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Most Common Chinese Idioms 1-100
Idioms are a commonly used 4 character set in Mandarin Chinese and so I am (using 500 common Idioms textbook) creating sets for anyone who wishes to practice idioms.
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10/27/2017

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Term

 

实事求是

Definition

shíshì qiúshì

 

English Definition to seek truth from facts (idiom); to be practical and realistic

 

Word Decomposition
实事 shíshì fact; actual thing; practical matter
求是 qiúshì to seek the 
Term

 

        艰苦奋斗
Definition

jiānkǔ fèndòu

 

to struggle arduously

 

Word Decomposition
艰苦 jiānkǔ difficult; hard; arduous
奋斗 fèndòu to strive; to struggle
Term
千方百计
Definition

 

 

qiān fāng bǎi jì

lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible 
Word Decomposition
千  qiān thousand
方  fāng square,upright; honest; fair and square
 百 bai hundred; numerous; all kinds of; (Chinese surname)
计  to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; r
Term

 

         全心全意
Definition

quánxīn quán yì

 

English Definition heart and soul; 

 

Word Decomposition
全心 quánxīn with heart and soul
全  quán all; whole; entire; every;
意  idea; meaning; 
Term
无论如何
Definition

  

                        wúlùn rúhé

 

English Definition anyhow; anyway; 
Word Decomposition
无论 wúlùn no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
如何 rúhé how; what way; what
Term
前所未有
Definition
qián suǒ wèiyǒu English Definition unprecedented Word Decomposition 前 qián front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly 所 suǒ actually; place; measure word for houses, small buildings, institutions, etc.; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive 未有 wèiyǒu is not; has never been; never occurring;
Term

 

         坚定不移
Definition

jiāndìng bùyí

 

English Definition unswerving; unflinching
Word Decomposition
坚定 jiāndìng firm; steady; staunch; resolute
不移 bùyí steadfast; 
Term
引人注目
Definition

yǐn rén zhùmù

English Definition to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous
Word Decomposition
引  yǐn  to attract; to lead; to guide; 
人  rén man; person; people
注目 zhùmù attention; to stare at; to fix attention on 
Term
因地制宜
Definition

yīn dì zhì yí

English  to use methods in line with local circumstances, adapt to local conditions
Word Decomposition
因  yīn cause; reason; because
地  earth; ground; field; place; land
制  zhì system; to control; to regulate;
宜  proper; should; suitable; appropriate;
Term
自相矛盾
Definition

zìxiāng máodùn

 

to contradict oneselfself-contradictory

 

Word Decomposition
自相 zìxiāng mutual; each other; one another; self-
矛盾 máodùn contradiction; conflicting views; condradictory
Term
成千上万
Definition

chéngqiān shàngwàn

 

lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands(idiom); untold numbersinnumerable;

 thousands upon thousands

 

Word Decomposition
成千 chéngqiān thousands
上万 shàngwàn thousands upon thousands
Term
卓有成效
Definition

zhuó yǒu chéngxiào

 

 highly effective; fruitful

 

Word Decomposition
卓  zhuó outstanding; (Chinese surname)
有  yǒu to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
成效 chéngxiào effect; result
Term
当务之急
Definition

dāng wù zhī jí

 

English Definition top priority job; matter of vital importance Word Decomposition

 

当 dāng ought; should; match equally; equal; same;

务 wù affair; business; matter;

之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

急 jí urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (somebody)

Term
独立自主
Definition

dúlì zìzhǔ

 

English Definition independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs

 

Word Decomposition
独立 dúlì independent; independence; to stand alone
自主 zìzhǔ independent; to act for oneself; 
Term
Definition

tuo yǐng er chu

 

talent finally being exposed or showing itself...

 

tuo - leave, shed

ying - husk of wheat or the chaff 

er- as well as

chu - show, go out, display...

Term
无可 奈何
Definition

 

 

wuke naihe

 

 

theres no way out

 

 

wuke- not able, can not

 

naihe - to do something to somebody; to deal with; to cope; how?; to no 
Term
莫名其妙
Definition

mòmíng qí miào

  unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it; boring (e.g. movie)
Word Decomposition
莫名 mòmíng indescribable; ineffable
其  his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to somethingpreceding it)
妙  miào clever; 
Term
自力更生
Definition

zì lì gēngshēng

 

English Definition regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance

 

Word Decomposition
自  self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely
力  power; force; strength; ability; strenuously; (Chinese surname)
更生 gēngshēng resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated;
Term
一如既往
Definition

yīrú jìwǎng

 

just as in the past (idiom); the same as before

 

Word Decomposition

 

一如 yīrú to be just like

 

既往 jìwǎng past; bygone; the past

Term
扑朔迷离
Definition

pūshuò mílí

 

impossible to unravel; CONFUSING

Word Decomposition
扑朔 pūshuò move all over the place....
迷离 mílí blurred; hard to make out distinctly
Term
不可思议
Definition
English Definition

inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; 

 

 

 

bùkě sīyì

 

bùkě   cannot; should not; must not
思议 sīyì to imagine; to 
Term

 

坚持不懈
Definition

jiānchí bùxiè

 

to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end

 

Word Decomposition
坚持 jiānchí to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
不懈 bùxiè untiring; unremitting; 
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