Chinese Idioms (Chengyu) and Meanings – Part 2

By Sujanti Djuanda – LingoLearn Chinese Teacher

1. 生米煮成熟饭(shēng​mǐ​zhǔ​chéng​shú​fàn) the rice is cooked (idiom), what’s done cannot be undone

Example:

生米煮成熟饭(shēng​mǐ​zhǔ​chéng​shú​fàn),她(tā)和(hé)别人(bié​ren)已经(yǐ​jīng)结婚(jié​hūn)了(le),不能(bù​néng)回头(huí​tóu)了(le)。

2.患难见真情(huànnànjiàn zhēnqíng) a friend in need is a friend indeed (idiom)

Example:

她(tā)对(duì)别人(bié​ren)一点(yī​diǎn)关心(guān​xīn)都(dōu)没有(méi​yǒu)。朋友(péng​you)应该(yīng​gāi)患难见真情(huàn​nàn​jiàn​zhēn​qíng)。

3. 情人眼里出西施(qíngrén yǎnlǐchūXīshī) lit. in the eyes of a lover appears (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

我(wǒ)一点(yī​diǎn)都(dōu)不(bù)觉得(jué​de)她(tā)不(bù)好看(hǎo​kàn),可能(kě​néng)是(shì)情人眼里出西施(qíng​rén ​yǎn​lǐ​chū​ Xī​shī)吧(ba)。

4. 千方百计(qiānfāngbǎijì) lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means

不要(bù​yào)放弃(fàng​qì)希望(xī​wàng)!要(yào)千方百计(qiān​fāng​bǎi​jì)让(ràng​)自己(zì​jǐ)能够(néng​gòu)更(gèng)好(hǎo)地(de)活着(huó​zhe)!

5. 一见钟情(yī​jiàn​zhōng​qíng) love at first sight (idiom)

Example

我(wǒ)相信(xiāng​xìn)一见钟情(yī​jiàn​zhōng​qíng), 然后(rán​hòu)才能(cái​néng)日久生情(rì​jiǔ​shēng​qíng)。

6. 众所周知(zhòng​suǒ​zhōu​zhī) as everyone knows (idiom)

众所周知(zhòng​suǒ​zhōu​zhī),打工(dǎ​gōng)是(shì)为了(wèi​le)赚(zhuàn)更(gèng)多(duō)钱(qián),过(guò)更(gèng)好(hǎo)的(de)生活(shēng​huó)。打工(dǎ​gōng)累(lèi),打工(dǎ​gōng)苦(kǔ),但是(dàn​shì)还是(hái​shi)一代代(yī​dài dài)打工人(dǎ​gōngrén)活跃(huó​yuè)在(zài)工地(gōng​dì),码头(mǎ​tóu)和(hé)工厂(gōng​chǎng)。

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