Vocabulary

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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
手下留情 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts. 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
糊里糊涂 糊裡糊塗 hú li hú tú confused; vague; indistinct; muddle-headed; mixed up; in a daze Idiom ∼HSK 6
斤斤计较 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs Idiom ∼HSK 6
大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it Idiom ∼HSK 6
趁人之危 趁人之危 chèn rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's difficulties (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
人命关天 人命關天 rén mìng guān tiān human life is beyond value (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis Idiom ∼HSK 6
奇珍异宝 奇珍異寶 qí zhēn yì bǎo rare treasure (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
危言耸听 危言聳聽 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds Idiom ∼HSK 6
蛛丝马迹 蛛絲馬跡 zhū sī mǎ jì lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue Idiom ∼HSK 6
不可理喻 不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù (idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable 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
无影无踪 無影無蹤 wú yǐng - wú zōng (idiom) (to disappear) without a trace Idiom ∼HSK 6
恶贯满盈 惡貫滿盈 è guàn mǎn yíng lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom); filled with extreme evil; replete with vice; guilty of monstrous crimes Idiom ∼HSK 6
赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless Idiom ∼HSK 6
心满意足 心滿意足 xīn mǎn yì zú perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
事过境迁 事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiān The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).; It is water under the bridge. Idiom ∼HSK 6
万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened Idiom ∼HSK 6
人之常情 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom); a behavior that is only natural Idiom ∼HSK 6
足不出户 足不出戶 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside; to stay at home Idiom ∼HSK 6
苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán - cán chuǎn (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door Idiom ∼HSK 6
福如东海 福如東海 fú rú Dōng Hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
垂死挣扎 垂死掙扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
坐以待毙 坐以待斃 zuò yǐ dài bì to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate Idiom ∼HSK 6
文武双全 文武雙全 wén wǔ shuāng quán well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier; master of pen and sword Idiom ∼HSK 6
顺水推舟 順水推舟 shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit Idiom ∼HSK 6
口齿伶俐 口齒伶俐 kǒu chǐ líng lì eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence; the gift of the gab Idiom ∼HSK 6
雷厉风行 雷厲風行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction Idiom ∼HSK 6
一视同仁 一視同仁 yī shì tóng rén to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people Idiom ∼HSK 6
串通一气 串通一氣 chuàn tōng yī qì to act in collusion (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
事必躬亲 事必躬親 shì bì gōng qīn to attend to everything personally Idiom ∼HSK 6
知遇之恩 知遇之恩 zhī yù zhī ēn lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom); patronage; protection Idiom ∼HSK 6
满盘皆输 滿盤皆輸 mǎn pán jiē shū to lose the whole game; to lose everything through one wrong move (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
人言可畏 人言可畏 rén yán kě wèi gossip is a fearful thing (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
兹事体大 茲事體大 zī shì tǐ dà this is no small thing (idiom); to have a serious matter at hand Idiom ∼HSK 6
销声匿迹 銷聲匿跡 xiāo shēng nì jì to vanish without trace (idiom); to lie low Idiom ∼HSK 6
自掘坟墓 自掘墳墓 zì jué fén mù to dig one's own grave Idiom ∼HSK 6
十恶不赦 十惡不赦 shí è bù shè wicked beyond redemption (idiom); heinous Idiom ∼HSK 6
风口浪尖 風口浪尖 fēng kǒu làng jiān where the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle Idiom ∼HSK 6
随波逐流 隨波逐流 suí bō zhú liú to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly Idiom ∼HSK 6
坐享其成 坐享其成 zuò xiǎng qí chéng to reap where one has not sown (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence; too far to be able to help Idiom ∼HSK 6
望尘莫及 望塵莫及 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom); to be far inferior Idiom ∼HSK 6
堂而皇之 堂而皇之 táng ér huáng zhī overt; to make no secret (of one's presence); grandiose; with great scope Idiom ∼HSK 6
不痛不痒 不痛不癢 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what; fig. not getting to any matter of substance; scratching the surface; superficial; perfunctory Idiom ∼HSK 6
在所不辞 在所不辭 zài suǒ bù cí not to refuse to (idiom); not to hesitate to Idiom ∼HSK 6