Vocabulary

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丝 絲 sī silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
坐以待毙 坐以待斃 zuò yǐ dài bì to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate Idiom ∼HSK 6
贪得无厌 貪得無厭 tān dé wú yàn avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts Idiom ∼HSK 6
另起炉灶 另起爐灶 lìng qǐ lú zào lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch; back to square one; to start of on a new path 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
远见卓识 遠見卓識 yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí visionary and sagacious (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
草木皆兵 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy; to feel beleaguered 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
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
咬牙切齿 咬牙切齒 yǎo yá qiè chǐ (idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage Idiom HSK 6
上吐下泻 上吐下瀉 shàng tù xià xiè to vomit and have diarrhea 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
庄稼人 莊稼人 zhuāng jia rén (coll.) farmer 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
不赖 不賴 bù lài (coll.) not bad; good; fine Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if 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
悬赏 懸賞 xuán shǎng to offer a reward; bounty ∼HSK 6
铺子 鋪子 pù zi store; shop ∼HSK 6
爹娘 爹孃 diē niáng (dialect) parents ∼HSK 6
饶命 饒命 ráo mìng to spare sb's life ∼HSK 6
俗人 俗人 sú rén common people; laity (i.e. not priests) ∼HSK 6
清点 清點 qīng diǎn to check; to make inventory ∼HSK 6
胭脂 胭脂 yān zhī rouge ∼HSK 6
大蒜 大蒜 dà suàn garlic ∼HSK 6
腹痛 腹痛 fù tòng bellyache; stomach pain ∼HSK 6
查清 查清 chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼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
市井 市井 shì jǐng marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people ∼HSK 6
颇为 頗為 pō wéi rather; quite ∼HSK 6
姨妹 姨妹 yí mèi wife's younger sister; sister-in-law ∼HSK 6
恶气 惡氣 è qì evil smell; resentment; unpleasant manner ∼HSK 6
许诺 許諾 xǔ nuò promise; pledge ∼HSK 6
赋闲 賦閒 fù xián to stay idle at home; to have resigned from office; to be unemployed; to have been fired; to be on a sabbatical ∼HSK 6
不咋的 不咋的 bù zǎ de (dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special ∼HSK 6
清炖 清燉 qīng dùn to stew meat without seasoning ∼HSK 6
少安毋躁 少安毋躁 shǎo ān wú zào keep calm, don't get excited; don't be impatient ∼HSK 6
弄清 弄清 nòng qīng to clarify; to fully understand ∼HSK 6
郎中 郎中 láng zhōng doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful) ∼HSK 6
垂危 垂危 chuí wēi close to death; life-threatening (illness) ∼HSK 6
莫慌 莫慌 mò huāng don't panic ∼HSK 6
重症 重症 zhòng zhèng acute (of medical condition); grave ∼HSK 6