最常用的100个成语

余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst。 4。笨鸟先

飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start。 5。不眠之夜 white night 6。不以物喜不以己

悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 7。不遗余

力 spare no effort; go all out; do one’s best 8。不打不成交 No discord, no concord。 9。拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 10。辞旧迎

新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 11。大事化小小事化

了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 12。大开眼

界 open one’s eyes; broaden one’s horizon; be an eye-opener 13。国泰民

安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

14。过犹不

及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 15。功夫不负有心

人 Everything comes to him who waits。 16。好了伤疤忘了

疼 once on shore, one prays no more 17。好事不出门恶事传千

里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide。

18。和气生财 Harmony brings wealth。 19。活到老学到

老 One is never too old to learn。

20。既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 21。金无足赤人无完

人 Gold can’t be pure and man can’t be perfect。 22。金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home。 23。脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 24。脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 25。君子之交淡如

水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green

26。老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché 27。礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity。 28。留得青山在不怕没柴

烧 Where there is life, there is hope。 29。马到成

功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success

30。名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth 31。茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened 32。没有规矩不成方

圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards。 33。每逢佳节倍思

亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one’s dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most。 34。谋事在人成事在

天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes。 35。弄巧成

拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself 36。拿手好戏 masterpiece 37。赔了夫人又折

兵 throw good money after bad 38。抛砖引

玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

39。破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end 40。抢得先

机 take the preemptive opportunities 41。巧妇难为无米之

炊 If you have no hand you can’t make a fist. One can’t make bricks without straw。 42。千里之行始于足

下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

43。前事不忘后事之

师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future。

44。前人栽树后人乘

凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps。 45。前怕狼后怕

虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something 46。强龙难压地头

蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies。 47。强强联手 win-win co-operation 48。瑞雪兆丰

年 A timely snow promises a good harvest。 49。人之初性本

善 Man’s nature at birth is good。

50。人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man。 51。人海战术 huge-crowd strategy 52。世上无难事只要肯攀

登 Where there is a will, there is a way。

53。世外桃

源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;

54。死而后已 until my heart stops beating 55。岁岁平安 Peace all year round。 56。上有天堂下有苏

杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth。 57。塞翁失马焉知非

福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing。 58。三十而

立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself。 59。升级换

代 updating and upgrading (of products) 60。四十不惑 Life begins at forty。 61。谁言寸草心报得三春

晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can’t be repaid by grass。 62。水涨船

高 When the river rises, the boat floats high。 时不我待Time and tide wait for no man。 杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel 实事求是

seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 说曹操，曹操到

Talk of the devil and he comes。 实话实说

speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

实践是检验真理的唯一标准

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth。 山不在高，有仙则

名’No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; ’ 韬光养晦

hide one’s capacities and bide one’s time 糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets 天有不测风云

Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

团结就是力量Unity is strength。 “跳进黄河洗不

清”eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there’s nothing one can do to clear one’s name 歪风邪气

unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 物以类聚，人以群分

Birds of a feather flock together。 往事如

风’The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past.’

望子成龙hold high hopes for one’s child 屋漏又逢连阴雨

Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours。

文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 唯利是图draw water to one’s mill 无源之水，无本之木

water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots 无中生有

make create something out of nothing 无风不起浪

There are no waves without wind. There’s no smoke without fire。 徇私枉法

bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后

Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind。

蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off 心想事成May all your wish come true

心照不宣

have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 先入为主

First impressions are firmly entrenched。 先下手为强catch the ball before the bound 像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan 现身说法

warn people by taking oneself as an example 息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 循序渐进step by step 一路平安，一路顺风

speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

严以律己，宽以待人

be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey 有情人终成眷

属 ack shall have Jill, all shall be well. 有钱能使鬼推磨

Money makes the mare go. Money talks。 有识之士people of vision

有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 有缘千里来相会

Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination。 与时俱进advance with times

以人为本people oriented; people foremost 因材施教

teach students according to their aptitude 欲穷千里目，更上一层

楼 to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.

欲速则不达Haste does not bring success。 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

英雄所见略同Great minds think alike。 冤家宜解不宜结

Better make friends than make enemies。 冤假错

案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

一言既出，驷马难追

A real man never goes back on his words。 招财进宝

Money and treasures will be plentiful 债台高筑become debt-ridden 致命要害Achilles’ heel

众矢之的target of public criticism 知己知彼，百战不殆

Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat。 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist 纸包不住火

Truth will come to light sooner or later。