April 10, 2021

34 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一分耕耘,一分收获yī fēn gēng yún , yī fēn shōu huòyou get what you put in
nǎito be
人不为己,天诛地灭rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì mièlook out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
réngstill
反哺fǎn bǔto support one's parents in their old age
吃得苦中苦,方为人上人chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rénone cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)
天道酬勤tiān dào chóu qínHeaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
nǎibreast
宕机dàng jīto crash (of a computer)
心安理得xīn ān lǐ déto have a clear conscience
打鸡血dǎ jī xuèlit. to inject chicken blood
rēngto throw
折腾zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
摸鱼mō yúto catch fish
救命稻草jiù mìng dào cǎo(one's) last straw to clutch at
清闲qīng xiánidle
浑水摸鱼hún shuǐ mō yúto fish in troubled water (idiom)
玩耍wán shuǎto play (as children do)
绊脚石bàn jiǎo shístumbling block
见缝插针jiàn fèng chā zhēnlit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom)
开小差kāi xiǎo chāito be absent-minded
扔炸弹rēng zhà dànthrowing grenades
学习小组xué xí xiǎo zǔstudy group
明明在工作míng míng zài gōng zuò‘err, I’m actually working…’
别折腾了嘛bié zhē teng le makeep it simple
不折腾bù zhē téngnot toss
绊子bàn zistumbling block
习焉不察xí yān bù chátoo accustomed to sth
过一天和尚撞一天钟guò yī tiān hé shàng zhuàng yī tiān zhōnga day in the life of a monk and another ringing of the bell
头昏脑涨tóu hūn nǎo zhǎngdizzy
槽头吃食cáo tóu chī shifeeding trough
喂鸡汤wèi jī tāngserve chicken soup
社畜们shè chù mensocial animals
摸一番大事业mō yī fān dà shì yècreate something big on the side