AP Chinese Idioms

花好月圆 (hua hao yue yuan)

Everything is perfect, absolute bliss

一帆风顺 (yi fan feng shun)

Everything goes smoothly (used to wish someone a good journey)

熟能生巧 (shu neng sheng qiao)

Practice makes perfect

杯弓蛇影 (bei gong she ying)

Overly fearful, wrongly suspicious

水土不服 (shui tu bu fu)

To be unaccustomed to a new place

千差万别 (qian cha wan bie)

To be drastically different

滥竽充数 (lan yu chong shu)

To pretend to have an ability while actually being useless

不相上下 (bu xiang shang xia)

Equally matched

千言万语 (qian yan wan yu)

To have too much to say

抛砖引玉 (pao zhuan yin yu)

To attract others' attentions by putting forth one's own modest ideas

丢三落四 (diu san la si)

To lose things, be irresponsible

无价之宝 (wu jia zhi bao)

Priceless

画龙点睛 (hua long dian jing)

A finishing touch

画蛇添足 (hua she tian zu)

To overdo it

成千上万 (cheng qian shang wan)

A massive amount

拔苗助长 (ba miao zhu zhang)

To be overenthusiastic to a detrimental amount (could be used for some chinese parents/education)

对牛弹琴 (dui niu tan qin)

To offer something to an unappreciative audience

必不可少 (bi bu ke shao)

Absolutely necessary, can't do without

三言两语 (san yan liang yu)

In very little words (someone explaining something efficiently)

出口成章 (chu kou cheng zhang)

Eloquent

心直口快 (xin zhi kou kuai)

Frank

日益频繁 (ri yi pin fan)

Become more frequent every day (note the difference between 频繁, frequent, and 平凡, common)

日新月异 (ri xin yue yi)

Changing with every passing day

事半功倍 (shi ban gong bei)

Half the effort, twice the effect (efficiency)

心灵手巧 (xin ling shou qiao)

To be capable

井底之蛙 (jing di zhi wa)

Ignorant person, someone with a narrow view of the world

易如反掌 (yi ru fan zhang)

Very easy

乱七八糟 (luan qi ba zao)

Messy

反复推敲 (fan fu tui qiao)

Repeated scrutiny

三心二意 (san xin er yi)

Half hearted, focused on too many things at once

独一无二 (du yi wu er)

Unique, unlike anything else

风雨无阻 (feng yu wu zu)

Without regard for the weather, rain or shine, no matter what conditions

自由自在 (zi you zi zai)

Carefree

火上浇油 (huo shang jiao you)

To make matters worse

十全十美 (shi quan shi mei)

Perfect, flawless

喜气洋洋 (xi qi yang yang)

Beaming, happy

风调雨顺 (feng tiao yu shun)

Nice weather

多此一举 (duo ci yi ju)

Superfluous, doing more than is necessary

大海捞针 (da hai lao zhen)

To find a needle in a haystack

狼吞虎咽 (lang tun hu yan)

To eat vigorously

总而言之 (zong er yan zhi)

All in all, in short

一枝独秀 (yi zhi du xiu)

Outstanding, in one's own league

因人而异 (yin ren er yi)

To vary from person to person

半途而废 (ban tu er fei)

To quit halfway, to leave something unfinished

望子成龙 (wang zi cheng long)

To have high expectations for one's children

津津有味 (jin jin you wei)

With great interest, eagerly

一举两得 (yi ju liang de)

Kill two birds with one stone

不劳而获 (bu lao er huo)

To be rewarded without working

不自量力 (bu zi liang li)

To overestimate one's capabilities

力不从心 (li bu cong xin)

To not be as capable as one desires, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

词不达意 (ci bu da yi)

Words do not convey the intended message, poorly expressed

大同小异 (da tong xiao yi)

Similar in all the major parts with minimal differences

秋高气爽 (qiu gao qi shuang)

Good Autumn weather, crisp and refreshing

得意忘形 (de yi wang xing)

To be so pleased as to lose one's sense

十拿九稳 (shi na jiu wen)

To be confident of success, to have it in the bag

自相矛盾 (zi xiang mao dun)

To contradict oneself, inconsistent with one's ways

四通八达 (si tong ba da)

To extend in all directions, universal (mostly used to describe transportation, but can also be the latter meaning)

井井有条 (jing jing you tiao)

Neat and tidy

整整齐齐 (zheng zheng qi qi)

Neat and orderly

大失所望 (da shi suo wang)

Greatly disappointed

一本正经 (yi ben zheng jing)

In all seriousness

兴致勃勃 (xing zhi bo bo)

Excitedly

身强体壮 (shen qiang ti zhuang)

Strong, physically capable

恋恋不舍 (lian lian bu she)

Reluctant to leave

风和日丽 (feng he ri li)

Nice weather, the wind is gentle and the sun is beautiful

丰富多彩 (feng fu duo cai)

Diverse, rich and colorful, varied, eventful

心不在焉 (xin bu zai yan)

Absentminded

山明水秀 (shan ming shui xiu)

Picturesque

大吃一惊 (da chi yi jing)

Very suprised

合家团圆 (he jia tuan yuan)

Family reunion

强词夺理 (qiang ci duo li)

To argue illogically

数一数二 (shu yi shu er)

To be one of the best, among the top two

面面俱到 (mian mian ju dao)

To cover everything

万事如意 (wan shi ru yi)

May everything go your way, good luck

人山人海 (ren shan ren hai)

Huge crowd, people everywhere

复杂多样 （fu za duo yang)

Complicated and diverse