- 功成名就gōng chéng míng jiùto achieve both success and fame; to have one's accomplishments recognizedHSK 7-9
- 千篇一律qiān piān yī lǜall exactly the same; stereotyped; formulaicHSK 7-9
- 千辛万苦qiān xīn wàn kǔuntold hardships, innumerable difficultiesHSK 7-9
- 半死不活bàn sǐ búhalf-dead; listless; barely functioningHSK 7-9
- 历历在目lì lì zài mùto be still vivid in one's memory (of past events or scenes); to remember something as if it were right before your eyesHSK 7-9
- 只字不提zhīto not say a single word (about something); to avoid mentioning a topic entirelyHSK 7-9
- 司空见惯sī kōng jiàn guànto be accustomed to something; to regard something as commonplaceHSK 7-9
- 吃一堑chī yī qiànto suffer a setback, to take a fall (often in the saying 吃一堑，长一智)HSK 7-9
- 同病相怜tóng bìng xiāng lián(chengyu) misery loves company; fellow sufferers empathize with each otherHSK 7-9
- 和盘托出hé pán tuō chūto reveal everything; to hold nothing back; to make a clean breast ofHSK 7-9
- 品头论足pǐn tóu lùn zúto nitpick; to be overly critical (especially about trivial details)HSK 7-9
- 如履薄冰rú lǚ báoas if treading on thin ice; to be extremely cautious in a perilous situationHSK 7-9
- 庞然大物páng rán dà wùan enormous and imposing thing; a giant (of something)HSK 7-9
- 形形色色xíng xíng sè sèall kinds of; all sorts of; every kind ofHSK 7-9
- 急转直下jí zhuǎn zhí xià(idiom) to take a sudden turn for the worse; to go into rapid declineHSK 7-9
- 惊天动地jīng tiān dòng dìworld-shaking, earth-shattering (idiom); describes something extremely significant or shockingHSK 7-9
- 按兵不动àn bīng bù dòngto hold back and take no action (strategically); to bide one's timeHSK 7-9
- 接二连三jiē èr lián sān(idiom) one after another, in quick successionHSK 7-9
- 接踵而至jiē zhǒng ér zhì(idiom) to follow one after another in rapid succession; to come in quick successionHSK 7-9
- 昂首阔步áng shǒu kuò bùto walk with one's head high and steps big — in a confident, proud manner; (metaphor) to act or advance with confidence and dignityHSK 7-9
- 明明白白míng míng bái báiobvious; crystal clearHSK 7-9
- 束手就擒shù shǒu jiù qínto give up without a fight; to surrender meeklyHSK 7-9
- 条条框框tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàngrigid rules and regulations; bureaucratic red tape; restrictive conventionsHSK 7-9
- 汗流浃背hán(idiom) drenched in sweat; streaming with sweat from head to back (from heat, exertion, or anxiety)HSK 7-9
- 泼冷水pō lěng shuǐto dampen someone's enthusiasm, to discourage (by criticism or negativity)HSK 7-9
- 生死存亡shēng sǐ cún wánga critical moment of survival or destruction; a make-or-break situationHSK 7-9
- 畅通无阻chàng tōngunobstructed, unimpeded; to proceed smoothly without hindranceHSK 7-9
- 知之甚少zhīto know very little about something; to have scant knowledge of somethingHSK 7-9
- 空空如也kōng kōng rú yěcompletely empty, absolutely empty (of a place, container, or state)HSK 7-9
- 耸人听闻sǒng rén tīng wén(set phrase) sensational (of news/stories); to create a sensation by exaggerating the factsHSK 7-9
- 英年早逝yīng nián zǎo shìto die prematurely in one's prime; to be cut off in the flower of one's youthHSK 7-9
- 负债累累fù zhài lěi lěito be overwhelmed with debts; to be deeply in debtHSK 7-9
- 超凡脱俗chāo fán tuō súto transcend the mundane and stand aloof from vulgarity; outstanding and unworldly; otherworldly; (of art, character, etc.) supremely refined and unconventionalHSK 7-9
- 身败名裂shēn bài míng liè(idiom) to lose both social standing and reputation; to be thoroughly disgracedHSK 7-9
- 通力合作tōngto work in concert, to cooperate closely (formal, idiomatic)HSK 7-9
- 钻牛角尖zuān niú jiǎo jiānto waste time on an insignificant or unsolvable problem; to split hairsHSK 7-9
- 一举成名yī jǔ chéng míngto become famous overnight; to achieve instant fameHSK 7-9
- 一声令下yī shēng língas soon as the order is given; at the word of commandHSK 7-9
- 一钱不值yī qián búnot worth a cent; utterly worthlessHSK 7-9
- 不出所料bù chū suǒ liàoas expected; just as expectedHSK 7-9
- 不治之症bù zhì zhī zhèngincurable disease; terminal illness; (figurative) deep-rooted problem that seems impossible to solveHSK 7-9
- 乐于助人lèhappy to help others; willing to lend a handHSK 7-9
- 从头至尾cōngfrom start to finish; from beginning to endHSK 7-9
- 令人振奋lìng rén zhèn fèninspiring; exciting; rousingHSK 7-9
- 冒名顶替mào míng dǐng tìto impersonate; to assume someone's identity by using their nameHSK 7-9
- 千言万语qiān yán wàn yǔthousands upon thousands of words (expressing a deep feeling that is hard to put into words)HSK 7-9
- 卿卿我我qīng qīng wǒ wǒto bill and coo; to be very much in love, whispering sweet nothingsHSK 7-9
- 咬紧牙关yǎo jǐn yá guānto grit one's teeth and bear it; to endure with determinationHSK 7-9
- 坦诚相见tǎn chéng xiāng jiànto be completely open and sincere with each other; to treat each other with full trust and honestyHSK 7-9
- 大呼小叫dàto shout and make a fuss; to yell loudly in a disruptive mannerHSK 7-9
- 大无畏dà wú wèiutterly fearless; dauntlessHSK 7-9
- 天花乱坠tiān huā luàn zhuìto talk in a flowery but unrealistic way; to make an extravagant descriptionHSK 7-9
- 崭露头角zhǎn lù tóu jiǎoto stand out conspicuously; to burst into the limelight (of a talented person)HSK 7-9
- 惹是生非rě shì shēng fēito stir up trouble, to provoke a disputeHSK 7-9
- 战战兢兢zhàn zhàn jīng jīngtrembling with fear; in a state of extreme fear and nervousness; cautiously and nervously; with great trepidationHSK 7-9
- 有备无患yǒupreparedness averts peril; (to) be prepared, just in caseHSK 7-9
- 标新立异biāo xīn lì yìto deliberately be unconventional or different; to make a display of noveltyHSK 7-9
- 栩栩如生xǔ xǔ rú shēnglifelike; vivid; true to lifeHSK 7-9
- 真人真事zhēn rén zhēn shìreal people and real events (used to describe content based on true occurrences)HSK 7-9
- 耳边风ěr biānunheeded advice; words that are ignoredHSK 7-9