Category: intermediate

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• "Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty — 武经总要 (wǔ jīng zǒng yào)

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• "drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice — 以药养医 (yǐ yào yǎng yī)

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• "sensational headline writers", people who write misleading titles in order to generate clicks from Internet users — 标题党 (biāo tí dǎng)

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• a coloring book — 着色书 (zhuó sè shū)

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• a grade A war criminal — 甲级战犯 (jiǎ jí zhàn fàn)

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• a high-class upright character (idiom) — 高风峻节 (gāo fēng jùn jié)

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• a lower grade (in a school) (e.g. 1st or 2nd year) — 低年级 (dī nián jí)

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• a person with knowledge and experience (idiom) — 有识之士 (yǒu shí zhī shì)

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• a residential property located within the designated catchment area of a desirable school, often sought after by parents to secure school admission for their children — 学区房 (xué qū fáng)

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• a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom) — 不愤不启 (bú fèn bù qǐ)

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• a teaching strategy combining a concise explanation of essential concepts with frequent practice — 精讲多练 (jīng jiǎng duō liàn)

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• ability to write — 笔底下 (bǐ dǐ xià)

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• admissions officer — 招生官 (zhāo shēng guān)

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• adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core — 中体西用 (zhōng tǐ xī yòng)

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• advanced class of primary school — 高级小学 (gāo jí xiǎo xué)

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• after-school program — 托管班 (tuō guǎn bān)

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• all-round education (as opposed to exam-oriented education 應試教育|应试教育[ying4 shi4 jiao4 yu4]) — 素质教育 (sù zhì jiào yù)

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• annotations made in a book — 圈圈点点 (quān quān diǎn diǎn)

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• as it should be by rights (idiom) — 理所当然 (lǐ suǒ dāng rán)

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• associate professor (university post) — 副教授 (fù jiào shòu)

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• auditor (student) — 旁听生 (páng tīng shēng)

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• background knowledge — 预备知识 (yù bèi zhī shi)

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• beginning student — 初学者 (chū xué zhě)

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• boarding school — 寄宿学校 (jì sù xué xiào)

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• book by Han dynasty astronomer Zhang Heng — 浑仪注 (hún yí zhù)

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• book cover — 包书皮 (bāo shū pí)

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• book slip — 借书单 (jiè shū dān)

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• book worship — 本本主义 (běn běn zhǔ yì)

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• breadth of knowledge — 知识面 (zhī shi miàn)

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• brilliant student — 资优生 (zī yōu shēng)

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• can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) — 能屈能伸 (néng qū néng shēn)

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• case study — 经典案例 (jīng diǎn àn lì)

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• characteristic class (math.) — 示性类 (shì xìng lèi)

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• children's picture story book — 小人书 (xiǎo rén shū)

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• class Amphibia — 两栖类 (liǎng qī lèi)

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• class division into proletariat and bourgeoisie class enemy, in use esp. during the Cultural Revolution — 血统论 (xuè tǒng lùn)

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• class of underachievers — 放牛班 (fàng niú bān)

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• class struggle — 阶级斗争 (jiē jí dòu zhēng)

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• class timetable — 课程表 (kè chéng biǎo)

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• closed-book examination — 闭卷考试 (bì juàn kǎo shì)

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• college of Western learning in late Qing — 洋务学堂 (yáng wù xué táng)

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• commemorative album — 纪念册 (jì niàn cè)

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• community college — 社区大学 (shè qū dà xué)

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• consumer-grade — 消费级 (xiāo fèi jí)

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• conversation class — 对话课 (duì huà kè)

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• course of events — 事态发展 (shì tài fā zhǎn)

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• course syllabus — 教学大纲 (jiào xué dà gāng)

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• cram class — 补习班 (bǔ xí bān)

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• cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song — 古文运动 (gǔ wén yùn dòng)

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• desire for knowledge — 求知欲 (qiú zhī yù)

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• diary (book) — 日记本 (rì jì běn)

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• dissenting religious sect (idiom) — 旁门左道 (páng mén zuǒ dào)

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• early-morning self-study session (before regular classes) — 早自习 (zǎo zì xí)

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• easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom) — 知易行难 (zhī yì xíng nán)

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• economics (as a field of study) — 经济学 (jīng jì xué)

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• economy class — 经济舱 (jīng jì cāng)

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• electronic book — 电子书 (diàn zǐ shū)

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• electronic book reader — 电纸书 (diàn zhǐ shū)

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• elementary school (Tw) — 国民小学 (guó mín xiǎo xué)

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• evening college — 夜大学 (yè dà xué)

