Vocabulary
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| 上不了台面 上不了檯面 | better kept under the table (idiom); not to be disclosed; too inferior to show in public | |
| 火种 火種 | tinder; source of a fire; inflammable material; (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc) | |
| 马背 馬背 | horse's back; (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges | |
| 较为 較為 | comparatively; relatively; fairly | |
| 乱跳 亂跳 | to jump about; (of the heart) to beat wildly | |
| 皮面 皮面 | outer skin; surface; leather cover (of a book); drum skin; leather upper (of a shoe) | |
| 约见 約見 | to arrange an interview; an appointment (with the foreign ambassador) | |
| 思春 思春 | same as | |
| 靶心 靶心 | center of target; bull's eye | |
| 为时已晚 為時已晚 | already too late | |
| 亲和 親和 | to connect intimately (with); amiable; affable | |
| 心头肉 心頭肉 | the person one loves the most; one's most treasured possession | |
| 输得起 輸得起 | can afford to lose; to take defeat with good grace | |
| 人心所向 人心所向 | that which is yearned for by the public | |
| 美颜 美顏 | to beautify sb's face (with cosmetics etc); to retouch a photo to make sb look more beautiful; beautiful face; beautified face | |
| 终成眷属 終成眷屬 | love will find a way (idiom) | |
| 使性子 使性子 | to lose one's temper | |
| 边城 邊城 | border town; remote town | |
| 小受 小受 | (slang) bottom (in a homosexual relationship) | |
| 长线 長線 | long term | |
| 代人受过 代人受過 | to take the blame for sb else; to be made a scapegoat | |
| 窘境 窘境 | awkward situation; predicament | |
| 保本 保本 | to break even | |
| 真才实学 真才實學 | solid learning; real ability and learning; genuine talent | |
| 起居室 起居室 | living room; sitting room | |
| 心眼儿 心眼兒 | one's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions | |
| 出主意 出主意 | to come up with ideas; to make suggestions; to offer advice | |
| 谈不上 談不上 | to be out of the question | |
| 有朝一日 有朝一日 | one day; sometime in the future | |
| 一心一意 一心一意 | concentrating one's thoughts and efforts; single-minded; bent on; intently | |
| 心想事成 心想事成 | to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best! | |
| 实话实说 實話實說 | to tell the truth; to tell it as it is | |
| 下决心 下決心 | to determine; to resolve | |
| 有的是 有的是 | have plenty of; there's no lack of | |
| 说到底 說到底 | in the final analysis; in the end | |
| 不得已 不得已 | to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must | |
| 好奇心 好奇心 | interest in sth; curiosity; inquisitive | |
| 紧接着 緊接著 | immediately afterwards; shortly after that | |
| 请教 請教 | to ask for guidance; to consult | |
| 沙子 沙子 | sand; grit | |
| 工夫 工夫 | (old) laborer | |
| 结实 結實 | to bear fruit | |
| 推开 推開 | to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline | |
| 认得 認得 | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know | |
| 功课 功課 | homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study | |
| 景色 景色 | scenery; scene; landscape; view | |
| 木头 木頭 | slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc) | |
| 被子 被子 | quilt | |
| 老百姓 老百姓 | ordinary people; the "person in the street" | |
| 动人 動人 | touching; moving |