1、英漢詞序錯位

例如：

　　水火　fire and water

　　貧富　rich and poor

　　新舊　old and new

　　長短　short and long

　　細長　long and thin

　　男嬰　baby boy

　　女嬰　baby girl

　　冷熱　hot and cool

　　涼爽　nice and cool

　　前后　back and forth

　　左右　right and left

　　軟硬　hard and soft

　　輕重　heavy and light

　　晴雨　rain or shine

　　增損　loss and gain

　　水陸　land and water

　　飲食　food and drink

　　鋼鐵　iron and steel

　　死活　life and death

　　手臂　arms and hands

　　河流湖泊　lakes and rivers

　　山水　waters and mountains

　　中小型　small and medium

　　文藝　art and literature

　　衣食　food and clothing

　　唯一的　one and the only

　　同一的　one and the same

　　血肉　flesh and blood

　　此時此地　here and now

　　文武　military and civilian

　　三三兩兩　in twos and threes

　　敵我　ourselves and the enemy

　　物理化學　chemistry and physics

　　工農業　agriculture and industry

　　年月　month and year

　　田徑（運動） track and field (events)

　　遲早　sooner or later，first and last

　　水土流失　soil erosion and water loss

　　新郎新娘　the bride and the bridegroom

　　手疾眼快　quick of eye and deft of hand

　　喜怒哀樂　anger, grief, joy and happiness

　　水乳交融　as well blended as milk and water

 ?  2、有一些情況漢英說法順序差不多

例如：

　? 上下　up and down

　　高低　high and low

　　老幼　old and young

　　父母　father and mother

　　夫婦　man and wife

　　黑白　black and white

　 （生活）沉浮　ups and downs

　　徹頭徹尾　from head to foot

　　來龍去脈　from beginning to end

　　來來往往　come and go, back and forth

3、漢語習語中常有同義重復表達。如“徘徊”、“回環”、“溫暖”、“思想”、“道路”等，英語中也有這種結構。

例如：

time and tide　歲月

　　wear and tear　磨損

　　near and dear　親近

　　lord and master　主人

　　wants and likes　喜好

the rank and file　百姓

（來源：catti.net.cn）