Vocabulary
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| 钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 | lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs | Idiom |
| 勉为其难 勉為其難 | to tackle a difficult job (idiom); to do sth reluctantly | Idiom |
| 坐以待毙 坐以待斃 | to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate | Idiom |
| 蒸蒸日上 蒸蒸日上 | becoming more prosperous with each passing day | Idiom |
| 与世隔绝 與世隔絕 | to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom) | Idiom |
| 落井下石 落井下石 | to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom); to hit a person when he's down | Idiom |
| 珠圆玉润 珠圓玉潤 | lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom); fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing) | Idiom |
| 精疲力尽 精疲力盡 | spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out | Idiom |
| 滴水不漏 滴水不漏 | lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument) | Idiom |
| 沁人心脾 沁人心脾 | lit. to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom); fig. to gladden the heart; to be refreshing | Idiom |
| 一箭双雕 一箭雙鵰 | lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom); to kill two birds with one stone | Idiom |
| 出生入死 出生入死 | from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb | Idiom |
| 秀色可餐 秀色可餐 | a feast for the eyes (idiom); (of women) gorgeous; graceful; (of scenery) beautiful | Idiom |
| 判若两人 判若兩人 | to be a different person; not to be one's usual self | Idiom |
| 板上钉钉 板上釘釘 | that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it | Idiom |
| 洁身自好 潔身自好 | clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality; to shun evil influence; to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble; to keep one's hands clean | Idiom |
| 在所难免 在所難免 | to be unavoidable (idiom) | Idiom |
| 矫枉过正 矯枉過正 | to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate | Idiom |
| 旁敲侧击 旁敲側擊 | to make insinuations; to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom) | Idiom |
| 名师出高徒 名師出高徒 | A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors. | Idiom |
| 度日如年 度日如年 | a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy; time crawls when one is wretched | Idiom |
| 一文不值 一文不值 | worthless (idiom); no use whatsoever | Idiom |
| 趋之若鹜 趨之若鶩 | to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase | Idiom |
| 落荒而逃 落荒而逃 | to flee in defeat; to bolt | Idiom |
| 扭扭捏捏 扭扭捏捏 | affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered | Idiom |
| 吃不了兜着走 吃不了兜著走 | lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom); fig. you'll have to take the consequences | Idiom |
| 崭露头角 嶄露頭角 | to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant | Idiom |
| 沾花惹草 沾花惹草 | to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats | Idiom |
| 谈情说爱 談情說愛 | to murmur endearments (idiom); to get into a romantic relationship | Idiom |
| 礼轻情意重 禮輕情意重 | goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. | Idiom |
| 孤军奋战 孤軍奮戰 | lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom); fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support | Idiom |
| 无坚不摧 無堅不摧 | no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle; nothing one can't do; to carry everything before one | Idiom |
| 衣冠禽兽 衣冠禽獸 | lit. dressed up animal (idiom); fig. immoral and despicable person | Idiom |
| 艰难险阻 艱難險阻 | untold dangers and difficulties (idiom) | Idiom |
| 不负众望 不負眾望 | to live up to expectations (idiom) | Idiom |
| 风烛残年 風燭殘年 | one's late days; to have one foot in the grave | Idiom |
| 土崩瓦解 土崩瓦解 | to collapse; to fall apart | Idiom |
| 金碧辉煌 金碧輝煌 | gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) | Idiom |
| 攀龙附凤 攀龍附鳳 | hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement | Idiom |
| 运用自如 運用自如 | to have a fluent command of (idiom) | Idiom |
| 冰清玉洁 冰清玉潔 | clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible | Idiom |
| 鹿死谁手 鹿死誰手 | lit. at whose hand will the deer die (idiom); fig. who will emerge victorious | Idiom |
| 出奇制胜 出奇制勝 | to win by a surprise move | Idiom |
| 暗渡陈仓 暗渡陳倉 | lit. secretly crossing the Wei River at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang in 206 BC against Xiang Yu of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under | Idiom |
| 酣畅淋漓 酣暢淋漓 | to one's heart's content (idiom) | Idiom |
| 稍纵即逝 稍縱即逝 | transient; fleeting | Idiom |
| 瞎说 瞎說 | to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about | Xiehouyu |
| 怪胎 怪胎 | freak; abnormal embryo; fetus with deformity | Xiehouyu |
| 肉麻 肉麻 | sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise) | Xiehouyu |
| 蠢货 蠢貨 | blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool | Xiehouyu |