Vocabulary

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死到临头 死到臨頭 sǐ dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欲擒故纵 欲擒故縱 yù qín gù zòng In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
难熬 難熬 nán áo (of pain or hardship) hard to bear Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
横行霸道 橫行霸道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
碰一鼻子灰 碰一鼻子灰 pèng yī bí zi huī lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt; fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
心狠手辣 心狠手辣 xīn hěn - shǒu là (idiom) vicious; merciless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
拍马屁 拍馬屁 pāi mǎ pì to flatter; to fawn on; to butter sb up; toadying; bootlicking Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
费力不讨好 費力不討好 fèi lì bù tǎo hǎo arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
窝里横 窩裡橫 wō li hèng (coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
凑数 湊數 còu shù to serve as a stopgap; to make up a shortfall in the number of people Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
大有作为 大有作為 dà yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much; to have good prospects; to have a promising future Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有利可图 有利可圖 yǒu lì kě tú profitable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
同行 同行 tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
庄稼人 莊稼人 zhuāng jia rén (coll.) farmer Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
老娘 老孃 lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
兴许 興許 xīng xǔ (coll.) perhaps Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
扒拉 扒拉 bā la (coll.) to push lightly; to flick to one side; to get rid of Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
大娘 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
娃儿 娃兒 wá ér children (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
甭管 甭管 béng guǎn (coll.) regardless of; no matter (where, who etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
不赖 不賴 bù lài (coll.) not bad; good; fine Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
添堵 添堵 tiān dǔ to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.); to make traffic congestion even worse Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
垫补 墊補 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
麻利 麻利 má li swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
剥皮 剝皮 bāo pí to skin; to flay; to peel; (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals; also pr. [bo1pi2] Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
碰瓷 碰瓷 pèng cí (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
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
撑死 撐死 chēng sǐ full to the point of bursting; (coll.) at most Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
捯饬 捯飭 dáo chi (coll.) to doll up; to spruce up; to zhoosh up Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
拉扯大 拉扯大 lā che dà (coll.) to bring up; to rear; to raise Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
提溜 提溜 dī liu (coll.) to carry; Taiwan pr. [ti2 liu5] Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
雷 雷 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
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 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
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
表面上 表面上 biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
大伯 大伯 dà bó husband's older brother; father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother) ∼HSK 6
铺子 鋪子 pù zi store; shop ∼HSK 6
爹娘 爹孃 diē niáng (dialect) parents ∼HSK 6
郎君 郎君 láng jūn young gentleman, husband ∼HSK 6
娘子 娘子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
大嫂 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
爹爹 爹爹 diē die daddy; granddad ∼HSK 6
姨母 姨母 yí mǔ mother's sister; maternal aunt ∼HSK 6
郎中 郎中 láng zhōng doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful) ∼HSK 6
镶金 鑲金 xiāng jīn gilded; inlaid with gold ∼HSK 6
班主 班主 bān zhǔ leader of a theatrical troupe ∼HSK 6