June 11, 2022

23 words

WordPinyinDefinition
名列前茅míng liè qián máoto rank among the best
妙笔生花miào bǐ shēng huāgifted or skillful writing
忐忑tǎn tènervous
搬砖bān zhuānto do hard physical labor (as a job)
晦气huì qìbad luck
死皮赖脸sǐ pí lài liǎnbrazen faced (idiom); shameless
殷切yīn qièardent
没戏méi xì(coll.) not a chance
活到老,学到老huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎoOne is never too old to learn. (idiom)
煞费苦心shà fèi kǔ xīnto take a lot of trouble (idiom)
尽力而为jìn lì ér wéito try one's utmost
神器shén qìmagical object
耳提面命ěr tí miàn mìngto give sincere advice (idiom)
金榜题名jīn bǎng tí míngto win top marks in the imperial examinations
锦鲤jǐn lǐkoi (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus)
一臂之力yī bì zhī lìlend a hand
鲤鱼跳了龙门lǐ yú tiào le lóng ménthe carp jumped the dragon gate
讨个好彩头tǎo ge hǎo cǎi tóudo something to bring good luck
逢考必过féng kǎo bì guòyou will pass any exam
鸿运hóng yùngood fortune
掂过碌蔗diān guò lù zhèvery successful
紫腚能行zǐ dìng néng xíngyou can do it!
二臂èr bìyou idiot