1、  矮子里拔将军

Pick a general from among the dwarfs—choose the best person available; be selected from among the mediocre (or run-of-the-mill); be hardly above the average; be selected for lack of a better one.

2、  明修栈道，暗渡陈仓

Do one thing under the cover of another; attack in one direction while making a feint in another

3、  光阴似箭，白驹过隙

Time passes as quickly as a white pony flashing past a chink; Time flies; Life is short.

4、  百尺竿头，更进一步

Go still higher; make still further progress; further improve one’s work; achieve greater success

5、  本末倒置

Put the cart before the horse; put the non-essential (or incidental) before the fundamental

6、  江山易改，本性难移

The rivers and mountains may be changed, but it is hard to alter a man’s character.

7、  比上不足，比下有余

Worse off than some, better off than many; fall short of the best, but be better than the worst; not up to those above, but above those below; mediocre; passable

8、  学习如逆水行舟，不进则退

Learning is like rowing a boat against the stream. If one fails to make progress (or move ahead), he will fall behind.

9、  沧海桑田

Seas change into mulberry fields—time brings great changes to the world.

10、君子有成人之美

A gentleman is always ready to help others fulfill their wishes.