January 25, 2026

22 words

WordPinyinDefinition
冒犯mào fànto offend
切中qiè zhòngto hit the target (esp. in argument)
困境kùn jìngpredicament
恐惧kǒng jùto be frightened
恶作剧è zuò jùmischief
打动dǎ dòngto move (to pity)
晦气huì qìbad luck
业余yè yúin one's spare time
死活sǐ huólife or death
温和wēn hémild
无人问津wú rén wèn jīnto be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
签到qiān dàoto register
背井离乡bèi jǐng lí xiāngto leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
设置shè zhìto set up
赛道sài dàorace course
遗言yí yánwords of the deceased
边缘biān yuánedge
开辟kāi pìto open up
爆火bào huǒextremely popular
两点一线liǎng diǎn yī xiàntwo points and one line
空巢青年kōng cháo qīng niánEmpty Nest Youth
独居经济dú jū jīng jìSingle-person economy