Vocabulary

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bāng xiōng variant of Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
shòu chǒng ruò jīng overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
yuán yuán běn běn from beginning to end; in its entirety; in accord with fact; literal Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
dōu quān zi to encircle; to go around; to circle; to beat about the bush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jiān top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
bèi shòu (idiom) to be attacked from the front and rear Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
qín zòng In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
shì chū yǒu yīn 事: affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident · 出: go out, send out; stand; produce · 有: have, own, possess; exist · 因: cause, reason; by; because (of) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
zhā zha shí shí firm; solid; reliable; real; practical Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
zhuāng lóng zuò to play deaf-mute Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
hòu huàn - qióng (idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
gān bài xià fēng to step down gracefully (humble expression); to concede defeat; to play second fiddle Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jiǎo mán chán (idiom) to pester endlessly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
xīn hěn - shǒu (idiom) vicious; merciless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jiǎ zhèng jīng demure; prudish; hypocritical Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
láo ér gōng to work hard while accomplishing little; to toil to no avail Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
è rén xiān gào zhuàng the guilty party files the suit; the thief cries thief Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
shì wèi to be upset; to feel disgusted Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
méng hùn guò guān to get away with it; to slip through; to bluff one's way out; Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4 guo4 guan1] Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
bái zhī yuān unrighted wrong; unredressed injustice Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6
xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
xīng (coll.) perhaps Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
hòu niáng stepmother (coll.) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
mìng gēn lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
zhěng zhì to bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition; (coll.) to fix (a person); to prepare (a meal etc) Colloquialism HSK 6
jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
léi thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) Colloquialism HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
zhǐzhe Poke HSK 6
殿 殿 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
zōng zhǔ head of a clan; natural leader; person of prestige and authority in a domain; suzerain ∼HSK 6
chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) ∼HSK 6
huáng prince ∼HSK 6
jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
yǒu what is there ∼HSK 6
huáng tài hòu empress dowager ∼HSK 6