nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apathy
安于安於an1 yu2
to feel contented with
安于现状安於現狀an1 yu2 xian4 zhuang4
to take things as they are (idiom); to leave a situation as it is; to be happy with the status quo
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects); Do as you would be done by.; Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
嫁祸于人嫁禍於人jia4 huo4 yu2 ren2
to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others; to pass the buck
鉴于鑒於jian4 yu2
in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas
介于介於jie4 yu2
between; intermediate; to lie between
介于两难介於兩難jie4 yu2 liang3 nan2
to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
精于精於jing1 yu2
skillful in; proficient in; adept at
精于此道精於此道jing1 yu2 ci3 dao4
to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field
居住于居住於ju1 zhu4 yu2
to inhabit
局限于局限於ju2 xian4 yu2
to be limited to
苛政猛于虎苛政猛於虎ke1 zheng4 meng3 yu2 hu3
tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)
困难在于困難在於kun4 nan2 zai4 yu2
the problem is...
来源于來源於lai2 yuan2 yu2
to originate in
老于世故老於世故lao3 yu2 shi4 gu4
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise; sophisticated
乐于樂於le4 yu2
willing (to do sth); to take pleasure in
乐于助人樂於助人le4 yu2 zhu4 ren2
willing to help others
利于利於li4 yu2
to be beneficial; to be good for
聊胜于无聊勝於無liao2 sheng4 yu2 wu2
better than nothing (idiom)
了然于胸了然於胸liao3 ran2 yu2 xiong1
to be well aware of sth; to understand clearly
流于流於liu2 yu2
to change (for the worse)
流于形式流於形式liu2 yu2 xing2 shi4
to become a mere formality
落于下风落於下風luo4 yu2 xia4 feng1
to be at a disadvantage
忙于忙於mang2 yu2
busy with
免于免於mian3 yu2
to be saved from; to be spared (something)
莫过于莫過於mo4 guo4 yu2
nothing can surpass
难于登天難於登天nan2 yu2 deng1 tian1
harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
难于接近難於接近nan2 yu2 jie1 jin4
(of people) difficult to approach; inaccessible
拟于不伦擬於不倫ni3 yu2 bu4 lun2
to draw an impossible comparison
怒形于色怒形於色nu4 xing2 yu2 se4
to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
疲于奔命疲於奔命pi2 yu2 ben1 ming4
lit. tired of constantly running for one's life (idiom); terribly busy; up to one's ears in work
迫于迫於po4 yu2
constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth
lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom); fig. the student surpasses the master
倾向于傾向於qing1 xiang4 yu2
to incline to; to prefer; to be prone to
轻于鸿毛輕於鴻毛qing1 yu2 hong2 mao2
light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling; unimportant
穷于应付窮於應付qiong2 yu2 ying4 fu4
to struggle to cope (with a situation); to be at one's wits' end
求道于盲求道於盲qiu2 dao4 yu2 mang2
see 問道於盲|问道于盲
求助于人求助於人qiu2 zhu4 yu2 ren2
to call upon others for help
趋于趨於qu1 yu2
to tend towards
染指于鼎染指於鼎ran3 zhi3 yu2 ding3
lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie; to get a share of the action
人浮于事人浮於事ren2 fu2 yu2 shi4
more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
善于善於shan4 yu2
to be good at; to be adept at
身教胜于言教身教勝於言教shen1 jiao4 sheng4 yu2 yan2 jiao4
teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom); action speaks louder than words
甚至于甚至於shen4 zhi4 yu2
so much (that); even (to the extent that)
生命在于运动生命在於運動sheng1 ming4 zai4 yu2 yun4 dong4
life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations); Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle).; Life derives from physical exercise.
internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
羞于启齿羞於啟齒xiu1 yu2 qi3 chi3
to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
血浓于水血濃於水xue4 nong2 yu2 shui3
blood is thicker than water; fig. family ties are closer than social relations
言归于好言歸於好yan2 gui1 yu2 hao3
to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet
严于律己嚴於律己yan2 yu2 lv4 ji3
to be strict with oneself
业荒于嬉業荒於嬉ye4 huang1 yu2 xi1
to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
业精于勤業精於勤ye4 jing1 yu2 qin2
mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.; Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.; Practice makes perfect.
一年之计在于春一年之計在於春yi1 nian2 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chun1
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom); early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨一日之計在於晨yi1 ri4 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chen2
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom); early morning is the golden time of the day
伊于胡底伊於胡底yi1 yu2 hu2 di3
where will it stop?
以利于以利於yi3 li4 yu2
for the sake of; in order to
以至于以至於yi3 zhi4 yu2
down to; up to; to the extent that...
以致于以致於yi3 zhi4 yu2
so that; to the point that
易于反掌易於反掌yi4 yu2 fan3 zhang3
see 易如反掌
溢于言表溢於言表yi4 yu2 yan2 biao3
to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
勇于勇於yong3 yu2
to dare to; to be brave enough to
优于優於you1 yu2
to surpass
由于由於you2 yu2
due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
有悖于有悖於you3 bei4 yu2
to go against
有鉴于此有鑒於此you3 jian4 yu2 ci3
in view of this; to this end
有赖于有賴於you3 lai4 yu2
to rely on; to depend on
有助于有助於you3 zhu4 yu2
to contribute to; to promote
于都於都yu2 du1
Yudu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
于都县於都縣yu2 du1 xian4
Yudu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
于是於是yu2 shi4
thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
于是乎於是乎yu2 shi4 hu1
therefore
于事无补於事無補yu2 shi4 wu2 bu3
unhelpful; useless
于田於田yu2 tian2
Kériye Nahiyisi; Yutian county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區|和田地区, Xinjiang
于田县於田縣yu2 tian2 xian4
Kériye Nahiyisi; Yutian county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區|和田地区, Xinjiang
于雾霭之中於霧靄之中yu2 wu4 ai3 zhi1 zhong1
to be beclouded
于心不忍於心不忍yu2 xin1 bu4 ren3
can't bear to
于焉於焉yu2 yan1
(classical) see 於是|于是
缘于緣於yuan2 yu2
to originate from; to come from the fact that; owing to; because of
源于源於yuan2 yu2
has its origins in
约等于約等於yue1 deng3 yu2
approximately equal to
在于在於zai4 yu2
to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with
臻于完善臻於完善zhen1 yu2 wan2 shan4
to attain perfection (idiom)
臻于郅治臻於郅治zhen1 yu2 zhi4 zhi4
to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)
植根于植根於zhi2 gen1 yu2
to be rooted to; to take root in
只限于只限於zhi3 xian4 yu2
to be limited to
至于至於zhi4 yu2
as for; as to; to go so far as to
终于終於zhong1 yu2
at last; in the end; finally; eventually
忠于忠於zhong1 yu2
to be loyal to
重于泰山重於泰山zhong4 yu2 tai4 shan1
heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
著称于世著稱於世zhu4 cheng1 yu2 shi4
world-renowned
专美于前專美於前zhuan1 mei3 yu2 qian2
to monopolize the limelight (idiom); to get all the glory; to rank highest