Chinese vocabulary — Thành ngữ topic

to get started, to take action

obvious, apparent

disaster, catastrophe

surpass, exceed

exactly alike; identical

not up to much, mediocre

won't do, won't work

cannot help but, unable to restrain

both hands; two aspects

and so on, and the like

to fight, to wage combat

is precisely, is exactly

to regenerate, to be reborn

finally, ultimately

cold water

auspicious, propitious

identical, consistent

that is to say, meaning

unexpected; hard to imagine

unrelated; having nothing to do with

day and night, around the clock

to shine, to illuminate

comfortable, at ease

either... or; or else

unexpected mishap, accident

a head(ful), an amount

as always, as before

smooth sailing, all going well

to have nothing at all, penniless

to know nothing at all

Stingy, miserly, unwilling to give anyone anything.

At one's wit's end, helpless, with no way out.

To do something in one go, gathering all one's momentum to finish a task from the start.

everlasting, eternally enduring

absolutely no mistakes, one hundred percent safe

omnipotent, all-purpose

unknown to anyone; secret; quietly

inconceivable, extraordinary

unusual, extraordinary

to not begrudge, to spare no

cannot help but, naturally finds oneself

unknowingly, unawares

doesn't count

to look around, to glance this way and that

messy, in disorder

to correct a mistake before it's too late

to whisper, to talk in low voices (to each other)

to disguise, to camouflage

where, what place

why bother; what need is there to

reason, excuse, pretext

of all things, just (contrary to expectation)

diligent and conscientious, dedicated

to give it one's all, do one's utmost

all-around, versatile

the Eight Trigrams (in the Book of Changes)

in high spirits, full of joy

to take a risk, adventure

iceberg

unexpected, beyond expectation

Don't assume from... that...

to be in place, to arrive, to be completed

Stubbornly inflexible, unable to adapt to circumstances

unprecedented, never done by anyone before

within one's ability; to the best of one's ability

to dare to do, to do bravely

by every possible means, in a thousand ways

to give up halfway; to leave things half done

to get involved in, to be drawn into

to get rich, to make a fortune

In the same boat through storms together

gentleman, a man of noble character

to boast, to brag

To summon wind and rain, to wield enormous power (usually figurative).

to turn one's head and look back

to firmly believe

dejected, dispirited, so disappointed as to hang one's head

to resurrect, to come back to life

day and night without rest (meaning to work intensely).

to be astonished, to be greatly shocked

innate, inborn

kindheartedness; kind

in any case; no matter what; one way or another

to be like; just as

monster, demon

to wait idly for luck, refusing to make any effort

done for, ruined

tranquilizer, something that reassures

to seek truth from facts; realistic; to work rationally

petty person, mean person

end, far end

the mountain path winds around and then opens up

peak, pinnacle

flowing endlessly, in a continuous stream

nonsense, meaningless talk

motto, maxim

the loss outweighs the gain, not worth it

exceptionally favored by nature, having a special advantage

ambition, determination, aspiration

to fly into a rage out of humiliation, to lash out from embarrassment

willing, glad to

to try every means, to do everything possible

to toss and turn, to twist about

to provoke, to stir up

to struggle, to flounder

To benefit oneself at others' expense

to struggle, to fight

to sway, to waver

to open wide, to throw open

to respect while keeping at a distance, not getting close

to chime in to support someone, put in a good word

When weeding, one must pull out the roots.

extremely thoughtful, attending to every little detail with care

invincible, unmatched

incomparable, unparalleled

infinite, boundless

powerless, unable to do anything

right and wrong, disputes

obvious, self-evident, clear

violent storm

To have a clear aim, to act with a specific target rather than blindly.

rather too much, truly unavoidable

innate nature; true nature

wise, quick-witted, resourceful

thriving, flourishing, prosperous

resolutely, determinedly

to call for help, seek rescue

boring, dull

at one's wits' end, having no way out

destined, predetermined

to talk on and on without stopping, to talk all day long

like, just as

in dire straits; hard-pressed

aggressive, rampant, unbridled

trump card, secret weapon

thing, object

as a matter of course; only natural

in the right and self-assured; with full confidence because one is justified

sweet taste, the delicious part (of food)

life and death

to do something superfluous, to bring trouble on oneself

To dot the eyes on a dragon (from the story of painting a dragon). The figurative meaning is to add a crucial detail that makes the whole work or matter vivid and brings out its highlight.

to look down on everyone; to regard no one as worthy

to complement each other, to support each other

to pass through, to traverse

gain a foothold; establish oneself

to exhaust all one's strength, to do one's utmost

fool; idiot

to smash, to crush to pieces

to constantly strive for improvement, to keep wanting to do better

red traffic light

might as well, rather, since it's all the same

completely, all

that's all, nothing more

to talk nonsense, to talk rubbish

to have a well-thought-out plan, to be confident

to stand out, to excel above others

to consider oneself always right, subjectively stubborn

naturally, of its own accord

to contradict oneself

absurd, ridiculous

baffling, inexplicable, strange

could it be that, surely not

to win, to achieve victory

to fabricate, to make up

to light up at the sight of money; money-grubbing

to tempt, to entice

winner

resourceful, full of stratagems and wisdom beyond others

to be unable to keep up, to fall behind

as easy as turning one's hand, very easy

too early; premature

too impatient to wait

center of gravity, focal point

to fish, to angle

to echo, to chime in with

trap, snare

to do as one pleases, to follow one's own wishes

to add disaster upon disaster, to make matters worse

frog

to let things take their natural course

along, following

omen, sign

to reverse, to turn upside down

the unstable, changing situation (of the times)

wind and rain

to ride (a horse), to control, to harness

boldness, drive, daring resolve

devil, demon

A great and bright future ahead (used to offer blessings).

right and wrong (truth and falsehood)

to work together with one heart, to join forces