Chengyu
Browse 4217 vocabulary cards in Chengyu, with Chinese words, pinyin and meanings. Study this list with spaced repetition. — Page 50
Classical four-character idioms (成语). Best after you have a basic vocabulary.
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- 精挑细选 / 精挑細選 — jīng tiāo xì xuǎn — to select very carefully
- 好自为之 / 好自為之 — hǎo zì wéi zhī — to do one's best · to shape up · to fend for oneself
- 煞有介事 — shà yǒu jiè shì — to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom)
- 落花流水 — luò huā liú shuǐ — to be in a sorry state
- 一般见识 / 一般見識 — yī bān jiàn shi — to lower oneself to (someone's) level
- 眉开眼笑 / 眉開眼笑 — méi kāi yǎn xiào — brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom) · beaming with joy
- 中西合璧 — zhōng xī hé bì — harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
- 步步高升 / 步步高陞 — bù bù gāo shēng — to climb step by step · to rise steadily
- 虚无缥缈 / 虛無縹緲 — xū wú piāo miǎo — illusory · imaginary · fanciful
- 厚积薄发 / 厚積薄發 — hòu jī bó fā — literally to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
- 披头散发 / 披頭散髮 — pī tóu sàn fà — with dishevelled hair (idiom)
- 重新做人 — chóng xīn zuò rén — to start a new life · to make a fresh start
- 游山玩水 / 遊山玩水 — yóu shān wán shuǐ — to go on a scenic tour
- 岂有此理 / 豈有此理 — qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ — how can this be so? (idiom) · preposterous · ridiculous · absurd
- 失魂落魄 — shī hún luò pò — dazed · beside oneself
- 强颜欢笑 / 強顏歡笑 — qiǎng yán huān xiào — to pretend to look happy
- 海誓山盟 — hǎi shì shān méng — to pledge undying love (idiom) · oath of eternal love
- 鸟语花香 / 鳥語花香 — niǎo yǔ huā xiāng — literally birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom) · figuratively the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
- 醉生梦死 / 醉生夢死 — zuì shēng mèng sǐ — as if drunk or entranced (idiom) · leading a befuddled existence
- 滴水不漏 — dī shuǐ bù lòu — literally not one drop of water can leak out
- 倾国倾城 / 傾國傾城 — qīng guó qīng chéng — literally capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
- 只争朝夕 / 只爭朝夕 — zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī — to seize every minute · to make the best use of one's time
- 神秘莫测 / 神祕莫測 — shén mì mò cè — mystery
- 死皮赖脸 / 死皮賴臉 — sǐ pí lài liǎn — brazen faced (idiom) · shameless
- 顶礼膜拜 / 頂禮膜拜 — dǐng lǐ mó bài — to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
- 打情骂俏 / 打情罵俏 — dǎ qíng mà qiào — to banter flirtatiously (idiom)
- 郁郁寡欢 / 鬱鬱寡歡 — yù yù guǎ huān — depressed · cheerless
- 道貌岸然 — dào mào àn rán — sanctimonious
- 喜怒无常 / 喜怒無常 — xǐ nù wú cháng — temperamental · moody
- 细嚼慢咽 / 細嚼慢嚥 — xì jiáo màn yàn — to eat slowly (idiom)
- 移情别恋 / 移情別戀 — yí qíng bié liàn — change of affection, shift of love (idiom) · to change one's feelings to another love
- 山清水秀 — shān qīng shuǐ xiù — literally verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
- 花团锦簇 / 花團錦簇 — huā tuán jǐn cù — brightly colored decorations (idiom)
- 不时之需 / 不時之需 — bù shí zhī xū — a possible period of want or need
- 点睛之笔 / 點睛之筆 — diǎn jīng zhī bǐ — the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) · figuratively to add the vital finishing touch
- 气定神闲 / 氣定神閒 — qì dìng shén xián — calm and composed (idiom)
- 重男轻女 / 重男輕女 — zhòng nán qīng nǚ — to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
- 乏善可陈 / 乏善可陳 — fá shàn kě chén — to be nothing to write home about
- 同仇敌忾 / 同仇敵愾 — tóng chóu dí kài — anger against a common enemy (idiom) · joined in opposition to the same adversary
- 宁缺勿滥 / 寧缺勿濫 — nìng quē wù làn — same as 宁缺毋滥 nìng quē wú làn
- 索然无味 / 索然無味 — suǒ rán wú wèi — dull
- 湖光山色 — hú guāng shān sè — scenic lakes and mountain (idiom) · beautiful lake and mountain landscape
- 言听计从 / 言聽計從 — yán tīng jì cóng — to see, hear and obey (idiom) · to take advice · to take someone at his word
- 明察暗访 / 明察暗訪 — míng chá àn fǎng — open enquiries and secret search (idiom) · to investigate openly and in secret
- 快马加鞭 / 快馬加鞭 — kuài mǎ jiā biān — to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
- 红杏出墙 / 紅杏出牆 — hóng xìng chū qiáng — literally the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
- 薄利多销 / 薄利多銷 — bó lì duō xiāo — small profit but rapid turnover
- 九牛二虎之力 — jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì — tremendous strength (idiom)
- 分崩离析 / 分崩離析 — fēn bēng lí xī — to collapse and fall apart (idiom) · to break up
- 自作自受 — zì zuò zì shòu — to reap what one has sown · to stew in one's own juice