day 7idioms about people

idioms about people

Praise and criticise people with four-character idioms, and open a frank opinion with 不瞒你说 and its cousins 说实话, 老实说.

today’s words

• 彬彬有礼 bīnbīnyǒulǐ · polite and refined, courteous
• 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī · selfless, impartial
• 德才兼备 décáijiānbèi · having both integrity and ability
• 光明磊落 guāngmínglěiluò · honest and above board
• 见义勇为 jiànyìyǒngwéi · to act bravely for a just cause
• 见利忘义 jiànlìwàngyì · to forget loyalty at the sight of profit
• 损人利己 sǔnrénlìjǐ · to harm others for one’s own gain
• 以身作则 yǐshēnzuòzé · to set an example
• 足智多谋 zúzhìduōmóu · wise and full of ideas, resourceful
• 心灵手巧 xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo · clever and skilful (with one’s hands)
• 一技之长 yījìzhīcháng · a special skill
• 见多识广 jiànduōshíguǎng · experienced and knowledgeable
• 孤陋寡闻 gūlòuguǎwén · ignorant, ill-informed
• 井底之蛙 jǐngdǐzhīwā · a frog at the bottom of a well
• 自以为是 zìyǐwéishì · to think one is always right
• 盛气凌人 shèngqìlíngrén · overbearing, arrogant
• 一毛不拔 yīmáobùbá · stingy, tight-fisted
• 丢三落四 diūsānlàsì · scatterbrained, always forgetting things
• 粗心大意 cūxīndàyì · careless, inattentive
• 小心翼翼 xiǎoxīnyìyì · very carefully, cautiously
• 一丝不苟 yīsībùgǒu · meticulous, scrupulous
• 脚踏实地 jiǎotàshídì · down to earth, steady
• 实事求是 shíshìqiúshì · to seek truth from facts
• 自力更生 zìlìgēngshēng · to stand on one’s own feet, self-reliant
• 自强不息 zìqiángbùxī · to strive constantly
• 默默无闻 mòmòwúwén · unknown, obscure
• 大名鼎鼎 dàmíngdǐngdǐng · famous, celebrated
• 鹤立鸡群 hèlìjīqún · to stand out from the crowd
• 脱颖而出 tuōyǐng'érchū · to stand out, come to the fore
• 凤毛麟角 fèngmáolínjiǎo · extremely rare
• 数一数二 shǔyīshǔ'èr · one of the very best
• 难能可贵 nánnéngkěguì · commendable, admirable (rare)
• 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì · fully deserving
• 名副其实 míngfùqíshí · worthy of the name, true

sentences

• 他对谁都彬彬有礼。 · He’s courteous to everyone.
• 刘经理做事一丝不苟，从不马虎。 · Manager Liu is meticulous: she never cuts corners.
• 她心灵手巧，会做各种点心。 · She’s clever and skilful: she can make all kinds of pastries.
• 领导要以身作则、大公无私。 · A leader should set an example and put the common good first.
• 他自以为是，从来不听别人的建议。 · He thinks he’s always right and never listens to anyone’s advice.