November 08, 2025

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
噱头xué tóuamusing speech or act
套路tào lùsequence of movements in martial arts
小聪明xiǎo cōng mingclever-clever
忽悠hū youto rock
愚弄yú nòngto make a fool out of
把柄bǎ bǐnghandle
树大招风shù dà zhāo fēnglit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)
火上浇油huǒ shàng jiāo yóuto pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
众矢之的zhòng shǐ zhī dìlit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom)
蒙混过关méng hùn guò guānto get away with it
碾压niǎn yāto crush or compact by means of a roller
费尽心机fèi jìn xīn jīto rack one's brains for schemes (idiom)
cèngto rub against
过眼云烟guò yǎn yún yānephemeral (idiom)
避重就轻bì zhòng jiù qīngto avoid the important and dwell on the trivial
风口浪尖fēng kǒu làng jiānwhere the wind and the waves are the fiercest
人红是非多rén hóng shì fēi duō“gossip follows the famous”
不买账bú mǎi zhàngnot paying the bill
圈粉quān fěncircle powder
拎不清līn bù qīngfail to grasp
对标duì biāoto compare a product with (a rival product)
炸锅zhà guōfrier
必杀技bì shā jìUltimate move
行业通病xíng yè tōng bìngcommon problems in the industry