Vocabulary

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雕虫小技 雕蟲小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì insignificant talent; skill of no high order; minor accomplishment Idiom ∼HSK 6
灰头土脸 灰頭土臉 huī tóu tǔ liǎn head and face filthy with grime (idiom); covered in dirt; dejected and depressed Idiom ∼HSK 6
自寻烦恼 自尋煩惱 zì xún fán nǎo to bring trouble on oneself (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom); fig. trivial (matter) Idiom ∼HSK 6
礼尚往来 禮尚往來 lǐ shàng wǎng lái lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness Idiom ∼HSK 6
担惊受怕 擔驚受怕 dān jīng - shòu pà (idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious Idiom ∼HSK 6
对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it; to take appropriate steps Idiom ∼HSK 6
略知一二 略知一二 lüè zhī - yī èr (idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea Idiom ∼HSK 6
情投意合 情投意合 qíng tóu - yì hé (idiom) to have an affinity with each other; to find each other congenial Idiom ∼HSK 6
痴心妄想 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom); to labor under a delusion; wishful thinking Idiom ∼HSK 6
大腹便便 大腹便便 dà fù pián pián big-bellied (idiom); paunchy Idiom ∼HSK 6
非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom); fig. unrelated to one another in any way Idiom ∼HSK 6
三番两次 三番兩次 sān fān liǎng cì repeatedly (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
胡作非为 胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages Idiom ∼HSK 6
恻隐之心 惻隱之心 cè yǐn zhī xīn compassion Idiom ∼HSK 6
逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes); still at large Idiom ∼HSK 6
举手之劳 舉手之勞 jǔ shǒu zhī láo lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort Idiom ∼HSK 6
无伤大雅 無傷大雅 wú shāng dà yǎ (of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom); harmless Idiom ∼HSK 6
生死存亡 生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng matter of life and death Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
作茧自缚 作繭自縛 zuò jiǎn zì fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist by his own petard Idiom ∼HSK 6
鸡鸣狗盗 雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom); bag of tricks; useful talents Idiom ∼HSK 6
是非曲直 是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits; pros and cons Idiom ∼HSK 6
掷地有声 擲地有聲 zhì dì yǒu shēng lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance Idiom ∼HSK 6
趋炎附势 趨炎附勢 qū yán fù shì to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power; social climbing Idiom ∼HSK 6
操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty Idiom ∼HSK 6
爱屋及乌 愛屋及烏 ài wū jí wū lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected; Love me, love my dog. Idiom ∼HSK 6
助纣为虐 助紂為虐 zhù Zhòu wéi nüè lit. helping tyrant Zhou in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer; giving succor to the enemy Idiom ∼HSK 6
阴魂不散 陰魂不散 yīn hún bù sàn lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom); fig. the influence still lingers on; the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive Idiom ∼HSK 6
义不容辞 義不容辭 yì bù róng cí not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom); incumbent; bounden (duty) Idiom ∼HSK 6
长途跋涉 長途跋涉 cháng tú bá shè long and difficult trek Idiom ∼HSK 6
逼良为娼 逼良為娼 bī liáng wéi chāng to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom); to debauch Idiom ∼HSK 6
家破人亡 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless Idiom ∼HSK 6
失魂落魄 失魂落魄 shī hún - luò pò (idiom) dazed; beside oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
恩将仇报 恩將仇報 ēn jiāng chóu bào to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
雪中送炭 雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom); fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need Idiom ∼HSK 6
劫数难逃 劫數難逃 jié shù nán táo Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand. Idiom ∼HSK 6
无影无踪 無影無蹤 wú yǐng - wú zōng (idiom) (to disappear) without a trace Idiom ∼HSK 6
魂不守舍 魂不守舍 hún bù shǒu shè to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive; to be frightened out of one's mind Idiom ∼HSK 6
小题大作 小題大作 xiǎo tí dà zuò variant of Idiom ∼HSK 6
天作之合 天作之合 tiān zuò zhī hé a match made in heaven (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy Idiom ∼HSK 6
蒙在鼓里 矇在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ variant of Idiom ∼HSK 6
假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position Idiom ∼HSK 6
大彻大悟 大徹大悟 dà chè dà wù to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism) Idiom ∼HSK 6
有目共睹 有目共睹 yǒu mù gòng dǔ anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all; sth speaks for itself; is there for all to see Idiom ∼HSK 6
特立独行 特立獨行 tè lì dú xíng to be unconventional; independence of action Idiom ∼HSK 6
乳臭未干 乳臭未乾 rǔ xiù wèi gān lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom); fig. immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears Idiom ∼HSK 6
眼中钉 眼中釘 yǎn zhōng dīng a thorn in one's side Idiom ∼HSK 6
秋高气爽 秋高氣爽 qiū gāo qì shuǎng clear and refreshing autumn weather Idiom ∼HSK 6