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title: "Chinese Idioms about Nature: 88 Chengyu With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "88 Chinese idioms (chengyu) about nature, like 春暖花开 (warm spring with flowers in bloom) and 百花齐放 (a hundred flowers in bloom), each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms/nature"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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[Chinese idioms](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms) · 88 idioms

# Chinese idioms about nature

Chengyu whose meaning is about nature, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E6%98%A5%E6%9A%96%E8%8A%B1%E5%BC%80%20%E7%99%BE%E8%8A%B1%E9%BD%90%E6%94%BE%20%E9%A3%8E%E5%8F%A3%E6%B5%AA%E5%B0%96%20%E7%BB%BF%E6%B0%B4%E9%9D%92%E5%B1%B1%20%E6%B5%B7%E9%98%94%E5%A4%A9%E7%A9%BA%20%E4%BB%8E%E5%A4%A9%E8%80%8C%E9%99%8D%20%E5%85%AB%E4%BB%99%E8%BF%87%E6%B5%B7%20%E6%BC%AB%E5%B1%B1%E9%81%8D%E9%87%8E%20%E7%94%B5%E9%97%AA%E9%9B%B7%E9%B8%A3%20%E7%BF%BB%E5%B1%B1%E8%B6%8A%E5%B2%AD%20%E5%B1%B1%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E7%A7%80%20%E7%8B%82%E9%A3%8E%E6%9A%B4%E9%9B%A8%20%E4%BE%9D%E5%B1%B1%E5%82%8D%E6%B0%B4%20%E6%B9%96%E5%85%89%E5%B1%B1%E8%89%B2%20%E9%9B%A8%E5%90%8E%E6%98%A5%E7%AC%8B%20%E5%BC%80%E8%8A%B1%E7%BB%93%E6%9E%9C%20%E8%A1%80%E6%B5%81%E6%88%90%E6%B2%B3%20%E4%B9%98%E9%A3%8E%E7%A0%B4%E6%B5%AA%20%E6%98%A5%E6%84%8F%E7%9B%8E%E7%84%B6%20%E4%B8%80%E8%8D%89%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%A8%20%E6%B3%A2%E5%85%89%E7%B2%BC%E7%B2%BC%20%E5%A7%B9%E7%B4%AB%E5%AB%A3%E7%BA%A2%20%E9%B9%85%E6%AF%9B%E5%A4%A7%E9%9B%AA%20%E6%B5%B7%E6%9E%AF%E7%9F%B3%E7%83%82%20%E7%A7%8B%E9%AB%98%E6%B0%94%E7%88%BD%20%E4%B8%87%E5%AE%B6%E7%81%AF%E7%81%AB%20%E7%93%A2%E6%B3%BC%E5%A4%A7%E9%9B%A8%20%E4%B8%80%E9%A3%9E%E5%86%B2%E5%A4%A9%20%E5%A6%82%E9%B1%BC%E5%BE%97%E6%B0%B4%20%E6%97%A5%E8%96%84%E8%A5%BF%E5%B1%B1%20%E9%A3%9F%E6%8C%87%E5%A4%A7%E5%8A%A8%20%E5%A4%A7%E9%A3%8E%E5%A4%A7%E6%B5%AA%20%E5%A6%82%E8%8A%B1%E4%BC%BC%E7%8E%89%20%E9%9D%92%E5%B1%B1%E7%BB%BF%E6%B0%B4%20%E5%A4%A7%E6%B5%AA%E6%B7%98%E6%B2%99%20%E7%BF%BB%E6%B1%9F%E5%80%92%E6%B5%B7%20%E8%B5%B4%E6%B1%A4%E8%B9%88%E7%81%AB%20%E8%B7%8B%E5%B1%B1%E6%B6%89%E6%B0%B4%20%E6%B3%A2%E6%B6%9B%E6%B1%B9%E6%B6%8C%20%E5%B4%87%E5%B1%B1%E5%B3%BB%E5%B2%AD%20%E5%A4%A7%E9%9B%A8%E5%80%BE%E7%9B%86%20%E4%B8%A4%E8%82%8B%E6%8F%92%E5%88%80%20%E5%B1%B1%E6%B0%B4%E7%9B%B8%E8%BF%9E%20%E6%B7%B1%E5%B1%B1%E8%80%81%E6%9E%97%20%E5%A4%B4%E6%99%95%E7%9B%AE%E7%9C%A9%20%E9%81%AE%E5%A4%A9%E8%94%BD%E6%97%A5%20%E6%B5%91%E6%B0%B4%E6%91%B8%E9%B1%BC%20%E9%B8%9F%E8%AF%AD%E8%8A%B1%E9%A6%99%20%E7%A9%B7%E5%B1%B1%E6%81%B6%E6%B0%B4%20%E5%A4%B4%E6%99%95%E7%9C%BC%E8%8A%B1%20%E4%BC%BC%E6%B0%B4%E6%B5%81%E5%B9%B4%20%E7%99%BE%E8%8A%B1%E4%BA%89%E8%89%B3%20%E6%BB%B4%E6%B0%B4%E7%A9%BF%E7%9F%B3%20%E8%8A%B1%E5%A5%BD%E6%9C%88%E5%9C%86%20%E6%81%A9%E9%87%8D%E5%A6%82%E5%B1%B1%20%E5%B1%B1%E7%8F%8D%E6%B5%B7%E5%91%B3%20%E4%B8%80%E8%A1%A3%E5%B8%A6%E6%B0%B4%20%E5%9B%9E%E5%85%89%E8%BF%94%E7%85%A7%20%E4%BB%96%E5%B1%B1%E4%B9%8B%E7%9F%B3%20%E7%99%BD%E9%9B%AA%E7%9A%91%E7%9A%91%20%E8%8D%89%E9%95%BF%E8%8E%BA%E9%A3%9E%20%E7%82%B9%E7%9F%B3%E6%88%90%E9%87%91%20%E5%A0%86%E7%A7%AF%E5%A6%82%E5%B1%B1%20%E6%BB%A1%E5%B1%B1%E9%81%8D%E9%87%8E%20%E4%B8%80%E7%AE%AD%E5%8F%8C%E9%9B%95%20%E4%B9%8D%E6%9A%96%E8%BF%98%E5%AF%92%20%E6%98%A5%E5%85%89%E6%98%8E%E5%AA%9A%20%E6%98%A5%E5%AF%92%E6%96%99%E5%B3%AD%20%E6%98%A5%E5%AE%B5%E4%B8%80