英语中常用的123个中国成语

英语中常用的123个中国成语

 

1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.

2.百闻不如一见 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. ­
4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. ­
5.不眠之夜 white night ­
6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses ­
7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best ­
8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. ­
9.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 ­
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 ­
15.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 ­
17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ­
18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. ­
19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. ­
20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones ­
21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ­
22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home. ­
23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth ­
24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence ­
25.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. ­
28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. ­
29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success ­
30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth ­
31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened ­
32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. ­
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. ­
34.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 ­
36.拿手好戏 masterpiece ­
37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad ­
38.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 ­
40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities ­
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. ­
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 ­
43.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. ­
45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something ­
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. ­
47.强强联手 win-win co-operation ­
48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest. ­
49.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. ­
51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy ­
52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way. ­
53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ­
54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating ­
55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round. ­
56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth ­
57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. ­
58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. ­
59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products) ­
60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty. ­
61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. ­
62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high. ­
63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ­
64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel ­
65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ­
66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. ­
67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ­
68.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; " ­
70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time ­
71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets ­
72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue ­
73.团结就是力量Unity is strength. ­
74.“跳进黄河洗不清”"eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name " ­
75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena ­
76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. ­
77.往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas ­
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. ­
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 ­
83.无中生有make create something out of nothing ­
84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. ­
85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ­
86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ­
87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. ­
88. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off ­
89.心想事成May all your wish come true ­
90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding ­
91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. ­
92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound ­
93.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 ­
95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ­
96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ­
97.循序渐进step by step ­
98.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ­
99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others ­
100鱼米之乡101.有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ­
102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. ­
103. 有识之士people of vision ­
104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ­
105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. ­
106.与时俱进advance with times ­
107.以人为本people oriented; people foremost ­
108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ­
109.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." a land of milk and honey ­
110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ­
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. ­
114.冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ­
115.一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ­
116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful ­
117.债台高筑become debt-ridden ­
118.致命要害Achilles' heel ­
119. 众矢之的target of public criticism ­
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. ­
121. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist ­
122.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. ­
123.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea­