Vocabulary

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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
liàng to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
ān rán yàng safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) Idiom ∼HSK 4
fān shān yuè lǐng lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey Idiom ∼HSK 4
sān ér hòu xíng think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance Idiom ∼HSK 4
sān yán liǎng in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly Idiom ∼HSK 4
cái mào shuāng quán talented and good-looking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
gǒu gāo yao dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc; quack medicine; sham goods Idiom ∼HSK 4
míng ér lái to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location Idiom ∼HSK 4
shà fèi xīn to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking; at the cost of a lot of effort Idiom ∼HSK 4
cái xiǎo yòng using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom); a sledgehammer to crack a nut Idiom ∼HSK 4
hán xīn to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship; to bear one's cross Idiom ∼HSK 4
lín lín zǒng zǒng in great abundance; numerous Idiom ∼HSK 4
xīn unintentionally; not in the mood to Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
yòng useless; worthless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
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
míng bǎi zhe evident; clear; undoubted Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
cuò guài to blame sb wrongly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
yán ér xìn untrustworthy; not true to one's word Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
pǎo jiāng to make a living as a traveling performer etc Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
ě xīn nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) Xiehouyu HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
liǎo (coll.) final part; last bit; (coll.) in the end; finally Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
zi (coll.) to have diarrhea Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
jiā huǒ r (coll.) everyone; all of us; you folks Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
wěi ba tail; colloquial pr. [yǐ ba] Colloquialism HSK 4
cháo tide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy; (coll.) inferior; substandard Colloquialism HSK 4
qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
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
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
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
Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
簿 簿 zhǔ official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Níng yuǎn Ningyuan county in Yongzhou, Hunan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
tóng xiāng person from the same village, town, or province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Běi dǒu Great Bear; Big Dipper; Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
xiàn lìng county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Qīng fēng xiàn Qingfeng county in Puyang, Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
zhèn zi town; village Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Qīng shān Qingshan district of Wuhan city, Hubei; Qingshan district of Baotou city, Inner Mongolia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Qīng zhōu Qingzhou, county-level city in Weifang, Shandong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4