Yoyo Chengyu Flashcards
We can’t give up half way!
Bù néng bàntú-érfèi!
That’s just inconceivable!
Zhēn shì bùkě-sīyì!
In order to prepare for the final exam, these few days she’s been studying to the point of forgetting to eat or sleep!
Wèi le zhǔnbèi qīmò kǎoshì, zhè jǐ tiān tā fèiqǐn-wàngshí de xuéxí
That person over there looking all around, it seems like they’re lost
Nà ge rén zài nàr dōngzhāng-xīwàng de, hǎoxiàng shì mílù le
The quality of these two articles of clothing is pretty much the same; you really can’t tell them apart
Zhè liǎng jiàn yīfu de zhìliàng chàbuduō, bùxiāng-shàngxià
I held the baby with great care, worried that I might hurt him
Wǒ xiǎoxīn-yìyì de bàozhe bǎobao, hěn dānxīn huì shāngdào tā
My son loves the toy I gave him so much he doesn’t want to put it down!
Érzi duì wǒ sòng tā de wánjù àibú-shìshǒu
I can’t wait to switch to the new phone!
Wǒ dōu pòbù-jídài de xiǎng huàn xīn shǒujī le!
Even though our life isn’t affluent, it’s still could be considered pretty good - contentment is happiness, right
Suīrán wǒmen de shēnghuó bú fùyù, dàn yě suàn kěyǐ - zhīzú-chánglè ma
He’s quite careless, often losing this and forgetting that
Tā bǐjiào cūxīn, cháng cháng diūsān-làsì
He really is a bit baffling, clearly saying that we would travel together, then suddenly saying he’s not going anymore
Tā zhè ge rén zhēn shì yǒudiǎn mòmíng-qímiào, míng míng shuōhǎo le yìqǐ qù lǚyóu, tūrán yòu shuō bú qù le
His illness is getting worse and worse, yet I’m completely powerless to stop it
Tā de bìng yuèláiyuè yánzhòng, wǒ què yìdiǎn yě wúnéng-wéilì
Even though he has a lot to do, he handles it very methodically
Tā de shìqing suīrán duō, dàn quán dōu chǔlǐ de yǒutiáo-bùwěn de
After the project failed, he tried every last thing he could think of to push the major responsibility into someone else
Xiàngmù shībài hòu, tā xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ de bǎ zhǔyào zérèn tūi gěi biérén
It’s completely absurd!
Zhēn shì qǐyǒu-cǐlǐ!
Trust me, this store’s clothing is an absolute bargain
Xiāngxìn wǒ, zhè jiā diàn de yīfu juéduì wùměi-jiàlián
If you have something to say, just (directly) say it, don’t mumble and mince words
Nǐ yǒu shénme shì jiù zhí shuō, bié tūntūn-tǔtǔ de
I suddenly understood it (had an epiphany)!
Wǒ mǎshàng jiù huǎngrán-dàwù le!
She exhausted every possible way to find him
(Note this chéngyǔ contains no verbs, so it functions as an object of the verb that precedes it, or used with de to modify the verb that follows it)
Tā yòngjìn qiānfāng-bǎijì shì wèi le zhǎodào tā
We can’t be too overly anxious to finish, otherwise we might not get ideal results
Wǒmen búyào tài jíyú-qiúchéng, yàobùrán kěnéng bú huì shōudào lǐxiǎng de xiàoguǒ
As long as we work together as one, we’ll definitely win this competition
Zhǐyào wǒmen qíxīn-xiélì, jiù yídìng huì yíngdé zhè cì bǐsài
While I’ve been sick for this period of time, his care for me has been meticulous - it has really touched me
Wǒ shēngbìng de zhè duàn shíjiān, tā wèi wǒ de zhàogù wúwēi-búzhì — zhè ràng wǒ fēicháng gǎndòng
It was nothing, it really was such an insignificant thing
Méishénme, méishénme - dōu shì wēibù-zúdào de xiǎoshì
If someone helps you, you need to say thanks - this is an obvious, natural thing
Biérén bāngzhù nǐ, nǐ jiù yào gǎnxiè, zhè shì lǐsuǒ-dāngrán de shìqing
