“Chengyus” are a type of traditional Chinese idioms which consists of four characters. They were commonly used in ancient Chinese literature and are still widely used in spoken Chinese. Though only four characters, Chengyus often have a deep meaning behind them. If you’re ever looking to get a complex point across quickly, then there’s no better way than four characters Chengyu in Chinese!
“成语”是一种由四个字组成的中国传统用语。它们在中国古代文学中很常用，现在仍广泛用于口语中。成语虽然只有四个字，但背后往往有着深刻的含义。如果你想快速理解一个复杂的问题，那么没有比中文中的四个字“成语”更好的方法了！
①This chengyu comes from a fable. Once there was a man in the Chu state who dropped his sword into the river. He immediately cut a mark on the side of his boat to indicate the place where his sword fell. When the boat reached to the opposite side of the river, he dived into the water below the mark to look for his sword. However, he couldn’t find the sword as the boat had been moving but the sword hadn’t.
① 这个成语来自一个寓言故事。从前楚国有个人把剑丢到河里了。他立即在船舷上划了一个标记，指明剑落在哪里。当船到达河的对岸时，他跳入标记下方的水中寻找他的剑。然而，他找不到剑，因为船一直在移动，但剑没有。
②This originates from an ancient story. During the Spring and Autumn Period, duke Huan of the Qi state led his troops to attack the Guzhu kingdom. They left in spring and when they came back it was already winter. Therefore, they lost on their way back. Then someone in the troops suggested to place an old horse in front of the troops to guide the way. Finally they managed to reach home by following the old horse.
② 这源于一个古老的故事。春秋时期，齐桓公率军攻打孤竹国。他们在春天离开，回来时已经是冬天了。因此，他们在回去的路上迷路了。然后队伍里有人建议在队伍前面放一匹老马来指路。最后他们跟着那匹老马回家了。
③This chengyu is also from a fable from Warring States Period by Han Fei. Once there was a peasant in the Song state. There was a tree stump (树桩) in his field. One day a rabbit dashed itself against the tree stump and broke its neck while he was working in the field. He was very happy to get the dead rabbit without any effort. Since then, he stopped ploughing the fields. He just stood by the stump waiting for another rabbit to hit into the tree itself again. After a few days without any gains, he realized that he wouldn’t get another rabbit by luck. By then, however, his field withered (枯萎的) due to the lack of care.
③ 这个成语也是出自来自战国的韩非的寓言。从前宋国有一个农民。他的地里有一个树桩。一天，当他在田里干活时，一只兔子撞到了树桩上，折断了它的脖子。他很高兴毫不费力地得到了那只死兔子。从那以后，他不再犁地了。他只是站在树桩旁，等待另一只兔子再次撞到树上。在几天没有任何收获之后，他意识到不会再有运气得到一只兔子了。然而，到那时，他的田地由于缺乏照料枯萎了。
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