Chinese 121-140

Front 1

励精图治

Back 1

make great effort to make a country prosperous

Hint 1

lìjīngtúzhì

Front 2

良药苦口

Back 2

good advice is hard to take

Hint 2

liángyàokǔkǒu

Front 3

良莠不齐

Back 3

bad as well as good people

Hint 3

liángyǒubùqí

Front 4

清廉

Back 4

honest

Hint 4

qīnglián

Front 5

两袖清风

Back 5

incorruptible

Hint 5

liǎngxiùqīngfēng

Front 6

贪污

Back 6

corrupt

Hint 6

tānwū

Front 7

了如指掌

Back 7

know like the back of one's hand

Hint 7

liǎorúzhǐzhǎng

Front 8

临渴掘井

Back 8

unprepared

Hint 8

línkějuéjǐng

Front 9

炉火纯青

Back 9

perfection

Hint 9

lúhuǒchúnqīng

Front 10

路不拾遗

Back 10

honesty in society

Hint 10

lùbúshíyí

Front 11

落花流水

Back 11

heavily defeated

Hint 11

luòhuāliúshuǐ

Front 12

洛阳纸贵

Back 12

show popularity of a work

Hint 12

luòyángzhǐguì

Front 13

络绎不绝

Back 13

endless stream

Hint 13

luòyìbùjué

Front 14

毛遂自荐

Back 14

volunteer yourself

Hint 14

máosuìzìjiàn

Front 15

每况愈下

Back 15

go from bad to worse

Hint 15

měikuàngyùxià

Front 16

门可罗雀

Back 16

empty/deserted

Hint 16

ménkěluóquè

Front 17

面目全非

Back 17

distorted beyond recognition

Hint 17

miànmùquánfēi

Front 18

名列前茅

Back 18

come out among the top

Hint 18

mínglièqiánmáo

Front 19

名落孙山

Back 19

fail to make the grade

Hint 19

míngluòsūnshān

Front 20

墨守成规

Back 20

Hidebound(unwilling to change)

Hint 20

mòshǒuchéngguī

Front 21

目空一切

Back 21

condescending

Hint 21

mùkōngyíqiè

Front 22

逆水行舟

Back 22

go against the stream

Hint 22

nìshuǐxíngzhōu

Front 23

不进则退

Back 23

Not to advance is to go back.

Hint 23

Bú jìn zé tuì

Front 24

悬殊

Back 24

distant

Hint 24

xuánshū

Front 25

波

Back 25

-

Hint 25

bō

Front 26

气馁

Back 26

feel demoralised

Hint 26

qìněi

Front 27

潜心

Back 27

with great concentration

Hint 27

qiánxīn

Front 28

研

Back 28

grind

Hint 28

yán

Front 29

尖锐

Back 29

sharp

Hint 29

jiānruì

Front 30

批评

Back 30

criticism

Hint 30

pīpíng

Front 31

废墟

Back 31

wreckage

Hint 31

fèixū

Front 32

格外

Back 32

géwài

Hint 32

especially/additionally

Front 33

谨慎

Back 33

wary

Hint 33

jǐnshèn

Front 34

繁荣昌盛

Back 34

thriving and prosperous

Hint 34

fánróngchāngshèng

Front 35

欲言又止

Back 35

To wish to speak, but on second thoughts do not.

Hint 35

yùyányòuzhǐ