Vocabulary
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| 扬眉吐气 揚眉吐氣 | 扬: scatter, spread; praise · 眉: eyebrows; upper margin of book · 吐: vomit, spew out, cough up · 气: steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84 | Idiom |
| 天经地义 天經地義 | lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course | Idiom |
| 讨价还价 討價還價 | to haggle over price; to bargain | Idiom |
| 不定 不定 | indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious | Xiehouyu |
| 冤枉 冤枉 | to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile | Xiehouyu |
| 衣裳 衣裳 | (coll.) clothes | Colloquialism |
| 闺女 閨女 | maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter | Colloquialism |
| 嫂子 嫂子 | (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law | Colloquialism |
| 陪葬 陪葬 | to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects) | |
| 一声不吭 一聲不吭 | to not say a word | |
| 孝敬 孝敬 | to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents | |
| 好家伙 好家伙 | my God!; oh boy!; man! | |
| 成家 成家 | to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert | |
| 受罪 受罪 | to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance | |
| 刺绣 刺繡 | to embroider; embroidery | |
| 桑拿 桑拿 | sauna (loanword) | |
| 瞧不起 瞧不起 | to look down upon; to hold in contempt | |
| 新款 新款 | new style; latest fashion; new model | |
| 煲 煲 | to cook slowly over a low flame; pot; saucepan | |
| 落下 落下 | to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile) | |
| 妒忌 妒忌 | to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy | |
| 嚷 嚷 | to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth; to make a fuss about sth | |
| 丰盛 豐盛 | rich; sumptuous | |
| 划算 划算 | to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons); to view as profitable; worthwhile; value for money; cost-effective | |
| 做主 做主 | see 主 | |
| 手艺 手藝 | craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade | |
| 分担 分擔 | to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) | |
| 拼搏 拼搏 | to struggle; to wrestle | |
| 伺候 伺候 | to serve; to wait upon | |
| 养活 養活 | to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth | |
| 当着 當著 | in front of; in the presence of | |
| 过失 過失 | error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency | |
| 周到 周到 | thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] | |
| 布局 佈局 | arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon) | |
| 不肯 不肯 | Refuse | |
| 活儿 活兒 | work; (lots of) things to do | |
| 墓地 墓地 | cemetery; graveyard | |
| 幸亏 幸虧 | fortunately; luckily | |
| 细心 細心 | careful; attentive | |
| 操心 操心 | to worry about | |
| 架子 架子 | shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance | |
| 好心 好心 | kindness; good intentions | |
| 虽说 雖說 | though; although | |
| 可不是 可不是 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 非得 非得 | (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must | |
| 宠 寵 | to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor | |
| 着想 著想 | to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zháo xiǎng] | |
| 大气 大氣 | atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish | |
| 智商 智商 | IQ (intelligence quotient) | |
| 胃口 胃口 | appetite; liking |