Vocabulary

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bu zháo can't touch; can't reach; (fig.) unable to get a grasp of Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
Jiē huān As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
dài thorny; (fig.) barbed; sarcastic Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
Liáng Shān Zhù Yīng tái The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
kòng to omit; to neglect (to do sth); to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
cuò guài to blame sb wrongly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
yòng useless; worthless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
tiǎo míng to illuminate; to open up (a topic) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
hán suān wretched; poverty-stricken; unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
tuō liǎo shēn busy and unable to get away Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
chū ěr fǎn ěr old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold; to contradict oneself; inconsistent Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
huá bu lái not worth it Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo clumsy; all thumbs Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
huá de lái worth it; it pays to Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
sào xīng comet; person who brings bad luck; jinx Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
wáng ba softshell turtle; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
qióng suān (of a scholar) impoverished, shabby and pedantic; impoverished pedant Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
lǎo uncouth fellow; rustic Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
xīn careless; thoughtless Xiehouyu HSK 4
fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
ě xīn nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) Xiehouyu HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
(coll.) no good; of no use Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
Měng dài fu (coll.) quack (doctor); charlatan Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
zi (coll.) to have diarrhea Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
to remain silent; to have nothing to say; (coll.) speechless; dumbfounded Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
niú fān shēn (Tw) (coll.) earthquake (According to a folk tale, earthquakes are caused by the occasional movements of an ox that lives under the earth.) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
jiàn Yán wáng (coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to die Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
wěi ba tail; colloquial pr. [yǐ ba] Colloquialism HSK 4
wèn hòu to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) Colloquialism HSK 4
chǐ cun size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety Colloquialism HSK 4
xiū to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 4
qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Hàn wén Chinese written language; Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Bái zhēn (name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Bǎo shān Baoshang District of Shanghai; Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city, Heilongjiang; Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County, northwest Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4