Chengyu (成语) · 3,745 Chinese four-character idioms

难以置信 HSK 7-9 #1,573

nányǐ-zhìxìn

unbelievable / incredible / hard to believe

不可思议 HSK 7-9 #1,660

bùkě-sīyì

inconceivable / unimaginable / incredible

谢天谢地 #2,432

xiètiān-xièdì

thank heavens / thank goodness / thank God

与众不同 HSK 7-9 #3,304

yǔzhòng-bùtóng

to stand out from the crowd / distinctive / out of the ordinary

一无所知 HSK 7-9 #3,411

yīwú-suǒzhī

to know nothing about / to be completely ignorant of

所作所为 HSK 7-9 #3,554

suǒzuò-suǒwéi

one's actions / one's conduct / what one has done

无能为力 HSK 7-9 #3,651

wúnéng-wéilì

powerless to do anything; helpless / unable to help

一模一样 HSK 6 #3,890

yīmú-yīyàng

exactly alike; identical / as like as two peas

胡说八道 #3,948

húshuō-bādào

to talk nonsense / to speak rubbish / bullshit

无关紧要 HSK 7-9 #4,463

wúguān-jǐnyào

of no consequence; unimportant / irrelevant; immaterial

一无所有 HSK 7-9 #4,907

yīwú-suǒyǒu

to have nothing / to be penniless / not to have a thing to one's name

乱七八糟 HSK 7-9 #4,928

luànqī-bāzāo

a complete mess / in total disorder / all messed up

迫不及待 HSK 7-9 #5,005

pòbù-jídài

can't wait / impatient / eager

无家可归 HSK 7-9 #5,080

wújiā-kěguī

homeless / without a home to return to

独一无二 HSK 7-9 #5,154

dúyī-wú'èr

one of a kind / unique / unrivaled

成千上万 HSK 7-9 #5,162

chéngqiān-shàngwàn

thousands upon thousands / a great number of

实话实说 HSK 7-9 #5,310

shíhuà-shíshuō

to tell the truth / to speak frankly / to call a spade a spade

说来话长 #5,434

shuōlái-huàcháng

it's a long story

逍遥法外 #5,506

xiāoyáo-fǎwài

to be at large / to go unpunished / to remain beyond the reach of the law

大吃一惊 HSK 7-9 #6,056

dàchī-yījīng

to be greatly shocked / to be taken aback

大喊大叫 #6,325

dàhǎn-dàjiào

to shout and scream / to yell loudly / to make a big fuss

一无所获 #6,513

yīwú-suǒhuò

to gain nothing / to come away empty-handed / to achieve nothing

全力以赴 HSK 7-9 #6,563

quánlìyǐfù

to go all out / to spare no effort / to do one's utmost

显而易见 HSK 7-9 #6,685

xiǎn'éryìjiàn

obvious / evident / plain to see

自以为是 HSK 7-9 #6,829

zìyǐ-wéishì

to consider oneself always right / self-righteous / opinionated

一塌糊涂 HSK 7-9 #6,924

yītā-hútú

in a complete mess / in utter chaos / terribly (bad)

竭尽全力 HSK 7-9 #6,935

jiéjìn-quánlì

to spare no effort / to do one's utmost / to give it everything

各种各样 #6,997

gèzhǒng-gèyàng

all kinds of / a variety of / various

至关重要 HSK 7-9 #7,193

zhìguān-zhòngyào

of utmost importance / crucial / vital

大惊小怪 HSK 7-9 #7,206

dàjīng-xiǎoguài

to make a fuss about nothing / to be alarmed over trifles

3,745 idioms