%E5%88%BB%20%E9%87%91%E9%A3%8E%E9%80%81%E7%88%BD%20%E5%90%8D%E5%B1%B1%E5%A4%A7%E5%B7%9D%20%E5%B1%B1%E9%87%8D%E6%B0%B4%E5%A4%8D%20%E4%B8%80%E7%9F%B3%E4%BA%8C%E9%B8%9F%20%E6%9A%97%E9%A6%99%E7%96%8F%E5%BD%B1%20%E5%87%BA%E6%B0%B4%E8%8A%99%E8%93%89%20%E6%8B%82%E8%A2%96%E8%80%8C%E5%8E%BB%20%E9%AB%98%E8%80%B8%E5%85%A5%E4%BA%91%20%E5%9D%9A%E5%A6%82%E7%A3%90%E7%9F%B3%20%E7%B2%BE%E8%AF%9A%E6%89%80%E8%87%B3%20%E5%B1%B1%E6%98%8E%E6%B0%B4%E7%A7%80%20%E6%A0%91%E5%A4%A7%E6%8B%9B%E9%A3%8E%20%E6%B0%B4%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%80%E8%89%B2%20%E9%93%81%E7%9F%B3%E5%BF%83%E8%82%A0%20%E6%96%87%E5%B1%B1%E4%BC%9A%E6%B5%B7%20%E7%83%9F%E6%B3%A2%E6%B5%A9%E6%B8%BA%20%E4%B8%80%E5%9C%BA%E6%98%A5%E6%A2%A6%20%E8%8E%BA%E9%A3%9E%E8%8D%89%E9%95%BF%20%E9%B1%BC%E6%B0%B4%E6%B7%B1%E6%83%85)

- [春暖花开chūnnuǎn-huākāiwarm spring with flowers in bloom](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%98%A5%E6%9A%96%E8%8A%B1%E5%BC%80)
- [百花齐放bǎihuā-qífànga hundred flowers in bloom](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%99%BE%E8%8A%B1%E9%BD%90%E6%94%BE)
- [风口浪尖fēngkǒu-làngjiānthe center of the storm](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A3%8E%E5%8F%A3%E6%B5%AA%E5%B0%96)
- [绿水青山lǜshuǐ-qīngshāngreen hills and clear waters](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%BF%E6%B0%B4%E9%9D%92%E5%B1%B1)
- [海阔天空hǎikuò-tiānkōngboundless as the sea and sky](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B5%B7%E9%98%94%E5%A4%A9%E7%A9%BA)
- [从天而降cóngtiān-érjiàngto come down from the sky](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BB%8E%E5%A4%A9%E8%80%8C%E9%99%8D)
- [八仙过海bāxiān-guòhǎithe Eight Immortals crossing the sea (each showing their own skill)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%AB%E4%BB%99%E8%BF%87%E6%B5%B7)
- [漫山遍野mànshān-biànyěall over the hills and fields](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%BC%AB%E5%B1%B1%E9%81%8D%E9%87%8E)
- [电闪雷鸣diànshǎn-léimíngthunder and lightning](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%B5%E9%97%AA%E9%9B%B7%E9%B8%A3)
- [翻山越岭fānshān-yuèlǐngto cross mountains and ridges](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BF%BB%E5%B1%B1%E8%B6%8A%E5%B2%AD)
- [山清水秀shānqīng-shuǐxiùbeautiful scenery of green hills and clear waters](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B1%B1%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E7%A7%80)
- [狂风暴雨kuángfēng-bàoyǔviolent storm](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%8B%82%E9%A3%8E%E6%9A%B4%E9%9B%A8)
- [依山傍水yīshān-bàngshuǐnestled between mountains and water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BE%9D%E5%B1%B1%E5%82%8D%E6%B0%B4)
- [湖光山色húguāng-shānsèbeautiful lake and mountain scenery](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B9%96%E5%85%89%E5%B1%B1%E8%89%B2)
- [雨后春笋yǔhòu-chūnsǔnlike mushrooms after rain](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9B%A8%E5%90%8E%E6%98%A5%E7%AC%8B)
- [开花结果kāihuā-jiéguǒto blossom and bear fruit](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%80%E8%8A%B1%E7%BB%93%E6%9E%9C)
- [血流成河xuèliú-chénghérivers of blood (of a massacre)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%80%E6%B5%81%E6%88%90%E6%B2%B3)
- [乘风破浪chéngfēng-pòlàngto brave the wind and waves](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B9%98%E9%A3%8E%E7%A0%B4%E6%B5%AA)
