Idioms and proverbs: HSK 6 成语与俗语：HSK 六级

他说话时爱用成语。

Tā shuōhuà shí ài yòng chéngyǔ.

He likes to use idioms when he talks.

请你解释一下这个成语。

Qǐng nǐ jiěshì yíxià zhège chéngyǔ.

Please explain this idiom to me.

我对方言很感兴趣。

Wǒ duì fāngyán hěn gǎnxìngqù.

I'm very interested in dialects.

吴语的方言差异很大。

Wúyǔ de fāngyán chāyì hěn dà.

Different variants of Shanghainese differ greatly with each other.

他讲话时常常用古书里的典故。

Tā jiǎnghuà shícháng chángyòng gǔshū lǐ de diǎngù.

When he speaks, he often uses allusions from old books.

老师给我们讲了这句诗里的典故。

Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen jiǎngle zhè jù shī lǐ de diǎngù.

The teacher told us about the allusion in this line of poetry.

这句格言我一直记着。

Zhè jù géyán wǒ yìzhí jì zhe.

I've always remembered this maxim.

你有自己喜欢的格言吗？

Nǐ yǒu zìjǐ xǐhuan de géyán ma?

Do you have a favorite maxim of your own?

这句诗的出处是哪里？

Zhè jù shī de chūchǔ shì nǎlǐ?

Where does this line of poetry come from?

请你查一查这个词语的出处。

Qǐng nǐ chá yì chá zhège cíyǔ de chūchǔ.

Please look up where this expression comes from.

这个词有两种含义。

Zhège cí yǒu liǎng zhǒng hányì.

This word has two meanings.

他这句话还有别的含义。

Tā zhè jù huà háiyǒu biéde hányì.

His words carry another meaning as well.

老人时常自言自语。

Lǎorén shícháng zìyán-zìyǔ.

Old people often talk to themselves.

我奶奶一个人在厨房里自言自语。

Wǒ nǎinai yí gè rén zài chúfáng lǐ zìyán-zìyǔ.

My grandmother is talking to herself alone in the kitchen.

果然是百闻不如一见啊！

Guǒrán shì bǎiwénbùrúyíjiàn a!

Seeing really is believing!

百闻不如一见，这里真漂亮！

Bǎiwénbùrúyíjiàn, zhèlǐ zhēn piàoliang!

Seeing is believing, and this place really is beautiful!

别急，熟能生巧嘛。

Bié jí, shúnéngshēngqiǎo ma.

Don't rush, practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧，多练几次吧。

Shúnéngshēngqiǎo, duō liàn jǐcì ba.

Practice makes perfect, so try a few more times.

你为什么总是三心二意？

Nǐ wèishénme zǒngshì sānxīn-èryì?

Why are you always so half-hearted?

咱们说好了，不见不散。

Zánmen shuōhǎole, bújiànbúsàn.

It's settled then, see you there.

我会一直等你，不见不散。

Wǒ huì yìzhí děng nǐ, bújiànbúsàn.

I'll keep waiting for you, so be sure to come.

别怕，万事开头难。

Bié pà, wànshìkāitóunán.

Don't worry, every beginning is hard.

万事开头难，慢慢来吧。

Wànshìkāitóunán, mànmànlái ba.

Every beginning is hard, so take it slowly.

别难过，失败是成功之母。

Bié nánguò, shībàishìchénggōngzhīmǔ.

Don't be sad, failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母，别放弃！

Shībàishìchénggōngzhīmǔ, bié fàngqì!

Failure is the mother of success, so don't give up!

他跟哥哥一模一样。

Tā gēn gēge yìmúyíyàng.

He is identical to his older brother.

那两个是一模一样的。

Nà liǎng gè shì yìmúyíyàng de.

Those two are exactly alike.

他的名字众所周知。

Tā de míngzi zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī.

Everybody knows his name.

他的名字是众所周知的。

Tā de míngzi shì zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī de.

His name is known to all.

人生不会总是一帆风顺的。

Rénshēng búhuì zǒngshì yìfānfēngshùn de.

Life is not always plain sailing.

希望你新工作的第一年一帆风顺。

Xīwàng nǐ xīn gōngzuò de dìyī nián yìfānfēngshùn.

I hope your first year at the new job goes smoothly.

那里人山人海。

Nàli rénshānrénhǎi.

There's a huge number of people there.

节日的公园里人山人海。

Jiérì de gōngyuán lǐ rénshānrénhǎi.

The park is packed with huge crowds on the holiday.

他赚的钱只够付衣食住行。

Tā zhuàn de qián zhǐ gòu fù yīshízhùxíng.

The money he earns only covers his basic needs.

衣食住行都要花钱，生活不容易。

Yīshízhùxíng dōu yào huāqián, shēnghuó bù róngyì.

Basic necessities all cost money, so life isn't easy.

他说话总是话里有话。

Tā shuōhuà zǒngshì huàlǐyǒuhuà.

He always says things with a hidden meaning.

经理这番夸奖话里有话。

Jīnglǐ zhè fān kuājiǎng huàlǐyǒuhuà.

The manager's praise had a hidden meaning.

你听得出她的言外之意吗？

Nǐ tīng déchū tā de yánwàizhīyì ma?

Can you pick up on what she really meant?

他说太贵，言外之意是不买。

Tā shuō tài guì, yánwàizhīyì shì bù mǎi.

He said it was too expensive, which implied he wouldn't buy it.