July 27, 2024

21 words

WordPinyinDefinition
你死我活nǐ sǐ wǒ huólit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
兜底dōu dǐto reveal
工种gōng zhǒngkind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc)
收割shōu gēto harvest
杯水车薪bēi shuǐ chē xīnlit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom)
活路huó lulabor
炙手可热zhì shǒu kě rèlit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom)
窘境jiǒng jìngawkward situation
迫不得已pò bù dé yǐto have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
遥遥无期yáo yáo wú qīfar in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
重灾区zhòng zāi qūarea particularly hard-hit by a disaster
接踵而至jiē zhǒng ér zhìensue
危机感wēi jī gǎnsense of crisis
砸饭碗zá fàn wǎnput someone out of work
横空出世héng kōng chū shìto lie across the sky, high above the world
苕萝卜sháo luó boabsurd
屁股决定脑袋pì gu jué dìng nǎo daiwhere you sit decides what you think
一将功成万骨枯yī jiāng gōng chéng wàn gǔ kūa single general achieves fame on the rotting bones of ten thousand
台下十年功tái xià shí nián gōngyears of unseen effort
黑科技méng tè nèi gē luóblack technology
降维打击jiàng wéi dǎ jían overwhelming advantage