华－英 Chinese-English

真是 - (idiom) "it is truly..."
破绽 - hole or tear in cloth / mistake or gap in a speech or theory (idiom)
口碑 - public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom
莫名其妙 - unfathomable mystery (idiom) / subtle and ineffable / unable to make head or tail of it / boring (e.g. movie)
不可思议 - inconceivable (idiom) / unimaginable / unfathomable
小心翼翼 - cautious and solemn (idiom) / very carefully / prudent / gently and cautiously
与众不同 - to stand out from the masses (idiom)
不由自主 - can't help / involuntarily (idiom)
不知所措 - not knowing what to do (idiom) / at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss
成千上万 - lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
大吃一惊 - to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked
理所当然 - as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
一模一样 - exactly the same (idiom) / carbon copy
迫不及待 - impatient (idiom) / in a hurry / itching to get on with it
目瞪口呆 - dumbstruck (idiom) / stupefied / stunned
乱七八糟 - everything in disorder (idiom) / in a hideous mess / at sixes and sevens
实事求是 - to seek truth from facts (idiom) / to be practical and realistic
随心所欲 - to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases (idiom)
独一无二 - unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it
不约而同 - to agree by chance (idiom) / taking the same action without prior consultation
不以为然 - not to accept as correct (idiom) / to object / to disapprove / to take exception to
无能为力 - impotent (idiom) / powerless / helpless
胡思乱想 - to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild / to have a bee in one's bonnet / unrealistic utopian fantasy
一网打尽 - to catch everything in one net (idiom) / to eliminate at one stroke / to solve the problem at one fell swoop
一如既往 - just as in the past (idiom) / as before / continuing as always
淋漓尽致 - lit. extreme saturation (idiom) / fig. vividly and thoroughly / in great detail / without restraint / (of a performance) brilliant
千方百计 - lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom) / by every possible means
心甘情愿 - delighted to (do sth, idiom) / perfectly happy to do / most willing to do
惊心动魄 - shaking one to the core / extremely disturbing / hair-raising (idiom)
新陈代谢 - metabolism (biology) / the new replaces the old (idiom)
一见钟情 - love at first sight (idiom)
自由自在 - free and easy (idiom) / carefree / leisurely
一目了然  - obvious at a glance (idiom)
咬牙切齿 - gnashing one's teeth (idiom) / displaying extreme anger / fuming with rage between gritted teeth
哭笑不得 - lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / in a desperate state / between laughter and tears
层出不穷 - more and more emerge / innumerable succession / breeding like flies (idiom)
泪流满面 - cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
无影无踪 - to disappear without trace (idiom)
出人意料  - exceeds expectations (idiom) / much better than anticipated / unexpected
一无所有 - not having anything at all (idiom) / utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together
刻骨铭心 - lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable
无声无息 - wordless and uncommunicative (idiom) / without speaking / taciturn / not providing any news
自以为是 - to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated
出乎意料 - beyond expectation (idiom) / unexpected
一无所知 - not knowing anything at all (idiom) / completely ignorant / without an inkling
惊天动地 - world-shaking (idiom)
不动声色 - not a word or movement (idiom) / remain calm and collected / not batting an eyelid
源源不断 - a steady flow (idiom) / an unending stream
一言不发 - to not say a word (idiom)
一塌糊涂 - muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) / in an awful condition / complete shambles / a total mess
显而易见 - clearly and easy to see (idiom) / obviously / clearly / it goes without saying
应有尽有 - everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs
若无其事 - as if nothing had happened (idiom) / calmly / nonchalantly
天长地久 - enduring while the world lasts (idiom) / eternal
铺天盖地 - lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom) / fig. earth-shattering / omnipresent / of universal importance
后顾之忧 - fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) / family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
海阔天空 - wide sea and sky (idiom) / boundless open vistas / the whole wide world / chatting about everything under the sun
循序渐进 - in sequence, step by step (idiom) / to make steady progress incrementally
兴高采烈 - happy and excited (idiom) / in high spirits / in great delight
得心应手 - lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily
想方设法 - to think up every possible method (idiom) / to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other
一生一世 - whole lifetime (idiom) / all my life
措手不及 - no time to deal with it (idiom) / caught unprepared
理直气壮 - in the right and self-confident (idiom) / bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful
甜言蜜语 - sweet speech and honeyed words (idiom) / hypocritical flattery
吃苦耐劳 - hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
毛骨悚然 - absolutely horrified (idiom)
面面相觑 - to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
无忧无虑 - carefree and without worries (idiom)
兴致勃勃 - become exhilarated (idiom) / in high spirits / full of zest
一清二楚 - to be very clear about sth (idiom)
栩栩如生 - vivid and lifelike (idiom) / true to life / realistic
心满意足 - perfectly contented (idiom) / perfectly satisfied
异口同声 - different mouths, same voice / to speak in unison (idiom)
二话不说 - not saying anything further (idiom) / not raising any objection / without demur
触目惊心 - lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) / shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight
相提并论 - to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) / to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
高高在上 - set up on high (idiom) / not in touch with reality / aloof and remote
忍无可忍 - more than one can bear (idiom) / at the end of one's patience / the last straw
大街小巷 - great streets and small alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city
事半功倍 - half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine
爱不释手 - to love sth too much to part with it (idiom) / to fondle admiringly
依依不舍 - reluctant to part (idiom) / broken-hearted at having to leave
举足轻重 - a foot's move sways the balance (idiom) / to hold the balance of power / to play the decisive role
得天独厚 - (of an area) rich in resources / (of a person) gifted or able (idiom)
如火如荼 - lit. white cogon flower like fire (idiom) / fig. a mighty army like wildfire / daunting and vigorous (momentum) / flourishing / magnificent
轻描淡写 - to sketch in light shades / to play down / to deemphasize (idiom)
畅所欲言 - lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content
无所事事 - to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom)
深入人心 - to enter deeply into people's hearts / to have a real impact on the people (idiom)
行之有效 - to be effective (idiom)
斩草除根 - to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely
坚持不懈 - to persevere unremittingly (idiom) / to keep going until the end
善解人意 - understanding people's views (idiom) / fair and considerate
蠢蠢欲动 - to begin to stir (idiom) / to get restless / to become threatening
息息相关 - closely bound up (idiom) / intimately related
赏心悦目 - warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) / pleasing / delightful
此起彼伏 - up here, down there (idiom) / to rise and fall in succession / no sooner one subsides, the next arises / repeating continuously / occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
家喻户晓 - understood by everyone (idiom) / well known / a household name
人之常情 - such is human nature (idiom) / only natural
任其自然 - to let things take their course (idiom) / to leave it to nature / laissez-faire
熏陶成性 - (idiom) nurture makes second nature / good habits come by long assimilation
清新自然 - as fresh and clean as nature (idiom)
身先朝露 - body will go with the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人定胜天 - man can conquer nature (idiom) / human wisdom can prevail over nature
习惯成自然 - habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature
生态平衡 - balance of nature / biological balance / ecological balance

From: http://www.chinesetools.eu/chinese-dictionary/