All Chengyu Entries

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Entry Pinyin Meaning English Equivalent Story?
爱不释手 ài bù shì shǒu

To love something so much that you cannot part with it

To be unable to put something down

Yes

爱毛反裘 ài máo fǎn qiú

To invert the importance of something; to not understand something's true value; to not understand something's fundamental point or premise

None

Yes

爱屋及乌 ài wū jí wū

To love someone so much that even things related to that person are loved as well

None

Yes

安步当车 ān bù dàng chē

Indicates that one is content with living modestly

None

Yes

暗箭伤人 àn jiàn shāng rén

To use underhanded methods to secretly attack or harm someone

None

Yes

安居乐业 ān jū lè yè

To live peacefully and work happily

None

Yes

安然无恙 ān rán wú yàng

Used to indicate someone or something is safe and without illness

None

Yes

安如泰山 ān rú tài shān

Indicates items are extremely sturdy and unable to break, often in the context of buildings or structures. It also can be used to describe someone who is calm and collected under pressure

None

Yes

按图索骥 àn tú suǒ jì

To follow clues to search for something; to be unable to change one's ways or adapt

None

Yes

拔苗助长 bá miáo zhù zhǎng

When someone is impatient for something and tries to hurry things along, only to have the results turn out to be the opposite of what they wanted

Haste makes waste

Yes

百发百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng

Used when one knows a task well and performs it with precision. Also used to indicate one is a skilled marksman

None

Yes

半斤八两 bàn jìn bā liǎng

To be equally matched with the other party; to be almost the same

Six of one, half a dozen of the other

Yes

班门弄斧 bān mén nòng fǔ

When someone incompetent or unskilled overestimates their abilities and "shows off" to someone who actually is skilled

Teach a fish how to swim

Yes

半面之交 bàn miàn zhī jiāo

To barely know another person; to have met only once before

None

Yes

半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi

To stop or give up halfway

None

Yes

饱经沧桑 bǎo jīng cāng sāng

Describes people who have experienced the world changing many times

None

No

杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng

To scare oneself by being overly suspicious or paranoid; to be jumpy

None

Yes

背水一战 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn

Describes a make-or-break situation where retreat is not possible

Fight to the death

Yes

本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì

Indicates that one has inverted the importance or order of two things

Put the cart before the horse

Yes

笨鸟先飞 bèn niǎo xiān fēi

Refers to when people with limited ability begin a task early so as not to fall behind

None

No

闭门思过 bì mén sī guò

To close the door and think on one's past mistakes

None

Yes

敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn

To highly treasure something despite the fact that it doesn't really have any inherent value; sentimental attachment

None

Yes

病入膏肓 bìng rù gāo huāng

A situation that is so serious it cannot be resolved

None

Yes

博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn

Used to indicate that one's studies, published works, or thinking is extensive

None

No

不耻下问 bù chǐ xià wèn

Often used to describe that someone is modest and good student

None

Yes