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Common Chinese idioms and sayings
Here are some common Chinese idioms and sayings.
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Language - Chinese
Undergraduate 2
08/18/2009

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"天道酬勤"
Definition
"God helps those who help themselves. "
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"熟能生巧"
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"Practices make perfect. / Skill comes from practice."
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"不眠之夜"
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"white night "
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"爱屋及乌"
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"Love me, love my dog."
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"不遗余力"
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"spare no effort; go all out; do one's best"
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"笨鸟先飞"
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"A slow sparrow should make an early start."
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"辞旧迎新"
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"bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new"
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"大开眼界"
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"open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener"
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"国泰民安 "
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"The country flourishes and people live in peace"
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"过犹不及 "
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"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"
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"和气生财 "
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"Harmony brings wealth"
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"既往不咎 "
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"let bygones be bygones "
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"金玉满堂 "
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"Treasures fill the home"
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"脚踏实地 "
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"be down-to-earth"
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"茅塞顿开 "
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"be suddenly enlightened"
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"马到成功 "
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"achieve immediate victory; win instant success"
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"名利双收 "
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"gain in both fame and wealth"
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"弄巧成拙 "
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"be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself."
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"拿手好戏 "
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"masterpiece"
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"礼尚往来 "
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"Courtesy calls for reciprocity."
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"脚踩两只船"
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"sit on the fence"
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"不打不成交 "
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"""No discord, no concord."
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"百闻不如一见 "
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"seeing is believing."
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"拆东墙补西墙 "
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"rob Peter to pay Paul"
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"活到老,学到老 "
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"One is never too old to learn."
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"有志者,事竟成 "
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"Where there is a will, there is a way."
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"功夫不负有心人 "
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"Everything comes to him who waits."
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"好了伤疤忘了疼 "
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"once on shore, one prays no more"
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"赔了夫人又折兵 "
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"throw good money after bad"
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"君子之交淡如水 "
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"the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green"
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"每逢佳节倍思亲"
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"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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"没有规矩不成方圆"
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"Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards."
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"不以物喜,不以己悲 "
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"not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses"
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"金无足赤,人无完人 "
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"Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect."
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"老生常谈,陈词滥调 "
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"cut and dried, cliché"
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"比上不足,比下有余 "
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"""worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst"
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"谋事在人,成事在天 "
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"""The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes. """
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"大事化小,小事化了 "
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"try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all"
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"好事不出门,恶事传千里"
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"Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide."
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"留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "
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"""Where there is life, there is hope."""
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"不打不相識"
Definition
"""No discord, no concord."
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"不以规矩不成方圆"
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"Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards."
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"事实胜于雄辩"
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"Actions speak louder than words."
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"知识就是力量."
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"Knowledge is power."
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"少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲. "
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"An idle youth,a needy age."
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"晚做总比不做强."
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"Better late than never."
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"良药苦口."
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"Better pills may have wholesome effects."
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"来得容易,去得容易."
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"Easy come,easy go."
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"三思而后行. "
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"Look before you leap."
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"好的开始是成功的一半."
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"Well begin is half done."
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"天下没有不散的宴席."
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"All good things come to an end."
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"智者千虑,必有一失. "
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"Even Homer sometimes nods."
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"世上无难事,只怕有心人. "
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"It's dogged that does it."
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"条条大路通罗马."
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"All roads lead to Rome."
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"言行一致."
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"Practise what you preach."
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"熟能生巧. "
Definition
"Practice makes perfect."
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"不劳无获."
Definition
"No pain,no gain."
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"有志者事竟成."
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"Where there is a will,there is a way."
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"百闻不如一见."
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"Seeing is believing."
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"隔墙有耳. "
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"Walls have ears."
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"全心全意."
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"Heart and soul."
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"入乡随俗."
Definition
"Do in Rome as the Romans do."
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