Vocabulary

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漏网之鱼 漏網之魚 lòu wǎng zhī yú lit. a fish that escaped the net (idiom); fig. sb or sth that slips through the net Idiom ∼HSK 6
感激不尽 感激不盡 gǎn jī bù jìn can't thank sb enough (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
处心积虑 處心積慮 chǔ xīn jī lǜ to plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating Idiom ∼HSK 6
粉身碎骨 粉身碎骨 fěn shēn - suì gǔ lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom); fig. to die horribly; to sacrifice one's life Idiom ∼HSK 6
妖言惑众 妖言惑眾 yāo yán huò zhòng to mislead the public with rumors (idiom); to delude the people with lies Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty Idiom ∼HSK 6
心满意足 心滿意足 xīn mǎn yì zú perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
自愧不如 自愧不如 zì kuì bù rú ashamed of being inferior (idiom); to feel inferior to others Idiom ∼HSK 6
铤而走险 鋌而走險 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn to take a risk out of desperation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
颠沛流离 顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift Idiom ∼HSK 6
丧家之犬 喪家之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn lit. stray dog (idiom); fig. one who has nothing to rely on Idiom ∼HSK 6
风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea) Idiom ∼HSK 6
死于非命 死於非命 sǐ yú fēi mìng violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster; an unnatural death Idiom ∼HSK 6
衣锦还乡 衣錦還鄉 yī jǐn huán xiāng lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); fig. to return home after making good; Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1] Idiom ∼HSK 6
名正言顺 名正言順 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate Idiom ∼HSK 6
痴心妄想 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom); to labor under a delusion; wishful thinking Idiom ∼HSK 6
恭敬不如从命 恭敬不如從命 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
蛛丝马迹 蛛絲馬跡 zhū sī mǎ jì lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue Idiom ∼HSK 6
听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān - yóu mìng (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck Idiom ∼HSK 6
特立独行 特立獨行 tè lì dú xíng to be unconventional; independence of action Idiom ∼HSK 6
为非作歹 為非作歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor; evildoer; to perpetrate outrages Idiom ∼HSK 6
骁勇善战 驍勇善戰 xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn to be brave and good at fighting (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach Idiom ∼HSK 6
一败涂地 一敗塗地 yī bài tú dì lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom); fig. to suffer a crushing defeat Idiom ∼HSK 6
误入歧途 誤入歧途 wù rù qí tú to take a wrong step in life (idiom); to go astray Idiom ∼HSK 6
兴师问罪 興師問罪 xīng shī wèn zuì to send punitive forces against; (fig.) to criticize violently Idiom ∼HSK 6
名存实亡 名存實亡 míng cún shí wáng the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
浪迹天涯 浪跡天涯 làng jì tiān yá to roam far and wide (idiom); to travel the world Idiom ∼HSK 6
义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts Idiom ∼HSK 6
卑鄙无耻 卑鄙無恥 bēi bǐ - wú chǐ (idiom) shameless; despicable; devoid of integrity Idiom ∼HSK 6
空空如也 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
患难之交 患難之交 huàn nàn zhī jiāo a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed Idiom ∼HSK 6
风烛残年 風燭殘年 fēng zhú cán nián one's late days; to have one foot in the grave Idiom ∼HSK 6
铸成大错 鑄成大錯 zhù chéng dà cuò to make a serious mistake (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
坐收渔利 坐收漁利 zuò shōu yú lì benefit from others' dispute (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
临阵磨枪 臨陣磨槍 lín zhèn - mó qiāng lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom); fig. to make preparations only at the last moment Idiom ∼HSK 6
沧海桑田 滄海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom); fig. the transformations of the world Idiom ∼HSK 6
聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming - líng lì (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted Idiom ∼HSK 6
拒之门外 拒之門外 jù zhī mén wài to lock one's door and refuse to see sb Idiom ∼HSK 6
高瞻远瞩 高瞻遠矚 gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view; acute foresight Idiom ∼HSK 6
伶牙俐齿 伶牙俐齒 líng yá lì chǐ clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab Idiom ∼HSK 6
居心不良 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng to harbor evil intentions (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
趁火打劫 趁火打劫 chèn huǒ - dǎ jié lit. to loot a burning house (idiom); fig. to take advantage of sb's misfortune Idiom ∼HSK 6
兴风作浪 興風作浪 xīng fēng zuò làng to incite trouble; to stir up havoc Idiom ∼HSK 6
天罗地网 天羅地網 tiān luó dì wǎng inescapable net (idiom); trap; dragnet Idiom ∼HSK 6
迷魂汤 迷魂湯 mí hún tāng potion given to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life (aka); magic potion; (fig.) bewitching words or actions Idiom ∼HSK 6
死无葬身之地 死無葬身之地 sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì to die without a burial site; to die a pauper; a tragic end Idiom ∼HSK 6
邪门歪道 邪門歪道 xié mén wāi dào lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices; crooked methods; dishonesty Idiom ∼HSK 6
临阵脱逃 臨陣脫逃 lín zhèn tuō táo to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet Idiom ∼HSK 6