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泥塑木雕 泥塑木雕 ní sù mù diāo lit. a clay idol or wooden statue (idiom); fig. a person who is wooden, stiff, or expressionless Idiom ∼HSK 7
放虎归山 放虎歸山 fàng hǔ guī shān lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain (idiom); fig. to release a dangerous foe, inviting future trouble Idiom ∼HSK 7
十八层地狱 十八層地獄 shí bā céng dì yù lit. the eighteen levels of hell (idiom); fig. the deepest depths of hell; utter torment Idiom ∼HSK 7
虎落平阳 虎落平陽 hǔ luò píng yáng lit. a tiger fallen onto the open plain (idiom); fig. a powerful person who has lost their power and is now bullied Idiom ∼HSK 7
童心未泯 童心未泯 tóng xīn wèi mǐn (idiom) to retain a childlike heart; young at heart; still innocent and playful Idiom ∼HSK 7
慌慌张张 慌慌張張 huāng huāng zhāng zhāng (idiom) flustered and panicky; in a frantic, hurried state Idiom ∼HSK 7
千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men Idiom HSK 7
家喻户晓 家喻戶曉 jiā yù hù xiǎo understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name Idiom HSK 7
雪上加霜 雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng (idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury Idiom HSK 7
相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) Idiom HSK 7
无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 Xiehouyu HSK 7
宰 宰 zǎi to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
稍候 稍候 shāo hòu to wait a moment HSK 7
边疆 邊疆 biān jiāng border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region HSK 7
艳丽 艷麗 yàn lì gorgeous; garish and beautiful HSK 7
寓言 寓言 yù yán fable HSK 7
慈祥 慈祥 cí xiáng kindly; benevolent (often of older person) HSK 7
饶恕 饒恕 ráo shù to forgive; to pardon; to spare HSK 7
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light HSK 7
出任 出任 chū rèn to take up a post; to start in a new job HSK 7
本分 本分 běn fèn (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role HSK 7
波折 波折 bō zhé twists and turns HSK 7
莲子 蓮子 lián zǐ lotus seed HSK 7
造福 造福 zào fú to benefit (e.g. the people) HSK 7
和蔼 和藹 hé ǎi kindly; nice; amiable HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
仇人 仇人 chóu rén foe; one's personal enemy HSK 7
团圆 團圓 tuán yuán to have a reunion HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
惊动 驚動 jīng dòng to alarm; to startle; to disturb HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
子孙 子孫 zǐ sūn offspring; posterity HSK 7
好在 好在 hǎo zài luckily; fortunately HSK 7
仁慈 仁慈 rén cí benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
本意 本意 běn yì original idea; real intention; etymon HSK 7
妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7
手艺 手藝 shǒu yì craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
皇宫 皇宮 huáng gōng imperial palace HSK 7
生机 生機 shēng jī opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality HSK 7
庄严 莊嚴 zhuāng yán solemn; dignified; stately HSK 7
领悟 領悟 lǐng wù to understand; to comprehend HSK 7
亲身 親身 qīn shēn personal; oneself HSK 7
恩怨 恩怨 ēn yuàn gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances HSK 7
表彰 表彰 biǎo zhāng to honor; to commend; to cite (in dispatches) HSK 7
尊贵 尊貴 zūn guì respected; respectable; honorable HSK 7
惭愧 慚愧 cán kuì ashamed HSK 7