Week 6 Lesson 4

Question 1

乘風破浪 | 乘风破浪

Answer 1

chéng fēng pò làng to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions

Question 2

靈機一動 | 灵机一动

Answer 2

líng jī yī dòng | a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave

Question 3

旗鼓相當 | 旗鼓相当

Answer 3

qí gǔ xiāng dāng lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents)

Question 4

如火如荼 | 如火如荼

Answer 4

rú huǒ rú tú like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable

Question 5

樂極生悲 |乐极生悲

Answer 5

lè jí shēng bēi extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don’t celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!

Question 6

旗鼓相當 | 旗鼓相当

Answer 6

qí gǔ xiāng dāng lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents)

Question 7

幸災樂禍 | 幸灾乐祸

Answer 7

xìng zāi lè huò lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people’s misfortune / Schadenfreude

Question 8

罪魁禍首 | 罪魁祸首

Answer 8

zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster