# Change & possibility

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

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97–120 of 136 idioms

Pinyin A–Z

- [石破天惊 shí pò tiān jīng Be startlingly original or extraordinary ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shi-po-tian-jing)

- [史无前例 shǐ wú qián lì Have no known earlier parallel ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shi-wu-qian-li)

- [水到渠成 shuǐ dào qú chéng Success follows when conditions are ready ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shui-dao-qu-cheng)

- [顺其自然 shùn qí zì rán Let things follow their natural course ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shun-qi-zi-ran)

- [四海为家 sì hǎi wéi jiā Make one's home wherever one goes ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/si-hai-wei-jia)

- [死灰复燃 sǐ huī fù rán An unwelcome problem revives ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/si-hui-fu-ran)

- [昙花一现 tán huā yī xiàn Appear brilliantly but only briefly ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/tan-hua-yi-xian)

- [逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo Make a quick getaway ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/tao-zhi-yao-yao)

- [天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù Be transformed or thrown into complete upheaval ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/tian-fan-di-fu)

- [天涯海角 tiān yá hǎi jiǎo The remotest places in the world ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/tian-ya-hai-jiao)

- [土崩瓦解 tǔ bēng wǎ jiě Collapse or disintegrate completely ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/tu-beng-wa-jie)

- [推波助澜 tuī bō zhù lán Give further momentum to a developing trend ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/tui-bo-zhu-lan)

- [推陈出新 tuī chén chū xīn Create something fresh by reworking what came before ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/tui-chen-chu-xin)

- [万象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn Everything takes on a fresh appearance ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wan-xiang-geng-xin)

- [亡羊补牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo It’s still worth fixing a mistake ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wang-yang-bu-lao)

- [危如累卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn Be in an extremely precarious state ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wei-ru-lei-luan)

- [物极必反 wù jí bì fǎn An extreme may lead to a reversal ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wu-ji-bi-fan)

- [喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài Delighted by an unexpectedly good outcome ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/xi-chu-wang-wai)

- [洗心革面 xǐ xīn gé miàn Reform oneself thoroughly ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/xi-xin-ge-mian)

- [新陈代谢 xīn chén dài xiè A process of renewal or biological metabolism ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/xin-chen-dai-xie)

- [欣欣向荣 xīn xīn xiàng róng Grow and thrive vigorously ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/xin-xin-xiang-rong)

- [雪泥鸿爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo Fleeting traces of past experiences ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/xue-ni-hong-zhao)

- [杳如黄鹤 yǎo rú huáng hè Disappear without a trace ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/yao-ru-huang-he)

- [一波三折 yī bō sān zhé Undergo many twists and setbacks ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/yi-bo-san-zhe)

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