Chinese idioms · 88 idioms
Chinese idioms about nature
Chengyu whose meaning is about nature, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.
- 春暖花开chūnnuǎn-huākāiwarm spring with flowers in bloom
- 百花齐放bǎihuā-qífànga hundred flowers in bloom
- 风口浪尖fēngkǒu-làngjiānthe center of the storm
- 绿水青山lǜshuǐ-qīngshāngreen hills and clear waters
- 海阔天空hǎikuò-tiānkōngboundless as the sea and sky
- 从天而降cóngtiān-érjiàngto come down from the sky
- 八仙过海bāxiān-guòhǎithe Eight Immortals crossing the sea (each showing their own skill)
- 漫山遍野mànshān-biànyěall over the hills and fields
- 电闪雷鸣diànshǎn-léimíngthunder and lightning
- 翻山越岭fānshān-yuèlǐngto cross mountains and ridges
- 山清水秀shānqīng-shuǐxiùbeautiful scenery of green hills and clear waters
- 狂风暴雨kuángfēng-bàoyǔviolent storm
- 依山傍水yīshān-bàngshuǐnestled between mountains and water
- 湖光山色húguāng-shānsèbeautiful lake and mountain scenery
- 雨后春笋yǔhòu-chūnsǔnlike mushrooms after rain
- 开花结果kāihuā-jiéguǒto blossom and bear fruit
- 血流成河xuèliú-chénghérivers of blood (of a massacre)
- 乘风破浪chéngfēng-pòlàngto brave the wind and waves
- 春意盎然chūnyì-àngránspring is in the air
- 一草一木yīcǎo-yīmùevery blade of grass and every tree
- 波光粼粼bōguāng-línlínsparkling waves
- 姹紫嫣红chàzǐ-yānhónga riot of brilliant flowers
- 鹅毛大雪émáo-dàxuěheavy snow in big flakes
- 海枯石烂hǎikū-shílàntill the seas run dry and the rocks crumble (vow of eternal love)
- 秋高气爽qiūgāo-qìshuǎngclear and crisp autumn weather
- 万家灯火wànjiā-dēnghuǒa sea of lights
- 瓢泼大雨piáopō-dàyǔtorrential rain
- 一飞冲天yīfēi-chōngtiānto soar to the sky
- 如鱼得水rúyú-déshuǐlike a fish in water
- 日薄西山rìbó-xīshānthe sun is setting
- 食指大动shízhǐ-dàdòngto have one's mouth water
- 大风大浪dàfēng-dàlànggreat storms
- 如花似玉rúhuā-sìyùbeautiful as a flower (of a woman)
- 青山绿水qīngshān-lǜshuǐgreen hills and clear waters
- 大浪淘沙dàlàngtáoshāgreat waves wash away the sand (only the best survive)
- 翻江倒海fānjiāng-dǎohǎioverturning rivers and seas
- 赴汤蹈火fùtāng-dǎohuǒto go through fire and water
- 跋山涉水báshān-shèshuǐto travel over mountains and rivers
- 波涛汹涌bōtāo-xiōngyǒngsurging waves
- 崇山峻岭chóngshān-jùnlǐnghigh mountains and steep ridges
- 大雨倾盆dàyǔ-qīngpéntorrential rain
- 两肋插刀liǎnglèi-chādāoto go through fire and water for a friend
- 山水相连shānshuǐ-xiāngliánlinked by mountains and rivers (of neighboring countries)
- 深山老林shēnshān-lǎolínremote mountains and dense forests
- 头晕目眩tóuyūn-mùxuàndizzy and seeing stars
- 遮天蔽日zhētiān-bìrìblotting out the sky
- 浑水摸鱼húnshuǐ-mōyúto fish in troubled waters
- 鸟语花香niǎoyǔ-huāxiāngbirds singing and flowers fragrant
- 穷山恶水qióngshān-èshuǐbarren hills and wild rivers
- 头晕眼花tóuyūn-yǎnhuādizzy and seeing stars
- 似水流年sìshuǐ-liúniántime passing like flowing water
- 百花争艳bǎihuā-zhēngyànflowers competing in beauty
- 滴水穿石dīshuǐ-chuānshíconstant dripping wears away stone
- 花好月圆huāhǎo-yuèyuánbeautiful flowers and full moon
- 恩重如山ēnzhòng-rúshāna debt of gratitude as heavy as a mountain
- 山珍海味shānzhēn-hǎiwèidelicacies from land and sea
- 一衣带水yīyī-dàishuǐseparated by a narrow strip of water
- 回光返照huíguāng-fǎnzhàolast radiance of the setting sun
- 他山之石tāshān-zhīshílessons from others (stones from another hill)
- 白雪皑皑báixuě-ái’áisnow-covered
- 草长莺飞cǎozhǎng-yīngfēilush spring scenery
- 点石成金diǎnshí-chéngjīnto turn stone into gold
- 堆积如山duījī-rúshānpiled up like a mountain
- 满山遍野mǎnshān-biànyěall over the mountains and fields
- 一箭双雕yījiàn-shuāngdiāoto kill two birds with one stone
- 乍暖还寒zhànuǎn-huánhánwarm one moment and cold the next (of early spring)
- 春光明媚chūnguāng-míngmèibright and beautiful spring scenery
- 春寒料峭chūnhán-liàoqiàothe chill of early spring
- 春宵一刻chūnxiāo-yīkèa moment of a spring night (is worth a thousand gold)
- 金风送爽jīnfēng-sòngshuǎngcool autumn breeze
- 名山大川míngshān-dàchuānfamous mountains and rivers
- 山重水复shānchóng-shuǐfùrange after range of hills and rivers (seemingly no way out)
- 一石二鸟yīshí-èrniǎoto kill two birds with one stone
- 暗香疏影ànxiāng-shūyǐngsubtle fragrance and sparse shadows (of plum blossoms)
- 出水芙蓉chūshuǐ-fúrónga lotus rising from the water
- 拂袖而去fúxiù-érqùto storm off
- 高耸入云gāosǒng-rùyúntowering into the clouds
- 坚如磐石jiānrú-pánshírock-solid
- 精诚所至jīngchéng-suǒzhìsincerity can move mountains
- 山明水秀shānmíng-shuǐxiùbeautiful scenery of hills and waters
- 树大招风shùdà-zhāofēngtall trees catch the wind (fame attracts trouble)
- 水天一色shuǐtiān-yīsèwater and sky merging in one color
- 铁石心肠tiěshí-xīnchángheart of stone
- 文山会海wénshān-huìhǎimountains of paperwork and endless meetings
- 烟波浩渺yānbō-hàomiǎovast misty expanse of water
- 一场春梦yīchǎng-chūnmènga spring dream (fleeting illusion)
- 莺飞草长yīngfēi-cǎozhǎngorioles flying and grass growing
- 鱼水深情yúshuǐ-shēnqíngclose bond like fish and water
What is a Chinese idiom about nature?
春暖花开 (chūnnuǎn-huākāi): warm spring with flowers in bloom. It is the most common of the 88 on this page.
What is a chengyu?
A set phrase, nearly always four characters, that packs a story or an image into a few words: 画蛇添足, “drawing legs on a snake”, means spoiling something by overdoing it. Chinese speakers use them in writing, speeches and everyday talk.
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Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list; meanings from our own dictionary. Open one for its characters and real sentences.