April 17, 2021

16 words

WordPinyinDefinition
以史为鉴yǐ shǐ wéi jiànto learn from history (idiom)
匪夷所思fěi yí suǒ sīunimaginable
娇生惯养jiāo shēng guàn yǎngpampered and spoiled since childhood
小气候xiǎo qì hòumicroclimate
引人入胜yǐn rén rù shèngto enchant
忍俊不禁rěn jùn bù jīncannot help laughing
欲罢不能yù bà bù néngwant to stop but can't (idiom)
水俣病shuǐ yǔ bìngMinamata disease (mercury poisoning found in Southern Japan in 1956)
浮想联翩fú xiǎng lián piānto let one's imagination roam
潸然泪下shān rán lèi xiàto shed silent tears (idiom)
丝丝入扣sī sī rù kòuall threads neatly tie-up
殷鉴不远yīn jiàn bù yuǎnthe lessons of the past are not far behind
安全门ān quán ménexit
知华派zhī huá pàiperson who understands China
窗口期chuāng kǒu qīwindow [of opportunity]
温室里的花朵wēn shì lǐ de huā duǒa flower in the greenhouse’ and its different meanings