成语 Flashcards

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爱不释手

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àibúshìshǒu - to like something very much; extreme fondness for something; can’t put something down

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安然无恙

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ānrán-wúyàng - everything is fine; no illness or injury (usually after a disaster)

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白头偕老

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báitóu-xiélǎo - to live happily together for a lifetime (of husband and wife); live to be old and gray

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半斤八两

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bànjīn-bāliǎng - two are about the same; roughly the same; 6 of one, half a dozen of the other

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半途而废

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bàntú’érfèi - to leave something unfinished

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杯水车薪

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bēishuǐ-chēxīn - useless attempt; the help that can be obtained is too little to solve the big problem; bandaid on a shotgun wound

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笨鸟先飞

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bènniǎo-xiānfēi - to be diligent; One must work hard to be at the same level as others (showing modesty); hardworking

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闭门造车

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bìmén-zàochē - theory is separated from practice; one does whatever he likes, divorced from reality

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变本加厉

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biànběn-jiālì - to become more and more serious; the bad condition is getting worse; one gets worse and doesn’t correct mistakes

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别出心裁

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biéchū-xīncái - to be of a unique feature; an out of the ordinary idea; having unique thoughts

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别开生面

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biékāi-shēngmiàn - to give a fresh outlook; creating a new form or situation; something of new and original style

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彬彬有礼

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bīnbīn-yǒulǐ - elegant and polite; elegant behavior; well educated; erudite

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不胫而走

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bújìng’érzǒu - to spread rapidly

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不同凡响

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bùtóng-fánxiǎng - different from the rest; outstanding; praise the unusualness of something

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不言而喻

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bùyán’éryù - quite obvious; goes without saying

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不遗余力

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bùyí-yúlì - to do ones best; sparing no effort to do something

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不以为然

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bùyǐwéirán - to not regard something as right; refusing to accept other people’s opinions

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不约而同

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bùyuē’értóng - doing the same thing without previous consultation; people thinking or do the same thing without prior agreement or knowledge

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不折不扣

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bùzhé-búkòu - completely or thoroughly; doing something without compromise; honest prices and goods

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层出不穷

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céngchū-bùqióng - to come out in an unending flow; similar things appearing without end