Vocabulary

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装神弄鬼 裝神弄鬼 zhuāng shén - nòng guǐ lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); fig. to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus Idiom ∼HSK 5
偷偷摸摸 偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu - mō mō (idiom) surreptitious; sneaky Idiom ∼HSK 5
明目张胆 明目張膽 míng mù zhāng dǎn openly and without fear; brazenly Idiom ∼HSK 5
杀人放火 殺人放火 shā rén fàng huǒ to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson Idiom ∼HSK 5
六亲不认 六親不認 liù qīn bù rèn not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives Idiom ∼HSK 5
血口喷人 血口噴人 xuè kǒu pēn rén to spit blood (idiom); venomous slander; malicious attacks Idiom ∼HSK 5
愧不敢当 愧不敢當 kuì bù gǎn dāng lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.; You flatter me too much. Idiom ∼HSK 5
漏洞百出 漏洞百出 lòu dòng bǎi chū (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
旁门左道 旁門左道 páng mén zuǒ dào dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion; dissident group Idiom ∼HSK 5
首当其冲 首當其衝 shǒu dāng qí chōng to bear the brunt Idiom ∼HSK 5
迫不得已 迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth Idiom ∼HSK 5
弱肉强食 弱肉強食 ruò ròu qiáng shí lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. the law of the jungle Idiom ∼HSK 5
高抬贵手 高抬貴手 gāo tái guì shǒu to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break! Idiom ∼HSK 5
投石问路 投石問路 tóu shí wèn lù lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom); fig. to test the waters Idiom ∼HSK 5
客死他乡 客死他鄉 kè sǐ tā xiāng to die in a foreign land (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
吃硬不吃软 吃硬不吃軟 chī yìng bù chī ruǎn susceptible to force but not persuasion Idiom ∼HSK 5
发号施令 發號施令 fā hào shī lìng to boss people around (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
首屈一指 首屈一指 shǒu qū yī zhǐ to count as number one (idiom); second to none; outstanding Idiom ∼HSK 5
鼠目寸光 鼠目寸光 shǔ mù cùn guāng short-sighted Idiom ∼HSK 5
过街老鼠 過街老鼠 guò jiē lǎo shǔ sb or sth detested by all; target of scorn; anathema; cf. 老鼠過街,人人喊打|老鼠过街, Idiom ∼HSK 5
通天彻地 通天徹地 tōng tiān chè dì to know all under heaven; exceptionally talented (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
多管闲事 多管閒事 duō guǎn xián shì meddling in other people's business Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
神明 神明 shén míng deities; gods Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
滚蛋 滾蛋 gǔn dàn get out of here!; beat it! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
屈才 屈才 qū cái to waste talent Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
老样子 老樣子 lǎo yàng zi old situation; things as they were Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
缺一不可 缺一不可 quē yī bù kě not a single one is dispensable; can't do without either Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
人财两空 人財兩空 rén cái - liǎng kōng (idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well; to get burned both romantically and financially Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
鸡蛋里挑骨头 雞蛋裡挑骨頭 jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou to look for bones in an egg; to find fault; to nitpick (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭豆腐 臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu stinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd; fig. rough exterior but lovable person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
漏洞 漏洞 lòu dòng leak; hole; gap; loophole Xiehouyu HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
一路 一路 yī lù the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind Xiehouyu HSK 5
骆驼 駱駝 luò tuo camel (CL:,,); (coll.) blockhead; ninny Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
显摆 顯擺 xiǎn bai (coll.) to show off Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
长虫 長蟲 cháng chong (coll.) snake Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
破烂 破爛 pò làn worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
仨 仨 sā (coll.) three (cannot be followed by a measure word) Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
搞不好 搞不好 gǎo bu hǎo (coll.) maybe; perhaps Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
排骨 排骨 pái gǔ pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
一丢丢 一丟丟 yī diū diū (coll.) a tiny bit Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
鬼压床 鬼壓床 guǐ yā chuáng (coll.) sleep paralysis Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday Colloquialism HSK 5
慌 慌 huāng to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly Colloquialism HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
神经 神經 shén jīng nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob Colloquialism HSK 5
估计 估計 gū jì to estimate; to reckon; (coll.) to suppose Colloquialism HSK 5
漕运 漕運 cáo yùn (old) to transport by water; to ship grain as tax ∼HSK 5
魔 魔 mó demon ∼HSK 5