Feb 19, 2022

25 words

WordPinyinDefinition
不见棺材不落泪bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèilit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
企图qǐ túto attempt
初出茅庐chū chū máo lúventuring from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
剥削bō xuēto exploit
to stop
吃人chī rénexploitative
压垮yā kuǎto cause sth to collapse under the weight
底气dǐ qìlung capacity
忌惮jì dànto be afraid of the consequences
恬不知耻tián bù zhī chǐto have no sense of shame
手软shǒu ruǎnto be lenient
昏昏沉沉hūn hūn chén chéndizzy
混淆视听hùn xiáo shì tīngto obscure the facts (idiom)
热火朝天rè huǒ cháo tiānin full swing (idiom)
猝死cù sǐsudden death (in medicine, sporting competitions etc)
翘辫子qiào biàn zi(coll.) to die
腐朽fǔ xiǔrotten
万变不离其宗wàn biàn bù lí qí zōngmany superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom)
苍白cāng báipale
血汗工厂xuè hàn gōng chǎngsweatshop
难上加难nán shàng jiā nánmake a difficult situation even more difficult
打硬仗dǎ yìng zhàngfight a hard battle
喊口号hǎn kǒu hàoto shout slogans
枯燥乏味kū zào fá wèivanpidity
嗝屁gé pìto die