Proverbs and Phrases 1 Flashcards
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
井井有条
To be organized.
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
惊弓之鸟
To be frightened; and remain suspicious.
jìu yóu zì qǔ
咎由自取
You are the only one to blame.
jú gōng jìn cuì
鞠躬尽瘁
To put in every drop of effort to do something.
jǔ zú qīng zhòng
举足轻重
Your decision plays and important role.
kāi mén jiàn shān
开门见山
To be straightforward; straight to the point.
kāi yuán jié liú
开源节流
To be more productive; earn more and spend less.
kāng kǎi jiě náng
慷慨解囊
To donate to poorer people generously.
kǒu ruò xuān hé
口若悬河
To talk non-stop and at a quick pace. Very vocal person.
kǒu shì xīn fēi
口是心非
To say something you don’t mean.
kǔ kǒu pó xīn
苦口婆心
To earnestly give advice to someone else.
kǔ xīn gū yì
苦心孤诣
To put in extraordinarily painstaking efforts.
làn yú chōng shù
滥竽充数
To put in low quality or undergraduate material due to lack in manpower resources.
láng bèi wéi jiān
狼狈为奸
To be secretly doing something bad with another person.
lǎo mǎ shì tú
老马识途
The old are wiser than us and have greater knowledge of a place, etc.
lǐ shàng wǎng lái
礼尚往来
To return favours.
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
理直气壮
Confident and convincing, such that no one can oppose.
lì bù cóng xīn
力不从心
Have great will but have no physical strength to achieve the task.
lì gān jiàn yǐng
立竿见影
To see immediate effects.
lì jīng tú zhì
立精图治
To make contributions to improve the country’s state.
liáng yào kǔ kǒu
良药苦口
Good medicine tastes bitter.
líang yǒu bù qí
两莠不齐
The good and the bad are intermingled.
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
两袖清风
To not be corrupted even after a long time.
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
了如指掌
Have a clear understanding or certain objects like his own fingers.
lín kē jué jǐng
临渴掘井
To do something at the last minute.
lú huǒ chún qīng
炉火纯青
To be at the top degree of a profession.
lù bù shí yí
路不拾遗
Have a society of higher spirit.
luò huā liú shuǐ
落花流水
Aftermath of the defeated side in a vicious fight.
luò yáng zhǐ guì
洛阳纸贵
After a book becomes super popular, the prices also increase.
luò yì bù jué
络绎不绝
Coming in a continuous stream or line.
máo suí zì jūn
毛遂自荐
To volunteer one’s services.
měi kuàng yù xià
每况愈下
As time goes on, one’s conditions worsen.
mén kě luó quē
门可罗雀
Little visitors, bad business.
miàn mù quán fēi
面目全非
To have changed entirely.
míng lìe qián máo
名列前茅
To be the top based on academics.
míng luò sūn shān
名落孙山
To have dropped all the way back in academics.
mò shǒu chéng guī
墨守成规
To follow the old conventions.
mù kōng yí qiè
目空一切
To be very arrogant.
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu
逆水行舟
To swim against the current. If one doesn’t work hard, he will fall back.
