Vocabulary
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| 以貌取人 以貌取人 | to judge sb by appearances (idiom) | Idiom |
| 不同凡响 不同凡響 | lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding; brilliant; out of the common run | Idiom |
| 雷打不动 雷打不動 | not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable; to adhere rigidly to regulations; will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan) | Idiom |
| 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 | lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); fig. to deeply long for; to covet | Idiom |
| 与世隔绝 與世隔絕 | to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom) | Idiom |
| 销声匿迹 銷聲匿跡 | to vanish without trace (idiom); to lie low | Idiom |
| 力挽狂澜 力挽狂瀾 | to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis | Idiom |
| 乘风破浪 乘風破浪 | to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions | Idiom |
| 天府之国 天府之國 | land of plenty (usu. used in reference to Sichuan) | Idiom |
| 淋漓尽致 淋漓盡致 | lit. extreme saturation (idiom); fig. vividly and thoroughly; in great detail; without restraint; (of a performance) brilliant | Idiom |
| 手舞足蹈 手舞足蹈 | lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom); fig. to dance about; to express one's feelings in body language; to gesture animatedly; (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs | Idiom |
| 一望无际 一望無際 | as far as the eye can see (idiom) | Idiom |
| 一览无余 一覽無餘 | to cover all at one glance (idiom); a panoramic view | Idiom |
| 颠沛流离 顛沛流離 | homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift | Idiom |
| 浑然一体 渾然一體 | to blend into one another; to blend together well | Idiom |
| 浩浩荡荡 浩浩蕩蕩 | (idiom) grandiose; majestic | Idiom |
| 一波三折 一波三折 | calligraphic flourish with many twists; fig. many twists and turns | Idiom |
| 盛极一时 盛極一時 | all the rage for a time; grand fashion for a limited time | Idiom |
| 稍纵即逝 稍縱即逝 | transient; fleeting | Idiom |
| 生机勃勃 生機勃勃 | full of vitality | Idiom |
| 不识庐山真面目 不識廬山真面目 | lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom); fig. can't see the forest for the trees | Idiom |
| 高歌猛进 高歌猛進 | to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress | Idiom |
| 波涛汹涌 波濤洶湧 | waves surging forth; roaring sea | Idiom |
| 安居乐业 安居樂業 | to live in peace and work happily (idiom) | Idiom |
| 不速之客 不速之客 | (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest | Xiehouyu |
| 高产 高產 | high yielding | Xiehouyu |
| 一模一样 一模一樣 | exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] | Xiehouyu |
| 不通 不通 | to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical | Xiehouyu |
| 悬 懸 | to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation | Xiehouyu |
| 高手 高手 | expert; past master; dab hand | Xiehouyu |
| 雷 雷 | thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) | Colloquialism |
| 俯瞰 俯瞰 | to look down at (from a high vantage point) | |
| 梯田 梯田 | stepped fields; terracing | |
| 乐章 樂章 | movement (of a symphony) | |
| 澎湃 澎湃 | (of the sea etc) surging; tempestuous; (fig.) highly emotional; fervent | |
| 鸳鸯 鴛鴦 | (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple | |
| 浮桥 浮橋 | pontoon bridge | |
| 闯荡 闖蕩 | to leave home to make one's way in the world; to leave the life one knows to seek success | |
| 百分之 百分之 | percent | |
| 窑洞 窯洞 | yaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China) | |
| 蜿蜒 蜿蜒 | (of a snake) to wriggle along; (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind | |
| 玄关 玄關 | entrance hall; vestibule | |
| 滋养 滋養 | to nourish | |
| 云雾 雲霧 | clouds and mist | |
| 偏爱 偏愛 | to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite | |
| 漂泊 漂泊 | (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence | |
| 海岛 海島 | island | |
| 轮渡 輪渡 | ferry | |
| 相逢 相逢 | to meet (by chance); to come across | |
| 馈赠 饋贈 | to present (a gift) to (sb) |