idioms Flashcards
(20 cards)
幸 灾 乐 祸
他的同学不小心跌倒了，他却在旁边幸灾乐祸，没有帮他站起来。起来。
Xìng zāi lè huò
Schadenfreude, to feel satisfaction when something bad happens to someone else
His classmate fell over, but he didn’t help him and happily watched him suffer.
自言自语
我平常在家里做功课时都会自言自语，我妈妈还以为我在跟朋友打电话聊天。
Zì yán zì yǔ
Talking to oneself
When I’m doing homework at home, I talk to myself, and my mom thinks I’m talking to my friends on the phone.
人山人海
Taylor Swift 的演唱会总是人山人海，根本买不到票。 (changed)
Rénshānrénhǎi
Huge crowds of people
The actor looked out from the stage onto a sea of faces.
比比皆是
在中国, 没有钱买药的病人比比皆是.
bǐ bǐ jiē shì
Everywhere
In China, there are patients everywhere who cannot afford to buy medicine.
不可思议
他的妹妹不小心跌倒了，他却在旁边幸灾乐祸，真是不可思议啊！
Bùkěsīyì| Unbelievable
His sister accidentally fell down, but he was gloating over her misfortune. It’s unbelievable!
山明水秀
桂林山明水秀，所以那里总是有很多游客。
Shānmíngshuǐxiù : Beautiful scenery
Guilin has beautiful mountains and water, so there are always lots of tourists.
多才多艺
小红会打篮球、踢足球、弹钢琴、而且是一位学霸，他真的是一个多才多艺的人。
Duō cái duō yì| Someone who has the quality of being versatile
Xiaohong can play basketball, soccer, and piano, and he is also a top student. He is truly a versatile person.
狼吞虎咽
每天回家的时候，我的弟弟吃到好吃的东西总是狼吞虎咽的，一点都不给我留。
Lángtūnhǔyàn:To quickly eat food/wolf down food
Every day when I come home, my younger brother always wolfs down the delicious food and doesn’t leave any for me.
自私自利
我在小学时候我们的老师天天会提醒我们：“必须考虑自私自利的后果。”
Zìsīzìlì: selfish
When I was in elementary school, our teacher would remind us every day: “We must consider the consequences of selfishness.”
心平气和
如果两个人可以心平气和地谈一谈,矛盾是能够解决的。
Xīn píng qì hé｜relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly
If two people can talk calmly, the conflict can be resolved.
半信半疑
他尝尝胡说八道，所以我对他说的话半信半疑。 (changed)
Bàn xìn bàn yí | Doubtful
I am always doubleful of what he says, because he is always lying.
大排长龙
在Disneyland里老是大排长龙，我记得我排队等了九十分左右才坐到rollercoaster。
dà pái cháng lóng ｜ Long Line
There are always endless lines inside Disneyland, I remember waiting ninety minutes for a rollercoaster.
一见钟情
小李在公园走路时，看见一个很高的人，就对他一见钟情了。
yí jiàn zhōng qíng | love at first sight
Xiao Li was walking in the park when she saw a very tall person, it was love at first sight.
心不在焉
上课时，他们看起来心不在焉，都在想电动游戏。
Xīn bu2 zài yān
To not be conscious of what is happening around you because you are thinking about something else.
In class they looked far away, all thinking about video games.
平易近人
虽然他是一个大明星，他还是非常平易近人
Píng yì jìn rén
Easy-going, approachable, modest and unassuming
Regardless that he’s a music star, he’s still approachable
胡说八道
昨天，我朋友说他整天呆在家里，可是我在购物中心看到他了，他根本胡说八道！
Hú shuō bā dào
Nonsense, lies, something absurd
Yesterday, my friend promised that he stayed home all day, but I saw him at the shopping center. He’s definitely talking nonsense!
一模一样
上个星期日我买了新的鞋子;今天我走进教室以后发现我朋友有双跟我一模一样的鞋子。
Yì mó yí yàng
Exactly the same
Last Sunday I went to buy new shoes. Today when I went to class, I found out that my friend had the exact same shoes that I did.
大开眼界
当我第一次看到桂林美景时，真是让我大开眼界了。
Dà kāi yǎn jiè
Open eyes
The first time I saw Guilin’s beautiful scenery, it really opened my eyes.
成千上万
每天都有成千上万人在玩ROBLOX，所以他们的股票赚很多钱。
chéngqiānshàngwàn- Tens of thousands, many
Every day thousands of people play roblox, allowing roblox’s stock to grow a lot.
天灾人祸
这个世界有很多天灾人祸，所以很多人提醒我出门时要小心一点。
tiānzāirénhuò - natural and man made disasters
Our world has lots of natural and man made disasters, so many people tell me that I have to be careful when walking out the door
