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打草惊蛇（Dăcăojīngshé）To stir the grass and startle the snake
The Story: Long long ago, a county magistrate named Wang Lu worked in present Anhui Province, east China. Wang Lu was very greedy and took many bribes. One of his secretaries was equally corrupt, and...
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掩耳盗铃 (Yăn’ĕr dàolíng) To cover one’s ears when he steals the bell
(Get familiar with Chinese culture and you will get a deeper understanding of idioms.) Yŏu gè xiăotōu kànjiàn fànshì jiālĭ yŏu yì kŏu míngguì de dàzhōng, tā xiăng bă zhōng qiāo suì , ránhòu 有 个...
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春晓 (Chūn xiăo) A Spring Morning
春 晓（Chūn xiăo）A Spring Morning 作 者：孟浩然 Meng Haoran（Zuò zhĕ: Mèng Hàorán） Chūn mián bù jué xiăo, 春 眠 不 觉 晓， I awake light-hearted this morning of spring, Chù chù wén tí niăo. 处 处 闻 啼...
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狐假虎威 (Hújiăhŭwēi) To bully others by flaunting one’s powerful connections
Zài sēnlín lĭ, láohŭ shì zuì xiōngmĕng de yĕshòu. 在 森林 里，老虎 是 最 凶猛 的 野兽。 The tiger is the most ferocious animal in the forest. Yì tiān, tā zhuōdào yì zhī húli, jiăohuá de húli jiù...
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鹤立鸡群 (hèlìjīqún) A Crane Standing Among Chickens
Jìncháo shí, yŏu yí gè rén jiào Jī Shào. Tā zhăng dé yíbiăotángtáng, érqiĕ cáinéng chūzhòng, dānrèn 晋朝 时，有 一 个 人 叫 嵇 绍。他 长 得 仪表堂堂， 而且 才能 出众， 担任 jìnhuìdì de...
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Chinese idiom (Intermediate)
Listen Online Brief: Learn two Chinese idioms: zhao san mu si (朝三暮四) and sai weng shi ma (塞翁失马). 课文： Zhāo sān mù sì 朝 三 暮 四 Three in the morning, four in the afternoon. Sài wēng shī mă 塞 翁...
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胸有成竹 To Have a Well-thought-out Plan
Sòngcháo de shíhou, yǒu yí gè jiào Wén Tóng de huàjiā, hěn shàncháng huà zhúzi. 宋朝 的 时候， 有 一 个 叫 文 同 的 画家， 很 擅长 画 竹子。 In the Song Dynasty, there was an artist whose...
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Chinese Idiom: 对牛弹琴 To Play the Harp to A Cow
(Learn Chinese culture with our native Chinese teachers!) "对牛弹琴 (duìniútánqín)" is used by Chinese people to describe someone who is explaining something complicated to a fool, or sometimes this idiom...
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Chinese Idiom: 纸上谈兵 (zhǐshàngtánbīng) Armchair Strategy
The Chinese idiom "纸上谈兵(zhǐshàngtánbīng) armchair strategy" refers to people who engage in idle talk, but are unable to act on their high minded theories. It is usually used to urge people to combine...
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守株待兔 To Stand by a Tree Stump Waiting for a Hare (Intermediate)
Learn Mandarin Chinese Idiom: 守株待兔 (Shǒuzhūdàitù) To Stand by a Tree Stump Waiting for a Hare (Intermediate) Key Learning Point (Preview): 待 (dài): v. to wait/to wait for Cóngqián, yǒu yí gè...
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