — love at first sight
- 一言一行 — yī yán yī xíng — every word and action (idiom)
- 不寒而栗 / 不寒而慄 — bù hán ér lì — literally not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
- 不得要领 / 不得要領 — bù dé yào lǐng — to fail to grasp the main points
- 不明不白 — bù míng bù bái — obscure · dubious · shady
- 不期而遇 — bù qī ér yù — meet by chance
- 不谋而合 / 不謀而合 — bù móu ér hé — to agree without prior consultation
- 不辞劳苦 / 不辭勞苦 — bù cí láo kǔ — to spare no effort
- 世风日下 / 世風日下 — shì fēng rì xià — public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
- 举国上下 / 舉國上下 — jǔ guó shàng xià — the entire nation
- 事必躬亲 / 事必躬親 — shì bì gōng qīn — to attend to everything personally
- 债台高筑 / 債臺高築 — zhài tái gāo zhù — literally build a high desk of debt (idiom) · heavily in debt
- 光怪陆离 / 光怪陸離 — guāng guài lù lí — monstrous and multicolored · grotesque and variegated
- 六亲不认 / 六親不認 — liù qīn bù rèn — not recognizing one's family (idiom) · self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
- 判若两人 / 判若兩人 — pàn ruò liǎng rén — to be a different person
- 勉为其难 / 勉為其難 — miǎn wéi qí nán — to tackle a difficult job (idiom)
- 包罗万象 / 包羅萬象 — bāo luó wàn xiàng — all-embracing · all-inclusive
- 单刀直入 / 單刀直入 — dān dāo zhí rù — to get straight to the point
- 口若悬河 / 口若懸河 — kǒu ruò xuán hé — mouth like a torrent (idiom)
- 古往今来 / 古往今來 — gǔ wǎng jīn lái — since ancient times · since times immemorial
- 只言片语 / 只言片語 — zhī yán piàn yǔ — just a word or two · a few isolated phrases
- 唉声叹气 / 唉聲嘆氣 — āi shēng tàn qì — sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)
- 喜新厌旧 / 喜新厭舊 — xǐ xīn yàn jiù — literally to like the new, and hate the old (idiom) · figuratively enamored with new people (for example, new girlfriend), bored with the old