Feb 27, 2021

36 words

WordPinyinDefinition
元宵节Yuán xiāo jié
共享gòng xiǎngto share
刷屏shuā píngflooding (on an Internet forum etc)
创新chuàng xīninnovation
协调xié tiáoto coordinate
卡脖子qiǎ bó zito squeeze the throat
反华fǎn Huáanti-Chinese
和事佬hé shì lǎopeacemaker
因小失大yīn xiǎo shī dàto save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
寅吃卯粮yín chī mǎo liánglit. eating away next year's food in advance
急功近利jí gōng jìn lìseeking instant benefit (idiom)
摊牌tān páito lay one's cards on the table
水深火热shuǐ shēn huǒ rèdeep water and scorching fire
水火不容shuǐ huǒ bù róngcompletely incompatible
牛鼻子niú bí zikey point
甩锅shuǎi guō(Internet slang) to shift the blame
绿色lǜ sègreen
跟风gēn fēngto go with the tide
开放kāi fàngto bloom
顾此失彼gù cǐ shī bǐlit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
骑墙qí qiángto sit on the fence
弹钢琴tán gāng qínplay the piano
泡汤了pào tāng lego up in smoke
双标shuāng biāodouble standard(ed)
由跟跑并跑向并跑领跑转变yóu gēn pǎo bìng pǎo xiàng bìng pǎo lǐng pǎo zhuǎn biàntransitioning from catching-up and being neck-and-neck
新发展理念xīn fā zhǎn lǐ niànnew development concept
真心亲华zhēn xīn qīn huágenuine Sinophile
狂热的亲华派kuáng rè de qīn huá pàifervently Sinophile
务实会wù shí huìdoing meeting
务虚会wù xū huìdiscuss theory meeting
凝心聚力níng xīn jù lìuniting people’s hearts and combing their strength
乘风破浪,扬帆起航chéng fēng pò làng , yáng fān qǐ hángride the wind and crest the waves, set off with wind in the sales
老黄牛lǎo huáng niúhard working Ox (diligent, dedicated)
拓荒牛tuò huāng niúpioneering Ox (innovative, brave)
孺子牛rú zǐ niúwilling Ox (serves the people)
三牛精神sān niú jīng shénthree ox spirit