危如累卵 – Wei Ru Lei Luan – A Shaky Pile of Eggs
危如累卵 – Wei Ru Lei Luan – Dangerous like piling up eggs. This Chengyu describes an unstable or shaky situation. Get example phrases and read the story.
Tag Archives: Chengyu
鹏程万里 – Peng Cheng Wan Li – A Bright Future
鹏程万里 – Peng Cheng Wan Li – A roc’s thousand mile journey. This Chengyu is used to wish others success in their endeavours. Read the Chengyu story and get example phrases.
杞人忧天 – Qi Ren You Tian – Don’t worry!
杞人忧天 – Qi Ren You Tian – To worry that the sky falls down. Read the funny story behind this Chengyu and get example phrases.
偷工减料 – Tou Gong Jian Liao – Botch-up
偷工减料 – Tou Gong Jian Liao – Less work, inferior material. This Chengyu means to do a poor job when building or producing something. Get example pharses and find out where it’s from.
刻舟求剑 – Ke Zhou Qiu Jian – Foolishly Stubborn
刻舟求剑 – Ke Zhou Qiu Jian – Mark the boat to find the sword. This Chengyu symbolizes doing something without considering a change of circumstances. Read the story and get example phrases!
拔苗助长 – Ba Miao Zhu Zhang – Trying Too Hard
拔苗助长 – Ba Miao Zhu Zhang – Helping the shoots grow by pulling them up. Read the story behind this Chengyu, see what it means and how to use it in a phrase.
马到成功 – Ma Dao Cheng Gong – Immediate Success
马到成功 – Ma Dao Cheng Gong. This Chinese Chengyu idiom expresses having immediate success. Read how to use it in spoken Chinese and help solving the mystery of it’s origin.
独一无二 – Du Yi Wu Er – Unique
独一无二 – Du Yi Wu Er – Only one, no second like it. This Chengyu means that something is unique. See how to use it in contemporary Chinese.
东施效颦 – Dong Shi Xiao Pin – Blindly Imitating
东施效颦 – Dong Shi Xiao Pin – Dong Shi imitates frown. This Chengyu means to copy someone for your own benefit but achieving the opposite. Read the funny story behind this idiom and see how to use it in modern Mandarin.
指鹿为马 – Zhi Lu Wei Ma – This Stag Is a Horse!
指鹿为马 – To point at a stag and say it’s a horse. This Chengyu idiom means to deliberately mislead someone. Read the amusing true story behind it and see how to use it in a sentence.
