成语 Y2 (2)

Question 1

li jing tu zhi
励精图治

Answer 1

strive to make one’s nation strong and prosperous

Question 2

liang yao ku kou
良药苦口

Answer 2

good medicine tastes bitter

Question 3

liang you bu qi
良莠不齐

Answer 3

good and bad people intermingled

Question 4

liang xiu qing feng
两袖清风

Answer 4

uncorrupted

Question 5

liao ru zhi zhang
了如指掌

Answer 5

to know sth like the back of one’s hand

Question 6

lín kě jué jǐng
临渴掘井

Answer 6

to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute

Question 7

lú huǒ chún qīng
炉火纯青

Answer 7

brought to the point of perfection

Question 8

lù bù shí yí
路不拾遗

Answer 8

honesty prevails throughout society

Question 9

Luò yáng zhǐ guì
洛阳纸贵

Answer 9

(of a product) to sell like hotcakes

Question 10

luòyìbùjué
络绎不绝

Answer 10

continuously; in an endless stream

Question 11

mao sui zi jian
毛遂自荐

Answer 11

to offer one’s services

Question 12

mei kuang yu xia
每况愈下

Answer 12

to steadily deteriorate

Question 13

men ke luo que
门可罗雀

Answer 13

No frequency of visitors.

Question 14

miànmùquánfēi
面目全非

Answer 14

nothing remains the same; change beyond recognition

Question 15

ming lie quan mao
名列全茅

Answer 15

be among the best of the successful candidates

Question 16

ming luo sun shan
名落孙山

Answer 16

Failed to pass the examination.

Question 17

mo shou cheng gui
墨守成规

Answer 17

sticking to the conventional

Question 18

mu kong yi qie
目空一切

Answer 18

the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around; arrogant

Question 19

nìshuǐxíngzhōu
逆水行舟

Answer 19

in a tough environment (one needs to work hard)

Question 20

nìngsǐbùqū
宁死不屈

Answer 20

rather die than submit

Question 21

pai an jiao jue
拍案叫绝

Answer 21

thump the table and praise the excellence of a thing

Question 22

péngtóugòumiàn
蓬头垢面

Answer 22

messy hair and dirty face / bad appearance

Question 23

pòfǔchénzhōu
破釜沉舟

Answer 23

to cut off one’s means of retreat / to burn one’s boats

Question 24

qīshìdàomíng
欺世盗名

Answer 24

Gain fame by deceiving the public.

Question 25

qiānjūnyīfà 千钧一发

Answer 25

imminent peril / a matter of life or death

Question 26

qiánchēzhījiàn 前车之鉴

Answer 26

to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor

Question 27

qiánshìbùwàng, hòushìzhīshī 前事不忘, 后事之师

Answer 27

don't forget past events, they can guide you in future

Question 28

qiányímòhuà 潜移默化

Answer 28

imperceptible influence / to influence secretly

Question 29

qiao duo tian kong 巧夺天工

Answer 29

extremely skillful work

Question 30

qīnghóngzàobái 青红皂白

Answer 30

the rights and wrongs of a matter

Question 31

qíngtóngshǒuzú 情同手足

Answer 31

loving one another as brothers / deep friendship / closely attached to one another

