春风得意 春風得意 chūn fēng dé yì flushed with success / proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc) / as pleased as punch syn 旗开得胜 旗開得勝 qí kāi dé shèng lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom) / fig. to start on sth and have immediate success / success in a single move syn 几率 幾率 jī lǜ probability / odds syn 不和 bù hé not to get along well / to be on bad terms / to be at odds / discord syn 离心 離心 lí xīn to be at odds with / centrifugal (force) 零碎 líng suì scattered and fragmentary / scraps / odds and ends syn 散件 sǎn jiàn spare parts / odds and ends 万难 萬難 wàn nán countless difficulties / extremely difficult / against all odds syn 相左 xiāng zuǒ to fail to meet each other / to conflict with each other / to be at odds with syn 寡不敌众 寡不敵眾 guǎ bù dí zhòng the few are no match for the many / heavily outnumbered / facing impossible odds (idiom) syn 龃龉 齟齬 jǔ yǔ (literary) (of teeth) to be misaligned / (fig.) in disagreement / at odds syn 精卫填海 精衛填海 jīng wèi tián hǎi lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom) / futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds syn 好汉不吃眼前亏 好漢不吃眼前虧 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom) 比值比 bǐ zhí bǐ odds ratio 不睦 bù mù to not get along well / to be at odds 东鳞西爪 東鱗西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west / odds and ends (idiom) syn 满拧 滿擰 mǎn nǐng totally inconsistent / completely at odds 零杂 零雜 líng zá bit and pieces / small odds and ends 比率比 odds ratio 不畏困难奖 不畏困難獎 Against All Odds Award 成功 chéng gōng to succeed / success / successful / fruitful syn 上来 上來 shàng lái to come up / to approach / (verb complement indicating success) syn 成就 chéng jiù accomplishment / success / achievement / CL:個|个[ge4] / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about syn 秘诀 秘訣 mì jué secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success) syn 生机 生機 shēng jī opportunity to live / hope of success / vigor / vitality syn 果实 果實 guǒ shí fruit (produced by a plant) / (fig.) fruits (of success etc) / results / gains syn 成败 成敗 chéng bài success or failure syn 打响 打響 dǎ xiǎng to start shooting or firing / to win an initial success / to succeed (of a plan) syn 得失 dé shī gains and losses / success and failure / merits and demerits syn 出线 出線 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success 胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory syn 迈向 邁向 mài xiàng to stride toward (success) / to march toward / to take a step toward 佳绩 佳績 jiā jì good result / success syn 速成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time syn 闯荡 闖盪 chuǎng dàng to leave home to make one's way in the world / to leave the life one knows to seek success syn 甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc) / benefit syn 要诀 要訣 yào jué the key trick / the secret of success syn 预祝 預祝 yù zhù to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc) 水到渠成 shuǐ dào qú chéng lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) / fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally syn 硕果 碩果 shuò guǒ major achievement / great work / triumphant success syn 铺路 鋪路 pū lù to pave (with paving stones) / to lay a road / (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth) / to give a present to sb to ensure success 报喜 報喜 bào xǐ to announce good news / to report success 得志 得誌 dé zhì to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success syn 成活率 chéng huó lǜ survival rate / rate of success 踌躇满志 躊躇滿志 chóu chú mǎn zhì enormously proud of one's success (idiom) / smug / complacent syn 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight syn 过关斩将 過關斬將 guò guān zhǎn jiàng to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]) 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù to win success and recognition (idiom) syn 捷报 捷報 jié bào report of success / report of a victory syn 急于求成 急於求成 jí yú qiú chéng anxious for quick results (idiom) / to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous syn 飞黄腾达 飛黃騰達 fēi huáng téng dá lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom) / fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career syn 恭祝 gōng zhù to congratulate respectfully / to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) / with best wishes (in writing) 坐等 zuò děng to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive / to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc) syn 决胜负 決勝負 jué shèng fù to determine success or failure 一步登天 yī bù dēng tiān reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom) / (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success syn 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom) / last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory syn 十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná jiǔ wěn to be a cinch / in the bag / (of a person) confident of success syn 满堂红 滿堂紅 mǎn táng hóng success across the board / victory in everything one touches syn 稳操胜券 穩操勝券 wěn cāo shèng quàn grasp it and victory is assured / to have success within one's grasp (idiom) syn 马到成功 馬到成功 mǎ dào chéng gōng to win instant success (idiom) syn 一炮打响 一炮打響 yī pào dǎ xiǎng to win instant success (idiom) / to start off successfully syn 报捷 報捷 bào jié report a success / announce a victory syn 过五关斩六将 過五關斬六將 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) 水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn 满贯 滿貫 mǎn guàn to win every trick in a card game / grand slam / fig. total success syn 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn 三七开 三七開 sān qī kāi ratio seventy to thirty / thirty percent failure, seventy percent success 胜 勝 shèng victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task) syn 稳操胜算 穩操勝算 wěn cāo shèng suàn to be assured of success 一蹴而得 yī cù ér dé to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight 功到自然成 gōng dào zì rán chéng effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom) 千虑一得 千慮一得 qiān lǜ yī dé a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) / Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck. 名缰利锁 名韁利鎖 míng jiāng lì suǒ lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom) / tied down by reputation and wealth / the victim of one's own success syn 坐观成败 坐觀成敗 zuò guān chéng bài to sit and await success or failure (idiom) / to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence syn 成败利钝 成敗利鈍 chéng bài lì dùn succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom) / advantages and disadvantages / success and failure / You win some, you lose some. syn 捷报频传 捷報頻傳 jié bào pín chuán victory reports pour in (idiom) / news of success in an endless stream 终南捷径 終南捷徑 zhōng nán jié jìng lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom) / fig. shortcut to a high-flying career / easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用|卢藏用[Lu2 Cang4 yong4], who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court) syn 鸡犬升天 雞犬升天 jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it syn 一年之计在于春 一年之計在於春 yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) / early planning is the key to success 厚积薄发 厚積薄發 hòu jī bó fā lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared 成败得失 成敗得失 chéng bài dé shī lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom) / fig. to weigh up various factors 成败论人 成敗論人 chéng bài lùn rén to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom) 失败是成功之母 失敗是成功之母 shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ Failure is the mother of success. 一人得道，鸡犬升天 一人得道，雞犬升天 yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it 一举成功 一舉成功 yī jǔ chéng gōng success at one go / to succeed at the first attempt 三七开定论 三七開定論 sān qī kāi dìng lùn thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong 久攻不下 jiǔ gōng bù xià to attack for a long time without success 八字没一撇 八字沒一撇 bā zì méi yī piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet 八字还没一撇儿 八字還沒一撇兒 bā zì hái méi yī piě r lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet 叫响 叫響 jiào xiǎng to gain fame and success 报子 報子 bào zi bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations) 报条 報條 bào tiáo report of success from a candidate to the imperial examination (old) / list of deaths 报录人 報錄人 bào lù rén bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations) 左券在握 zuǒ quàn zài wò to be assured of success (idiom) 成也萧何，败也萧何 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 chéng yě xiāo hé , bài yě xiāo hé lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1] / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor 招财 招財 zhāo cái lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3]) 招财进宝 招財進寶 zhāo cái jìn bǎo ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year) / We wish you wealth and success! 机会带来成功 機會帶來成功 jī huì dài lái chéng gōng Opportunity brings success. (idiom) 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. 