Chengyu
Browse 4217 vocabulary cards in Chengyu, with Chinese words, pinyin and meanings. Study this list with spaced repetition. — Page 43
Classical four-character idioms (成语). Best after you have a basic vocabulary.
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- 相持不下 — xiāng chí bù xià — at a stalemate
- 眉清目秀 — méi qīng mù xiù — pretty
- 真才实学 / 真才實學 — zhēn cái shí xué — solid learning
- 真知灼见 / 真知灼見 — zhēn zhī zhuó jiàn — penetrating insight
- 石破天惊 / 石破天驚 — shí pò tiān jīng — earth-shattering
- 秋高气爽 / 秋高氣爽 — qiū gāo qì shuǎng — clear and refreshing autumn weather
- 童心未泯 — tóng xīn wèi mǐn — still a child at heart · to retain a playful spirit
- 童言无忌 / 童言無忌 — tóng yán wú jì — children's words carry no harm (idiom)
- 约定俗成 / 約定俗成 — yuē dìng sú chéng — established by popular usage (idiom) · common usage agreement
- 纵横交错 / 縱橫交錯 — zòng héng jiāo cuò — criss-crossed (idiom)
- 终身大事 / 終身大事 — zhōng shēn dà shì — major turning point of lifelong import (especially marriage)
- 经久不息 / 經久不息 — jīng jiǔ bù xī — prolonged (applause, cheering and so on)
- 结党营私 / 結黨營私 — jié dǎng yíng sī — to form a clique for self-serving purposes
- 继往开来 / 繼往開來 — jì wǎng kāi lái — to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) · part of a historical transition
- 缺衣少食 — quē yī shǎo shí — short of food and clothing
- 耳聪目明 / 耳聰目明 — ěr cōng mù míng — sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom) · keen and alert
- 胸无大志 / 胸無大志 — xiōng wú dà zhì — to have no aspirations (idiom)
- 膘肥体壮 / 膘肥體壯 — biāo féi tǐ zhuàng — plump and strong
- 节衣缩食 / 節衣縮食 — jié yī suō shí — to save on food and clothing (idiom) · to live frugally
- 若即若离 / 若即若離 — ruò jí ruò lí — literally seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
- 药到病除 / 藥到病除 — yào dào bìng chú — literally the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
- 莫衷一是 — mò zhōng yī shì — unable to reach a decision (idiom) · cannot agree on the right choice
- 蝇营狗苟 / 蠅營狗苟 — yíng yíng gǒu gǒu — to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom)
- 说长道短 / 說長道短 — shuō cháng dào duǎn — literally to discuss someone's merits and demerits (idiom) · to gossip
- 调兵遣将 / 調兵遣將 — diào bīng qiǎn jiàng — to move an army and send a general (idiom) · to deploy an army
- 豆蔻年华 / 豆蔻年華 — dòu kòu nián huá — (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old · early teens · adolescence
- 貌合神离 / 貌合神離 — mào hé shén lí — the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom) · seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
- 负荆请罪 / 負荊請罪 — fù jīng qǐng zuì — literally to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
- 车水马龙 / 車水馬龍 — chē shuǐ mǎ lóng — endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 连篇累牍 / 連篇累牘 — lián piān lěi dú — long and tedious (idiom)
- 追名逐利 — zhuī míng zhú lì — to seek fame and wealth
- 金榜题名 / 金榜題名 — jīn bǎng tí míng — to win top marks in the imperial examinations
- 铁树开花 / 鐵樹開花 — tiě shù kāi huā — literally the iron tree blooms (idiom)
- 错落有致 / 錯落有致 — cuò luò yǒu zhì — in picturesque disorder (idiom) · irregular arrangement with charming effect
- 锱铢必较 / 錙銖必較 — zī zhū bì jiào — to haggle over every cent (idiom)
- 长吁短叹 / 長吁短嘆 — cháng xū duǎn tàn — long moan and short gasp (idiom) · continually moaning and groaning in pain
- 闲情逸致 / 閒情逸致 — xián qíng yì zhì — leisurely and carefree mood
- 阳奉阴违 / 陽奉陰違 — yáng fèng yīn wéi — outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom) · to pay lip service
- 难以为继 / 難以為繼 — nán yǐ wéi jì — difficult to carry on · unsustainable
- 鞭长莫及 / 鞭長莫及 — biān cháng mò jí — literally the whip cannot reach (idiom) · beyond one's influence
- 顾此失彼 / 顧此失彼 — gù cǐ shī bǐ — literally to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
- 风声鹤唳 / 風聲鶴唳 — fēng shēng hè lì — literally wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
- 风调雨顺 / 風調雨順 — fēng tiáo yǔ shùn — to have good weather for crops
- 食言而肥 — shí yán ér féi — literally to grow fat eating one's words (idiom)
- 饮水思源 / 飲水思源 — yǐn shuǐ sī yuán — literally when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) · gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
- 饱经风霜 / 飽經風霜 — bǎo jīng fēng shuāng — weather-beaten
- 馋涎欲滴 / 饞涎欲滴 — chán xián yù dī — literally to drool with desire (idiom)
- 骂骂咧咧 / 罵罵咧咧 — mà ma liē liē — to swear while talking · to be foul-mouthed
- 高歌猛进 / 高歌猛進 — gāo gē měng jìn — to advance singing loudly (idiom) · triumphant progress
- 高深莫测 / 高深莫測 — gāo shēn mò cè — profound mystery