看图轻松学：汉语成语

Question 1

半途而废

Answer 1

bàn tú ér fèi - You use this to say that someone abandons a job they are doing half way; wasted (成语: 动)同义词: 功亏一篑 - gōng kuī yī kuì; 前功尽弃 - qiángōng jìn qì反义词: 贯彻始终 - guànchè shǐzhōng; 持之以恒 - chí zhī yǐ héng

Question 2

杯弓蛇影

Answer 2

bēigōng shéyǐng - is often used to describe someone who is nervous and suspects that something bad may happen (成语: 形)同义词: 疑神疑鬼 - yíshén-yíguǐ; 风声鹤唳 - fēngshēnghèlì; 草木皆兵 - cǎo mù jiē bīng反义词: 处之泰然 - chǔ zhī tàirán

Question 3

不耻下问

Answer 3

bù chǐ xià wèn - not feel ashamed to ask one’s subordinates or people below (成语: 形)

Question 4

不可救药

Answer 4

bùkě jiùyào - incurable, incorrigible, hopeless (成语: 形)同义词: 病入膏肓 - bìng rù gāo huāng反义词: 药到病除 - yào dào bìng chú

Question 5

不劳而获

Answer 5

bù láo ér huò - to reap without sowing; to profit by or reap the fruits of other people’s toil (成语: 动)同义词: 坐享其成 - zuò xiǎng qí chéng反义词: 自食其力 - zì shí qí lì

Question 6

不务正业

Answer 6

bú wù zhèngyè - to not do honest work, to not live by honest labor; to ignore one’s proper occupation, to not attend to one’s duties (成语: 动)

Question 7

长年累月

Answer 7

chángnián lěiyuè - year in year out, over the years (成语: 名)

Question 8

出人头地

Answer 8

chū rén tóu dì - to stand out among one’s peers (成语: 动)
同义词: 高人一等 - gāo rén yī děng; 出类拔萃 - chūlèi bácuì
反义词: 庸庸碌碌 - yōngyōnglùlù

Question 9

打草惊蛇

Answer 9

dǎ cǎo jīng shé - act rashly and alert the enemy; to inadvertently alert an enemy (成语) Often used with 不要, 别, 免得 to caution people that they have to execute an action discreetly, so as not to rouse others, especially their opponents.同义词：操之过急 - cāo zhī guò jí反义词：不动声色 - bù dòng shēngsè

Question 10

当仁不让

Answer 10

dāng rén bù ràng - means if you notice that something is not right and needs to be corrected, then you should do it (成语)同义词：义不容辞 - yì bù róng cí；责无旁贷 - zé wú páng dài；不动声色 - bú dòng shēng sè

Question 11

得过且过

Answer 11

dé guò qiě guò - If you describe a person as this, you mean that they lack ambition and just want to muddle along in life (成语)同义词：苟且偷安 - gǒuqiě tōuān反义词：精益求精 - jīng yì qiú jīng；努力不懈 - nǔlì búxiè

Question 12

东窗事发

Answer 12

dōngchuāng shì fā - Means that the bad things done by someone in the past have now come to light; the chickens come home to roost (成语)

Question 13

东山再起

Answer 13

Dōngshān zài qǐ - to make a comeback (成语)同义词：卷土重来 - juǎn tǔ chóng lái; 重整旗鼓 - chóng zhěng qígǔ反义词：一蹶不振 - yì jué bú zhèn

Question 14

发扬光大

Answer 14

fāyáng guāngdà - to improve on the conventional ways or skills of doing something and to popularize it further (成语)

Question 15

奉公守法

Answer 15

fènggōng shǒufǎ - to be law-abiding [is often used to refer to public servants who observe the rules and regulations when they carry out their duties] (成语: 形;动)反义词：胡作非为 - hú zuò fēi wèi

Question 16

覆水难收

Answer 16

fù shuǐ nán shōu - what’s done is done and can’t be reversed (成语)同义词：木已成舟 - mù yǐ chéng zhōu反义词：破镜重圆 - pòjìng chóng yuán

Question 17

光明正大

Answer 17

guāngmíng zhèngdà - just and honourable; open and aboveboard; upright and selfless (成语: 形)同义词：堂堂正正 - táng táng zhèng zhèng；光明磊落 - guāngmíng lěiluò反义词：鬼鬼祟祟 - guǐ guǐ suì suì；偷偷摸摸 - tōu tōu mō mō

Question 18

害群之马

Answer 18

hài qún zhī mǎ - troublemaker (成语: 名)

Question 19

花言巧语

Answer 19

huāyán-qiǎoyǔ - sweet talk, flowery speech, elegant but insincere words (成语: 名)

Question 20

画饼充饥

Answer 20

huà bǐng chōngjī - to feed on illusions (成语)同义词：无济于事 - wú jì yú shì; 望梅止渴 - wàng méi zhǐkě反义词：名副其实 - míng fù qí shí；实事求是 - shíshì qiú shì

Question 21

家喻户晓

Answer 21

jiāyù hùxiǎo - known to every household, widely known, known to all (成语: 形)同义词：众所周知 - zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī反义词：默默无闻 - mòmò wú wén

