Vocabulary

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等闲之辈 等閒之輩 děng xián zhī bèi (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with ∼HSK 6
千叮万嘱 千叮萬囑 qiān dīng wàn zhǔ repeatedly urging; imploring over and over again ∼HSK 6
滴水 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop; dripping water ∼HSK 6
有心无力 有心無力 yǒu xīn wú lì willing but unable; the spirit is willing but the strength is lacking (idiom) ∼HSK 6
可敬 可敬 kě jìng venerable ∼HSK 6
徒劳 徒勞 tú láo futile ∼HSK 6
奉天承运 奉天承運 fèng tiān chéng yùn in accordance with the will of Heaven (idiom); opening phrase of imperial edicts ∼HSK 6
更名改姓 更名改姓 gèng míng gǎi xìng to change one's name and surname (idiom); to take on a new identity ∼HSK 6
欲绝 欲絕 yù jué heartbroken; inconsolable ∼HSK 6
事到临头 事到臨頭 shì dào lín tóu when things come to a head (idiom) ∼HSK 6
死讯 死訊 sǐ xùn news of sb's death ∼HSK 6
见招拆招 見招拆招 jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo to counter every move; to be full of tricks ∼HSK 6
颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo - shì fēi (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead ∼HSK 6
拨弄 撥弄 bō nòng to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc); to fiddle with; to stir up ∼HSK 6
不情愿 不情願 bù qíng yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 6
株连 株連 zhū lián to involve others (in a crime); guilt by association ∼HSK 6
患难见真情 患難見真情 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom); you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together; you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties ∼HSK 6
受制于人 受制於人 shòu zhì yù rén to be controlled by others (idiom); to be at someone's mercy ∼HSK 6
平心静气 平心靜氣 píng xīn jìng qì calm and composed; even-tempered; to keep cool and collected (idiom) ∼HSK 6
不偏不倚 不偏不倚 bù piān - bù yǐ (idiom) even-handed; impartial; unbiased ∼HSK 6
人精 人精 rén jīng sophisticate; man with extensive experience; child prodigy; Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child); spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM) ∼HSK 6
诛灭 誅滅 zhū miè to wipe out; to exterminate ∼HSK 6
尊师重道 尊師重道 zūn shī zhòng dào to respect the teacher and value the teaching (idiom); to honor learning and one's mentors ∼HSK 6
钦赐 欽賜 qīn cì (of an emperor) to bestow ∼HSK 6
置气 置氣 zhì qì to get angry; to take offense ∼HSK 6
狂妄 狂妄 kuáng wàng egotistical; arrogant; brassy ∼HSK 6
顽疾 頑疾 wán jí stubborn illness; chronic disease; fig. deep-seated problem; systemic issue ∼HSK 6
可欺 可欺 kě qī gullible; easily bullied; weak ∼HSK 6
唇舌 唇舌 chún shé argument; words; lips and tongue ∼HSK 6
恬不知耻 恬不知恥 tián bù zhī chǐ to have no sense of shame ∼HSK 6
情急之下 情急之下 qíng jí zhī xià in a moment of desperation ∼HSK 6
依仗 依仗 yī zhàng to count on; to rely on ∼HSK 6
銮驾 鑾駕 luán jià imperial chariot ∼HSK 6
暴晒 暴曬 bào shài (of the sun) to scorch; to expose to a scorching sun ∼HSK 6
寝食不安 寢食不安 qǐn shí bù ān unable to eat or sleep in peace (idiom); deeply worried and restless ∼HSK 6
告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng to retire on grounds of age and return to one's hometown (idiom) ∼HSK 6
惊惧 驚懼 jīng jù to be alarmed; to be terrified ∼HSK 6
夸赞 誇贊 kuā zàn to praise; to speak highly of; to commend ∼HSK 6
隔绝 隔絕 gé jué to cut off; to isolate; isolated (from the world) ∼HSK 6
悬而未决 懸而未決 xuán ér wèi jué (idiom) pending a decision; hanging in the balance ∼HSK 6
辞世 辭世 cí shì to die; to depart this life (euphemism); same as 去世 ∼HSK 6
柱石 柱石 zhù shí pillar ∼HSK 6
归附 歸附 guī fù to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc); to submit ∼HSK 6
始料未及 始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events ∼HSK 6
奉召 奉召 fèng zhào to receive orders ∼HSK 6
祭酒 祭酒 jì jiǔ to offer a libation; person who performs the libation before a banquet; senior member of a profession; important government post in imperial China ∼HSK 6
谋面 謀面 móu miàn to meet ∼HSK 6
委以重任 委以重任 wěi yǐ zhòng rèn (literary) to entrust (sb) with an important task ∼HSK 6
幕后黑手 幕後黑手 mù hòu hēi shǒu malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand ∼HSK 6
无功而返 無功而返 wú gōng ér fǎn to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs ∼HSK 6