Vocabulary

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一见钟情 一見鍾情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
起早贪黑 起早貪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late Idiom ∼HSK 6
闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event 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
忘恩负义 忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth Idiom ∼HSK 6
孤家寡人 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom); one who has chosen to follow a solitary path; (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) 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
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
料事如神 料事如神 liào shì rú shén to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom); to have an incredible foresight Idiom ∼HSK 6
恭敬不如从命 恭敬不如從命 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
药到病除 藥到病除 yào dào bìng chú lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom); fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results; (of a solution or method) highly effective 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
丧尽天良 喪盡天良 sàng jìn tiān liáng devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless Idiom ∼HSK 6
二一添作五 二一添作五 èr yī tiān zuò wǔ lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning); to share fairly between two parties; to go fifty-fifty Idiom ∼HSK 6
是非曲直 是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits; pros and cons Idiom ∼HSK 6
妖魔鬼怪 妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài demons and ghosts Idiom ∼HSK 6
拉拉扯扯 拉拉扯扯 lā lā chě chě to tug at; to pull at sb aggressively; to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way; (derog.) to hobnob; to consort Idiom ∼HSK 6
执迷不悟 執迷不悟 zhí mí bù wù to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
家破人亡 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless Idiom ∼HSK 6
恩将仇报 恩將仇報 ēn jiāng chóu bào to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
六神无主 六神無主 liù shén wú zhǔ out of one's wits (idiom); distracted; stunned Idiom ∼HSK 6
三寸不烂之舌 三寸不爛之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab Idiom ∼HSK 6
听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān - yóu mìng (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck Idiom ∼HSK 6
前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain Idiom ∼HSK 6
蒙在鼓里 矇在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ variant of Idiom ∼HSK 6
心满意足 心滿意足 xīn mǎn yì zú perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied 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
唉声叹气 唉聲嘆氣 āi shēng tàn qì sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom); to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair Idiom ∼HSK 6
阳奉阴违 陽奉陰違 yáng fèng yīn wéi outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret Idiom ∼HSK 6
得意忘形 得意忘形 dé yì wàng xíng so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure; beside oneself with joy Idiom ∼HSK 6
乌合之众 烏合之眾 wū hé zhī zhòng (idiom) rabble; disorderly band Idiom ∼HSK 6
聊胜于无 聊勝於無 liáo shèng yú wú better than nothing (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
打入冷宫 打入冷宮 dǎ rù - lěng gōng (idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history Idiom ∼HSK 6
前车之鉴 前車之鑑 qián chē zhī jiàn lit. a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom); fig. lesson learned by observing others' failures Idiom ∼HSK 6
喜怒无常 喜怒無常 xǐ nù wú cháng temperamental; moody Idiom ∼HSK 6
大张旗鼓 大張旗鼓 dà zhāng - qí gǔ (idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale Idiom ∼HSK 6
掌上明珠 掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter) Idiom ∼HSK 6
舟车劳顿 舟車勞頓 zhōu chē láo dùn travel-worn Idiom ∼HSK 6
忍气吞声 忍氣吞聲 rěn qì tūn shēng to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it Idiom ∼HSK 6
独当一面 獨當一面 dú dāng yī miàn to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section 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
一网打尽 一網打盡 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); fig. to scoop up the whole lot; to capture them all in one go Idiom ∼HSK 6
顺手牵羊 順手牽羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom); fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off Idiom ∼HSK 6
天灾人祸 天災人禍 tiān zāi rén huò natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú the will is there, but not the strength (idiom); the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak Idiom ∼HSK 6
孤魂野鬼 孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom); person who has no family or friends to rely on Idiom ∼HSK 6
釜底抽薪 釜底抽薪 fǔ dǐ chōu xīn to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb Idiom ∼HSK 6
狼心狗肺 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous Idiom ∼HSK 6
先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt Idiom ∼HSK 6
一言难尽 一言難盡 yī yán nán jìn hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly Idiom ∼HSK 6