Jan 8, 2022

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hánthree feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom)
可望而不可及kě wàng ér bù kě jíin sight but unattainable (idiom)
严苛yán kēsevere
坑爹kēng diē(Internet slang) dishonest
戛然而止jiá rán ér zhǐwith a grunting sound it stops (idiom)
提心吊胆tí xīn diào dǎn(saying) to be very scared and on edge
摸不着头脑mō bu zháo tóu nǎoto be unable to make any sense of the matter
放之四海而皆准fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔnappropriate to any place and any time (idiom)
杆秤gǎn chènga steelyard (a type of balance)
歌颂gē sòngto sing the praises of
炙手可热zhì shǒu kě rèlit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom)
无不wú bùnone lacking
白菜价bái cài jiàlit. cabbage price
老油条lǎo yóu tiáoold fox
忙里偷闲máng lǐ tōu xiánsteal a little leisure time from the rush of business
你不好好做,会有你好果子吃的nǐ bù hǎo hǎo zuò , huì yǒu nǐ hǎo guǒ zi chī deif you don’t work hard, you won’t be rewarded
烈火烹油liè huǒ pēng yóuburning brighter and brighter
断崖式duàn yá shìcliff-edge-like
破发pò fāfalling lower than starting share price on first day of trading
印象分yìn xiàng fēnbrownie points
信手拈来xìn shǒu niān láiat your fingertips
拉胯lā kuǎmake a mistake at a critical time
很坑hěn kēngvery annoying
复盘fù pánreview