Vocabulary

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细水长流 細水長流 xì shuǐ cháng liú lit. thin streams flow forever; fig. economy will get you a long way; to work steadily at something little by little Idiom ∼HSK 4
自不量力 自不量力 zì bù liàng lì to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) Idiom ∼HSK 4
翻山越岭 翻山越嶺 fān shān yuè lǐng lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey Idiom ∼HSK 4
三思而后行 三思而後行 sān sī ér hòu xíng think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance Idiom ∼HSK 4
三言两语 三言兩語 sān yán liǎng yǔ in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly Idiom ∼HSK 4
才貌双全 才貌雙全 cái mào shuāng quán talented and good-looking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
狗皮膏药 狗皮膏藥 gǒu pí gāo yao dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc; quack medicine; sham goods Idiom ∼HSK 4
慕名而来 慕名而來 mù míng ér lái to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location Idiom ∼HSK 4
煞费苦心 煞費苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking; at the cost of a lot of effort Idiom ∼HSK 4
大材小用 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom); a sledgehammer to crack a nut Idiom ∼HSK 4
含辛茹苦 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship; to bear one's cross Idiom ∼HSK 4
林林总总 林林總總 lín lín zǒng zǒng in great abundance; numerous Idiom ∼HSK 4
无心 無心 wú xīn unintentionally; not in the mood to Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
无用 無用 wú yòng useless; worthless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
出尔反尔 出爾反爾 chū ěr fǎn ěr old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold; to contradict oneself; inconsistent Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
明摆着 明擺著 míng bǎi zhe evident; clear; undoubted Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
错怪 錯怪 cuò guài to blame sb wrongly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
言而无信 言而無信 yán ér wú xìn untrustworthy; not true to one's word Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
跑江湖 跑江湖 pǎo jiāng hú to make a living as a traveling performer etc Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
热闹 熱鬧 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
受不了 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
恶心 惡心 ě xīn nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) Xiehouyu HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
末了 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part; last bit; (coll.) in the end; finally Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
拉肚子 拉肚子 lā dù zi (coll.) to have diarrhea Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
大家伙儿 大家伙兒 dà jiā huǒ r (coll.) everyone; all of us; you folks Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
尾巴 尾巴 wěi ba tail; colloquial pr. [yǐ ba] Colloquialism HSK 4
潮 潮 cháo tide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy; (coll.) inferior; substandard Colloquialism HSK 4
穷 窮 qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
秀才 秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
主簿 主簿 zhǔ bù official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宁远 寧遠 Níng yuǎn Ningyuan county in Yongzhou, Hunan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同乡 同鄉 tóng xiāng person from the same village, town, or province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
北斗 北斗 Běi dǒu Great Bear; Big Dipper; Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
县令 縣令 xiàn lìng county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清丰县 清豐縣 Qīng fēng xiàn Qingfeng county in Puyang, Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
镇子 鎮子 zhèn zi town; village Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
青山 青山 Qīng shān Qingshan district of Wuhan city, Hubei; Qingshan district of Baotou city, Inner Mongolia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
青州 青州 Qīng zhōu Qingzhou, county-level city in Weifang, Shandong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4