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• exam paper — 考试卷 (kǎo shì juàn)

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• exam-oriented education — 应试教育 (yìng shì jiào yù)

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• excelling both in morals and studies (idiom) — 品学兼优 (pǐn xué jiān yōu)

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• exchange student — 交换生 (jiāo huàn shēng)

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• exercise book — 练习本 (liàn xí běn)

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• exercise book for practicing Chinese character handwriting (each page being a grid of blank cells divided into quadrants, like the character 田) — 田格本 (tián gé běn)

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• expert craft from hard practice (idiom) — 良工心苦 (liáng gōng xīn kǔ)

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• exploiting class (in Marxist theory) — 剥削阶级 (bō xuē jiē jí)

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• final exam — 期末考 (qī mò kǎo)

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• first class — 顶尖级 (dǐng jiān jí)

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• first-class — 第一流 (dì yī liú)

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• follow-up study — 追踪调查 (zhuī zōng diào chá)

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• gastropod (class of mollusks including snails) — 腹足纲 (fù zú gāng)

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• general academic senior high school (as opposed to vocational high schools) — 普通高中 (pǔ tōng gāo zhōng)

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• general course — 通识课程 (tōng shí kè chéng)

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• general middle school — 普通中学 (pǔ tōng zhōng xué)

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• good teacher and helpful friend (idiom) — 良师益友 (liáng shī yì yǒu)

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• grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale) — 八级工 (bā jí gōng)

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• graduate school — 研究生院 (yán jiū shēng yuàn)

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• graduate student — 研究生 (yán jiū shēng)

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• great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) — 大智慧 (dà zhì huì)

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• hack teacher — 教书匠 (jiào shū jiàng)

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• head of a (university) department — 系主任 (xì zhǔ rèn)

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• high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test) — 高分低能 (gāo fēn dī néng)

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• high-grade well-tempered steel — 百炼钢 (bǎi liàn gāng)

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• holy book — 圣贤书 (shèng xián shū)

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• homework — 家庭作业 (jiā tíng zuò yè)

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• impression of a book — 读后感 (dú hòu gǎn)

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• individual lesson — 单班课 (dān bān kè)

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• industrial tourism (visiting a place to learn about its local industries and their production processes) — 工业旅游 (gōng yè lǚ yóu)

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• intelligence test — 智力测验 (zhì lì cè yàn)

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• intensive course — 速成班 (sù chéng bān)

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• intensive reading course — 精读课 (jīng dú kè)

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• intern (esp. a student in practical training) — 实习生 (shí xí shēng)

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• introductory course — 入门课程 (rù mén kè chéng)

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• junior high school — 初级中学 (chū jí zhōng xué)

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• junior high school (Tw) — 国民中学 (guó mín zhōng xué)

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• junior high student — 初中生 (chū zhōng shēng)

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• knowledge base — 知识库 (zhī shi kù)

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• lacking class — 没水准 (méi shuǐ zhǔn)

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• law school — 法学院 (fǎ xué yuàn)

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• lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) — 手不释卷 (shǒu bú shì juàn)

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• lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom) — 暮鼓晨钟 (mù gǔ chén zhōng)

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• lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom) — 晨钟暮鼓 (chén zhōng mù gǔ)

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• lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom) — 开卷有益 (kāi juàn yǒu yì)

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• lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom) — 聚萤映雪 (jù yíng yìng xuě)

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• lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom) — 树碑立传 (shù bēi lì zhuàn)

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• lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) — 厚积薄发 (hòu jī bó fā)

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• lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal — 修炼成仙 (xiū liàn chéng xiān)

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• lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom) — 同日而语 (tóng rì ér yǔ)

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• low-class prostitute — 泼烟花 (pō yān huā)

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• lower elementary school — 初级小学 (chū jí xiǎo xué)

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• man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes) — 夫妻反目 (fū qī fǎn mù)

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• manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press) — 手抄本 (shǒu chāo běn)

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• mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. — 业精于勤 (yè jīng yú qín)

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• medical school — 医学系 (yī xué xì)

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• medical school — 医学院 (yī xué yuàn)

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• medical school — 医科学校 (yī kē xué xiào)

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• mid-term exam — 期中考 (qī zhōng kǎo)

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• middle and elementary school — 中小学 (zhōng xiǎo xué)

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• middle class — 中产阶级 (zhōng chǎn jiē jí)

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• middle-school student — 中学生 (zhōng xué shēng)

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• minimum passing score for admission — 录取线 (lù qǔ xiàn)

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• model teacher of every age (idiom) — 万世师表 (wàn shì shī biǎo)

