AP Chinese Idioms

爱不释手 (àibùshìshǒu)

to be too fond of something to part with it; mainly used to describe things

爱憎分明 (àizēngfēnmíng)

to be clear about whom or what to love or hate

安然无恙 (ānránwúyàng)

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

按部就班 (ànbùjiùbān)

in accordance with the prescribed order; the act of following a schedule

半途而废 （Bàntú'érfèi）

to give up halfway; to leave something unfinished

本末倒置 (běnmòdàozhì)

to reverse the primary and secondary tasks

必不可少 (bìbùkěshǎo)

absolutely necessary

变化无常 (biànhuàwúcháng)

irregular; capricious

別具一格 (biéjùyìgé)

to have a unique style; describes literature, art, and architecture

不言而喻 (bùyánéryù)

obvious

不約而同 (bùyuēértóng)

to do something synchronized without previous arrangement; a coincidence

不知所措 (bùzhīsuǒcuò)

to not know what to do; refers to an awkward or confusiong situation

参差不齐 (cēncībùqí)

non-uniformity; non-standard

成千上万 (chéngqiānshàngwàn)

a massive amount

寸步不离 (cùnbùbùlí)

very close; inseparable, usually refers to two or more people

大吃一惊 (dàchīyìjīng)

to be surprised

大海撈針(dàhǎilāozhēn)

hard to find; like finding a needle in a haystack

大失所望 (dàshīsuǒwàng)

extremely disappointing

大同小异 (dàtóngxiǎoyì)

similar in essential aspects, different in minor details

丟三落四 (duōsānlàsì)

to be forgetful

独一无二 (dúyīwúèr)

unlike any other; to be unique; one of a kind

丰富多彩 (fēngfùduōcǎi)

diverse

风和日丽 (fēnghérìlì)

gentle breeze and beautiful sun; describes the weather

各抒己见 (gèshūjǐjiàn)

a discussion where everyone has equal say

和蔼可亲 (héǎikěqīn)

friendly and amicable; usually refers to an elderly person

記憶猶新 (ji4yi4you2xin1)

to remain fresh in one's memory; remember vividly

今非昔比 (jin1fei1xi1bi3)

to see an improvement in the present compared to the past; can be a fact or an opinion

口是心非 (kou3shi4xin1fei1)

saying something that one does not mean

力不從心 (li4bu4cong2xin1)

describes one whose abilities or skills are not adequate to fulfill one's desires

两全其美 (liang3quan2qi2mei3)

to the satisfaction of both parties

乱七八糟 (luan4qi1ba1zao1)

messy; describes both concrete and abstract things

马到成功 (ma3dao4cheng2gong1)

to wish someone good luck

没精打采 (mei2jing1da3cai3)

to be listless or apathetic

美中不足 (mei3zhong1bu4zu2)

having only one small flaw

面目一新 (mian4mu4yi4xin1)

to change for the better

千差萬別 (qian1cha1wan4bie2)

unlike any other; different

千言万语（qian1yan2wan4yu3)

having much to say

人山人海 (ren2shan1ren2hai3)

large crowds of people)

日新月異 (ri4xin1yue4yi4)

to change very quickly

十拿九穩 (shi2na2jiu3wen3)

very likely to happen; success within reach

十全十美 (shi2quan2shi2mei3)

perfect; flawless

事半功倍 (shi4ban4gong1bei4)

to achieve success with little effort

数一数二 (shu3yi1shu3er4)

one of the best; outstanding

討價還價 (tao3jia4huan2jia4)

to haggle over a price

同舟共濟 (tong2zhou1gong4ji4)

to get through a time of difficulty by settling one's differences and working together

無價之寶 (wu2jia4zhi1bao3)

an object that is priceless or an asset; can also refer to abstract things

心直口快 (xin1zhi2kou3kuai4)

outspoken

一見鍾情 (yi2jian4zhong1qing2)

to fall in love at first sight

自食其果 (zi4shi2qi2guo3)

to reap what one sows; karma

走马看花 (zou3ma3kan4hua1)

to give a quick glance