July 05, 2025

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一窝蜂yī wō fēnglike a swarm of bees
参差不齐cēn cī bù qíunevenly matched (idiom); scraggly
口无遮拦kǒu wú zhē lánto blab
招惹zhāo rěto provoke
搬起石头砸自己的脚bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎoto crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
武断wǔ duànarbitrary
自生自灭zì shēng zì mièto emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)
调剂tiáo jìto adjust
身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐwithout the freedom to act independently (idiom)
踩坑cǎi kēngstep on the pit
火急火燎huǒ jí huó liǎoused to describe the state of feeling anxious in one's heart
卖惨mài cǎngiving a sob story to win sympathy
避雷bì léistay out of trouble
两眼一抹黑liǎng yǎn yī mǒ hēiknow nothing of the surroundings
打入冷宫dǎ rù lěng gōngto snub
天坑tiān kēngsinkhole
唯分数论wéi fēn shù lùnscore-only mentality
填报志愿tián bào zhì yuànfill out college applications
动了别人的蛋糕dòng le bié rén de dàn gāoencroaching on someone’s interest
退网xià wǎngquit the internet
滑档huá dàngfail to get matched
大冤种dà yuān zhǒnggullible victim
技术活jì shù huóskilled work
寒门贵子hán mén guì zǐbright child from a poor family