Barron's AP Chinese Idioms
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| 8189211283 | 愚公移山 | yúgōngyíshān, like the foolish old man who removed the mountains - with dogged perseverance where there's a will, there's a way | 0 | |
| 8189216217 | 塞翁失马 | sài wēng shī mǎ - blessing in disguise, (the story of an old man on the frontier loses his horse) | 1 | |
| 8189223273 | 东施效颦 | Dōngshīxiàopín： imitate awkwardly | 2 | |
| 8189234614 | 笨鸟先飞 | Bènniǎoxiānfēi： dumb birds must start flying early. /Hard work pays off. | 3 | |
| 8189253640 | 亡羊补牢 | wángyángbǔláo, to mend the hole after the sheep is lost. /It is never late to mend a mistake. | 4 | |
| 8189289919 | 孟母三迁 | Mèng mǔ sān qiān： Mencius' mother moves her home three times to better her son's education | 5 | |
| 8189269046 | 盲人摸象 | Mángrénmōxiàng： Blind men touching up an elephant to try and size it up. Draw conclusions from incomplete data. misunderstand because of lack of the "whole picture" | 6 | |
| 8189206016 | 井底之蛙 | (jǐng dǐ zhī wā) a frog in a weel; a person with a very limited outlook |  | 7 |
| 8189285767 | 坐井观天 | zuò jǐng guān tiān lit.: to view the sky from the bottom of a well fig.: ignorant and narrow minded | 8 | |
| 8189206017 | 画蛇添足 | To draw a snake and add feet to it - to ruin the effect by adding something superfluous; to add something unnecessary (huà shé tiān zú) |  | 9 |
| 8189262876 | 掩耳盗铃 | Yǎn ěr DàoLíng；plug one's ears while stealing a bell / deceive oneself | 10 | |
| 8189206003 | 人山人海 | large crowds of people (rén shān rén hǎi) |  | 11 |
| 8189205965 | 兴高采烈 | (xìng gāo cǎi liè) Happy & excited in high spirits | 12 | |
| 8189205966 | 爱不释手 | to be too fond of something to part with it; mainly used to describe things (ài bù shì shǒu) |  | 13 |
| 8189205967 | 爱憎分明 | to be clear about whom or what to love or hate (ài zēng fēn míng) | 14 | |
| 8189205968 | 安然无恙 | to be in a good situation without any problems, usually pertaining to health refers to a person who has gone through an unforeseen event unscathed (ān rán wú yàng) | 15 | |
| 8189205969 | 按部就班 | in accordance with the prescribed order; the act of following a schedule (àn bù jiù bān); step by step |  | 16 |
| 8189205970 | 半途而废 | to give up halfway; to leave something unfinished (bàn tú ér fèi) |  | 17 |
| 8189205971 | 本末倒置 | to reverse the primary and secondary tasks (běn mò dào zhì) |  | 18 |
| 8189205972 | 必不可少 | absolutely necessary (bì bù kě shǎo) | 19 | |
| 8189205973 | 变化无常 | irregular; capricious (biàn huà wú cháng) |  | 20 |
| 8189205974 | 别具一格 | to have a unique style; describes literature, art, and architecture (bié jù yì gé) | 21 | |
| 8189205975 | 不言而喻 | obvious without saying or explaining (bù yán ér yù) | 22 | |
| 8189205976 | 不约而同 | to do something synchronized without previous arrangement; a coincidence (bù yuē ér tóng) |  | 23 |
| 8189205977 | 不知所措 | to not know what to do; refers to an awkward or confusing situation (bù zhī suǒ cuò) |  | 24 |
| 8189205978 | 参差不齐 | non-uniformity; non-standard (cēn cī bù qí) |  | 25 |
| 8189205979 | 成千上万 | a massive amount (chéng qiān shàng wàn) |  | 26 |
| 8189205980 | 寸步不离 | very close; inseparable, usually refers to two or more people (cùn bù bù lí) |  | 27 |
