May 20, 2023

17 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一而再,再而三yī ér zài , zài ér sānagain and again
干瞪眼gān dèng yǎnto watch helplessly
仗义zhàng yìto uphold justice
以暴制暴yǐ bào zhì bàoto use violence to curb violence
传唤chuán huàna summons (to the police)
和稀泥huò xī níto try to smooth things over
嚣张跋扈xiāo zhāng bá hùarrogant and despotic
始作俑者shǐ zuò yǒng zhělit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)
懦弱nuò ruòcowardly
掌掴zhǎng guāito slap
是非不分shì fēi bù fēnunable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
zhuāngstump
正当防卫zhèng dàng fáng wèireasonable self-defense
活靶子huó bǎ zilive target
熊孩子xióng hái zi(dialect) little devil
见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéito see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth
不容分说bù róng fēn shuōto not allow explanation