Vocabulary
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| 不只 不只 | not only; not merely | |
| 上半场 上半場 | first half of a game or contest | |
| 上万 上萬 | over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands | |
| 那倒是 那倒是 | Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization) | |
| 头大 頭大 | to have a big head; (fig.) to get a headache; one's head is swimming | |
| 当回事 當回事 | to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously"); to treat conscientiously | |
| 留后路 留後路 | to leave oneself a way out | |
| 得不到 得不到 | cannot get; cannot obtain | |
| 对眼 對眼 | to squint; to one's liking | |
| 放下身段 放下身段 | to get off one's high horse; to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude) | |
| 地接 地接 | local guide; tour escort | |
| 拉黑 拉黑 | to add sb to one's blacklist (on a cellphone, or in instant messaging software etc); abbr. for 拉到黑名單|拉到黑名单 | |
| 由着 由著 | let (one) have his way; as (one) pleases; at (one's) will | |
| 打脸 打臉 | to put on theatrical makeup; (neologism c. 2014) to debunk sb's claim; to put egg on sb's face | |
| 年头 年頭 | start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch; a year's harvest | |
| 大生 大生 | (Tw) university student | |
| 有希望 有希望 | hopeful; promising; prospective | |
| 病倒 病倒 | to fall ill; to be stricken with an illness | |
| 又一次 又一次 | yet again; once again; once more | |
| 分房 分房 | to sleep in separate rooms; distribution of social housing | |
| 意气用事 意氣用事 | (idiom) to let emotions affect one's decisions | |
| 腿了 腿了 | (Tw) (Internet slang) too late, someone posted that already (supposedly from "lag" misspelled as "leg") | |
| 用完 用完 | used up; finished | |
| 看情况 看情況 | depending on the situation | |
| 省油的灯 省油的燈 | sb who is easy to deal with | |
| 最后通牒 最後通牒 | ultimatum | |
| 先发 先發 | to take preemptive action; (sports) to be in the starting lineup; (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher | |
| 够意思 夠意思 | wonderful; great; delightful; very kind; generous | |
| 上层 上層 | upper layer | |
| 二级 二級 | grade 2; second class; category B | |
| 大公司 大公司 | large company; corporation | |
| 知错能改 知錯能改 | to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom) | |
| 人生地不熟 人生地不熟 | to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom); in an unfamiliar place without friends or family | |
| 放在眼里 放在眼裡 | to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to | |
| 不正当 不正當 | dishonest; unfair; improper | |
| 看走眼 看走眼 | to make an error of judgment; to be taken in | |
| 得病 得病 | to fall ill; to contract a disease | |
| 讲到 講到 | to talk about sth | |
| 白头翁 白頭翁 | root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul | |
| 要面子 要面子 | to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud | |
| 卖关子 賣關子 | (in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense; (in general) to keep people on tenterhooks | |
| 你看着办吧 你看著辦吧 | You figure it out for yourself.; Do as you please. | |
| 哭哭啼啼 哭哭啼啼 | to weep endlessly; interminable wailing | |
| 提提 提提 | calm; poised | |
| 一更 一更 | first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old) | |
| 雪白 雪白 | snow white | |
| 更生 更生 | resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life | |
| 次生 次生 | derivative; secondary; sub- | |
| 不长进 不長進 | not improving; backward; below par | |
| 狗东西 狗東西 | scumbag; scoundrel |