Feb 12, 2022

27 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一股脑yī gǔ nǎoall of it
不菲bù fěiconsiderable (cost etc)
以柔克刚yǐ róu kè gāngto use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
剑拔弩张jiàn bá nǔ zhānglit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom)
反客为主fǎn kè wéi zhǔlit. the guest acts as host (idiom)
奔三Bēn sānto be pushing 30
chóuto worry about
拉锯战lā jù zhànto-and-fro tussle
招数zhāo shùmove (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
搞钱gǎo qiánto get money
犒劳kào láoto reward with food and drink
相亲xiāng qīnblind date
知难而退zhī nán ér tuìto sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom)
谈资tán zīsth that people like to chat about
饱和bǎo hésaturation
催婚cuī hūnurge marriage
道德绑架dào dé bǎng jiàmoral kidnapping
一墩难求yī dūn nán qiúBing Dwen Dwens have sold out
男大当婚,女大当嫁nán dà dāng hūn , nǚ dà dāng jiàupon reaching a certain age every male should take a wife and every female should take a husband
暗度陈仓àn dù chén cāngact before the enemy is aware
卖惨mài cǎngiving a sob story to win sympathy
反相亲派fǎn xiāng qīn pàianti-blind-dater
图一乐tú yī lèdo something you enjoy
买菜钱mǎi cài qiánmoney to buy groceries
忏悔期chàn huǐ qīperiod of repentance
高潮期gāo cháo qīpeak time
春节经济chūn jié jīng jì