Vocabulary
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| 局外之人 局外之人 | 局: bureau, office; circumstance · 外: out, outside, external; foreign · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else | Idiom |
| 九死不悔 九死不悔 | 九: nine · 死: die; dead; death · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 悔: repent, show remorse, regret | Idiom |
| 沽名钓誉 沽名釣譽 | to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments | Idiom |
| 三番五次 三番五次 | over and over again (idiom) | Idiom |
| 一概而论 一概而論 | to lump different matters together (idiom) | Idiom |
| 岂有此理 豈有此理 | how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd | Idiom |
| 斩草除根 斬草除根 | to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely | Idiom |
| 孤陋寡闻 孤陋寡聞 | ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded | Idiom |
| 面红耳赤 面紅耳赤 | flushed with anger (or excitement) | Idiom |
| 水涨船高 水漲船高 | the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation | Idiom |
| 头头是道 頭頭是道 | clear and logical | Idiom |
| 敬而远之 敬而遠之 | to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance | Idiom |
| 见多识广 見多識廣 | experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) | Idiom |
| 光明磊落 光明磊落 | open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright | Idiom |
| 络绎不绝 絡繹不絕 | (idiom) continuously; in an endless stream | Idiom |
| 一鼓作气 一鼓作氣 | in a spurt of energy | Idiom |
| 因人而异 因人而異 | varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual | Idiom |
| 素不相识 素不相識 | to be total strangers (idiom) | Idiom |
| 死心塌地 死心塌地 | to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving | Idiom |
| 得不偿失 得不償失 | the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) | Idiom |
| 急功近利 急功近利 | seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return | Idiom |
| 翻来覆去 翻來覆去 | to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again | Idiom |
| 错综复杂 錯綜複雜 | tangled and complicated (idiom) | Idiom |
| 沸沸扬扬 沸沸揚揚 | bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz | Idiom |
| 来龙去脉 來龍去脈 | the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects | Idiom |
| 顺理成章 順理成章 | logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text) | Idiom |
| 水落石出 水落石出 | as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light | Idiom |
| 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 | to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger | Idiom |
| 惊心动魄 驚心動魄 | (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking | Idiom |
| 大街小巷 大街小巷 | great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city | Idiom |
| 走投无路 走投無路 | to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate | Idiom |
| 不言而喻 不言而喻 | it goes without saying; it is self-evident | Idiom |
| 面目全非 面目全非 | nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition | Idiom |
| 记忆犹新 記憶猶新 | to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom) | Idiom |
| 息息相关 息息相關 | closely bound up (idiom); intimately related | Idiom |
| 万无一失 萬無一失 | surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) | Idiom |
| 自由自在 自由自在 | free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely | Idiom |
| 举足轻重 舉足輕重 | to play a critical role (idiom); influential | Idiom |
| 一目了然 一目了然 | obvious at a glance (idiom) | Idiom |
| 自始至终 自始至終 | from start to finish (idiom) | Idiom |
| 措手不及 措手不及 | no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared | Idiom |
| 相提并论 相提並論 | 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 |
| 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 | to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) | Idiom |
| 千方百计 千方百計 | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means | Idiom |
| 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 | to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild | Idiom |
| 轻而易举 輕而易舉 | easy; with no difficulty | Idiom |
| 想方设法 想方設法 | to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other | Idiom |
| 自以为是 自以為是 | to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated | Idiom |
| 一无所有 一無所有 | not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together | Idiom |
| 一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 | muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess | Idiom |