慣用語與成語 Flashcards
未雨綢繆
未雨綢繆 (wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2)
to plan ahead; prepare for a rainy day; take precautions
打折扣
打折扣 (da3 zhe2 kou4)
to give a discount; to add a grain of salt
有把握
有把握 (you3 ba3 wo4)
sure; certain
互不相讓
互不相讓 (hu4 bu4 xiang1 rang4)
neither giving way to the other
早日康復
早日康復 (zao3 ri4 kang4 fu4)
get well soon; recover one’s health quickly
堆積如山
堆積如山 (dui1 ji1 ru2 shan1)
piled up as high as a mountain
消磨時光
消磨時光 (xiao1 mo2 shi2 guang1)
to pass the time; to while away the time
擇偶條件
擇偶條件 (ze2 ou3 tiao2 jian4)
criteria for selecting a boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse
無緣無故
無緣無故 (wu2 yuan2 wu2 gu4)
no cause; no reason; completely uncalled for
說來話長
說來話長 (shuo1 lai2 hua4 chang2)
it’s a long story
長話短說
長話短說 (chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1)
to make a long story short
總的來說
總的來說 (zong3 de5 lai2 shuo1)
in summary; in short
韜光養晦
韜光養晦 (tao1 guang1 yang3 hui4)
to conceal one’s strength and bide one’s time
養精蓄銳
養精蓄銳 (yang3 jing1 xu4 rui4)
to prepare oneself and hone one’s strength for the big push
白手起家
白手起家 (bai2 shou3 qi3 jia1)
to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
見風是雨
見風是雨 (jian4 feng1 shi4 yu3)
gullible; to believe whatever people suggest; to jump to hasty conclusions
見風使舵
見風使舵 (jian4 feng1 shi3 duo4)
to act as the situation dictates; to be flexible and adaptable; to sail with the wind
改頭換面
改頭換面 (gai3 tou2 huan4 mian4)
cosmetic changes; change in appearance but not in substance
無病呻吟
無病呻吟 (wu2 bing4 shen1 yin2)
moaning and groaning without actually being ill; fussing like a hypochondriac
直搗黃龍
直搗黃龍 (zhi2 dao3 huang2 long2)
to directly combat the root of a problem; to strike at the heart of the enemy
待人處世
待人處世 (dai4 ren2 chu4 shi4)
how one treats others and conducts oneself in society
先來後到
先來後到 (xian1 lai2 hou4 dao4)
in order of arrival; first come, first served
不慌不忙
不慌不忙 (bu4 huang1 bu4 mang2)
calm and unhurried; leisurely