Question 32

rénfúyúshì 人浮于事

Answer 32

too many cooks spoil the broth

Question 33

rénjiédìlíng 人杰地灵

Answer 33

a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son

Question 34

rénjìnqícái 人尽其才

Answer 34

employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best

Question 35

ren yun yi yun 人云亦云

Answer 35

to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view

Question 36

rúhuǒrútú 如火如荼

Answer 36

like wildfire/ unstoppable

Question 37

rúshìzhòngfù 如释重负

Answer 37

as if relieved from a burden/ to have a weight off one's mind

Question 38

rùmùsānfēn 入木三分

Answer 38

written in a forceful hand / penetrating / profound

Question 39

sàiwēngshīmǎ 塞翁失马

Answer 39

a blessing in disguise

Question 40

san si er xing 三思而行

Answer 40

think before you act

Question 41

shājīqǔluǎn 杀鸡取卵

Answer 41

to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

Question 42

shāngtiānhàilǐ 伤天害理

Answer 42

to offend Heaven and reason/outrageous acts

Question 43

shějǐwèirén 舍己为人

Answer 43

to sacrifice one's own interest for other people / altruism

Question 44

shíshìqiúshì 实事求是

Answer 44

to be practical and realistic

Question 45

shìbàngōngbèi 事半功倍

Answer 45

half the work, twice the effect

Question 46

shìsǐrúguī 视死如归

Answer 46

to not be afraid of dying

Question 47

shǒuwàngxiāngzhù 守望相助

Answer 47

mutual help and protection

Question 48

shǒuzhūdàitù 守株待兔

Answer 48

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits

Question 49

shúnéngshēngqiǎo 熟能生巧

Answer 49

practice makes perfect

Question 50

shuǐdàoqúchéng 水到渠成

Answer 50

when conditions are right, success will follow naturally

Question 51

shuǐluòshíchū 水落石出

Answer 51

as the water recedes, the rocks appear/ the truth comes to light

Question 52

sīkōngjiànguàn 司空见惯

Answer 52

a common occurrence

Question 53

sìmiàn Chǔgē 四面楚歌

Answer 53

on all sides, the songs of Chu/surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

Question 54

sǔnrénlìjǐ 损人利己

Answer 54

harming others for one's personal benefit

Question 55

tángbìdāngchē 螳臂当车

Answer 55

a mantis trying to stop a chariot / to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible

Question 56

tao lu man tian xia 桃李满天下

Answer 56

students everywhere

Question 57

tiānyuānzhībié 天渊之别

Answer 57

a complete contrast / totally different

Question 58

tiǎobōlíjiàn 挑拨离间

Answer 58

to sow dissension; to drive a wedge between

Question 59

tǐng'érzǒuxiǎn 铤而走险

Answer 59

to take a risk out of desperation

Question 60

tónggāngòngkǔ 同甘共苦

Answer 60

to share life's joys and sorrows

Question 61

tóngliúhéwū 同流合污

Answer 61

to follow the bad example of others

Question 62

tóngxīnxiélì 同心协力

Answer 62

to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one

Question 63

tóngzhōugòngjì 同舟共济

Answer 63

having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals

Question 64

túláowúgōng 徒劳无功

Answer 64

to work to no avail

Question 65

tuìbìsānshè 退避三舍

Answer 65

to give way in the face of superior strength / a strategic withdrawal

Question 66

wan gu liu fang 万古流芳

Answer 66

passed down through many generations

Question 67

wànshìjùbèi, zhǐqiàndōngfēng 万事俱备, 只欠东风

Answer 67

lacking only one tiny crucial item

Question 68

wàngchénmòjí 望尘莫及

Answer 68

to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up

Question 69

wàng'ēnfùyì 忘恩负义

Answer 69

to kick a benefactor in the teeth

Question 70

wēiyánsǒngtīng 危言耸听

Answer 70

frightening words to scare people

Question 71

wéifēizuòdǎi 为非作歹

Answer 71

to break the law and commit crimes

Question 72

wèihǔzuòchāng 为虎作伥

Answer 72

to act as accomplice to the tiger / to help a villain do evil

Question 73

wèiyǔchóumóu 未雨绸缪

Answer 73

to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day

Question 74

wēngùzhīxīn 温故知新

Answer 74

to recall the past to understand the future

Question 75

wēnwén'ěryǎ 温文尔雅

Answer 75

cultured and refined

Question 76

wénjīqǐwǔ 闻鸡起舞

Answer 76

to start practicing at the first crow of the cock

Question 77

wòxīnchángdǎn 卧薪尝胆

Answer 77

suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

Question 78

wūhézhīzhòng 乌合之众

Answer 78

rabble / disorderly band

Question 79

wūyānzhàngqì 乌烟瘴气

Answer 79

billowing smoke / foul atmosphere