This is part 5 of a 10 part series in which you'll learn a total of 60 Chinese idioms!
How do you say that you had an "epiphany" in Chinese? And which idiom can you use to describe someone who is "earnest and down-earth"?
These are some of the popular 成语 (chéngyǔ) we'll cover in today's lesson.
Let's get started!
Useful Chinese Idioms [28-33]
刮目: 用新的眼光。
guā mù: yòng xīn de yǎn guāng.
guā mù: to bow one's head.
相看：看待。
xiāng kàn：kàn dài.
xiāng kàn：to look at one another.
Example:
他的成就让很多人刮目相看。
tā de chéng jiù ràng hěn duō rén guā mù xiāng kàn.
His achievement made many people look at him with new eyes.
合情：符合情感。
hé qíng：fú hé qíng gǎn.
hé qíng：It's in line with emotions.
合理：符合道理。
hé lǐ：fú hé dào lǐ.
hé lǐ：It's reasonable.
Example:
他的解释合情合理。
tā de jiě shì hé qíng hé lǐ.
His explanation is logical and reasonable.
豁然：形容开阔。
huò rán : xíng róng kāi kuò.
huò rán : It's wide and open.
开朗：开阔明亮。
kāi lǎng: kāi kuò míng liàng.
huò rán kāi lǎng: It's open and bright.
Example:
她们豁然开朗。
tā men huò rán kāi lǎng.
They had an epiphany.
坚持：保持不变。
jiān chí: bǎo chí bù biàn.
jiān chí: Be persistent.
不懈：毫不松懈。
bù xiè: háo bù sōng xiè.
bù xiè: Without slacking.
Example:
只要你坚持不懈,你会成功的。
zhǐ yào nǐ jiān chí bù xiè, nǐ huì chéng gōng de.
As long as you keep going consistently, you'll succeed.
⻅多：见过的多。
jiàn duō: jiàn guò de duō.
jiàn duō: Someone who has seen a lot of things.
识广：知道的广。
shí guǎng: zhī dào de guǎng.
shí guǎng: Someone who knows a lot of things.
Example:
旅行能使人⻅多识广。
lǚ xíng néng shǐ rén jiàn duō shí guǎng.
Travel can make people experienced and knowledgeable.
脚：你的双脚。
jiǎo : nǐ de shuāng jiǎo.
jiǎo: Your feet.
踏：踏在，站在。
tà: tà zài, zhàn zài.
tà: To step on, or stand on sth.
实：真实的，坚实的。
shí: zhēn shí de, jiān shí de.
shí: Real or solid.
地：土地。
dì: tǔ dì.
dì: Earth / ground.
Example:
我们应该脚踏实地地工作。
wǒ men yīng gāi jiǎo tà shí dì de gōng zuò.
We should have an earnest and down-to-earth attitude towards work.
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