一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩 

Once bitten, twice shy.

02

一言既出，駟馬難追

A word spoken is past recalling.

03

一見鐘情

to fall in love at first sight

04

笨鳥先飛

A slow sparrow should make an early start.

05

一寸光陰一寸金

 Time is money.

06

一失足成千古恨

The error committed on impulse 

may turn out to be the sorrow of 

a whole life.

07

一將功名萬古枯

What millions died that Caesar might be great.

08

一年之計在于春，一日之計在于晨 

 Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

09

一人難稱百人意

 You cannot please everyone.

10

一氣呵成

Never make two bites of a cherry.

11

一白遮三丑

A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults.

12

一知半解

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

13

一心一意

John is a person who always works with undivided attention.

14

一丘之貉

These people are cut from the same cloth/are tarred with the same brush.

15

一目了然

His words just leapt to the eye. 

Do you need me to explain it?

16

一帆風順

His business has gone off without a hitch.

17

一刻千金

You have to make good use of time. 

After all, every time counts.

18

一事無成

I am happy to know that 

all have ended in smoke about him.

19

一敗涂地

The outcome of the election just bit the dust.

20

一針見血

His comment on the current affairs 

always hits the right nail on the head.

21

一清二楚

The accounts don't seem to be as clear as crystal.

22

一意孤行

That boy is always going her own way.

He won't listen to his parents' advice.

23

一落千丈

My son's schoolwork has gone to pot. 

He really lets me down.

24

一鳴驚人

His performance at school really comes as a bombshell.

25

一諾千金

He never goes back on his word. 

He is as good as his word.

26

一時興起

Don't always do things by fits and snatches.

27

一蹴可就

make it at one stroke

28

一籌莫展

I really have no idea what to do.

Now I am at my wit's end.

29

一覽無遺

If you stand here looking down at the city. 

The wonderful scene will be in full view.

30

一竅不通

What you said is all Greek to me.

31

九死一生

to have a hair-breadth escape

32

九牛一毛 

Compared with mine, his was simply a drop in the bucket.

33

人生如夢

Life is but a dream.

34

人生自古誰無死

Death comes to all men.

35

人生百歲古來稀

It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

36

人定勝天

Man can conquer nature.

37

人不可貌相

Appearances are often deceptive.

/ Never judge a look by its cover.

38

人山人海

a sea of faces

39

人之常情

It's human nature for me to help those who need help.

40

人云亦云

Don't echo others' words. Sometimes you've got to find out the truth.

41

人去樓空

Regretful to say, when the master was absent, his mansion was dead.

42

人面獸心

He's really a wolf in sheep's clothing.

43

人言可畏

Opinion rules the world.

44

十年風水輪流轉

Every dog has its day.

45

十全十美

The show just leaves nothing to be desired.

46

十拿九穩(wěn)

We have winning the game in the bag.

47

十萬火急 

I am writing in hot haste to let you know that I will be there on time.

48

了無瓜葛

That politician claimed that he had nothing to do with that scandal.

49

力不從心

my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak.

50

力挽狂瀾

He tried to stem the tide, but in vain.

51

入鄉(xiāng)隨俗

Do in Rome as the Romans do.

52

入木三分

It actually gave a vivid picture of cut the quick.

53

七上八下

Don't talk to me now because I am greatly upset now.

54

七竅生煙

 in a great fury 

(fuming with anger; in a great rage; terribly furious) 

55

七零八落

go to rock and ruin.

56

八面玲瓏

 dances and sings all weathers

57

三思而后行

Look before you leap.

58

三句不離本行

to talk shop

59

三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮

Two heads are better than one.

60

三番兩次

 time after time.

61

三緘其口

 hold one's peace

62

千鈞一發(fā)

to hang by a hair thread

63

大智若愚

He who can not play the fool is not a wise man.

64

大海撈針

look for a needle in a haystack

65

冰凍三尺，非一日之寒

Rome was not built in a day.

66

山窮水盡

at the end of one's resources

67

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王

Among the blind the one-eyed is king./

When the cat's away, the mice will pay.

68

小題大做

Make a mountain out of a molehill.

69

小洞不補，大來吃苦

A stitch in time saves nine.

70

小不忍則亂大謀

Patience is a virtue.

71

工欲善其事，必先利其器

You cannot make bricks without straw.

