Vocabulary

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gōng 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
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
biǎo external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means; to think and act as one Idiom ∼HSK 6
zuò lit. a banquet with no empty seats; full house; capacity crowd; standing room only Idiom ∼HSK 6
diǎn jīng zhī 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
yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng confused and disoriented Idiom ∼HSK 6
穿 穿 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
yǎng jīng ruì to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push Idiom ∼HSK 6
dào bèi liú to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards) Idiom ∼HSK 6
jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom); perfection; the best of all possible worlds; as good as it gets Idiom ∼HSK 6
zhān huā cǎo to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats Idiom ∼HSK 6
rén gǒu yàng (idiom) to pose; to put on airs; Taiwan pr. [ren2 mo2 gou3 yang4] Idiom ∼HSK 6
táng pào dàn sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupting bourgeois influences Idiom ∼HSK 6
wāi zhèng zháo to succeed by a lucky stroke Idiom ∼HSK 6
dēng fēng zào to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements) Idiom ∼HSK 6
qīng chū lán ér shèng 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
tāo xiōng yǒng waves surging forth; roaring sea Idiom HSK 6
xīn lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
guāng gùn gangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man; (dialect) wise person; astute person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
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
chī bu xiāo to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
lòu xiàn to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
qíng jiǎ false friendship; hypocritical show of affection Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
hǎo xiǎn to have a close call; to have a narrow escape Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
píng bái - (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jiàn jiù 见: see, observe, behold; perceive · 死: die; dead; death · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 救: save, rescue, relieve; help, aid Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
shí timely rain; (fig.) timely assistance; timely help Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
míng zhī - wèn (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
shì wèi to be upset; to feel disgusted Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
线 qiān yīn yuán xiàn qiān 千: thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler · 里: unit of distance; village; lane · 姻: relatives by marriage · 缘: hem, margin; reason, cause; fate · 一: one; a, an; alone · 线: line, thread, wire; clue · 牵: drag, pull, lead by hand Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jiè 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
ròu sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
zuǐ jiàn prone to saying sth inappropriate or offensive Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
huā huā shì jiè the teeming world; the world of sensual pleasures Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
móu ér to agree without prior consultation; to happen to hold the same view Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
blatant; unsubtle; frank; (of sex, violence etc) explicit Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
nào to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative Xiehouyu HSK 6
chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6
tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
tiān (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order; (coll.) extraordinary; incredible Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
zhā nán (coll.) jerk; scumbag (esp. in romantic relationships) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
guī (coll.) (a woman's) close female friend; bestie Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
xīn sāi (coll.) to feel sick at heart; to feel stifled; to feel crushed Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6