英语中常用的123个中国成语

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英语中常用的123个中国成语
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' \( M& o/ ?( f" U1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
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" A# |2 N* G. x( ]* q: E+ L2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.

3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.
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4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.

* p; ^6 R1 f) P- N& }; H4 r3 ]5.不眠之夜 white night

2 S1 z4 R8 o% x6 c6 D" {% g6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
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+ s4 Q4 `3 |% @3 ~. S  i7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

. k' T% B. t) M" k5 S' q; V8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.

( m& }" F# C1 d) D- g9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul

10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
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" q/ c; A$ T# R5 t. ^11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little

* j1 `$ I$ C0 \7 [. g15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.

16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
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9 `( |3 L# v$ {: i( d$ H17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
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6 R. v, }! ^8 M  C; s/ n3 F2 W18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.

6 i2 x1 ^; J( F* B19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.

20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
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21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
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6 N/ ^* f- u1 K( g22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.

23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
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24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
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9 P% k) b  G6 w+ J9 N25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green

26.老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché

27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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# v7 _4 f& u# B28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.
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29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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; D& C6 Q: y6 {" n! _30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
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31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
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/ G4 C6 @* f! L7 C/ [32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
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) }) X$ v4 i# @( A34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.

35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself
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36.拿手好戏 masterpiece

, E1 b* \/ c. W9 \, M: ]* E37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad

1 E1 s: y$ G5 D1 Y38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

) R2 E( ^, N' L% K: a5 f. \40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
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41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.
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42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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; V  d3 `- E. R- ~" n) c/ E+ p: u43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. One sows and another reaps.
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45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something
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" z6 B4 w0 U2 x* g" S% \46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
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47.强强联手 win-win co-operation

& u( Z3 Q! ~2 L' ^6 H- k4 S  y& C48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.
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4 v* _# c1 g" P2 X: C7 Z49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.

50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.
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51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy

5 n5 G4 f" g1 }& u. Q9 r/ z52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.

6 @' ]) f, f6 k% B53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
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54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating

55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.
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- l: I9 S5 ]/ K7 I, A56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.

6 |' x4 m+ N1 R6 N3 p2 A' m57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

$ `# f: w% i6 A# I( J* y0 X58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty; At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
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59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)
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- z3 u: Q: v9 {; k- K4 \60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.

6 f5 d' j, K! t, r% q61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.
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: N3 A# Z" O2 H62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.
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63.时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.

( K/ U$ Z. W# v# J64.杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel

/ |( H) v6 \- P% P% U- ?$ f) w65.实事求是 seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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2 g7 l7 |3 F/ ~& T4 |( ]/ u1 m2 }66.说曹操，曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes.

1 M. a7 x5 h& C* m( g& H" A3 f67.实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

+ `8 J" i5 H& c5 G  ^' ^  R: h9 ?% e68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

69.山不在高，有仙则名 No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy.

. C& |& B1 p& V' p6 O" v70.韬光养晦 hide one's capacities and bide one's time
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71.糖衣炮弹 sugar-coated bullets

72.天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen.

73.团结就是力量 Unity is strength.

5 m4 P$ Y3 O+ v2 K: v7 f74.跳进黄河洗不清 even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean; there's nothing one can do to clear one's name

5 N# F" M$ x( e" M75.歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

2 M) ]) A* s- g& u% K76.物以类聚,人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.
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77.往事如风 The past has vanished (from memory) like wind; What in past, is past.

78.望子成龙 hold high hopes for one's child

79.屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
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80.文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy

81.唯利是图 draw water to one's mill

82.无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

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; ~) f0 c" h" P- x, ~- o6 a84.无风不起浪 现有 no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
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: G; l, _4 G, H3 l' f" l85.徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

( W/ L( h3 Q  g86.新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean

9 n: r$ |+ C2 K- P. p' U87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
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88.蓄势而发 accumulate strength for a take-off

89.心想事成 May all your wish come true.
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90.心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding

91.先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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92.先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound

' m; X$ O7 h8 ^, ~% w5 `1 I# }' T93.像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan

94.现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example
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! t4 Q4 a; r8 |1 _7 k95.息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters

96.喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear

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% ^/ J, c- ?9 B, w; G$ I6 G& i3 J98.一路平安，一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

+ ]/ }, K6 j/ }$ L1 s0 ^1 d99.严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
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+ i. V8 K: J$ J2 u* T, o; i100.鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey; a land flowing with milk and honey
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  k! k9 ^+ Q" N$ H! X101.有情人终成眷属 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.
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8 C1 _6 e9 h. E" B102.有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go; Money talks.

! M8 k' _- ~2 m2 D5 S103.有识之士 people of vision
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6 |  J) c9 L( n$ A104.有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain

9 C" h/ C/ H- Z( |; n7 e) m0 j  p105.有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.

5 }$ p8 _; `. L' F( Y106.与时俱进 advance with times

  B" J$ y" U1 s1 i8 e0 O4 d1 J0 F) ~" Q107.以人为本 people oriented; people foremost
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  d8 \$ H, s, w! D; Z7 v1 i2 x$ @108.因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude

' }* \3 R% y+ N: x109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.

110.欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success.
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111.优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest

112.英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.

113.冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies.
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  \9 K" g4 Q2 z( B* `( ?# x114.冤假错案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

; f' b7 p8 _  Z5 E! l! Z115.一言既出，驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words.
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116.招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful

117.债台高筑 become debt-ridden
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118.致命要害 Achilles' heel

119.众矢之的 target of public criticism

) s( @* t! U2 B( |120.知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.

. O% m, N9 t# n$ L7 ?; z121.纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist

( L8 i) a1 d) i; d2 Q  z122.左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea

. f/ g6 y, {2 ~/ f3 F  F! V' C123.纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later.