Vocabulary

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乱臣贼子 亂臣賊子 luàn chén zéi zǐ rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
闷闷不乐 悶悶不樂 mèn mèn bù lè depressed; sulky; moody; unhappy Idiom ∼HSK 6
自投罗网 自投羅網 zì tóu luó wǎng to walk right into the trap Idiom ∼HSK 6
如日中天 如日中天 rú rì zhōng tiān lit. like the sun at noon (idiom); fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc Idiom ∼HSK 6
感激不尽 感激不盡 gǎn jī bù jìn can't thank sb enough (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽心尽力 盡心盡力 jìn xīn jìn lì making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out; to do one's utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
天翻地覆 天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head Idiom ∼HSK 6
忠心耿耿 忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true Idiom ∼HSK 6
马首是瞻 馬首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān to follow blindly (idiom); to take as one's only guide Idiom ∼HSK 6
铁证如山 鐵證如山 tiě zhèng rú shān irrefutable evidence Idiom ∼HSK 6
大张旗鼓 大張旗鼓 dà zhāng - qí gǔ (idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale Idiom ∼HSK 6
草菅人命 草菅人命 cǎo jiān rén mìng to have disregard for human life (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
大逆不道 大逆不道 dà nì bù dào disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society) Idiom ∼HSK 6
天罗地网 天羅地網 tiān luó dì wǎng inescapable net (idiom); trap; dragnet Idiom ∼HSK 6
天衣无缝 天衣無縫 tiān yī wú fèng lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless Idiom ∼HSK 6
手无缚鸡之力 手無縛雞之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying); fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work Idiom ∼HSK 6
小题大作 小題大作 xiǎo tí dà zuò variant of Idiom ∼HSK 6
丧心病狂 喪心病狂 sàng xīn - bìng kuáng (idiom) deranged; demented; berserk Idiom ∼HSK 6
无计可施 無計可施 wú jì kě shī no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end; at the end of one's tether; powerless Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽心竭力 盡心竭力 jìn xīn jié lì to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
一败涂地 一敗塗地 yī bài tú dì lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom); fig. to suffer a crushing defeat Idiom ∼HSK 6
落井下石 落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom); to hit a person when he's down Idiom ∼HSK 6
不足为奇 不足為奇 bù zú wéi qí not at all surprising (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
全军覆没 全軍覆沒 quán jūn fù mò total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout Idiom ∼HSK 6
赤子之心 赤子之心 chì zǐ zhī xīn pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn; sincere Idiom ∼HSK 6
如火如荼 如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú like wildfire (idiom); unstoppable Idiom ∼HSK 6
安营扎寨 安營紮寨 ān yíng zhā zhài to set up camp; Taiwan pr. [an1 ying2 zha2 zhai4] Idiom ∼HSK 6
无拘无束 無拘無束 wú jū wú shù free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered; unbuttoned; without care or worries Idiom ∼HSK 6
精神百倍 精神百倍 jīng shén bǎi bèi lit. vitality a hundredfold (idiom); refreshed; one's vigor thoroughly restored Idiom ∼HSK 6
未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day Idiom ∼HSK 6
咄咄逼人 咄咄逼人 duō duō bī rén overbearing; forceful; aggressive; menacing; imperious Idiom ∼HSK 6
兴风作浪 興風作浪 xīng fēng zuò làng to incite trouble; to stir up havoc Idiom ∼HSK 6
一意孤行 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic Idiom ∼HSK 6
临阵脱逃 臨陣脫逃 lín zhèn tuō táo to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet Idiom ∼HSK 6
逍遥自在 逍遙自在 xiāo yáo zì zai free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large Idiom ∼HSK 6
尸位素餐 尸位素餐 shī wèi sù cān to hold a sinecure (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
处心积虑 處心積慮 chǔ xīn jī lǜ to plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating Idiom ∼HSK 6
狼子野心 狼子野心 láng zǐ yě xīn ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs Idiom ∼HSK 6
不管不顾 不管不顧 bù guǎn - bù gù (idiom) to pay scant regard to (sth); (idiom) unheeding; reckless Idiom ∼HSK 6
风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea) Idiom ∼HSK 6
破釜沉舟 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat; to burn one's boats Idiom ∼HSK 6
名正言顺 名正言順 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate Idiom ∼HSK 6
生死存亡 生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng matter of life and death Idiom ∼HSK 6
罪有应得 罪有應得 zuì yǒu yīng dé guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement; the punishment fits the crime Idiom ∼HSK 6
一丝一毫 一絲一毫 yī sī yī háo one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit; an iota Idiom ∼HSK 6
时过境迁 時過境遷 shí guò jìng qiān things change with the passage of time (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
高枕无忧 高枕無憂 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries Idiom ∼HSK 6
留有余地 留有餘地 liú yǒu yú dì to leave some leeway; to allow for the unpredictable Idiom ∼HSK 6
百思不得其解 百思不得其解 bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom); to remain perplexed despite much thought Idiom ∼HSK 6