- [春意盎然chūnyì-àngránspring is in the air](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%98%A5%E6%84%8F%E7%9B%8E%E7%84%B6)
- [一草一木yīcǎo-yīmùevery blade of grass and every tree](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E8%8D%89%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%A8)
- [波光粼粼bōguāng-línlínsparkling waves](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B3%A2%E5%85%89%E7%B2%BC%E7%B2%BC)
- [姹紫嫣红chàzǐ-yānhónga riot of brilliant flowers](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A7%B9%E7%B4%AB%E5%AB%A3%E7%BA%A2)
- [鹅毛大雪émáo-dàxuěheavy snow in big flakes](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%B9%85%E6%AF%9B%E5%A4%A7%E9%9B%AA)
- [海枯石烂hǎikū-shílàntill the seas run dry and the rocks crumble (vow of eternal love)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B5%B7%E6%9E%AF%E7%9F%B3%E7%83%82)
- [秋高气爽qiūgāo-qìshuǎngclear and crisp autumn weather](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A7%8B%E9%AB%98%E6%B0%94%E7%88%BD)
- [万家灯火wànjiā-dēnghuǒa sea of lights](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%87%E5%AE%B6%E7%81%AF%E7%81%AB)
- [瓢泼大雨piáopō-dàyǔtorrential rain](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%93%A2%E6%B3%BC%E5%A4%A7%E9%9B%A8)
- [一飞冲天yīfēi-chōngtiānto soar to the sky](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E9%A3%9E%E5%86%B2%E5%A4%A9)
- [如鱼得水rúyú-déshuǐlike a fish in water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A6%82%E9%B1%BC%E5%BE%97%E6%B0%B4)
- [日薄西山rìbó-xīshānthe sun is setting](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%A5%E8%96%84%E8%A5%BF%E5%B1%B1)
- [食指大动shízhǐ-dàdòngto have one's mouth water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A3%9F%E6%8C%87%E5%A4%A7%E5%8A%A8)
- [大风大浪dàfēng-dàlànggreat storms](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A7%E9%A3%8E%E5%A4%A7%E6%B5%AA)
- [如花似玉rúhuā-sìyùbeautiful as a flower (of a woman)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A6%82%E8%8A%B1%E4%BC%BC%E7%8E%89)
- [青山绿水qīngshān-lǜshuǐgreen hills and clear waters](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9D%92%E5%B1%B1%E7%BB%BF%E6%B0%B4)
- [大浪淘沙dàlàngtáoshāgreat waves wash away the sand (only the best survive)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A7%E6%B5%AA%E6%B7%98%E6%B2%99)
- [翻江倒海fānjiāng-dǎohǎioverturning rivers and seas](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BF%BB%E6%B1%9F%E5%80%92%E6%B5%B7)
- [赴汤蹈火fùtāng-dǎohuǒto go through fire and water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B5%B4%E6%B1%A4%E8%B9%88%E7%81%AB)
- [跋山涉水báshān-shèshuǐto travel over mountains and rivers](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B7%8B%E5%B1%B1%E6%B6%89%E6%B0%B4)
- [波涛汹涌bōtāo-xiōngyǒngsurging waves](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B3%A2%E6%B6%9B%E6%B1%B9%E6%B6%8C)
- [崇山峻岭chóngshān-jùnlǐnghigh mountains and steep ridges](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B4%87%E5%B1%B1%E5%B3%BB%E5%B2%AD)
- [大雨倾盆dàyǔ-qīngpéntorrential rain](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A7%E9%9B%A8%E5%80%BE%E7%9B%86)
- [两肋插刀liǎnglèi-chādāoto go through fire and water for a friend](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%A4%E8%82%8B%E6%8F%92%E5%88%80)
- [山水相连shānshuǐ-xiāngliánlinked by mountains and rivers (of neighboring countries)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B1%B1%E6%B0%B4%E7%9B%B8%E8%BF%9E)
