独善其身 | dú shàn qí shēn
In his speech on May 15 to the Belt and Road Summit, Xi Jinping used this 成语 to explain that in the face…
淡泊名利 | dànbómínglì
On May 25, Xi Jinping made written remarks encouraging the Chinese people to emulate the late geophysicist Huang Danian. Huang, who passed away…
坚韧不拔 | Jiān rèn bù bá
Xi Jinping's "one belt, one road（一带一路）" initiative aims to feed China's unprecedented economic growth through the creation of a trading area beginning in…
未雨绸缪 | wèi yǔ chóu móu
On April 25 Xi Jinping ran a Politburo study session on the current state of financial stability. He not only stressed the importance…
远见卓识 | yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí
It has been a quiet week for Xi's speeches, so we had to dig into the archives for this one. On September 29,…
以身作则 | yǐ shēn zuò zé
On April 16, Xi Jinping encouraged the continuation of “两学一做 (Two Studies, One Action)”, a campaign to reinforce the Chinese Communist Party's ideology…
求同存异 | qiú tóng cún yì
Xi Jinping spent last week abroad, crossing off several "firsts" since becoming head of state: his first state visit to Finland, his first…
乘风破浪 | chéng fēng pò làng
In anticipation of this week's meeting between Xi Jinping and President Trump, we have brought back the above 成语 that Xi used during…
亲力亲为 | qīn lì qīn wéi
On March 24 Xi Jinping chaired the 33rd meeting of the Comprehensive Deepening Reform LSG. According to Xinhua he used the the 成语“亲力亲为”,…
浴火重生 | yù huǒ chóng shēng
On March 8 Xi Jinping spoke to the Sichuan NPC delegation. Upon being shown a photo of the Lushan earthquake reconstruction results, Xi…