Vocabulary

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以毒攻毒 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM); to fight evil with evil; set a thief to catch a thief; to fight fire with fire Idiom ∼HSK 6
掩耳盗铃 掩耳盜鈴 yǎn ěr dào líng lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means; to think and act as one 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
点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point Idiom ∼HSK 6
晕头转向 暈頭轉向 yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng confused and disoriented Idiom ∼HSK 6
万箭穿心 萬箭穿心 wàn jiàn - chuān xīn lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom); fig. overcome with sorrow; fig. to lambaste; to rip sb to shreds Idiom ∼HSK 6
养精蓄锐 養精蓄銳 yǎng jīng xù ruì to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push Idiom ∼HSK 6
倒背如流 倒背如流 dào bèi rú liú to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards) Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽善尽美 盡善盡美 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom); perfection; the best of all possible worlds; as good as it gets Idiom ∼HSK 6
沾花惹草 沾花惹草 zhān huā rě cǎo to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats Idiom ∼HSK 6
人模狗样 人模狗樣 rén mú gǒu yàng (idiom) to pose; to put on airs; Taiwan pr. [ren2 mo2 gou3 yang4] Idiom ∼HSK 6
糖衣炮弹 糖衣炮彈 táng yī pào dàn sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupting bourgeois influences Idiom ∼HSK 6
歪打正着 歪打正著 wāi dǎ zhèng zháo to succeed by a lucky stroke Idiom ∼HSK 6
登峰造极 登峰造極 dēng fēng zào jí to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements) Idiom ∼HSK 6
青出于蓝而胜于蓝 青出於藍而勝於藍 qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom); fig. the student surpasses the master Idiom ∼HSK 6
波涛汹涌 波濤洶湧 bō tāo xiōng yǒng waves surging forth; roaring sea Idiom HSK 6
心虚 心虛 xīn xū lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
光棍 光棍 guāng gùn gangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man; (dialect) wise person; astute person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person 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
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
露馅 露餡 lòu xiàn to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
虚情假意 虛情假意 xū qíng jiǎ yì false friendship; hypocritical show of affection Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call; to have a narrow escape Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
平白无故 平白無故 píng bái - wú gù (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼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
及时雨 及時雨 jí shí yǔ timely rain; (fig.) timely assistance; timely help 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
不是滋味 不是滋味 bù shì zī wèi to be upset; to feel disgusted Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
千里姻缘一线牵 千里姻緣一線牽 qiān lǐ yīn yuán yī xiàn qiān lit. a marriage bond a thousand li apart drawn together by a single thread (idiom); fig. those destined to wed will be brought together however far apart Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
借题发挥 借題發揮 jiè tí fā huī to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas; to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
肉麻 肉麻 ròu má sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
嘴贱 嘴賤 zuǐ jiàn prone to saying sth inappropriate or offensive Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
花花世界 花花世界 huā huā shì jiè the teeming world; the world of sensual pleasures 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
露骨 露骨 lù gǔ blatant; unsubtle; frank; (of sex, violence etc) explicit Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
无理取闹 無理取鬧 wú lǐ qǔ nào to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative 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
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
逆天 逆天 nì tiān (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order; (coll.) extraordinary; incredible Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
渣男 渣男 zhā nán (coll.) jerk; scumbag (esp. in romantic relationships) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
添乱 添亂 tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
闺蜜 閨蜜 guī mì (coll.) (a woman's) close female friend; bestie Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
心塞 心塞 xīn sāi (coll.) to feel sick at heart; to feel stifled; to feel crushed Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
老娘 老孃 lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6