October 18, 2025

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一股子yī gǔ zia whiff of
不假思索bù jiǎ sī suǒto act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
不合时宜bù hé shí yíuntimely
傲慢ào mànarrogant
如法炮制rú fǎ páo zhìlit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
弱肉强食ruò ròu qiáng shílit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
按捺不住àn nà bu zhùto be unable to hold back
格格不入gé gé bù rù(idiom) inharmonious
当权派dāng quán pàipersons or faction in authority
脱节tuō jiéto come apart
视而不见shì ér bù jiànto turn a blind eye to
说教shuō jiàoto preach
高高在上gāo gāo zài shàngset up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality
信息茧房xìn xī jiǎn fáng(internet) echo chamber
卖惨mài cǎngiving a sob story to win sympathy
言行举止yán xíng jǔ zhǐbehavior
一言堂yī yán tángdeciding everything by one person's say
翻车fān chē(car) turn over
爹味diē wèicondescending
吃一堑长一智chī yī qiàn zhǎng yī zhìevery failure is a learning experience
既得利益者jì dé lì yì zhěbeneficiary of the system
代际关系dài jì guān xìintergenerational relationship
不吃这一套bù chī zhè yī tàonot fall for it
老登lǎo dēngboomer