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• national unified entrance exam — 统一招生 (tǒng yī zhāo shēng)

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• newly enlisted officer student — 入伍生 (rù wǔ shēng)

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• no end to learning (idiom) — 学无止境 (xué wú zhǐ jìng)

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• normal university — 师范大学 (shī fàn dà xué)

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• not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom) — 不愧下学 (bú kuì xià xué)

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• not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates — 不耻下问 (bù chǐ xià wèn)

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• not knowing which course to follow (idiom) — 无所适从 (wú suǒ shì cóng)

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• not to listen — 听不进去 (tīng bú jìn qù)

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• nuclear test — 核试爆 (hé shì bào)

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• nuclear test — 核试验 (hé shì yàn)

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• nuclear test reactor — 核试验堆 (hé shì yàn duī)

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• nuclear test site — 核试验场 (hé shì yàn chǎng)

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• object lesson — 实物教学 (shí wù jiào xué)

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• obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom) — 一意孤行 (yí yì gū xíng)

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• of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) — 名重识暗 (míng zhòng shí àn)

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• official class — 峨冠博带 (é guān bó dài)

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• optional course (in school) — 选修课 (xuǎn xiū kè)

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• ordinary and mediocre (idiom) — 平淡无奇 (píng dàn wú qí)

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• Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989 — 吾尔开希 (wú ěr kāi xī)

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• paperback (book) — 平装本 (píng zhuāng běn)

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• parent-teacher conference — 家长会 (jiā zhǎng huì)

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• passing line or score (in an examination) — 及格线 (jí gé xiàn)

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• paternity or maternity test — 亲子鉴定 (qīn zǐ jiàn dìng)

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• peasant class (esp. in Marxist theory) — 农民阶级 (nóng mín jiē jí)

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• percentage of children who enter school — 入学率 (rù xué lǜ)

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• person pursuing religious practice (Buddhism) — 修行人 (xiū xíng rén)

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• philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes — 太极图说 (tài jí tú shuō)

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• physical book — 实体书 (shí tǐ shū)

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• physical book — 纸质书 (zhǐ zhì shū)

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• placement test — 编班考试 (biān bān kǎo shì)

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• pocket book — 袖珍本 (xiù zhēn běn)

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• pop-up book — 立体书 (lì tǐ shū)

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• practice of allowing only one child per family — 一胎化 (yì tāi huà)

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• preoccupied with school grades — 分数挂帅 (fēn shù guà shuài)

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• presidential award (received by university students in Taiwan for academic excellence) — 书卷奖 (shū juàn jiǎng)

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• primary school student — 小学生 (xiǎo xué shēng)

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• private first class (army rank) — 上等兵 (shàng děng bīng)

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• private school — 私立学校 (sī lì xué xiào)

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• professional school — 高职院校 (gāo zhí yuàn xiào)

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• progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chpt. 41) — 进道若退 (jìn dào ruò tuì)

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• progression from elementary school to junior high (abbr. for 小學生升入初中生|小学生升入初中生[xiao3 xue2 sheng1 sheng1 ru4 chu1 zhong1 sheng1]) — 小升初 (xiǎo shēng chū)

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• public school — 公立学校 (gōng lì xué xiào)

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• quiz (student assessment) — 随堂测验 (suí táng cè yàn)

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• race course — 赛马场 (sài mǎ chǎng)

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• rapid diagnostic test (RDT), abbr. to 快篩|快筛[kuai4 shai1] — 快速筛检 (kuài sù shāi jiǎn)

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• rational knowledge — 理性知识 (lǐ xìng zhī shi)

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• reference book — 参考书 (cān kǎo shū)

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• reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc) — 工具书 (gōng jù shū)

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• representative individual (of a school of thought) — 代表人物 (dài biǎo rén wù)

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• required course — 必修课 (bì xiū kè)

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• respondent (in a survey, questionnaire, study etc) — 被访者 (bèi fǎng zhě)

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• revised edition (of a book) — 修订本 (xiū dìng běn)

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• ruling class — 领导层 (lǐng dǎo céng)

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• scheduled evening self-study period — 晚自习 (wǎn zì xí)

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• scholar of the rationalist school of Neo-Confucianism 理學|理学[Li3 xue2] — 理学家 (lǐ xué jiā)

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• school after the Western model, teaching subjects such as foreign languages, math, physics, chemistry etc (old) — 洋学堂 (yáng xué táng)

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• school building — 教学楼 (jiào xué lóu)

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• school of engineering — 工学院 (gōng xué yuàn)

