一团和气
yī tuán hé qì
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1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
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2 warm and affable
一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
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1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
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2 reliable
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
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1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
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2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
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1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
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1 out of breath (idiom)
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2 to gasp for air
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
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1 not to be crushed (idiom)
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2 to be determined to have one's revenge
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
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1 to act in collusion (idiom)
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
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1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
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2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
勇气可嘉
yǒng qì kě jiā
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1 to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
和气生财
hé qì shēng cái
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1 (idiom) amiability makes you rich
和气致祥
hé qì zhì xiáng
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1 (idiom) amiability leads to harmony
唉声叹气
āi shēng tàn qì
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1 sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)
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2 to heave deep sighs
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3 to sigh in despair
喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
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1 full of joy (idiom); jubilation
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
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1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
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1 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
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2 crestfallen
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
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1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
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2 wasteful
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
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2 doing things at the last minute
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3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
年轻气盛
nián qīng qì shèng
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1 full of youthful vigor (idiom)
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2 in the prime of youth
心平气和
xīn píng qì hé
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1 tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
心烦气躁
xīn fán qì zào
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1 agitated
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2 annoyed (idiom)