| 打圆场 | da3 yuan2 chang3 | to smooth things over |
| 揠苗助长 | ya4 miao2 zhu4 zhang3 | see 拔苗助長拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3] |
| 放任自流 | fang4 ren4 zi4 liu2 | to indulge |
| 日月重光 | ri4 yue4 chong2 guang1 | the sun and moon shine once more |
| 时来运转 | shi2 lai2 yun4 zhuan3 | to have a lucky break |
| 有头无尾 | you3 tou2 wu2 wei3 | short attention span |
| 有始无终 | you3 shi3 wu2 zhong1 | short attention span |
| 未可同日而语 | wei4 ke3 tong2 ri4 er2 yu3 | incomparable |
| 此时此地 | ci3 shi2 ci3 di4 | here and now |
| 洞若观火 | dong4 ruo4 guan1 huo3 | clear as a flame (idiom) |
| 物以类聚，人以群分 | wu4 yi3 lei4 ju4 ren2 yi3 qun2 fen1 | Birds of a feather flock together. |
| 独出心裁 | du2 chu1 xin1 cai2 | to do things differently |
| 知中国事 | zhi1 zhong1 guo2 shi4 | to know about Chinese things |