July 2, 2022

30 words

WordPinyinDefinition
三思而后行sān sī ér hòu xíngthink again and again before acting (idiom)
不言而喻bù yán ér yùit goes without saying
割舍gē shěto give up
吆喝yāo heto shout
túnto store
坐享其成zuò xiǎng qí chéngto reap where one has not sown (idiom)
打水漂dǎ shuǐ piāoto skip stones (on water)
败北bài běi(literary) to be routed (in a war)
归根结底guī gēn jié dǐin the final analysis
无稽之谈wú jī zhī táncomplete nonsense (idiom)
蒙骗mēng piànto hoodwink
精打细算jīng dǎ xì suànmeticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
羊毛出在羊身上yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shànglit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom)
迎刃而解yíng rèn ér jiělit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)
工具人gōng jù réntool man
羊毛党yáng máo dǎngbargain hunters
战果zhàn guǒresults of battle
捡便宜jiǎn pián yipick up a good deal
满减mǎn jiǎndiscount after a certain amount reached
大促dà cùbig promotion
被薅bèi hāoto be taken advantage of
贪便宜tān pián yibe greedy
折戟zhé jǐdefeated
黑产hēi chǎnusing bots to hunt bargains online
退堂鼓tuì táng gǔmaking an exit in the middle of something
画上句号huà shàng jù hàocome to an end
云泥之别yún ní zhī biéwildly different
一口吃成个胖子yī kǒu chī chéng ge pàng zirushing to do something that’s not possible
赔本赚吆喝péi běn zhuàn yāo hemake a loss on something to win publicity
竹篮打水一场空zhú lán dǎ shuǐ yī chǎng kōnga waste of effort