AP Chinese Idioms

Cant put it down - (ai bu shi shou)

爱不释手

describes person who is very clear between loves and hates - (ai zeng fen ming)

爱憎分明

safe and sound even after a bad accident - (an ran wu yang)

安然无恙

to do stuff always on schedule - (an bu jiu ban)

按部就班

to give up halfway - (ban tu er fei)

半途而废

to mix up priorities - (ben mo dao zhi)

本末倒置

creative stuff - (bie ju yi ge)

别具一格

essential - (bi bu ke shao)

必不可少

unpredictable and always changing - (bian hua wu chang)

变化无常

describes something that goes without saying - (bu yan er yu)

不言而喻

coincidence - (bu yue er tong)

不约而同

at a loss for words - (bu zhi suo cuo)

不知所措

not the same, uneven - (cen ci bu qi)

参差不齐

a lot of stuff - (cheng qian shang wan)

成千上万

looking for a needle in a haystack - (da hai lao zhen)

大海捞针

dissapointed - (da shi suo wang)

大失所望

much the same - (da tong xiao yi)

大同小异

missing a few - (diu san la si)

丢三落四

unique - (du yi wu er)

独一无二

colorful - (feng fu duo cai)

丰富多彩

sunny and beautiful - (feng he ri li)

风和日丽

everyone expresses their opinions - (ge shu yi jian)

各抒已见

amiable - (he ai ke qin)

和蔼可亲

fresh in memory, but is still something from long ago - (ji yi you xin)

记忆犹新

not what it used to be - (jin fei xi bi)

今非昔比

duplicitous or misleading - (kou shi xin fei)

口是心非

out of touch - (li bu cong xin)

力不从心

the best for both worlds - (liang quan qi mei)

两全其美

messy - (luan qi ba zao)

乱七八糟

immediate or very soon success said as a wish - (ma dao cheng gong)

马到成功

unenergetic - (mei jing da cai)

没精打采

almost perfect - (mei zhong bu zu)

美中不足

a complete change - (mian mu yi xin)

面目一新

complete difference in two or more things/people - (qian cha wan bie)

千差万别

thousands of words - (qian yan wan wu)

千言万语

crowds of people - (ren shan ren hai)

人山人海

something controllable that changes everyday - (ri xin yue yi)

日新月异

almost 100% sure about something in the future - (shi na jiu wen)

十拿九稳

perfect - (shi quan shi mei)

十全十美

success with little effort - (shi ban gong bei)

事半功倍

one of the best - (shu yi shu er)

数一数二

bargaining - (tao jia huan jia)

讨价还价

helping each other in times of crisis - (tong zhou gong ji)

同舟共济

priceless treasure - (wu jia zhi bao)

无价之宝

outspoken - (xin zhi kou kuai)

心直口快

love at first sight - (yi jian zhong qing)

一见钟情

reap the consequences - (zi shi qi guo)

自食其果

to quickly and briefly sift through something/tour - (zou ma guan hua)

走马观花