4 character phrases or idioms Flashcards

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1
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说话算数
说话不算数

A

Shuō huà suàn shù
Shuō huà bù suàn shù

Keep your word
To not keep one’s word(a set idiom)

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2
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“不为别人而活”

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Bù wéi biérén ér huó

Don’t Live for Others

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3
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自由自在

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zìyóu zìzài

Free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely

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4
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一蹴而就

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Yīcù’érjiù

To get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight

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5
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磨练意志

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mó liàn yìzhì

Steal one’s willpower

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A thousand miles begins with a single step.

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千里之行,始于足下。

Qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐ yú zúxià.

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7
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Failure is the mother of success

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失败是成功之母

Shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ

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8
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A small loss is a big deal

don’t think it’s a big deal

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因小失大
Yīn xiǎo shī dà

不要因嫌事大
bùyào yīn xián shì dà

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Crowd
(Describes the gathering of many people, like mountains and seas.)

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人山人海
Rénshānrénhǎi

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10
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Penny wise and pound-foolish

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捡了芝麻,丢了西瓜

Jiǎnle zhīma, diūle xīguā

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busy traffic
Cars are like flowing water, and horses are like dragons. Describe the busy traffic, bustling and lively.

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车水马龙

Chēshuǐmǎlóng

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12
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a metaphor that after a disaster, new disasters are encountered one after another, making the damage more serious.

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雪上加霜
Xuěshàngjiāshuāng

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13
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The grass is always greener on the other side

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这山望着那山高

Zhè shān wàngzhe nà shāngāo

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14
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Backfire

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拔苗助长

Bámiáozhùzhǎng

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15
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Long way to go

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任重道远

Rènzhòngdàoyuǎn

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16
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(Proverb) It is a metaphor for acting without perseverance, stopping and continuing, and being unable to persevere.

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三天打鱼两天晒网

Sān tiān dǎ yú liǎng tiān shài wǎng