August 16, 2025

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
丢饭碗diū fàn wǎnto lose one's job
以身作则yǐ shēn zuò zéto set an example (idiom)
侵蚀qīn shíto erode
压榨yā zhàto press
底气dǐ qìlung capacity
折腾zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
拖堂tuō tángto drag out a lesson
扪心自问mén xīn zì wènto ask oneself honestly
整顿zhěng dùnto tidy up
硬撑yìng chēngto make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc
苦果kǔ guǒlit. bitter fruit
装模作样zhuāng mó zuò yàngto put on an act (idiom); to show affectation
较真jiào zhēnserious
郑重其事zhèng zhòng qí shìserious about the matter
雷打不动léi dǎ bù dòngnot shaken by thunder (idiom)
初生牛犊不怕虎chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔnewborn calves are not afraid of tigers
打脸dǎ liǎna slap in the face
反内卷fǎn nèi juǎnanti-involution
言行不一yán xíng bù yī(idiom) to say one thing and do another
扛不住káng bù zhùunable to bear
掀桌xiān zhuōto cause a scene
贴脸开大tiē liǎn kāi dàfull confrontation mode
加班文化jiā bān wén huàovertime culture
增产不增收zēng chǎn bù zēng shōuincrease in production without an increase in income