September 13, 2025

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一股脑yī gǔ nǎoall of it
别有用心bié yǒu yòng xīnto have an ulterior motive (idiom); a hidden agenda
吹毛求疵chuī máo qiú cīlit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
暧昧ài mèivague
柴米油盐chái mǐ yóu yánlit. firewood, rice, oil and salt
欠妥qiàn tuǒimproper
欲盖弥彰yù gài mí zhāngtrying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom)
正儿八经zhèng ér bā jīngserious
火上浇油huǒ shàng jiāo yóuto pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
无稽之谈wú jī zhī táncomplete nonsense (idiom)
站不住脚zhàn bu zhù jiǎoill-founded
荒诞huāng dànbeyond belief
趁火打劫chèn huǒ dǎ jiéto loot a burning house
预言yù yánto predict
道德绑架dào dé bǎng jiàmoral kidnapping
横眉冷对héng méi lěng duìglaring and pointing angrily
文化符号wén huà fú hàocultural symbols
有则改之无则加勉yǒu zé gǎi zhī wú zé jiā miǎnCorrect what is wrong and encourage others
不明是非bù míng shì fēiNot knowing right from wrong
怒火中烧nù huǒ zhōng shāoBurning with anger
打卡墙dǎ kǎ qiángCheck-in Wall
倒错dào cuòperversion
脑回路nǎo huí lùBrain Circuits
难绷nán běngDifficult to stretch