# Change & possibility

Expressions for changing circumstances, fresh possibilities, and uncertain outcomes.

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49–72 of 136 idioms

Pinyin A–Z

- [浑浑噩噩 hún hún è è Live in a muddled, unreflective state ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/hun-hun-e-e)

- [岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi Be on the verge of danger or collapse ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/ji-ji-ke-wei)

- [继往开来 jì wǎng kāi lái Build on the past to shape the future ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/ji-wang-kai-lai)

- [积重难返 jī zhòng nán fǎn Find entrenched problems difficult to reverse ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/ji-zhong-nan-fan)

- [家徒四壁 jiā tú sì bì Be extremely poor with scarcely any possessions ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/jia-tu-si-bi)

- [见猎心喜 jiàn liè xīn xǐ Feel eager to return to a former pursuit ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/jian-lie-xin-xi)

- [渐入佳境 jiàn rù jiā jìng Improve progressively and become increasingly enjoyable ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/jian-ru-jia-jing)

- [江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià Deteriorate steadily ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/jiang-he-ri-xia)

- [江郎才尽 jiāng láng cái jìn Lose the ability to produce fresh creative work ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/jiang-lang-cai-jin)

- [惊天动地 jīng tiān dòng dì Have an enormous or dramatic impact ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/jing-tian-dong-di)

- [康庄大道 kāng zhuāng dà dào A broad and promising path forward ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/kang-zhuang-da-dao)

- [苦尽甘来 kǔ jìn gān lái Better times arrive after difficulties ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/ku-jin-gan-lai)

- [狼狈不堪 láng bèi bù kān Be in a thoroughly distressed or disheveled state ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/lang-bei-bu-kan)

- [乐不思蜀 lè bù sī shǔ Enjoy yourself so much that you forget home ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/le-bu-si-shu)

- [乐极生悲 lè jí shēng bēi Joy taken too far can end in sorrow ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/le-ji-sheng-bei)

- [立竿见影 lì gān jiàn yǐng Produce an immediate visible result ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/li-gan-jian-ying)

- [历历在目 lì lì zài mù Remain vividly present in memory ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/li-li-zai-mu)

- [离乡背井 lí xiāng bèi jǐng Leave one’s home and familiar community ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/li-xiang-bei-jing)

- [另起炉灶 lìng qǐ lú zào Start a separate undertaking afresh ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/ling-qi-lu-zao)

- [柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng Find a new hopeful opening after difficulty ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/liu-an-hua-ming)

- [落花流水 luò huā liú shuǐ Be utterly defeated ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/luo-hua-liu-shui)

- [洛阳纸贵 luò yáng zhǐ guì A written work becomes immensely popular ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/luo-yang-zhi-gui)

- [每下愈况 měi xià yù kuàng Become progressively worse ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/mei-xia-yu-kuang)

- [门可罗雀 mén kě luó què Have almost no visitors or customers ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/men-ke-luo-que)

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