Vocabulary
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| 敬而远之 敬而遠之 | to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance | Idiom |
| 峰回路转 峰回路轉 | the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly; things have taken a new turn | Idiom |
| 千变万化 千變萬化 | countless changes; constant permutation | Idiom |
| 无所作为 無所作為 | attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless | Idiom |
| 目中无人 目中無人 | to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air | Idiom |
| 呼风唤雨 呼風喚雨 | to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles | Idiom |
| 寥寥无几 寥寥無幾 | just a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers. | Idiom |
| 兢兢业业 兢兢業業 | (idiom) conscientious; assiduous | Idiom |
| 急功近利 急功近利 | seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return | Idiom |
| 翻来覆去 翻來覆去 | to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again | Idiom |
| 惊天动地 驚天動地 | world-shaking (idiom) | Idiom |
| 大名鼎鼎 大名鼎鼎 | grand reputation; renowned; famous | Idiom |
| 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 | to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger | Idiom |
| 走投无路 走投無路 | to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate | Idiom |
| 针锋相对 針鋒相對 | to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure | Idiom |
| 息息相关 息息相關 | closely bound up (idiom); intimately related | Idiom |
| 一言不发 一言不發 | to not say a word (idiom) | Idiom |
| 力所能及 力所能及 | as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers | Idiom |
| 无济于事 無濟於事 | (idiom) to no avail; of no use | Idiom |
| 相提并论 相提並論 | to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) | Idiom |
| 念念不忘 念念不忘 | to keep in mind constantly (idiom) | Idiom |
| 千方百计 千方百計 | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means | Idiom |
| 轻而易举 輕而易舉 | easy; with no difficulty | Idiom |
| 想方设法 想方設法 | to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other | Idiom |
| 截然不同 截然不同 | entirely different; different as black and white | Idiom |
| 一无所有 一無所有 | not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together | Idiom |
| 理所当然 理所當然 | as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right | Idiom |
| 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 | (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled | Idiom |
| 迫不及待 迫不及待 | impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it | Idiom |
| 吹了 吹了 | failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died; to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship) | Xiehouyu |
| 胆小鬼 膽小鬼 | coward | Xiehouyu |
| 巴不得 巴不得 | (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to | Xiehouyu |
| 稀少 稀少 | sparse; rare | Xiehouyu |
| 心酸 心酸 | to feel sad | Xiehouyu |
| 荒凉 荒涼 | desolate | Xiehouyu |
| 稀奇 稀奇 | rare; strange | Xiehouyu |
| 休想 休想 | don't think (that); don't imagine (that) | Xiehouyu |
| 不定 不定 | indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious | Xiehouyu |
| 冷落 冷落 | desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder | Xiehouyu |
| 倔强 倔強 | stubborn; obstinate; unbending | Xiehouyu |
| 淘气 淘氣 | naughty; mischievous | Xiehouyu |
| 高傲 高傲 | arrogant; haughty; proud | Xiehouyu |
| 吹牛 吹牛 | to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) | Xiehouyu |
| 小气 小氣 | stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty | Xiehouyu |
| 捣乱 搗亂 | to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally | Xiehouyu |
| 刻苦 刻苦 | hardworking; assiduous | Xiehouyu |
| 凶残 兇殘 | savage; cruel; fierce | Xiehouyu |
| 冤枉 冤枉 | to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile | Xiehouyu |
| 奔波 奔波 | to rush about; to be constantly on the move | Xiehouyu |
| 公道 公道 | justice; fairness; public highway | Xiehouyu |