成语 Idioms
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独一无二
[dú yī wú èr]
unique

绝无仅有
[jué wú jǐn yǒu]
unique

举世无双
[jǔ shì wú shuāng]
unique

与众不同
[yǔ zhòng bù tóng]
be different from others
大同小异
[dà tóng xiǎo yì]
virtually the same

不相上下
[bù xiāng shàng xià]
be equally matched

半斤八两
[bàn jīn bā liǎng]
virtually the same

并驾齐驱
[bìng jià qí qū]
on a par with one another
微乎其微
[wēi hū qí wēi]
a tiny bit

九牛一毛
[jiǔ niú yī máo]
a drop in the ocean

微不足道
[wēi bù zú dào]
negligible

寥寥可数
[liáo liáo kě shǔ]
just a handful
万紫千红
[wàn zǐ qiān hóng]
a riot of color

五彩缤纷
[wǔ cǎi bīn fēn]
colorful

色彩斑斓
[sè cǎi bān lán]
colorful

五光十色
[wǔ guāng shí sè]
brilliant
鲜艳夺目
[xiān yàn duó mù]
dazzlingly beautiful

绚丽多彩
[xuàn lì duō cǎi]
bright and colorful

五颜六色
[wǔ yán liù sè]
colorful

璀璨夺目
[cuǐ càn duó mù]
dazzling
丰富多彩
[fēng fù duō cǎi]
rich and varied

光怪陆离
[guāng guài lù lí]
be grotesque in shape and gaudy in color

形形色色
[xíng xíng sè sè]
all sorts of

五花八门
[wǔ huā bā mén]
of a wide variety
鹤立鸡群
[hè lì jī qún]
to stand out from the crowd

一枝独秀
[yī zhī dú xiù]
outstanding

出类拔萃
[chū lèi bá cuì]
outstanding

首屈一指
[shǒu qū yī zhǐ]
the best
无与伦比
[wú yǔ lún bǐ]
incomparable

超群出众
[chāo qún chū zhòng]
to surpass the rest

独步天下
[dú bù tiān xià]
unbeatable

超群绝伦
[chāo qún jué lún]
incomparable
旗鼓相当
[qí gǔ xiāng dāng]
evenly matched

势均力敌
[shì jūn lì dí]
evenly matched

不分胜负
[bù fēn shèng fù]
evenly matched

平分秋色
[píng fēn qiū sè]
to both have an equal share of
一应俱全
[yī yīng jù quán]
to have all one needs

应有尽有
[yīng yǒu jìn yǒu]
to have all one needs

包罗万象
[bāo luó wàn xiàng]
including everything

无所不有
[wú suǒ bù yǒu]
including everything
轻而易举
[qīng ér yì jǔ]
easy

易如反掌
[yì rú fǎn zhǎng]
very easy

手到擒来
[shǒu dào qín lái]
very easy

唾手可得
[tuò shǒu kě dé]
easily obtained
大海捞针
[dà hǎi lāo zhēn]
to find a needle in a haystack

来之不易
[lái zhī bù yì]
hard to come by

寸步难行
[cùn bù nán xíng]
in a difficult situation

难如登天
[nán rú dēng tiān]
very difficult
了如指掌
[liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng]
know someone or something like the palm of one's hand

一清二楚
[yī qīng èr chǔ]
perfectly clear

一目了然
[yī mù liǎo rán]
perfectly clear

不言而喻
[bù yán ér yù]
self-evident
众所周知
[zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī]
as we all know

家喻户晓
[jiā yù hù xiǎo]
well-known

闻名遐迩
[wén míng xiá ěr]
to be famous far and wide

举世闻名
[jǔ shì wén míng]
world-renowned
自食其力
[zì shí qí lì]
to earn one's own living

自力更生
[zì lì gēng shēng]
to rely on one's own efforts

白手起家
[bái shǒu qǐ jiā]
to get rich by one's own efforts

寄人篱下
[jì rén lí xià]
to live relying on somebody else's charity
正中下怀
[zhèng zhòng xià huái]
exactly what one wants

称心如意
[chèn xīn rú yì]
perfectly satisfied

心满意足
[xīn mǎn yì zú]
perfectly satisfied

差强人意
[chā qiáng rén yì]
barely satisfactory
一帆风顺
[yī fān fēng shùn]
smooth sailing

左右逢源
[zuǒ yòu féng yuán]
to have everything going one's way

得心应手
[dé xīn yìng shǒu]
going smoothly and easily

无往不利
[wú wǎng bù lì]
to be successful in every endeavor
束手无策
[shù shǒu wú cè]
helpless in the face of a crisis

不知所措
[bù zhī suǒ cuò]
at one's wits' end

一筹莫展
[yī chóu mò zhǎn]
at one's wits' end

无能为力
[wú néng wéi lì]
helpless
万无一失
[wàn wú yī shī]
no danger of anything going wrong

稳操胜券
[wén cāo shèng quàn]
to have success within one's grasp

十拿九稳
[shí ná jiǔ wěn]
almost certain

心中有数
[xīn zhōng yǒu shù]
to know what's going on
喜出望外
[xǐ chū wàng wài]
pleasantly surprised

乐不可支
[lè bù kě zhī]
overjoyed

兴高采烈
[xìng gāo cǎi liè]
happy and excited

欢天喜地
[huān tiān xǐ dì]
with great joy
欣喜若狂
[xīn xǐ ruò kuáng]
to be wild with joy

心花怒放
[xīn huā nù fàng]
to burst with joy

痛不欲生
[tòng bù yù shēng]
to be so grieved as to wish one were dead

心如刀割
[xīn rú dāo gē]
to be torn with grief
自相矛盾
[zì xiāng máo dùn]
self-contradictory

漏洞百出
[lòu dòng bǎi chū]
full of mistakes

十全十美
[shí quán shí měi]
perfect

天衣无缝
[tiān yī wú fèng]
flawless
名列前茅
[míng liè qián máo]
to rank among the best

数一数二
[shǔ yī shǔ èr]
one of the very best

百里挑一
[bǎi lǐ tiāo yī]
cream of the crop

不同凡响
[bù tóng fán xiǎng]
outstanding
家常便饭
[jiā cháng biàn fàn]
a common occurrence

司空见惯
[sī kōng jiàn guàn]
a common occurrence

屡见不鲜
[lǚ jiàn bù xiān]
a common occurrence

习以为常
[xí yǐ wéi cháng]
to be accustomed to something
未雨绸缪
[wèi yǔ chóu móu]
to plan ahead

防患未然
[fáng huàn wèi rán]
to prevent disasters from happening

有备无患
[yǒu bèi wú huàn]
preparedness averts disasters

以防万一
[yǐ fáng wàn yī]
to be prepared for unexpected events
水落石出
[shuǐ luò shí chū]
the whole truth is revealed

真相大白
[zhēn xiàng dà bái]
the whole truth is revealed

原形毕露
[yuán xíng bì lù]
original identity fully revealed

不明真相
[bù míng zhēn xiàng]
not in the know
百思不解
[bǎi sī bù jiě]
unable to comprehend

豁然开朗
[huò rán kāi lǎng]
to be suddenly enlightened

恍然大悟
[huǎng rán dà wù]
to suddenly see the light

如梦初醒
[rú mèng chū xǐng]
to realize just now
一丝不苟
[yī sī bù gǒu]
to be conscientious and meticulous

小心翼翼
[xiǎo xīn yì yì]
very carefully

掉以轻心
[diào yǐ qīng xīn]
to treat lightly

漫不经心
[màn bù jīng xīn]
to treat lightly
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