Vocabulary

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说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly Idiom ∼HSK 2
三天两头 三天兩頭 sān tiān liǎng tóu lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently Idiom ∼HSK 2
大手大脚 大手大腳 dà shǒu dà jiǎo extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful; wasteful Idiom ∼HSK 2
出人头地 出人頭地 chū rén tóu dì to stand out among one's peers (idiom); to excel Idiom ∼HSK 2
更上一层楼 更上一層樓 gèng shàng yī céng lóu to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level Idiom ∼HSK 2
小家子气 小家子氣 xiǎo jiā zi qì petty; small-minded Idiom ∼HSK 2
三教九流 三教九流 sān jiào jiǔ liú the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.) Idiom ∼HSK 2
不闻不问 不聞不問 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom); to show no interest in sth; uncritical; not in the least concerned Idiom ∼HSK 2
白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part Idiom ∼HSK 2
网开一面 網開一面 wǎng kāi yī miàn open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment Idiom ∼HSK 2
晴天霹雳 晴天霹靂 qíng tiān pī lì lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom); fig. a bolt from the blue Idiom ∼HSK 2
低三下四 低三下四 dī sān xià sì servile Idiom ∼HSK 2
打成一片 打成一片 dǎ chéng - yī piàn (idiom) to become as one (with a particular group of people); to mix well; to bond Idiom ∼HSK 2
狐朋狗友 狐朋狗友 hú péng gǒu yǒu a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels Idiom ∼HSK 2
鸡飞蛋打 雞飛蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken; a dead loss (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 2
办不到 辦不到 bàn bu dào impossible; can't be done; no can do; unable to accomplish Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
不要脸 不要臉 bù yào liǎn to have no sense of shame; shameless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
拉倒 拉倒 lā dǎo (coll.) forget it; drop it; let it go; to pull down Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
三长两短 三長兩短 sān cháng liǎng duǎn unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
有数 有數 yǒu shù to have kept count; to know how many; (fig.) to know exactly how things stand; to know the score; not many; only a few Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
说不通 說不通 shuō bù tōng it does not make sense Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
改行 改行 gǎi háng to change profession Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
红人 紅人 hóng rén a favorite of sb in power; a celebrity; American Indian Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
完事 完事 wán shì to be finished (with sth) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
假的 假的 jiǎ de bogus; ersatz; fake; mock; phony Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
见不得人 見不得人 jiàn bu dé rén shameful Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
靠不住 靠不住 kào bu zhù unreliable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
头一回 頭一回 tóu yī huí the first time; for the first time Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
明眼人 明眼人 míng yǎn rén perspicacious person; sb with a discerning eye; sighted person (as opposed to blind) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
没水平 沒水平 méi shuǐ píng disgraceful; poor quality; substandard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
吃里爬外 吃裡爬外 chī lǐ pá wài to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds you Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
没完没了 沒完沒了 méi wán méi liǎo without end; incessantly; on and on Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
难看 難看 nán kàn ugly; unsightly Xiehouyu HSK 2
难受 難受 nán shòu to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear Xiehouyu HSK 2
难过 難過 nán guò to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult Xiehouyu HSK 2
正好 正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that Xiehouyu HSK 2
开心 開心 kāi xīn to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb Xiehouyu HSK 2
姐夫 姐夫 jiě fu (coll.) older sister's husband Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
老丈人 老丈人 lǎo zhàng ren (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father) Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
要脸 要臉 yào liǎn (coll.) to have a sense of shame Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
给脸不要脸 給臉不要臉 gěi liǎn bù yào liǎn (coll.) to respond with arrogance or disrespect when shown courtesy; to abuse sb's goodwill Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
老头子 老頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
长脸 長臉 zhǎng liǎn (coll.) to bring credit to (sb); to do (sb) proud Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
弄走 弄走 nòng zǒu (coll.) to take (sth) away; to get rid of Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
狗狗 狗狗 gǒu gōu (coll.) dog; doggie Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
得可以 得可以 de kě yǐ (coll.) (stative verb suffix) very; awfully Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
男子汉大丈夫 男子漢大丈夫 nán zǐ hàn dà zhàng fu (coll.) he-man Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
没长眼 沒長眼 méi zhǎng yǎn (coll.) are you blind or something?; look where you're going Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out Colloquialism HSK 2
挺 挺 tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2