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不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
功夫不负有心?Everything comes to him who waits.
好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn.
金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat; burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist.
千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
人之初,性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.
人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.
世上无难事,只要肯攀登 "Where there is a will, there is a way. "
塞翁失马,焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
谁言寸草心,报得三春晖 "Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
实事求是 seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
山不在高,有仙则名 "No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "
韬光养晦 hide one's capacities and bide one's time
天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
团结就是力量 Unity is strength.
无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
蓄势而发 accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成 May all your wish come true
心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound
像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan
现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear
循序渐进 step by step
一路平安,一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey
有情人终成眷属 "Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有识之士 people of vision
有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain
有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
与时俱进 advance with times
以人为本 people oriented; people foremost
因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude
欲穷千里目,更上一层楼 "to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."
欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success
优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.
冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies.
冤假错案 "cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog
左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place
纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later.
纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist
知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
众矢之的 target of public criticism
致命要害 Achilles' hee
债台高筑 become debt-ridden
招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful
一言既出,驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words.
爱屋及乌love me, love my dog;He who loves the tree loves the branch
安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment
背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction
本末倒置put the cart before the horse
笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early
不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates
不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption
不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity
不远千里go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds
草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness
趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot
奋不顾身dash ahead regardless of one's safety
釜底抽薪take a drastic measure to deal with a situation
覆水难收spilt water cannot be gathered up again; It is no use crying over spilt milk |