Chinese Idioms in Chuken Level 2
The Chuken — Japan's Chinese Proficiency Test — has featured many idioms at Level 2. Of those, the 54 explained on this site are listed here in pinyin order. Choose an idiom to see its meaning, usage, and example sentences.
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- 苍白无力cāng bái wú lìPale and weak (lacking persuasion or substance)
- 车水马龙chē shuǐ mǎ lóngHeavy traffic and bustling activity (like flowing water and a swimming dragon)
- 成家立业chéng jiā lì yèTo get married and establish a career (settle down)
- 此起彼伏cǐ qǐ bǐ fúRising and falling in succession (one after another)
- 粗心大意cū xīn dà yiCareless and negligent (sloppy)
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- 文质彬彬wén zhì bīn bīnRefined and gentle (a balance of substance and elegance)
- 无处不在wú chù bù zàiUbiquitous / Everywhere
- 五花八门wǔ huā bā ménFive flowers and eight gates (a wide variety / all sorts of)
- 无话可说wú huà kě shuōTo have nothing to say (speechless / at a loss for words)
- 无拘无束wú jū wú shùFree and unconstrained (without any strings attached)
- 物美价廉wù měi jià liánHigh quality at a low price (Good value for money)
- 无声无息wú shēng wú xīSilent and unnoticed (without a sound or trace)
- 无影无踪wú yǐng wú zōngTo vanish without a trace / To disappear into thin air
- 无缘无故wú yuán wú gùWithout cause or reason (for no reason at all)
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- 眼见为实yǎn jiàn wéi shíSeeing is believing (What the eye sees is true)
- 一动不动yí dòng bú dòngMotionless (not moving a muscle)
- 一举两得yī jǔ liǎng déKilling two birds with one stone (Gaining two advantages with one move)
- 意料之外yì liào zhī wàiBeyond expectation (unexpected)
- 一衣带水yī yī dài shuǐSeparated by only a narrow strip of water (very close neighbors)
- 应有尽有yīng yǒu jìn yǒuHaving everything that should be there (all-inclusive)
- 有条不紊yǒu tiáo bù wěnMethodical and orderly