Dictionnaire de chengyu
100 expressions chinoises courantes (成语) avec traduction littérale, sens figuré, phrases d'exemple et audio.
- Littéralement:
- horse horse tiger tiger
- Sens:
- so-so; careless
- Emploi:
- Describing something mediocre or someone sloppy
His Chinese is so-so.
- Littéralement:
- messy seven eight rotten
- Sens:
- in a complete mess; chaotic
- Emploi:
- Describing a messy room, situation, or piece of work
Your room is a total mess.
- Littéralement:
- one mold one appearance
- Sens:
- exactly the same; identical
- Emploi:
- Saying two things or people look exactly alike
These two pieces of clothing are exactly the same.
- Littéralement:
- each kind each type
- Sens:
- all kinds of; a great variety of
- Emploi:
- Describing a wide variety of things
The shop has all kinds of things.
- Littéralement:
- four sides eight directions
- Sens:
- from all directions; everywhere
- Emploi:
- Describing people or things coming from or spreading to every direction
People rushed here from all directions.
- Littéralement:
- five colors six hues
- Sens:
- colorful; multicolored
- Emploi:
- Describing brightly colored things like flowers or clothes
Colorful flowers are blooming in the park.
- Littéralement:
- people mountain people sea
- Sens:
- huge crowds of people
- Emploi:
- Describing an extremely crowded place
On holidays the square is packed with people.
- Littéralement:
- one heart one mind
- Sens:
- wholeheartedly; with single-minded devotion
- Emploi:
- Describing doing something with full dedication
She studies Chinese wholeheartedly.
- Littéralement:
- no matter how
- Sens:
- in any case; no matter what
- Emploi:
- Emphasizing that something will happen regardless of circumstances
No matter what, I must finish my homework today.
- Littéralement:
- ten thousand things as you wish
- Sens:
- may everything go as you wish
- Emploi:
- A common blessing used at New Year and on birthdays
Happy New Year, may all your wishes come true!
- Littéralement:
- whole road peace
- Sens:
- have a safe journey
- Emploi:
- Said to someone setting off on a trip
Have a safe trip!
- Littéralement:
- self speak self talk
- Sens:
- to talk to oneself
- Emploi:
- Describing someone muttering to themselves
He often talks to himself.
- Littéralement:
- one move two gains
- Sens:
- to kill two birds with one stone
- Emploi:
- Describing an action that brings two benefits at once
Biking to work saves money and is good exercise — killing two birds with one stone.
- Littéralement:
- half road then quit
- Sens:
- to give up halfway
- Emploi:
- Warning against abandoning something before it is finished
You can't give up halfway when learning a language.
- Littéralement:
- enter village follow customs
- Sens:
- when in Rome, do as the Romans do
- Emploi:
- Advising someone to adapt to local customs
Now that we are in China, we should follow local customs.
- Littéralement:
- self mutually spear shield
- Sens:
- self-contradictory
- Emploi:
- Pointing out that someone's words or actions contradict themselves
What he says contradicts itself.
- Littéralement:
- draw snake add feet
- Sens:
- to ruin something by adding what is unnecessary
- Emploi:
- Criticizing a superfluous addition that spoils the result
The last paragraph completely gilds the lily.
- Littéralement:
- frog at the bottom of a well
- Sens:
- a narrow-minded person with limited outlook
- Emploi:
- Describing someone who has seen little of the world
Go out and see more of the world; don't be a frog at the bottom of a well.
- Littéralement:
- play the zither to a cow
- Sens:
- to waste words on an unappreciative audience
- Emploi:
- Describing explaining something to someone who cannot understand it
Talking to him about art is like playing the lute to a cow.
- Littéralement:
- no one can explain its mystery
- Sens:
- baffling; without rhyme or reason
- Emploi:
- Describing something inexplicable or someone's puzzling behavior
He got angry for no apparent reason.
Les chengyu (成语) sont des expressions figées de quatre caractères issues d’histoires classiques : l’équivalent chinois des proverbes, mais omniprésents dans la langue moderne.
Ce dictionnaire réunit 100 chengyu que les apprenants rencontrent vraiment : image littérale, sens figuré, emploi, exemple avec pinyin, niveau HSK approximatif et audio.
Qu’est-ce qu’un chengyu ?
Une expression figée de quatre caractères, souvent tirée d’une histoire classique : 画蛇添足 « dessiner un serpent et lui ajouter des pattes » = gâcher en voulant trop bien faire.
Combien faut-il en connaître ?
Avec 20 à 50, votre chinois sonne tout de suite plus naturel ; le HSK 5–6 en attend quelques centaines.
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