72

不要厚此薄彼

Don't make fish of one and flesh of another.

73

不畏艱難

Take the bull by the horns.

74

不要不自量力

Don't put a quarter into a pint pot.

75

己所不欲勿施于人

Do unto others as you would be done.

76

仁者無敵

The benevolent have no enemy

77

亡羊補牢

Better late than never./ 

It's never too late to mend.

78

上氣不接下氣

I got out of breath when I climbed those stairs.

79

不辭而別

to take French leave

80

不要不自量力

Don't put a quarter into a pint pot.

81

不要厚此薄彼

Don't make fish of one and flesh of another.

82

不畏艱難

Take the bull by the horns.

83

不戰(zhàn)而屈人之兵

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

84

不入虎穴焉得虎子

 How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tiger's lair.

85

少年老成

to have an old head on young shoulders

86

不經一事，不長一智

Experience is the mother of wisdom.

87

不舍晝夜(24小時)

Some convenience stores offer around the clock service.

88

不勝其煩

Your little brother is a pain in the neck.

89

夜以繼日

day and night

90

少不更事

Although she is 20, she was still wet behind the ears in some ways.

91

天無絕人之路 

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

92

天下烏鴉一般黑

Crows are black all over the world.

93

天助自助者

Heaven helps those who help themselves.

94

天有不測風云，人有旦夕禍福

It is the unexpected that always happens.

95

毛遂自薦

to recommend one's own person

96

心正不怕雷打

A good conscience is a soft pillow.

97

心滿意足

The little boy sat there smiling, as happy as a clam.

98

化干戈為玉帛

Bury the to mahwak(hatchet).

99

美中不足

a fly in the ointment

100

今日事今日畢

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

101

文勝于武

The pen is mightier than the sword.

102

以身作則

to practice what one practices

103

以毒攻毒

to set a thief to catch a thief

104

以怨報德

to bite the hand that feeds one

105

以逸待勞

To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

106

以寡敵眾

to fight against longer odds

107

以德報怨

to render good for evil

108

以其人之道還治其人之身

Set a thief to catch a thief.

109

以子之矛，攻子之盾

to turn a person's battery against himself

110

四大皆空

All is vanity.

111

四海之內皆兄弟

All are brothers within the four seas.

112

未雨綢繆

Keep some extra money for a rainy day.

113

目不識丁

not know A from B

114

失敗為成功之母

Failure is the mother of success.

115

失之毫厘，差之千里

A miss is as good as a mile.

116

水滴石穿

 Little strokes fell great oaks.

117

毛遂自薦

to recommend one's own person

118

打落水狗

to hit a person when he's down

119

打鐵趁熱

Strike while the iron is hot.

120

犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

121

白費唇舌

 to waste your breath on him

122

改過自新

to turn over a new leaf

123

生于憂患，死于安樂 

Adversity spurs vitality, while comfort breeds sloth .

124

任勞任怨

to bear hardship without complaint

125

自作自受

As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

126

自討苦吃

to make a rod for one's own back

127

自力更生

to shift for oneself

128

自掃門前雪 

After us the deluge.

129

回頭浪子

the return of a prodigal

130

先下手為強

Offence is the best defence.

131

同甘共苦

to share one's joys and sorrows

132

因地制宜

act according to circumstances

133

有勇無謀

more brave than wise

134

有備無患

Good watch prevents misfortune.

135

有志者事竟成

Where there is a will, there is a way.

136

有錢能使鬼推磨

Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

137

有其父必有其子

Like father, like son.

138

江山易改本性難移

The child is father of the man.

139

百無一失

Not a single miss in a hundred times.

140

百依百順

She expects us to jump through hoops for her.

141

百聞不如一見

 To see is to believe.

142

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人

 If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the  bitterest of the bitter./

No gain without pain.

143

每人一生中皆有得意之日 

Every dog has his day.

144

色是假，美是空

Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

145

吉人自有天相

The good are protected by Heaven. / 

All's well that ends well.

146

如愿以償

The mayor finally got his way with the city council.

147

如人飲水冷暖自知

 Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

148

英雄所見略同

Great minds think alike.

149

早起的鳥兒有蟲吃

The early bird catches the worm.

