Chinese idioms

格格不入

Doesn’t fit in with the rest

截然不同

very not alike

尊老爱幼

respect the elderly，love the youth

家和万事兴

harmony brings wealth

月是故乡明，人是故乡亲

the moon is brighter in the hometown，and the people from your hometown are closer to you

也不例外

no exception

大喊大叫

shout

百善孝为先

filial piety is the virtue of all virtues

死记硬背

learning by repeated memorisation

身在福中不知福

someone who doesn't know how lucky they are

回心转意

change one's mind

一概婉拒

refuse flatly

前功尽弃

all the previous efforts would be in vain

面面相觑

exchange uneasy glances

事违人愿

things do not turn out as one wishes

饥肠辘辘

very hungry

香气四溢

appetizing fragrances all around

刻骨铭心

unforgettable

同心同德

be of one mind

乐于助人

be willing to help others

近朱者赤，近墨者黑

your friend‘s personality will rub off on you

接二连三

one after another

对症下药

to use appropriate methods

外表平平

ordinary looks

各花入各眼

people have different tastes

情人眼里出西施

beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder

笑口常开

always smiling

十全十美

perfect looks