proverbs

Question 1

一唱一和

Answer 1

perfect cooperation; two or more people speak the same

Question 2

一干二净

Answer 2

complete work thoroughly; very clean; job done very well

Question 3

一举两得

Answer 3

achieve two things with one effort; one action lead to two results

Question 4

十全十美

Answer 4

perfect and complete; perfect in every way

Question 5

力不从心

Answer 5

wanting to do something, but not having the ability to

Question 6

一目了然

Answer 6

understand something clearly from a glance

Question 7

三长两短

Answer 7

sudden unexpected misfortune; sudden death

Question 8

三心二意

Answer 8

change one’s mind constantly

Question 9

大材小用

Answer 9

waste of talented; assign talented people to trivial tasks

Question 10

离题万里

Answer 10

completely miss the point/focus/theme

Question 11

大快人心

Answer 11

everybody is happy and joyful; all agree; criminals penalized making everyone happy (getting what they deserved)

Question 12

大失所望

Answer 12

to be dissapointed

Question 13

小题大做

Answer 13

to overreact

Question 14

喜出望外

Answer 14

delighted from unexpected good news

Question 15

满园春色

Answer 15

garden filled with brightness of Spring; Spring feeling

Question 16

口是心非

Answer 16

what is said isn’t what is meant

Question 17

心急如火（焚）

Answer 17

to be desperate

Question 18

开门见山

Answer 18

upfront;direct

Question 19

无能为题

Answer 19

cannot do anything to help; useless

Question 20

无中生有

Answer 20

based off nothing

Question 21

五光十色

Answer 21

colourful

Question 22

五花八门

Answer 22

large variety of choice

Question 23

不可救药

Answer 23

situation is hopeless; cannot be cured

Question 24

不三不四

Answer 24

bad personality; not honest or trustworthy

Question 25

引狼入室

Answer 25

get oneself into dangerous situation due to own choices; open the door to dangerous foe

Question 26

风行一时

Answer 26

in style/ trendy; trendy at the moment

Question 27

半斤八两

Answer 27

alike/equal in ability

Question 28

欢天喜地

Answer 28

everyone is extremely delighted; be highly delighted

Question 29

因小失大

Answer 29

losing more than you gain; sacrificing a lot to gain little

Question 30

多才多艺

Answer 30

multi-talented; have several different skills

Question 31

自高自大

Answer 31

conceited; think highly of oneself

Question 32

好大喜功

Answer 32

show off and strive unrealistically

Question 33

远走高飞

Answer 33

escape far away

Question 34

两面三刀

Answer 34

wishy washy; double faced tactics

Question 35

平易近人

Answer 35

friendly and appraochable

Question 36

正大光明

Answer 36

act with integrity and fairness; honest and upright

Question 37

出人头地

Answer 37

outperform most people and make an achievement; become outstanding

Question 38

耳目一新

Answer 38

new and better than before

Question 39

想入非非

Answer 39

thinking indecently; let imagination run wild

Question 40

听天由命

Answer 40

let fate determine future; trust in luck

Question 41

近水楼台

Answer 41

have better position, thus having a better chance than others

Question 42

青出于蓝

Answer 42

next generation becomes better than the last; successor excels past the predecessor

Question 43

画龙点睛

Answer 43

add distinguishing feature making it better; add the touch that brings the work to life

Question 44

虎头蛇尾

Answer 44

good start but bad finish

Question 45

举一反三

Answer 45

to infer other things from one point; modify original idea into better ideas

Question 46

机不可失

Answer 46

take hold of every opportunity