- [深山老林shēnshān-lǎolínremote mountains and dense forests](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B7%B1%E5%B1%B1%E8%80%81%E6%9E%97)
- [头晕目眩tóuyūn-mùxuàndizzy and seeing stars](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%B4%E6%99%95%E7%9B%AE%E7%9C%A9)
- [遮天蔽日zhētiān-bìrìblotting out the sky](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%81%AE%E5%A4%A9%E8%94%BD%E6%97%A5)
- [浑水摸鱼húnshuǐ-mōyúto fish in troubled waters](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B5%91%E6%B0%B4%E6%91%B8%E9%B1%BC)
- [鸟语花香niǎoyǔ-huāxiāngbirds singing and flowers fragrant](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%B8%9F%E8%AF%AD%E8%8A%B1%E9%A6%99)
- [穷山恶水qióngshān-èshuǐbarren hills and wild rivers](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A9%B7%E5%B1%B1%E6%81%B6%E6%B0%B4)
- [头晕眼花tóuyūn-yǎnhuādizzy and seeing stars](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%B4%E6%99%95%E7%9C%BC%E8%8A%B1)
- [似水流年sìshuǐ-liúniántime passing like flowing water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BC%BC%E6%B0%B4%E6%B5%81%E5%B9%B4)
- [百花争艳bǎihuā-zhēngyànflowers competing in beauty](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%99%BE%E8%8A%B1%E4%BA%89%E8%89%B3)
- [滴水穿石dīshuǐ-chuānshíconstant dripping wears away stone](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%BB%B4%E6%B0%B4%E7%A9%BF%E7%9F%B3)
- [花好月圆huāhǎo-yuèyuánbeautiful flowers and full moon](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8A%B1%E5%A5%BD%E6%9C%88%E5%9C%86)
- [恩重如山ēnzhòng-rúshāna debt of gratitude as heavy as a mountain](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%81%A9%E9%87%8D%E5%A6%82%E5%B1%B1)
- [山珍海味shānzhēn-hǎiwèidelicacies from land and sea](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B1%B1%E7%8F%8D%E6%B5%B7%E5%91%B3)
- [一衣带水yīyī-dàishuǐseparated by a narrow strip of water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E8%A1%A3%E5%B8%A6%E6%B0%B4)
- [回光返照huíguāng-fǎnzhàolast radiance of the setting sun](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9B%9E%E5%85%89%E8%BF%94%E7%85%A7)
- [他山之石tāshān-zhīshílessons from others (stones from another hill)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BB%96%E5%B1%B1%E4%B9%8B%E7%9F%B3)
- [白雪皑皑báixuě-ái’áisnow-covered](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%99%BD%E9%9B%AA%E7%9A%91%E7%9A%91)
- [草长莺飞cǎozhǎng-yīngfēilush spring scenery](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8D%89%E9%95%BF%E8%8E%BA%E9%A3%9E)
- [点石成金diǎnshí-chéngjīnto turn stone into gold](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%82%B9%E7%9F%B3%E6%88%90%E9%87%91)
- [堆积如山duījī-rúshānpiled up like a mountain](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A0%86%E7%A7%AF%E5%A6%82%E5%B1%B1)
- [满山遍野mǎnshān-biànyěall over the mountains and fields](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%BB%A1%E5%B1%B1%E9%81%8D%E9%87%8E)
- [一箭双雕yījiàn-shuāngdiāoto kill two birds with one stone](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E7%AE%AD%E5%8F%8C%E9%9B%95)
- [乍暖还寒zhànuǎn-huánhánwarm one moment and cold the next (of early spring)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B9%8D%E6%9A%96%E8%BF%98%E5%AF%92)
- [春光明媚chūnguāng-míngmèibright and beautiful spring scenery](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%98%A5%E5%85%89%E6%98%8E%E5%AA%9A)
- [春寒料峭chūnhán-liàoqiàothe chill of early spring](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%98%A5%E5%AF%92%E6%96%99%E5%B3%AD)