Question 22

见义勇为

Answer 22

jiàn yì yǒng wéi - will not hesitate to help those in need; a Good Samaritan (成语: 形)同义词：义不容辞 - yì bùróng cí反义词：见死不救 - jiàn sǐ bù jiù; 袖手旁观 - xiùshǒu pángguān; 趁火打劫 - chèn huǒ dǎjié

Question 23

惊弓之鸟

Answer 23

jīng gōng zhī niǎo - [fig.] sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences; [lit.] a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (成语: 名)同义词：心有余悸 - xīn yǒu yújì

Question 24

井井有条

Answer 24

jǐngjǐng yǒu tiáo - in perfect order; shipshape (成语: 形)例句：你把书排得井井有条做什么？同义词：条理分明 - tiáolǐ fēnmíng反义词：杂乱无章 - záluàn wú zhāng

Question 25

口是心非

Answer 25

kǒushì xīnfēi - to say one thing but do another; insincere (成语: 动)同义词：言不由衷 - yán bù yóuzhōng反义词：言行一致 - yán-xíng yízhì

Question 26

苦口婆心

Answer 26

kǔkǒu-póxīn - Used to refer to a person who is very kindhearted and who will spare no effort persuading others to be good (成语: 形)反义词：口蜜腹剑 - kǒumì-fùjiàn

Question 27

老马识途

Answer 27

lǎomǎ shí tú - an experienced worker knows what to do (成语: 名;副)例句：李领队老马识途地带领大家逛热闹的商店街。同义词：驾轻就熟 - jiàqīng-jiùshú反义词：暗中摸索 - ànzhōng mōsuo

Question 28

理直气壮

Answer 28

lǐzhí qìzhuàng - with justice on one’s side one is bold and assured (成语: 形)反义词：理屈词穷 - lǐqū cíqióng

Question 29

良药苦口

Answer 29

liángyào kǔ kǒu - [fig.] frank criticism is hard to swallow; [lit.] good medicine tastes bitter (成语: 动)同义词：忠言逆耳 - zhōngyán nì ěr

Question 30

路不拾遗

Answer 30

lù bù shí yí - honesty prevails throughout society; often describes a highly disciplined society in which no one pockets anything valuable that he/she picks up somewhere (成语: 动)

Question 31

名落孙山

Answer 31

míng luò Sūn Shān - [fig.] to fail a competitive exam; [lit.] fall behind Sun Shan [who was last on the list of successful candidates] (成语: 动)同义词：榜上无名 - bǎng shàng wú míng反义词：名列前茅 - míng liè qiánmáo；独占鳌头 - dúzhàn áotóu

Question 32

目空一切

Answer 32

mù kōng yíqiè - consider everybody and everything beneath one’s notice; be supercilious; arrogant (成语: 形)同义词：目中无人 - mù zhōng wú rén; 夜郎自大 - Yèláng zìdà反义词：自惭形秽 - zìcán xínghuì

Question 33

抛砖引玉

Answer 33

pāozhuān yǐnyù - to offer a few commonplace remarks by way of introduction so that others may come up with valuable opinions (成语: 动)例句：我的点子只是抛砖引玉，希望大家踊跃提出更好的看法。

Question 34

[不分] 青红皂白

Answer 34

[bù fēn] qīng-hóng-zào-bái - to make no distinction between right and wrong; indiscriminately (成语: 副)例句：做人要讲道理，不要不分青红皂白地冤枉人。

Question 35

情同手足

Answer 35

qíng tóng shǒuzú - to love one another as brothers (成语: 动)

Question 36

人云亦云

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rén yún yì yún - to merely repeat what others say without finding out if something is true (成语: 动)同义词：拾人牙慧 - shí rén yáhuì; 随声附和 - suí shēng fùhè反义词：独树一帜 - dú shù yīzhì; 自成一家 - zì chéng yì jiā

Question 37

塞翁失马

Answer 37

sàiwēng shī mǎ - [fig.] a blessing in disguise; [lit.] the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (成语: 名)同义词：因祸得福 - yīn huò dé fú反义词：乐极生悲 - lè jí shēng bēi

Question 38

三思而行

Answer 38

sānsī ér xíng - look before you leap (成语: 动)反义词：草率行事 - cǎoshuài xíng shì

Question 39

伤天害理

Answer 39

shāngtiān hàilǐ - refers to a villain who does all sorts of evil or outrageous acts (成语: 形)例句：他做尽伤天害理的事，最后被法官判了重刑。

Question 40

舍己为人

Answer 40

shě jǐ wèi rén - to sacrifice one’s own interests for the sake of others (成语: 动;形;名)

Question 41

事半功倍

Answer 41

shìbàn gōngbèi - get twice the result with half the effort, the right approach saves effort and leads to better results (成语: 动;形)同义词：一举两得 - yìjǔ liǎngdé; 一箭双雕 - yījiàn shuāngdiāo反义词：事倍功半 - shìbèi gōngbàn