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• school of management — 管理学院 (guǎn lǐ xué yuàn)

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• school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw) — 始业式 (shǐ yè shì)

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• scientific knowledge — 科学知识 (kē xué zhī shi)

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• screen test — 试镜头 (shì jìng tóu)

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• sea of learning, no horizon (idiom) — 学海无涯 (xué hǎi wú yá)

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• second class cabin — 二等舱 (èr děng cāng)

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• second-class citizen — 二等公民 (èr děng gōng mín)

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• secure in the knowledge that one has backing — 有恃无恐 (yǒu shì wú kǒng)

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• senior high school — 高级中学 (gāo jí zhōng xué)

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• senior high school student — 高中生 (gāo zhōng shēng)

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• senior student — 高年级生 (gāo nián jí shēng)

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• sergeant first class — 四级士官 (sì jí shì guān)

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• short training course — 短训班 (duǎn xùn bān)

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• slight knowledge of sth — 略知皮毛 (lüè zhī pí máo)

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• social class — 社会阶层 (shè huì jiē céng)

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• social rank — 社会等级 (shè huì děng jí)

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• specialized school — 专科学校 (zhuān kē xué xiào)

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• spin class — 动感单车 (dòng gǎn dān chē)

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• student grant — 助学金 (zhù xué jīn)

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• student loan — 助学贷款 (zhù xué dài kuǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student loan — 贷学金 (dài xué jīn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student movement — 学生运动 (xué shēng yùn dòng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student of a senior high school — 高中学生 (gāo zhōng xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student of theology — 神学士 (shén xué shì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student on duty — 值日生 (zhí rì shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student studying abroad — 留学生 (liú xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student union — 学生会 (xué shēng huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student who also works part-time — 工读生 (gōng dú shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student who engages in regular training for a sport — 体育生 (tǐ yù shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student who jumps a year — 跳级生 (tiào jí shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• student who repeats (a course, grade etc) at school — 复读生 (fù dú shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• students who relocate to another region of China in order to gain an advantage on the college entrance exam — 高考移民 (gāo kǎo yí mín)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• study group — 读书会 (dú shū huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects) — 学而不厌 (xué ér bú yàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• subtitle (of a book etc) — 副标题 (fù biāo tí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• summer school — 暑期学校 (shǔ qī xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• teacher in charge of a class — 班主任 (bān zhǔ rèn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• teacher's college — 师范学院 (shī fàn xué yuàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• technical knowledge — 技术知识 (jì shù zhī shi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• technical or industrial school — 工业学校 (gōng yè xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• technical university — 工业大学 (gōng yè dà xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• telephone contact notebook — 电话本 (diàn huà běn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• test pilot — 试飞员 (shì fēi yuán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• test room — 试验间 (shì yàn jiān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• test tube baby — 试管婴儿 (shì guǎn yīng ér)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4]) — 红宝书 (hóng bǎo shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism — 道德经 (dào dé jīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• the capitalist class — 资产阶级 (zī chǎn jiē jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind — 寒蝉效应 (hán chán xiào yìng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• the landlord class — 地主阶级 (dì zhǔ jiē jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• the practice of favoring sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative — 裙带风 (qún dài fēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] — 十三经 (shí sān jīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• time course — 时间进程 (shí jiān jìn chéng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to abandon the old (Asian) ways and learn from Europe — 脱亚入欧 (tuō yà rù ōu)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to acknowledge as one's teacher — 拜人为师 (bài rén wéi shī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to acquire knowledge — 长知识 (cháng zhī shi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom) — 羞于启齿 (xiū yú qǐ chǐ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to become accustomed to sth through long practice — 习以成俗 (xí yǐ chéng sú)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to block one's ears and not listen (idiom) — 充耳不闻 (chōng ěr bù wén)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to choose the right course and follow it (idiom) — 择善而从 (zé shàn ér cóng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to course the liver and rectify 氣|气[qi4] (TCM) — 疏肝理气 (shū gān lǐ qì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships) — 留一手 (liú yì shǒu)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom) — 钻故纸堆 (zuàn gù zhǐ duī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to do (sb) proud — 争面子 (zhēng miàn zi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to draw a lesson (from a setback) — 吸取教训 (xī qǔ jiào xùn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to emerge and perish on its own — 自生自灭 (zì shēng zì miè)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to enroll without declaring one's major or department (in one's first year(s) of university) — 不分系 (bù fēn xì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to expel from school — 开除学籍 (kāi chú xué jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to form one's own group or school of thought — 自立门户 (zì lì mén hù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to gain knowledge and experience — 长见识 (cháng jiàn shi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to have become common practice (idiom) — 蔚然成风 (wèi rán chéng fēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to have class — 有气质 (yǒu qì zhì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters — 提笔忘字 (tí bǐ wàng zì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's fortune read — 批八字 (pī bā zì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom) — 现学现用 (xiàn xué xiàn yòng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam) — 低空飞过 (dī kōng fēi guò)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to know the score (idiom) — 心里有数 (xīn lǐ yǒu shù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to learn by rote — 死记硬背 (sǐ jì yìng bèi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to learn from history (idiom) — 以史为鉴 (yǐ shǐ wèi jiàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to let nature take its course (idiom) — 顺其自然 (shùn qí zì rán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to let things take their course — 听其自然 (tīng qí zì rán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to let things take their course (idiom) — 任其自然 (rèn qí zì rán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to listen attentively — 倾耳而听 (qīng ěr ér tīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom) — 虚己以听 (xū jǐ yǐ tīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to listen with respectful attention — 洗耳恭听 (xǐ ěr gōng tīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · formal