150

弄巧成拙 

Overreach oneself

151

忍無可忍

to be at the end of one's patience

152

忍一時之氣免百日之憂

patience for a moment; comfort for many years

153

忘恩負義

to kick down the ladder

154

走馬看花

a flying visit

155

防患于未然

 to nip a thing in the bud

156

佛要金裝，人要衣裝

Fine feathers make fine birds.

157

兵精不必多

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

158

身在福中不知福

The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

159

你敬我一尺，我回你一丈

You scratch my back, and I will scratch yours.

160

別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

161

志在千里

Hitch your wagon to a star.

162

初出茅廬/一竅不通

He was a babe in the woods

163

否極泰來 

After a storm comes a calm.

164

奇裝異服 

a fantastic garb

165

忠言逆耳

Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

166

明辨是非

to distinguish right from wrong

167

知足常樂

Happy is he who is content

168

知足者富

He who feels contented is rich

169

知人知面不知心

It's easy to know men's faces, but not their hearts.

170

知己知彼百戰(zhàn)百勝

Know your enemy and know yourself.

171

空中樓閣

castles in the air

172

金科玉律

the gold rule

173

奇裝異服

a fantastic garb

174

明辨事非

to distinguish right from wrong

175

雨后春筍

like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

176

雨過天青

After a storm comes a calm.

177

秀才不出門能知天下事

A scholar does not step outside his gate, 

yet he knows the happenings under the sun.

178

事實勝于雄辯

Facts are most convincing.

179

來得容易去得快

 Easy come, easy go.

180

金玉其外敗絮其中

All that glitters is not gold.

181

兔子不吃窩邊草

The fox preys farthest from his hole.

182

若要人不知除非己莫為

 If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

183

沒有笑臉不出門

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

185

往者不可諫，來者猶可追

A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

186

見異思遷

Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

187

適者生存

 Survival of the fittest.

188

物以類聚

Birds of a feather flock together.

189

于事無補

Complaining is of little(no) avail. 

190

姻緣天注定

Marriages are made in heaven.

191

逆來順受

 to make the best of a bad bargain

192

流芳百世

a niche in the temple of fame

193

為虎作倀

to act as guide to a tiger

194

孤注一擲 

to put all one's egg in one basket

195

勇者不懼

A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

196

背道而馳

to run counter

197

赴湯蹈火

to go through fire and water

198

風燭殘年

to have one foot in the grave

199

風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵 

to apprehend danger in every sound

200

活到老學到老

It's never too late to learn./

Live and learn.

201

前事不忘后事之師

 Remember the past and it will guide your future.

202

星星之火可以燎原 

 A single spark can start a prairie fire.

203

待人寬容如待己

Live and let live.

204

按部就班

Learn to walk before you run.

205

南轅北轍 

 at cross purposes with 

207

病從口入，禍從口出 

Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

208

笑里藏刀

a smile to hide one's hate

209

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒

Where there's life, there's hope

210

海底撈月

 to fish in the air

212

既往不咎 

  Let the dead bury their dead.

213

殺身成仁

to sacrifice one's life to preserve one's virtue complete

214

殺雞焉用牛刀

Take not a musket to kill a butterfly.

215

饑不擇食

A good appetite is a good sauce.

216

害群之馬

 black sheep

217

家丑不可外揚

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

218

恩威并濟

alternate weakness with severity

219

旁觀者清

The outside sees the best of the game.

220

時運不濟

to have a bad time

221

殊途同歸

All roads lead to Rome.

222

疾風知勁草

 Adversity reveals genius.

223

旁觀者清，當局者迷

Lookers-on see most of the game.

224

莫惹是非

 Let sleeping dogs lie

225

得意忘形  

to leap out of one's skin

226

捷足先登

 The early bird catches the worm.

227

欲速則不達

Haste makes waste/

More haste, less speed.

228

欲加之罪，何患無辭

Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him.

229

混水摸魚

to fish in troubled waters

230

貪小失大

penny-wise and pound foolish

231

習慣成自然

 once a use forever a custom

232

掛羊頭賣狗肉

cry up wine and sell vinegar

233

貧無立錐之地

as poor as a church mouse

234

患難見真情

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

235

異想天開

 to give loose to one's fancy

236

得過且過 

to live from hand to mouth

237

情人眼里出西施

Love is blind.

238

情有獨鐘

have eyes only for 

239

冤家宜解不宜結

Better remove enmity than contract it.

240

眼不見為凈

 Out of sight, out of mind.

