Vocabulary

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原形毕露 原形畢露 yuán xíng bì lù original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth Idiom ∼HSK 6
遥遥无期 遙遙無期 yáo yáo wú qī far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever Idiom ∼HSK 6
条条框框 條條框框 tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory); regulations and restrictions Idiom ∼HSK 6
浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain Idiom ∼HSK 6
浮想联翩 浮想聯翩 fú xiǎng lián piān to let one's imagination roam Idiom ∼HSK 6
当仁不让 當仁不讓 dāng rén bù ràng to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others Idiom ∼HSK 6
劈头盖脸 劈頭蓋臉 pī tóu gài liǎn lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc); showering down Idiom ∼HSK 6
苦大仇深 苦大仇深 kǔ dà - chóu shēn (idiom) great bitterness and deep hatred; deeply ingrained long-standing resentment Idiom ∼HSK 6
风马牛不相及 風馬牛不相及 fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom); irrelevant Idiom ∼HSK 6
没精打采 沒精打采 méi jīng dǎ cǎi listless; dispirited; washed out; also written Idiom ∼HSK 6
拳打脚踢 拳打腳踢 quán dǎ jiǎo tī lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up; fig. determined to sort out a problem Idiom ∼HSK 6
突飞猛进 突飛猛進 tū fēi měng jìn to advance by leaps and bounds Idiom ∼HSK 6
得过且过 得過且過 dé guò qiě guò satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through; without high ambitions, but getting by Idiom ∼HSK 6
气宇轩昂 氣宇軒昂 qì yǔ xuān áng to have an imposing or impressive appearance; impressive appearance; straight and impressive looking Idiom ∼HSK 6
死皮赖脸 死皮賴臉 sǐ pí lài liǎn brazen faced (idiom); shameless Idiom ∼HSK 6
针尖对麦芒 針尖對麥芒 zhēn jiān duì mài máng sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? Idiom ∼HSK 6
漫天要价 漫天要價 màn tiān yào jià to ask for sky-high prices Idiom ∼HSK 6
顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom); fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once; cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other Idiom ∼HSK 6
利欲熏心 利慾薰心 lì yù xūn xīn blinded by greed (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
浑蛋 渾蛋 hún dàn variant of Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
窝囊废 窩囊廢 wō nang fèi (coll.) spineless coward; wimp; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
虚惊 虛驚 xū jīng false alarm; panic rumor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
一家之主 一家之主 yī jiā zhī zhǔ master of the house; head of the family Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作多情 自作多情 zì zuò - duō qíng to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
心狠手辣 心狠手辣 xīn hěn - shǒu là (idiom) vicious; merciless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
胡扯 胡扯 hú chě to chatter; nonsense; blather Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
光棍 光棍 guāng gùn gangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man; (dialect) wise person; astute person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作主张 自作主張 zì zuò - zhǔ zhāng (idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不近人情 不近人情 bù jìn - rén qíng (idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
恶人先告状 惡人先告狀 è rén xiān gào zhuàng the guilty party files the suit; the thief cries thief Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不开窍 不開竅 bù kāi qiào unable to understand; can't get the point Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
实心实意 實心實意 shí xīn shí yì with all one's heart; wholehearted and sincere; in good faith (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
老糊涂 老糊塗 lǎo hú tu dotard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
混账 混賬 hùn zhàng shameful; absolutely disgraceful! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
手痒 手癢 shǒu yǎng (fig.) to itch (to do sth) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
开眼界 開眼界 kāi yǎn jiè to broaden one's horizons Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
捣鬼 搗鬼 dǎo guǐ to play tricks; to cause mischief Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
见死不救 見死不救 jiàn sǐ bù jiù lit. to see someone dying and not save them (idiom); fig. to refuse to help someone in mortal danger Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
万事如意 萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom); best wishes; all the best; may all your hopes be fulfilled Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自顾不暇 自顧不暇 zì gù bù xiá (idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs; too busy to spare time for anything extra Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
撒手不管 撒手不管 sā shǒu bù guǎn to stand aside and do nothing (idiom); to take no part in Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
双喜临门 雙喜臨門 shuāng xǐ lín mén two simultaneous happy events in the family Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
兜圈子 兜圈子 dōu quān zi to encircle; to go around; to circle; to beat about the bush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作自受 自作自受 zì zuò - zì shòu (idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装腔作势 裝腔作勢 zhuāng qiāng zuò shì posturing; pretentious; affected Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī - gù wèn (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
胡搅蛮缠 胡攪蠻纏 hú jiǎo mán chán (idiom) to pester endlessly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6