Vocabulary
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| 护短 護短 | to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong | |
| 绝了 絕了 | (slang) awesome; dope | |
| 一臂之力 一臂之力 | 一: one; a, an; alone · 臂: arm · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 力: power, capability, influence | |
| 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 | (idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative) | |
| 细皮嫩肉 細皮嫩肉 | soft skin and tender flesh (idiom); smooth-skinned | |
| 长命百岁 長命百歲 | 长: long; length; excel in; leader · 命: life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction · 百: one hundred; numerous, many · 岁: year; age; harvest | |
| 嚷嚷 嚷嚷 | to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach | |
| 睁开 睜開 | to open (one's eyes) | |
| 痒痒 癢癢 | to itch; to tickle | |
| 好端端 好端端 | perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason | |
| 趁虚而入 趁虛而入 | 趁: take advantage of, avail oneself · 虚: FALSE · 而: and; and then; and yet; but · 入: enter, come in(to), join | |
| 无人能及 無人能及 | nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival | |
| 刮目相看 刮目相看 | to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) | |
| 箭头 箭頭 | arrowhead; arrow symbol | |
| 以太 以太 | (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves) | |
| 求饶 求饒 | to beg forgiveness | |
| 胡麻 胡麻 | sesame; (botany) flax; linseed | |
| 搪塞 搪塞 | to muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge | |
| 跌宕 跌宕 | uninhibited; free and unconstrained; rhythmical | |
| 掺和 摻和 | to mix; to put together; to interfere in; to get involved in | |
| 上坟 上墳 | to visit a grave | |
| 忤逆 忤逆 | disobedient to parents | |
| 眼睁睁 眼睜睜 | to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly | |
| 露出马脚 露出馬腳 | to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away | |
| 天谴 天譴 | the wrath of Heaven; imperial displeasure | |
| 被窝 被窩 | (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover | |
| 掉以轻心 掉以輕心 | to treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard | |
| 嘻嘻 嘻嘻 | hee hee; happy | |
| 缺氧 缺氧 | lacking oxygen; anaerobic | |
| 宵夜 宵夜 | midnight snack; late-night snack | |
| 奉子成婚 奉子成婚 | to marry after getting pregnant | |
| 炒蛋 炒蛋 | scrambled eggs | |
| 潜力股 潛力股 | stock that has potential to increase in value; (fig.) sb with good prospects | |
| 表情包 表情包 | image macro; visual meme; sticker package; emoticon collection | |
| 脱离危险 脫離危險 | out of danger; to avoid danger | |
| 不干涉 不干涉 | noninterference; nonintervention | |
| 儿媳妇 兒媳婦 | daughter-in-law | |
| 海岛 海島 | island | |
| 临走 臨走 | before leaving; on departure | |
| 侥幸心理 僥倖心理 | trusting to luck; wishful thinking | |
| 炒菜 炒菜 | to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish | |
| 二人世界 二人世界 | world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple); romantic couple's world | |
| 保洁 保潔 | sanitation | |
| 做功 做功 | (physics) to do work; non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera) | |
| 弄清 弄清 | to clarify; to fully understand | |
| 闹别扭 鬧彆扭 | to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with | |
| 有惊无险 有驚無險 | to be more scared than hurt (idiom); to get through a daunting experience without mishap | |
| 抹黑 抹黑 | to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words) | |
| 惹事生非 惹事生非 | variant of | |
| 烂摊子 爛攤子 | terrible mess; shambles |