Vocabulary

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蒸蒸日上 蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng becoming more prosperous with each passing day Idiom ∼HSK 6
人言可畏 人言可畏 rén yán kě wèi gossip is a fearful thing (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) Idiom ∼HSK 6
原封不动 原封不動 yuán fēng - bù dòng lit. the original seal has not been disturbed (idiom); fig. left completely unchanged; untouched; intact Idiom ∼HSK 6
旁敲侧击 旁敲側擊 páng qiāo cè jī to make insinuations; to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
爱财如命 愛財如命 ài cái rú mìng lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom); fig. avaricious; tightfisted Idiom ∼HSK 6
临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; making a hasty last-minute effort Idiom ∼HSK 6
崭露头角 嶄露頭角 zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant Idiom ∼HSK 6
座无虚席 座無虛席 zuò wú xū xí lit. a banquet with no empty seats; full house; capacity crowd; standing room only Idiom ∼HSK 6
烂醉如泥 爛醉如泥 làn zuì rú ní (idiom) to be dead drunk; to be plastered Idiom ∼HSK 6
家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal; common occurrence; nothing out of the ordinary Idiom ∼HSK 6
棋逢对手 棋逢對手 qí féng duì shǒu to be evenly matched; to meet one's match Idiom ∼HSK 6
单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo - zhí rù (idiom) to get straight to the point Idiom ∼HSK 6
拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní - dài shuǐ (idiom) muddy and wet; (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly; sloppy; (of actions) indecisive Idiom ∼HSK 6
拱手让人 拱手讓人 gǒng shǒu - ràng rén (idiom) to surrender sth without resistance Idiom ∼HSK 6
狗血淋头 狗血淋頭 gǒu xuè lín tóu lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom); fig. torrent of abuse Idiom ∼HSK 6
裹足不前 裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back Idiom ∼HSK 6
兴致勃勃 興致勃勃 xìng zhì bó bó to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest Idiom 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
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
没谱 沒譜 méi pǔ to be clueless; to have no plan Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
光棍 光棍 guāng gùn gangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man; (dialect) wise person; astute person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
吃不消 吃不消 chī bu xiāo to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage 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
老死不相往来 老死不相往來 lǎo sǐ bù xiāng wǎng lái lit. to grow old without ever visiting one another (idiom); fig. to have nothing to do with each other; mutual isolation Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
走下坡路 走下坡路 zǒu xià pō lù to go downhill; to decline; to slump 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
倚老卖老 倚老賣老 yǐ lǎo - mài lǎo (idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欲擒故纵 欲擒故縱 yù qín gù zòng In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不谋而合 不謀而合 bù móu ér hé to agree without prior consultation; to happen to hold the same view Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
露头 露頭 lòu tóu to show one's head; to give a sign to show one's presence Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
心里有谱 心裡有譜 xīn lǐ yǒu pǔ to have a plan in mind Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
同行 同行 tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
闺蜜 閨蜜 guī mì (coll.) (a woman's) close female friend; bestie Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
泡汤 泡湯 pào tāng (coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing; to dawdle; to stall; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
傲娇 傲嬌 ào jiāo (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere") Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
大尾巴狼 大尾巴狼 dà yǐ ba láng (coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting innocent etc Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
发神经 發神經 fā shén jīng (coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
兜底 兜底 dōu dǐ to provide a safety net; (coll.) to reveal; to expose (sth disreputable) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
雷 雷 léi 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 HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
表面上 表面上 biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
薯片 薯片 shǔ piàn fried potato chips HSK 6
斯诺克 斯諾克 sī nuò kè snooker (loanword) ∼HSK 6