加载中…按图索骥 Looking for a steed with the
aid of its picture
百发百中 A hundred shots, a hundred
bull’s-eyes
班门弄斧
杯弓蛇影 Mistaking the reflection of a bow
for a snake
闭门造车
病入膏肓
草木皆兵
吹毛求疵
打草惊蛇
调虎离山
东施效颦 Aping the Beauty’s
frown
对牛弹琴 Playing the lute to a
cow
负荆请罪
功亏一篑 Running an enterprise for the lack
of one basketful
故步自封 Content with staying where one
is
含沙射影 spitting sand on a shadow-attacking
by insinuation
狐假虎威 Basking in reflected
glory
囫囵吞枣 Gulping down a whole
date
画饼充饥 Allaying hunger with pictures of
cakes
画龙点睛 Putting the finishing touch to the
picture of a dragon
画蛇添足 Drawing a snake and adding
feet
惊弓之鸟
精卫填海
井底之蛙
刻舟求剑
空中楼阁
滥竽充数
狼狈为奸
老马识途
梁上君子
临渴掘井
满城风雨
盲人摸象
毛遂自荐
门庭若市
名落孙山
南辕北辙
怒发冲冠
披荆斩棘
蚍蜉撼树 An ant trying to shake a big
tree
破釜沉舟
破镜重圆
骑虎难下
杞人忧天
黔驴技穷
日暮途穷
如火如荼
如鱼得水
入木三分
塞翁失马
三顾茅庐
三人成虎
丧家之犬
杀鸡吓猴
甚嚣尘上
势如破竹
世外桃源
手不释卷
守株待兔
蜀犬吠日
束之高阁
水落石出
四面楚歌
谈虎色变
昙花一现 A flower that vanishes as soon as
it appears
螳臂当车
天花乱坠 As if it were raining
flowers
天涯海角
同舟共济
偷天换日
天衣无缝
图穷匕见
完璧归赵
亡羊补牢
望梅止渴 looking at plums to quench the
thirst
望洋兴叹
为虎作伥
卧薪尝胆
笑里藏刀
胸有成竹
削足适履
揠苗助长
掩耳盗铃
偃旗息鼓
叶公好龙
夜郎自大
一鼓作气
一箭双雕
一鸣惊人
一丘之貉
愚公移山 The foolish old man who removed the
mountains
鱼目混珠
余音绕梁
与虎谋皮
鹬蚌相争
朝三暮四
趾高气扬
指鹿为马
纸上谈兵
自相矛盾
常用汉语谚语：（Common
Chinese Proverbs）
八字衙门朝南开，有理无钱莫进来
兵马未动，粮草先行 Provisions should be arranged
before an army is mobilized.
不经一事，不长一智 Wisdom comes from
experience.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子 How can you catch tiger cubs
without entering the tiger’s lair?
差之毫厘，失之千里 A little error may lead to a
large discrepancy.
长江后浪催前浪，世上新人赶旧人 Just as the waves of the
Yangtze River behind drive on those ahead, so does each new
generation replace the old one.
常将有日思无日，莫待无时想有时 When rich, think of
poverty, but don’t think of riches when you are
poor.
吃一堑，长一智 A fall into the pit, a gain in
your wit.
打蛇不死，后患无穷 Unless you
beat a snake to death, it will cause endless
大处着眼，小处着手 Keep the general goal in sight
while tackling daily tasks.
单丝不成线，独木不成林 A single thread can’t make a
cord, nor a single tree a forest.
当局者迷，旁观者清 The spectators see more of the
game than the players.
刀不磨要生锈，水不流要发臭 A knife will rust if not
sharpened regularly, and water will stagnate if it is not allowed
to flow.
道高一尺，魔高一丈 The law is strong, but the
outlaws are ten times stronger.
灯不拨不亮，理不辩不明 An oil lamp becomes brighter
after trimming, a truth becomes clearer after being
discussed.
读书需用意，一字值千金 When reading, don’t let a
single word escape your attention / one word may be worth a
thousand pieces of gold.
读万卷书，行万里路 Read ten thousand books and
walk ten thousand miles.
儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 A son never thinks his
mother ugly, and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby
it is.
儿孙自有儿孙福，莫为儿孙做牛马 The children can take
care of themselves when they grow up, so the parents don’t have to
work too hard for the future of their
offspring.
耳听为虚，眼见为实 What you hear about may be
false, but what you see is true.
凡人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 As a man cannot be known
by his looks, neither can the sea be fathomed by a
gourd.
放下屠刀，立地成佛 The butcher who lays down his
knife, at once becomes a Buddha.
风无常顺，兵无常胜 A boat can’t always sail with
the wind; an army can’t always win battles.
逢人只说三分话，未可全抛一片心 Talking to a stranger,
it is wise to be somewhat reserved.
瓜无滚圆，人无十全 No melon is completely round,
and no person is perfect.
害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 One shouldn’t have the
heart to harm others, but must be vigilant so as not to be
harmed.
花有重开日，人无再少年 Flowers may bloom again, but
a person never has the chance to be young
again.
画虎画皮难画骨，知人知面不知心 In drawing a tiger, you
show its skin, but not its bones; in knowing a man, you may know
his face, but not his heart.
火要空心，人要虚心 A fire must have space at its
center to burn vigorously; a man must be modest to make
progress.
见怪不怪，其怪自败 Face odd things fearlessly and
their fearsomeness will disappear.
江山易改，本性难移 Rivers and mountains may be
changed, but it is hard to alter even a single person’s
nature.
近水楼台先得月，向阳花木早逢春 A waterfront pavilion
gets the moonlight first; spring comes early to plants exposed to
the sun.
近水知鱼性，近山识鸟音 Near to rivers, we recognize
fish; near to mountains, we recognize the songs of
birds.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑 Near vermilion, one gets
stained pink; near ink, one gets stained black.
酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多 If you drink with a
bosom friend, a thousand cups are not enough; if you argue with
someone, half a sentence is too much.
老当益壮，穷当益坚 Old but vigorous, poor but
ambitious.
良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行 It takes bitter medicine
to cure a disease properly, and it takes blunt advice to put us on
the right track.
两虎相斗，必有一伤 When two tigers fight, one is
sure to lose.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 As long as the green hills
remain, there’ll be no shortage of firewood
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