Dec 17, 2022

23 words

WordPinyinDefinition
不知所措bù zhī suǒ cuònot knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
叫苦不迭jiào kǔ bu diéto complain without stopping (idiom)
愁眉苦脸chóu méi kǔ liǎnto look anxious (idiom)
时势造英雄shí shì zào yīng xióngTime makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
治愈zhì yùto cure
玄学xuán xuéWei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals
脱销tuō xiāoto sell out
膜拜mó bàito kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level
苦肉计kǔ ròu jìthe trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence
酒香不怕巷子深jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēnfragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)
重灾区zhòng zāi qūarea particularly hard-hit by a disaster
风头fēng tóuwind direction
声势浩大shēng shì hào dàlegion
眼瞅着yǎn chǒu zhewatching
爆火bào huǒextremely popular
紧俏货jǐn qiào huòproduct in short supply
疯抢fēng qiǎngmad rush to buy
认怂rèn sóngadmit defeat
平平无奇píng píng wú qímediocre
阳了yáng letested positive for COVID
以备不时之需yǐ bèi bù shí zhī xūin case of emergency
惶惶不可终日huáng huáng bù kě zhōng rìterrified all day long
声名鹊起shēng míng què qǐrise to fame