Sept 28, 2024

22 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一刀切yī dāo qiēlit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom)
多一事不如少一事duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shìit is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
如出一辙rú chū yī zhéto be precisely the same
平分秋色píng fēn qiū sèto both share the limelight
戕害qiāng hàito injure
掣肘chè zhǒu(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow
滞销zhì xiāoto sell poorly
无时无刻wú shí wú kèall the time
痊愈quán yùto recover completely (from illness or injury)
直言不讳zhí yán bù huìto speak bluntly (idiom)
精打细算jīng dǎ xì suànmeticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
落选luò xuǎnto fail to be chosen (or elected)
轻重缓急qīng zhòng huǎn jíslight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
高昂gāo ángto hold (one's head) high
硬指标yìng zhǐ biāoa mandatory quota
费了九牛二虎之力fèi le jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lìto exert tremendous effort
仿制药fǎng zhì yàogeneric drug
遍寻不见biàn xún bù jiànsearched everywhere but found nothing
价格剪刀差jià gé jiǎn dāo chāprice scissors
不争的事实bù zhēng de shì shíindisputable
把钱用到刀刃上bǎ qián yòng dào dāo rèn shàngmake every penny count
撤网chè wǎngto delist from the national drug procurement list