Vocabulary

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zhí jié liǎo dàng direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward Idiom ∼HSK 6
lǎo dāng zhuàng old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years Idiom ∼HSK 6
shā téng téng ferocious; murderous-looking Idiom ∼HSK 6
quán móu to use one's position for personal gain (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
qióng lóu bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling Idiom ∼HSK 6
shàn cái nán shě to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity; skinflint; miserly Idiom ∼HSK 6
pín zhuī not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute Idiom ∼HSK 6
zhàn - áo tóu (idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champ Idiom ∼HSK 6
shā fēng jǐng variant of Idiom ∼HSK 6
ān to live in peace and work happily (idiom) Idiom HSK 6
lǎo tu dotard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jiàn jiù lit. to see someone dying and not save them (idiom); fig. to refuse to help someone in mortal danger Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
in a daze; bewildered Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
píng bái - (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
yǒu to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
shàng xià xiè to vomit and have diarrhea Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
fēi tóng xiǎo extremely important; no small matter Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
gāo pān shàng to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
shuāng lín mén two simultaneous happy events in the family Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
xiǎo shì zhuāng trivial matter; a piece of cake Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
guǐ xīn qiào to be obsessed; to be possessed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
láo lao dāo dāo to chatter; to babble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
chě to chatter; nonsense; blather Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
kāi yǎn jiè to broaden one's horizons Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
duàn jué sūn to die without progeny; (offensive) may you die childless; may you be the last of your family line 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
gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
gāo pān social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
míng chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
zài jié nán táo lit. caught in a predestined calamity, hard to escape (idiom); fig. doomed by fate; inescapable disaster Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
zuò - zhǔ zhāng (idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
shì li yǎn snobbish; a snob Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
zhuāng suàn to act stupid; to play dumb; to pretend to not know Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
néng unable to extricate oneself (from vice, temptation or trouble) (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
guò jiāng lit. a clay Bodhisattva fording a river — can't even save itself (idiom); fig. unable to protect oneself, let alone others Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
dōu quān zi to encircle; to go around; to circle; to beat about the bush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
shén zhī guǐ jué top secret; hush-hush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
rén yǒu zhì each person has their own aspirations (idiom); everyone is entitled to their own ambitions and choices Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
hòu cāo zòng to manipulate from behind the scenes; to pull the strings Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
guō to fail Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
yǒu groundless; baseless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
zuò - shòu (idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
lǎn rén lazy person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
guāng gùn gangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man; (dialect) wise person; astute person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
guài tāi freak; abnormal embryo; fetus with deformity Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6