August 30, 2025

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一刀切yī dāo qiēlit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom)
似曾相识sì céng xiāng shídéjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
劳民伤财láo mín shāng cáiwaste of manpower and resources
天敌tiān dípredator
奇葩qí pāexotic flower
层层加码céng céng jiā mǎto increase bit by bit
恍惚huǎng hūabsent-minded
本末倒置běn mò dào zhìlit. to invert root and branch (idiom)
杯水车薪bēi shuǐ chē xīnlit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom)
làoflooded
异曲同工yì qǔ tóng gōngdifferent tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
破门而入pò mén ér rùto break the door down and enter (idiom)
硬核yìng héhardcore
兴师动众xīng shī dòng zhòngto muster large forces
无用功wú yòng gōngthe power a machine makes to overcome the extra resistance in physics
变味biàn wèirevert
如临大敌rú lín dà días if the archenemy is here
人人自危rén rén zì wéieveryone feels insecure
简单粗暴jiǎn dān cū bàostraightforward
边界感biān jiè gǎnsense of boundaries
防蚊fáng wénmosquito prevention
灭四害miè sì hàiFour Pests Campaign
高射炮打蚊子gāo shè pào dǎ wén zǐoverkill
做过头zuò guò tóuto overdo