| 8189205981 | 大吃一惊 | to be surprised (dà chī yì jīng) |  | 28 |
| 8189205982 | 大海捞针 | hard to find; like finding a needle in a haystack (dà hǎi lāo zhēn) |  | 29 |
| 8189205983 | 大失所望 | extremely disappointing (dà shī suǒ wàng) |  | 30 |
| 8189205984 | 大同小异 | similar in essential aspects, different in minor details (dà tóng xiǎo yì) |  | 31 |
| 8189205985 | 丟三落四 | to be forgetful (duī sān là sì) |  | 32 |
| 8189205986 | 独一无二 | unlike any other; to be unique; one of a kind (dú yī wú èr) |  | 33 |
| 8189205987 | 丰富多彩 | diverse (fēng fù duō cǎi) |  | 34 |
| 8189205988 | 风和日丽 | gentle breeze and beautiful sun; describes the weather (fēng hé rì lì) |  | 35 |
| 8189205989 | 各抒己见 | a discussion where everyone has equal say (gè shū jǐ jiàn) | 36 | |
| 8189205990 | 和蔼可亲 | friendly and amicable; usually refers to an elderly person (hé ǎi kě qīn) |  | 37 |
| 8189205991 | 记忆犹新 | to remain fresh in one's memory; remember vividly (jì yì yóu xīn) | 38 | |
| 8189205992 | 今非昔比 | to see an improvement in the present compared to the past; can be a fact or an opinion (jīn fēi xī bǐ) |  | 39 |
| 8189205993 | 口是心非 | saying something that one does not mean (kǒu shì xīn fēi) |  | 40 |
| 8189205994 | 力不从心 | describes one whose abilities or skills are not adequate to fulfill one's desires (lì bù cóng xīn) |  | 41 |
| 8189205995 | 两全其美 | to the satisfaction of both parties (liǎng quán qí měi) |  | 42 |
| 8189205996 | 乱七八糟 | messy; describes both concrete and abstract things (luàn qī bā zāo) |  | 43 |
| 8189205997 | 马到成功 | to wish someone good luck (mǎ dào chéng gōng) |  | 44 |
| 8189205998 | 无精打彩 | to be listless or apathetic (wú jīng dǎ cǎi) |  | 45 |
| 8189205999 | 美中不足 | having only one small flaw (měi zhōng bù zú) | 46 | |
| 8189206000 | 面目一新 | to change for the better (miàn mù yì xīn) | 47 | |
| 8189206001 | 千差万别 | unlike any other; different (qiān chā wàn bié) | 48 | |
| 8189206002 | 千言万语 | having much to say (qiān yán wàn yǔ) | 49 | |
| 8189206004 | 日新月异 | to change very quickly (rì xīn yuè yì) |  | 50 |
| 8189206005 | 十拿九稳 | very likely to happen; success within reach (shí ná jiǔ wěn) |  | 51 |
| 8189206006 | 十全十美 | perfect; flawless (shí quán shí měi) |  | 52 |
| 8189206007 | 事半功倍 | to achieve success with little effort (shì bàn gōng bèi) | 53 | |
| 8189206008 | 数一数二 | one of the best; outstanding (shǔ yī shǔ èr) | 54 | |
| 8189206009 | 讨价还价 | to haggle over a price (tǎo jià huán jià) |  | 55 |
| 8189206010 | 同舟共济 | to get through a time of difficulty by settling one's differences and working together (tóng zhōu gòng jì) |  | 56 |
| 8189206011 | 无价之宝 | an object that is priceless or an asset; can also refer to abstract things (wú jià zhī bǎo) | 57 | |
| 8189206012 | 心直口快 | outspoken (xīn zhí kǒu kuài) |  | 58 |
| 8189206013 | 一见钟情 | to fall in love at first sight (yí jiàn zhōng qíng) |  | 59 |
| 8189206014 | 自食其果 | to reap what one sows; karma (zì shí qí guǒ) |  | 60 |
| 8189206018 | 不相上下 | (bùxiāng-shàngxià;) About the same all square | 61 | |
| 8189206019 | 不可思议 | inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable, unfathomable (bù kě sī yì) | 62 | |
| 8189206020 | 见仁见智 | Different people, different views; Everyone has their own opinion (jiàn rén jiàn zhì) | 63 |
