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[成语] （chéng yǔ）'Chinese Idioms' or are short sayings usually consisting of four characters. It's one thing to learn to understand such expressions in Chinese text, but a completely different thing to actively use them in your own phrases. If you don't know a large number of Chinese idioms, it can be difficult to spontaneously find suitable expressions for different occasions. We present you the Chinese idioms with English explanations, pinyin, audios and examples.

http://www.chinesehour.com/library/chinese-idioms/

Here are some of them:
bā八miàn面wēi威fēng风 bá miáo zhù zhăng 拔苗助长
bá拔miáo苗zhù助zhăng长 băi fā băi zhōng 百发百中
băi百fā发băi百zhōng中

băi găn jiāo jí 百感交集
băi百găn感jiāo交jí集 bái miàn shū shēng 白面书生
bái白miàn面shū书shēng生 băi wén bù rú yī jiàn 百闻不如一见
băi百wén闻bù不rú如yī一jiàn见

băi zhé bù náo 百折不挠
băi百zhé折bù不náo挠 bān mén nòng fŭ 班门弄斧
bān班mén门nòng弄fŭ斧 bàn tú ér fèi 半途而废
bàn半tú途ér而fèi废

bào xīn jiù huŏ 抱薪救火
bào抱xīn薪jiù救huŏ火 bēi gōng shé yĭng 杯弓蛇影
bēi杯gōng弓shé蛇yĭng影 bèi shuĭ yī zhàn 背水一战
bèi背shuĭ水yī一zhàn战

bì gōng bì jìng 必恭必敬
bì必gōng恭bì必jìng敬 biāo xīn lì yì 标新立异
biāo标xīn新lì立yì异 bié kāi shēng miàn 别开生面
bié别kāi开shēng生miàn面

bīn zhì rú guī 宾至如归
bīn宾zhì至rú如guī归 bīng guì shén sù 兵贵神速
bīng兵guì贵shén神sù速 bìng rù gāo huāng 病入膏肓
bìng病rù入gāo膏huāng肓