Chinese 成语 191-250

危言耸听

To say frightening things to cause alarm; sensationalize.

为非作歹

To commit evil deeds; do bad things.

为虎作伥

To be an accomplice to evil; help a villain do harm.

未雨绸缪

To take precautions; repair the roof before it rains.

温故知新

To review the old and learn the new.

温文尔雅

Gentle, cultured, and refined.

闻鸡起舞

Diligent and self-motivated; rise at cockcrow to practice.

卧薪尝胆

To undergo self-imposed hardships to strengthen resolve or seek revenge.

乌合之众

A disorderly crowd; rabble.

乌烟瘴气

A foul, chaotic atmosphere; moral or physical pollution.

无可厚非

Not altogether blameless but forgivable.

五体投地

To admire someone to the utmost; prostrate in admiration.

无微不至

Meticulous; attentive in every possible detail.

相辅相成

To supplement and complement each other.

心猿意马

Restless and unfocused; mind like a monkey and horse.

幸灾乐祸

To gloat over others’ misfortunes.

袖手旁观

To stand by idly and not help.

胸有成竹

To have a well-thought-out plan; confident of success.

虚怀若谷

Very modest; open-minded like a deep valley.

悬崖勒马

To pull back from the brink; stop before it is too late.

削足适履

To cut the foot to fit the shoe; force conformity by impractical means.

雪中送炭

To provide help in someone’s hour of need.

循循善诱

To teach with skill and patience; guide step by step.

掩耳盗铃

To deceive oneself; bury one’s head in the sand.

夜郎自大

Arrogant due to ignorance; complacently self-important.

一败涂地

To suffer a crushing defeat; fail completely.

一帆风顺

To go smoothly without a hitch.

一鼓作气

To press on and finish without let-up; carry through in one go.

一见如故

To feel like old friends at first sight.

一鸣惊人

To amaze everyone with a single brilliant feat.

一暴十寒

To work one day and idle ten; lack perseverance.

一视同仁

To treat everyone equally.

一意孤行

To insist on doing things one’s own way; stubbornly act alone.

一针见血

To hit the nail on the head; go straight to the point.

以卵击石

Like an egg against a rock; court defeat against overwhelming odds.

以身作则

To set an example with one’s own actions.

以牙还牙

To retaliate in kind; an eye for an eye.

因材施教

To teach according to students’ abilities.

饮水思源

To remember the source when drinking water; be grateful for one’s roots.

迎刃而解

A problem is readily solved once the key point is settled.

应接不暇

Overwhelmed; too busy to attend to everything.

与虎谋皮

To attempt the impossible; expect someone to act against their own interest.

与日俱增

To increase steadily with each passing day.

缘木求鱼

To climb a tree to look for fish; use a wrong and fruitless method.

约法三章

To set a few simple rules for everyone to observe.

再接再厉

To keep up the effort; make persistent endeavors.

真知灼见

True, incisive insight.

蒸蒸日上

Flourishing; becoming more prosperous by the day.

执迷不悟

To stubbornly stick to a wrong course; refuse to repent.

纸上谈兵

Armchair strategy; talk theory without practical action.

志同道合

Like-minded; sharing the same ideals and goals.

志在四方

To have lofty aspirations far and wide.

州官放火

A double standard where those in power do as they please.

装聋作哑

To feign ignorance; pretend to be deaf and dumb.

自暴自弃

To give up on oneself; sink into despair.

自食其力

To support oneself by one’s own labor.

自投罗网

To walk right into the trap; invite disaster.

自相矛盾

To contradict oneself.

作壁上观

To sit on the sidelines; be a spectator without helping.

坐享其成

To reap where one has not sown; enjoy others’ achievements without effort.