Question 42

守望相助

Answer 42

shǒuwàng xiāng zhù - [of neighbouring villages, etc.] to keep watch and help defend each other; to give mutual help and protection (成语: 动)同义词：同舟共济 - tóng zhōu gòng jì反义词：不相为谋 - bù xiāng wéi móu

Question 43

守株待兔

Answer 43

shǒu zhū dài tù - [fig.] to trust to chance rather than show initiative; [lit.] to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (成语: 动)

Question 44

水落石出

Answer 44

shuǐ luò shí chū - [fig.] the whole incident is now clear; [lit.] when the water subsides the rocks emerge (成语: 动)。。。查个水落石出：To get into the bottom of something to find out the reasons or causes.同义词：真相大白 - zhēnxiàng dàbái

Question 45

司空见惯

Answer 45

sīkōng jiàn guàn - a common sight, a common occurrence (成语: 名)同义词：不足为奇 - bù zú wéi qí; 习以为常 - xí yǐ wéi cháng反义词：少见多怪 - shǎojiàn duōguài

Question 46

同甘共苦

Answer 46

tónggān gòngkǔ - to stick together whatever the situation; to share life’s joys and sorrows; for better or for worse (成语: 动)同义词：同舟共济 - tóng zhōu gòng jì反义词：同床异梦 - tóngchuáng yìmèng

Question 47

忘恩负义

Answer 47

wàng’ēn fùyì - devoid of gratitude, ungrateful, bites the hand that feeds sb., ingratitude to a friend (成语: 动;形)同义词：过河拆桥 - guò hé chāi qiáo; 恩将仇报 - ēn jiāng chóu bào反义词：感恩图报 - gǎn’ēn tú bào; 饮水思源 - yǐn shuǐ sī yuán

Question 48

为非作歹

Answer 48

wéifēi zuòdǎi - to do evil, to commit crimes, to perpetrate outrages (成语: 动)搭配：奉公守法 - fènggōng shǒufǎ; 循规蹈矩 - xúnguī dǎojǔ; 安分守己 - ānfèn shǒujǐ

Question 49

温故知新

Answer 49

wēngù zhīxīn - gain new knowledge by reviewing old; understand the present by reviewing the past (成语: 动)

Question 50

无微不至

Answer 50

wú wēi bù zhì - Often used to describe sb. who looks after people caringly while paying attention to every detail; meticulously; in every possible way (成语: 形)例句：李护士对病人照顾得无微不至。同义词：关怀备至 - guānhuái bèizhì反义词：漠不关心 - mò bù guānxīn

Question 51

幸灾乐祸

Answer 51

xìngzāi lèhuò - to take pleasure in [or gloat over] other people’s misfortune (成语: 动)

Question 52

袖手旁观

Answer 52

xiùshǒu pángguān - to standby without lending a helping hand (成语: 动)同义词：漠不关心 - mò bù guānxīn; 隔岸观火 - gé àn guān huǒ; 置身事外 - zhìshēn shì wài反义词：拔刀相助 - bá dāo xiāng zhù

Question 53

一诺千金

Answer 53

yí nuò qiānjīn - to keep a promise; a promise that must be kept (成语: 动;名)同义词：言而有信 - yán ér yǒu xìn反义词：出尔反尔 - chū ěr fǎn ěr; 轻诺寡信 - qīngnuò guǎxìn

Question 54

一视同仁

Answer 54

yí shì tóngrén - to treat equally without discrimination (成语: 动)反义词：另眼相看 - lìng yǎn xiāng kàn; 厚此薄彼 - hòu cǐ bó bǐ

Question 55

以身作则

Answer 55

yǐ shēn zuò zé - to set an example for others to follow; to set a good example with one’s own conduct (成语: 动)

Question 56

饮水思源

Answer 56

yǐn shuǐ sī yuán - [fig.] to refer to people who are grateful to others who have helped them to succeed; [lit.] when you drink water, think of its source (成语: 动;形)反义词：恩将仇报 - ēn jiāng chóu bào; 忘恩负义 - wàng’ēn-fùyì

Question 57

再接再厉

Answer 57

zàijiē zàilì - to refer to people who never say die, they always persevere with a task even though they may have failed several times already (成语: 动)同义词：不屈不挠 - bùqū bùnáo; 勇往直前 - yǒng wǎng zhí qián反义词：得过且过 - dé guò qiě guò; 每况愈下 - měi kuàng yù xià

Question 58

执迷不悟

Answer 58

zhí mí bù wù - to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (成语: 动)同义词：顽固不化 - wángù bù huà反义词：迷途知返 - mítú zhī fǎn; 回头是岸 - huítóu shì àn; 悬崖勒马 - xuányá lè mǎ

Question 59

志同道合

Answer 59

zhìtóng dàohé - to cherish the same ideals and follow the same path; to have a common goal; like-minded (成语: 动; 形)
同义词：同舟共济 - tóng zhōu gòng jì; 情投意合 - qíngtóu yìhé
反义词：不相为谋 - bù xiāng wéi móu；同床异梦 - tóngchuáng yìmèng

Question 60

装聋作哑

Answer 60

zhuānglóng zuòyǎ - pretend to be deaf and dumb, feign ignorance (成语: 动)