Chinese idioms
Chinese idiom (Zhōng guó chéng yǔ 中国成语) is one of the priceless legacies deeply rooted in traditional culture, making Chinese language more powerful, more functional and thus, more fascinating.
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- Chinese idioms：伯乐相马 (Bólè xiàng mǎ) 伯乐相马指伯乐善于发现好马。后来比喻善于发现和选拔人才。The original meaning of “伯乐相马” refers to Bole’s ability to find a good horse. Later it was used as metaphor for someone who is good 2012-10-16
- Chinese idioms：朝三暮四 (Zhāosān-mùsì) 朝三暮四指实质不变，用玩弄手段，改换名目的方法使人受骗上当。说话、办事反复无常、不负责任。It means to fool others by playing tricks. It later extends to mean changing one's mind frequently or not 2012-10-15
- Chinese idioms：指鹿为马 (Zhǐlù-wéimǎ) 指鹿为马：指着鹿，说是马。比喻故意颠倒黑白，混淆是非。 Meaning: Point to a deer, and call it a horse, which is used to describe someone deliberately distorting the truth. 2012-10-13
- Chinese idioms：坐井观天( Zuòjíng-guāntiān ) 坐在井底看天只能看到广阔天空的一小部分。眼界小，见识少。Looking up from the bottom of a well, one can only see a small part of sky.It is a metaphor for having a narrow outlook, lacking in knowled 2012-10-12
- Chinese idioms：做贼心虚(zuò zéi-xīn xū) “做贼心虚”比喻做了坏事的人，因怕被人发现，因此总觉得心里不安。Metaphorically, “做贼心虚”means people who do bad things feel uneasy, because they are afraid they will be discovered. 2012-10-12
- Chinese idioms：画龙点睛 (Huàlóngdiǎnjīng) 画龙点睛：比喻说话、作文或进行艺术创作时在关键的地方加上精彩的一笔，使内容更加生动传神。 It means to make the finishing point in art or literary works to make it more alive. 2012-10-10
- Chinese idioms：势如破竹Shì rú pò zhú【视频】 形势就象劈竹子，头上几节破开以后，下面各节顺着刀势就分开了。比喻节节胜利，毫无阻碍。It (smash into enemy territory) “likes splitting bamboo”-- without difficulty. 2012-10-08
- Chinese idioms：半途而废Bàntú ér fèi【视频】 “半途而废”The original meaning of “半途而废” refers to stopping halfway through a walk. Metaphorically, it means to give up halfway. 半途 is the halfway-point; 废 is to waste previous efforts 2012-09-15
- Chinese idioms：刮目相看Guā mù xiāng kàn【视频】 刮目相看（guā mù xiāng kàn），指别人已有进步，不能再用老眼光去看他。It is to treat somebody with increased respect; to marvel at sb.'s progress or improvement; to sit up and take notice. 2012-09-14
- Chinese idioms：爱不释手ài bú shì shǒu【视频】 爱不释手，喜欢得不肯放手，形容非常喜欢。It means something is so delighted with it that one could hardly bear to put it down. 2012-09-14
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