Vocabulary

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虚与委蛇 虛與委蛇 xū yǔ wēi yí to feign civility (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
呆若木鸡 呆若木雞 dāi ruò mù jī lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck Idiom ∼HSK 6
自甘堕落 自甘墮落 zì gān duò luò to abandon oneself (idiom); to let oneself go Idiom ∼HSK 6
以德报怨 以德報怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn to return good for evil (idiom); to requite evil with good Idiom ∼HSK 6
混为一谈 混為一談 hùn wéi yī tán to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle Idiom ∼HSK 6
失之交臂 失之交臂 shī zhī jiāo bì to miss narrowly; to let a great opportunity slip Idiom ∼HSK 6
文如其人 文如其人 wén rú qí rén the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
文人相轻 文人相輕 wén rén xiāng qīng scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
哭天抹泪 哭天抹淚 kū tiān mǒ lèi to wail and whine; piteous weeping Idiom ∼HSK 6
习惯成自然 習慣成自然 xí guàn chéng zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable; second nature Idiom ∼HSK 6
安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè to live in peace and work happily (idiom) 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
见死不救 見死不救 jiàn sǐ bù jiù lit. to see someone dying and not save them (idiom); fig. to refuse to help someone in mortal danger Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
混账 混賬 hùn zhàng shameful; absolutely disgraceful! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
浑蛋 渾蛋 hún dàn variant of Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
尖酸 尖酸 jiān suān harsh; scathing; acid (remarks) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不识抬举 不識抬舉 bù shí tái jǔ fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
识时务 識時務 shí shí wù to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
难缠 難纏 nán chán (usu. of people) difficult; demanding; troublesome; unreasonable; hard to deal with Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
天外有天 天外有天 tiān wài yǒu tiān lit. beyond the sky there is another sky (idiom); fig. there is always someone better; the world is wider than you think Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
莫须有 莫須有 mò xū yǒu groundless; baseless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
蛮不讲理 蠻不講理 mán bù jiǎng lǐ completely unreasonable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
老糊涂 老糊塗 lǎo hú tu dotard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有眼无珠 有眼無珠 yǒu yǎn wú zhū (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with; to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
露一手 露一手 lòu yī shǒu to show off one's abilities; to exhibit one's skills Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
帮凶 幫兇 bāng xiōng variant of Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
苦心经营 苦心經營 kǔ xīn jīng yíng to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
愣头青 愣頭青 lèng tóu qīng reckless young person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
原原本本 原原本本 yuán yuán běn běn from beginning to end; in its entirety; in accord with fact; literal Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
神不知鬼不觉 神不知鬼不覺 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué top secret; hush-hush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
死得其所 死得其所 sǐ dé qí suǒ to die in the right cause; to die a worthy death (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
心术不正 心術不正 xīn shù bù zhèng having evil intentions; warped and dishonest at heart (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装腔作势 裝腔作勢 zhuāng qiāng zuò shì posturing; pretentious; affected Xiehouyu ∼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
心狠手辣 心狠手辣 xīn hěn - shǒu là (idiom) vicious; merciless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
敷衍了事 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
没谱 沒譜 méi pǔ to be clueless; to have no plan Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
耍滑头 耍滑頭 shuǎ huá tóu to resort to tricks; to act in a slippery way; to try to evade (work, responsibility) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
来者不善 來者不善 lái zhě bù shàn the one who comes is up to no good (idiom); the newcomer is bound to be hostile; an ill-intentioned visitor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
一代不如一代 一代不如一代 yī dài bù rú yī dài to be getting worse with each generation Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
苦不堪言 苦不堪言 kǔ bù kān yán to suffer unspeakable misery; indescribably painful; hellish Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
因循守旧 因循守舊 yīn xún shǒu jiù (idiom) to continue in the same old rut; diehard conservative attitudes Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
邪不压正 邪不壓正 xié bù yā zhèng evil cannot prevail over good (idiom); righteousness will triumph in the end 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
不通 不通 bù tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6