- [春宵一刻chūnxiāo-yīkèa moment of a spring night (is worth a thousand gold)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%98%A5%E5%AE%B5%E4%B8%80%E5%88%BB)
- [金风送爽jīnfēng-sòngshuǎngcool autumn breeze](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%87%91%E9%A3%8E%E9%80%81%E7%88%BD)
- [名山大川míngshān-dàchuānfamous mountains and rivers](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%8D%E5%B1%B1%E5%A4%A7%E5%B7%9D)
- [山重水复shānchóng-shuǐfùrange after range of hills and rivers (seemingly no way out)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B1%B1%E9%87%8D%E6%B0%B4%E5%A4%8D)
- [一石二鸟yīshí-èrniǎoto kill two birds with one stone](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E7%9F%B3%E4%BA%8C%E9%B8%9F)
- [暗香疏影ànxiāng-shūyǐngsubtle fragrance and sparse shadows (of plum blossoms)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9A%97%E9%A6%99%E7%96%8F%E5%BD%B1)
- [出水芙蓉chūshuǐ-fúrónga lotus rising from the water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%87%BA%E6%B0%B4%E8%8A%99%E8%93%89)
- [拂袖而去fúxiù-érqùto storm off](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%82%E8%A2%96%E8%80%8C%E5%8E%BB)
- [高耸入云gāosǒng-rùyúntowering into the clouds](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%AB%98%E8%80%B8%E5%85%A5%E4%BA%91)
- [坚如磐石jiānrú-pánshírock-solid](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9D%9A%E5%A6%82%E7%A3%90%E7%9F%B3)
- [精诚所至jīngchéng-suǒzhìsincerity can move mountains](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%B2%BE%E8%AF%9A%E6%89%80%E8%87%B3)
- [山明水秀shānmíng-shuǐxiùbeautiful scenery of hills and waters](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B1%B1%E6%98%8E%E6%B0%B4%E7%A7%80)
- [树大招风shùdà-zhāofēngtall trees catch the wind (fame attracts trouble)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A0%91%E5%A4%A7%E6%8B%9B%E9%A3%8E)
- [水天一色shuǐtiān-yīsèwater and sky merging in one color](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B0%B4%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%80%E8%89%B2)
- [铁石心肠tiěshí-xīnchángheart of stone](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%93%81%E7%9F%B3%E5%BF%83%E8%82%A0)
- [文山会海wénshān-huìhǎimountains of paperwork and endless meetings](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%96%87%E5%B1%B1%E4%BC%9A%E6%B5%B7)
- [烟波浩渺yānbō-hàomiǎovast misty expanse of water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%83%9F%E6%B3%A2%E6%B5%A9%E6%B8%BA)
- [一场春梦yīchǎng-chūnmènga spring dream (fleeting illusion)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E5%9C%BA%E6%98%A5%E6%A2%A6)
- [莺飞草长yīngfēi-cǎozhǎngorioles flying and grass growing](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8E%BA%E9%A3%9E%E8%8D%89%E9%95%BF)
- [鱼水深情yúshuǐ-shēnqíngclose bond like fish and water](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%B1%BC%E6%B0%B4%E6%B7%B1%E6%83%85)

## 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.

## More free tools

- [Chengyu quiz](https://mandarinthewild.com/chengyu-quiz)
- [Every chengyu](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/chengyu)
- [Chinese dictionary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dictionary)
- [Chinese grammar](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar)

Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list; meanings from our own dictionary. Open one for its characters and real sentences.