Vocabulary

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dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom) 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
nán áo (of pain or hardship) hard to bear Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
héng xíng dào to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
pèng zi huī lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt; fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
xīn hěn - shǒu (idiom) vicious; merciless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
pāi to flatter; to fawn on; to butter sb up; toadying; bootlicking Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
fèi tǎo hǎo arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
li hèng (coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
còu shù to serve as a stopgap; to make up a shortfall in the number of people Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much; to have good prospects; to have a promising future Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
yǒu profitable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? 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
zhuāng jia rén (coll.) farmer Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
xīng (coll.) perhaps Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
la (coll.) to push lightly; to flick to one side; to get rid of Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
ér children (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
béng guǎn (coll.) regardless of; no matter (where, who etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
lài (coll.) not bad; good; fine Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
tiān to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.); to make traffic congestion even worse Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
diàn bu (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money; (coll.) to snack Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
li swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
bāo to skin; to flay; to peel; (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals; also pr. [bo1pi2] Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
pèng (coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
chēng full to the point of bursting; (coll.) at most Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
dáo chi (coll.) to doll up; to spruce up; to zhoosh up Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
che (coll.) to bring up; to rear; to raise Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
liu (coll.) to carry; Taiwan pr. [ti2 liu5] 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
husband's older brother; father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother) ∼HSK 6
zi store; shop ∼HSK 6
diē niáng (dialect) parents ∼HSK 6
láng jūn young gentleman, husband ∼HSK 6
niáng (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
diē die daddy; granddad ∼HSK 6
mother's sister; maternal aunt ∼HSK 6
láng zhōng doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful) ∼HSK 6
xiāng jīn gilded; inlaid with gold ∼HSK 6
bān zhǔ leader of a theatrical troupe ∼HSK 6