241

脫口而出 

a slip of the tongue 

242

設身處地

in someone's shoes.

243

智者千慮，必有一失

Homer sometimes nods.

244

勝不驕敗不餒

to be not elated by success nor disturbed by failure

245

富貴在天

Riches and honors come from heaven.

246

智者不惑

A wise man is free from perplexities.

247

無風不起浪

There is no smoke without fire. /

Where there is smoke, there is fire.

248

畫蛇添足

 to paint the lily

249

趁火打劫

 to fish in troubled waters

250

量入為出

to cut one's coat according to one's cloth/

 make both ends meet

251

陽奉陰違 

ostensible obedience

252

跑了和尚跑不了廟

The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him.

253

萬物之靈

the lords of creation

254

萬事開頭難

Everything is difficult at the start

255

萬無一失

not a single miss in a thousand times.

256

落井下石 

to hit a person when he's down

257

隔墻有耳

Pitchers have ears/

walls have ears.

258

挑燈夜戰(zhàn)

Burn the midnight oil.

259

開誠布公

 open one's heart to

260

盜亦有道

Dog does not eat dog.

261

善有善報

One kindness is the price of another.

262

損人利己

 to enrich oneself at others expense

263

置之死地而后生 

 Put the troops in death ground and they will live.

264

道高一尺，魔高一丈

While the priest climbs a foot, the devil climbs ten.

265

預防勝于治療

Prevention is better than cure.

266

新官上任三把火

New brooms sweep clean.

267

塞翁失馬，焉知非福

Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.

268

路遙知馬力，日久見人心

A distant journey tests the strength of a horse and 

a long task proves the character of a man.

269

滄海一粟

a drop in the bucket

270

蓋棺論定

Judge none blessed before his death.

271

歲月不饒人

Time and tide wait for no man.

272

經驗即良師

Experience is the teacher.

273

勤能補拙 

Diligence can make up for lack of intelligence.

274

壽終正寢

 to die a natural death (to die in one's bed)

275

寡不敵眾

There is no contending against odds.

276

對牛彈琴

 to cast pearls before swine

277

禍不單行

Misfortunes never come single.

278

飽食終日無所事事

to eat the bread of idleness

279

慷他人之慨

 to be free with other's money

280

遠親不如近鄰

Distant kinsmen mean less than close neighbors. 

281

種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆 

You must reap what you have sown.

282

樂極生悲 

After joy comes sadness.

283

說曹操到曹操就到

Talk of the devil and the devil comes.

284

團結就是力量

Union is strength.

285

需要為發(fā)明之母

Necessity is the mother of invention.

286

滿招損，謙受益 

Haughtiness invites ruin; humility receives benefits.

287

惡有惡報

He that does evil shall find evil.

288

惡事傳千里

Bad news travels quickly.

289

熟能生巧

Practice makes perfect.

290

緩兵之計

 a fabian policy

291

緣木求魚

to get water from a flint

292

適者生存

the survival of the fittest

293

窮寇莫追

 A cornered animal is a dangerous foe.

294

積少成多

Every little makes a mickle.

295

錢可通神

Money can move even the gods.

296

謀事在人成事在天

Man proposes and God disposes.

297

學問無捷徑

 There is no royal road/shortcut to learning.

298

機不可失 

 Opportunity seldom knocks twice.

299

優(yōu)勝劣敗

The weakest goes to the wall.

300

聲東擊西

to look one way and row another

301

南轅北轍 

at cross purposes

302

膾炙人口

in everyone's mouth

303

螳臂擋車

to kick against the pricks

304

鞠躬盡瘁 

to give the last measure of devotion

305

聰明反被聰明誤

to suffer for one's wisdom

306

老調重談

to harp on the same string

307

禮尚往來

Courtesy on one side cannot last long..

308

禮多必詐   

full of courtesy, full of craft

309

聲嘶力竭

He was talking at the top of his voice.

310

覆水難收

What's done cannot be undone./

There is no use crying over spilt milk.

311

轉石不生苔

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

312

轉敗為勝

to convert defeat into victory

313

鞭長莫及

beyond one's grasp

314

關公門前耍大刀

There's no need to teach a fish to swim.

315

嚴以責己寬以待人

to be severe with oneself and lenient with others

316

鐵石心腸

a heart of steel

317

聽天由命

to be guided by destiny

318

驕兵必敗

 Pride goes before a fall.