Nov 4, 2023

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
吊唁diào yànto offer condolences (for the deceased)
哀悼āi dàoto grieve over sb's death
哽咽gěng yèto choke with emotion
噩耗è hàonews of sb's death
安息ān xīto rest
悲痛bēi tònggrieved
挑灯夜战tiǎo dēng yè zhànto raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
数以千计shù yǐ qiān jìthousands (of sth)
死讯sǐ xùnnews of sb's death
突如其来tū rú qí láito arise abruptly
缅怀miǎn huáito commemorate
英年早逝yīng nián zǎo shìto die an untimely death (idiom)
逝世shì shìto pass away
鞠躬尽瘁jū gōng jìn cuìto bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
发国难财fā guó nàn cáimake money while the country is suffering
情绪宣泄qíng xù xuān xièget one’s (negative) emotion off
失声痛哭shī shēng tòng kūcrying loudly
低调处理dī tiáo chǔ lǐlow-key handling
活得郁闷,死得憋屈huó dé yù mèn , sǐ dé biē qūLive in frustration, die in vain
知我罪我,其惟春秋zhī wǒ zuì wǒ , qí wéi chūn qiūJudge me as you will, I will do what I think is right
人人心里都有一杆秤rén rén xīn lǐ dōu yǒu yī gǎn chèngthe people know who is good and who is bad
全靠同行衬托quán kào tóng xíng chèn tuōto rely entirely on comparison with one's peers
破壁者pò bì zhěwall breaker
务实派wù shí pàipragmatist