1-20 Flashcards
爱屋及乌
(ai wu ji wu) To love someone and whatever comes with it
按部就班
(an bu jiu ban) 1. To work in a logical order/systematic way
2. Stick to a conventional way of doing things
百年树人
(bai nian shu ren) It takes a hundred years to make education bear fruit
百折不挠
(bai zhe bu nao) Keep fighting despite repeated setbacks
班门弄斧
(bān mén nòng fǔ) Display one’s skill before an expert
半途而废
(ban tu er fei) Give up halfway; leave something unfinished
杯弓蛇影
(bei gong she ying) Be extremely suspicious
杯水车薪
(bēi shuǐ chē xīn) An utterly inadequate measure
悲天悯人
(bēi tiān mǐn rén) Bemoan the hard times and misery of the people; be concerned with the bad times and human suffering
闭门造车
(bì mén zào chē) Work without an knowledge of the actual process; act blindly
兵不厌诈
bīng bú yàn zhà) All’s fair in war; nothing is too deceitful craft
不耻下问
Modest enough to learn from those in lower positions bù chǐ xià wèn
不二法门
Only one way of doing something bù èr fǎ mén
不可救药
Incurable; Beyond hope; Hopeless [bù kě jiù yào]
不劳而获
Reap when one has not sown [bù láo ér huò]
不胜枚举
Too many to be counted [bù shèng méi jǔ]
不务正业
Not attend to one’s proper business; Neglect one’s main job [bù wù zhèng yè]
不翼而飞
- Vanish all of a sudden
- Spread fast [bù yì ér fēi]
不知所措
Be at a loss of what to do [bù zhī suǒ cuò]
不自量力
Overrate one’s ability [bù zì liàng lì]
