Oct 1, 2022

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
不足为奇bù zú wéi qínot at all surprising (idiom)
久违jiǔ wéi(haven't done sth) for a long time
售罄shòu qìngto be completely sold out
坐以待毙zuò yǐ dài bìto sit and wait for death (idiom)
微商wēi shāng(math.) derivative
挖墙脚wā qiáng jiǎoto undermine
物是人非wù shì rén fēithings have remained the same, but people have changed
痊愈quán yùto recover completely (from illness or injury)
百花齐放bǎi huā qí fànga hundred flowers bloom (idiom)
重出江湖chóng chū jiāng hú(of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity
重蹈覆辙chóng dǎo fù zhéto follow the track of an overturned cart
骤变zhòu biànabrupt change
风吹草动fēng chuī cǎo dòngsign of trouble
一鲸落,万物生yī jīng luò , wàn wù shēnga single whale dies, ten thousand new things are born
玩梗wán gěngtalk in pointless trivialities
老本行lǎo běn hángarea of business that one is familiar with or good at
让贤ràng xiánrelinquish your place
风声鹤唳,草木皆兵fēng shēng hè lì , cǎo mù jiē bīngparanoid about the threat of attack
钞能力chāo néng lìsuper power to make money
中腰部zhōng yāo bùmid-sized players
蓄谋已久xù móu yǐ jiǔplotted for a long time
一涌而出yī yǒng ér chūcoming thick and fast
不能在一棵树上吊死bù néng zài yì kē shù shàng diào sǐdon’t put all your eggs in one basket, keep your options open
一荣俱荣,一损俱损yī róng jù róng , yī sǔn jù sǔnbe bound together for good or ill