1. 工欲善其事，必先利其器。

1. If you want to do a job well, you must first sharpen your tools.

2. 百闻不如一见，百见不如一干。

2. Seeing is believing, and doing is better than seeing.

3. 你敬人一尺，人敬你一丈。

3. If you show respect to others by one foot, they will show respect to you by ten feet.

4. In autumn there is rain and autumn does not work.

4. In autumn, there is rain, and autumn does not work.

5. 读书须用心，一字值千金。

5. Reading requires dedication, as every character is worth ten thousand in value.

6. Sweat and bathe frequently to ensure good skin.

6. Sweat and bathe frequently to maintain good skin.

7. 鸟贵有翼，人贵有志。

7. Birds are precious because they have wings, and people are precious because they have aspirations.

8. Women keep lotus root for three days and men keep ginger for three days.

8. Women store lotus root for three days, and men store ginger for three days.

9. 念书不用功，等于白搭工。

9. Not studying diligently is as good as working for nothing.

10. Three knives in an inch of grass and hairpin can grow fat with less material.

10. Three knives in an inch of grass and a hairpin can grow fat with less material.

11. 不怕路长，只怕心老。

11. Fear not the long journey, but fear the heart grows old.

12. Long May， short October， not short February and August.

12. Long May, short October, not short February and August.

13. 八十不可留餐，九十不可留宿。

13. At the age of eighty, it is inappropriate to stay for a meal, and at the age of ninety, it is inappropriate to stay for the night.

14. 大水不到先垒坝，疾病未来早预防。

14. Before the great flood comes, build the dam first; before the disease arrives, take early precautions.

15. 好狗不咬鸡，好汉不打妻。

15. A good dog doesn't bite chickens, and a good man doesn't beat his wife.

16. 勿以恶小而为之，勿以善小而不为。

16. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not omit to do good because it is small.

17. Where there is danger， there must be avoidance， and things are not free in the end.

17. Where there is danger, there must be avoidance, and in the end, things are not free.

18. You respect people one foot， people respect you one foot.

18. You show respect to others one foot, and others will show respect to you one foot.

19. 宁叫嘴受穷，莫教病缠身。

19. It's better to be poor in spirit than to be sickly and burdened by illness.

20. Cars have lanes and horses have roads.

20. Cars have lanes, and horses have roads.

21. 吃米带点糠，老小都安康。

21. Eating rice with a bit of bran, the old and young will all be healthy.

22. Birds have wings and people have ambitions.

22. Birds have wings and people have ambitions.

23. 若要健，天天练。

23. If you want to be healthy, practice every day.

24. 人心要实，火心要虚。

24. The heart of a person should be sincere, while the heart of fire should be empty.

25. 吃面多喝汤，免得开药方。

25. Eating noodles and drinking soup, and thus avoiding the need for a prescription.

26. Reading is worth a thousand dollars.

26. Reading is worth a thousand dollars.

27. No man is perfect， no gold is bare.

27. No man is perfect, no gold is unadorned.

28. 酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多。

28. When wine meets a friend, a thousand cups are not enough; when words do not meet, half a sentence is too many.

29. If the flood does not reach the first barrier， the disease will be prevented in the future.

29. If the flood does not reach the first barrier, the disease will be prevented in the future.

30. Sunset does not go out， sunset travels thousands of miles.

30. The sunset does not go out, the sunset travels thousands of miles.

31. Sharp tools make good work.

31. Sharp tools make good work.

32. Better add a bucket than a mouthful.

32. It's better to add a bucket than a mouthful.

33. A bowl of soup before dinner is a good prescription for breathlessness.

33. A bowl of soup before dinner is a good remedy for breathlessness.

34. 立秋有雨秋不干。

34. If there is rain on the day of the Start of Autumn, the autumn will not dry up.

35. 宁可做过，不可错过。

35. Better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all.

36. Practice 39 volts in winter and 3 volts in summer.

36. Practice 39 volts in winter and 3 volts in summer.

37. 好酒不过量，好菜不过食。

37. Enjoy good wine in moderation, and savor delicious food without overeating.

38. 烟是虚空酒是痨，饭是根本肉长膘。

38. Smoke is emptiness, alcohol is consumption; food is the foundation, and meat leads to fatness.

39. If you make a mistake in chess， you will lose the whole game.

39. If you make a mistake in chess, you will lose the entire game.

40. Good wine is not enough， good food is not enough.

40. Good wine is not enough, good food is not enough.

41. If there is no wind and three feet of waves， there will be a strong wind.

41. If there is no wind and waves of three feet, there will be a strong wind.

42. Happy personality， disease hiding.

42. Happy personality, hiding diseases.

43. 朝刮三，夜刮四，不晌不歪刮一日。

43. If it blows three times in the morning and four times at night, it will continue to blow straight for a whole day without any deviation.

44. 寸草铡三刀，料少也长膘。

44. Even if grass is chopped three times, it will still grow fat if the amount is sufficient.

45. 馋人家里没饭吃，懒人家里没柴烧。

45. The greedy person has no food at home, and the lazy person has no firewood.

46. 朝霞不出门，晚霞行千里。

46. "No sunrise, no journey; no sunset, a thousand miles."

47. A year's plan is spring， and a day's plan is morning.

47. A year's plan is akin to spring, and a day's plan is like morning.

48. 冷不冷、带衣裳，饿不饿、带干粮。

48. If it's cold, bring clothes; if you're hungry, bring dry food.

49. Winter knows Zhenmu， 39 see kungfu.

49. Winter knows Zhenmu, 39 see kung fu.