成语 Flashcards
爱不释手
àibúshìshǒu - to like something very much; extreme fondness for something; can’t put something down
安然无恙
ānrán-wúyàng - everything is fine; no illness or injury (usually after a disaster)
白头偕老
báitóu-xiélǎo - to live happily together for a lifetime (of husband and wife); live to be old and gray
半斤八两
bànjīn-bāliǎng - two are about the same; roughly the same; 6 of one, half a dozen of the other
半途而废
bàntú’érfèi - to leave something unfinished
杯水车薪
bēishuǐ-chēxīn - useless attempt; the help that can be obtained is too little to solve the big problem; bandaid on a shotgun wound
笨鸟先飞
bènniǎo-xiānfēi - to be diligent; One must work hard to be at the same level as others (showing modesty); hardworking
闭门造车
bìmén-zàochē - theory is separated from practice; one does whatever he likes, divorced from reality
变本加厉
biànběn-jiālì - to become more and more serious; the bad condition is getting worse; one gets worse and doesn’t correct mistakes
别出心裁
biéchū-xīncái - to be of a unique feature; an out of the ordinary idea; having unique thoughts
别开生面
biékāi-shēngmiàn - to give a fresh outlook; creating a new form or situation; something of new and original style
彬彬有礼
bīnbīn-yǒulǐ - elegant and polite; elegant behavior; well educated; erudite
不胫而走
bújìng’érzǒu - to spread rapidly
不同凡响
bùtóng-fánxiǎng - different from the rest; outstanding; praise the unusualness of something
不言而喻
bùyán’éryù - quite obvious; goes without saying