4 character phrases or idioms Flashcards
说话算数
说话不算数
Shuō huà suàn shù
Shuō huà bù suàn shù
Keep your word
To not keep one’s word(a set idiom)
“不为别人而活”
Bù wéi biérén ér huó
Don’t Live for Others
自由自在
zìyóu zìzài
Free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely
一蹴而就
Yīcù’érjiù
To get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
磨练意志
mó liàn yìzhì
Steal one’s willpower
A thousand miles begins with a single step.
千里之行,始于足下。
Qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐ yú zúxià.
Failure is the mother of success
失败是成功之母
Shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ
A small loss is a big deal
don’t think it’s a big deal
因小失大
Yīn xiǎo shī dà
不要因嫌事大
bùyào yīn xián shì dà
Crowd
(Describes the gathering of many people, like mountains and seas.)
人山人海
Rénshānrénhǎi
Penny wise and pound-foolish
捡了芝麻,丢了西瓜
Jiǎnle zhīma, diūle xīguā
busy traffic
Cars are like flowing water, and horses are like dragons. Describe the busy traffic, bustling and lively.
车水马龙
Chēshuǐmǎlóng
a metaphor that after a disaster, new disasters are encountered one after another, making the damage more serious.
雪上加霜
Xuěshàngjiāshuāng
The grass is always greener on the other side
这山望着那山高
Zhè shān wàngzhe nà shāngāo
Backfire
拔苗助长
Bámiáozhùzhǎng
Long way to go
任重道远
Rènzhòngdàoyuǎn