中國常用成語300個:11 - 20

半斤八兩much to choose between

班門弄斧show off one’s slight talent/skill before an expert

半途而廢to give up halfway;to leave something unfinished

飽經(jīng)滄桑having lived through many changes

杯弓蛇影be jittery;suffer from imaginary fears (lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake)

背井離鄉(xiāng)be forced to leave one’s home (for a remote place)

本末倒置confusing cause and effect;to reverse the primary and secondary tasks (lit. to invert root and branch)

必不可少absolutely necessary

閉門思過shut oneself up and ponder one’s mistakes

變化無常irregular;capricious