• to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs) — 鉴往知来 (jiàn wǎng zhī lái)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to observe the present to study the past — 将今论古 (jiāng jīn lùn gǔ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to practice cupping (technique used in TCM) — 拔罐子 (bá guàn zǐ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to practice fraud (idiom) — 弄虚作假 (nòng xū zuò jiǎ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to practice strict economy (idiom) — 厉行节约 (lì xíng jié yuē)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to practice tai chi — 打太极 (dǎ tài jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to practice what one preaches (idiom) — 身体力行 (shēn tǐ lì xíng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to prick up one's ear and listen carefully — 倾耳细听 (qīng ěr xì tīng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to punish a student by having him stand in a half-squatting position with arms extended forward — 罚半蹲 (fá bàn dūn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to pursue scholarly study — 做学问 (zuò xué wèn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to put into practice — 付诸实施 (fù zhū shí shī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to read smoothly (of text) — 顺嘴儿 (shùn zuǐ ér)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to run aground in mid-course — 中途搁浅 (zhōng tú gē qiǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to say sth without meaning it (idiom) — 言不由衷 (yán bù yóu zhōng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to score a try (sports) — 触地得分 (chù dì dé fēn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to seek a teacher desiring to study — 访师求学 (fǎng shī qiú xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to shoot without aim (idiom) — 无的放矢 (wú dì fàng shǐ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to sit and pontificate — 坐而论道 (zuò ér lùn dào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak and keep one's promise (idiom) — 言而有信 (yán ér yǒu xìn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak bluntly (idiom) — 直言不讳 (zhí yán bú huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak conceited nonsense — 口出狂言 (kǒu chū kuáng yán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak evasively (idiom) — 闪烁其词 (shǎn shuò qí cí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom) — 振振有词 (zhèn zhèn yǒu cí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom) — 振振有辞 (zhèn zhèn yǒu cí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak frankly — 说白了 (shuō bái le)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) — 有口无心 (yǒu kǒu wú xīn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom) — 怯声怯气 (qiè shēng qiè qì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak in general terms — 泛泛而谈 (fàn fàn ér tán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak incoherently — 口不择言 (kǒu bù zé yán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak one's mind — 有话要说 (yǒu huà yào shuō)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak one's mind — 直言无讳 (zhí yán wú huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak out for justice (idiom) — 仗义执言 (zhàng yì zhí yán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak plainly — 有一说一 (yǒu yī shuō yī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak rudely — 出言不逊 (chū yán bú xùn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak softly — 轻声细语 (qīng shēng xì yǔ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak softly — 轻言细语 (qīng yán xì yǔ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak the truth — 说实话 (shuō shí huà)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak vehemently — 口沫横飞 (kǒu mò héng fēi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom) — 洋腔洋调 (yáng qiāng yáng tiáo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak without thinking — 信口胡说 (xìn kǒu hú shuō)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to speak without thinking (idiom) — 信口开河 (xìn kǒu kāi hé)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom) — 悬梁刺股 (xuán liáng cì gǔ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to study diligently — 刻苦钻研 (kè kǔ zuān yán)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to study diligently — 勤学苦练 (qín xué kǔ liàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to study for a degree — 念学位 (niàn xué wèi)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to study sth in order to apply it — 学以致用 (xué yǐ zhì yòng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom) — 格物致知 (gé wù zhì zhī)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to take a lesson from (an adverse experience) — 引以为鉴 (yǐn yǐ wéi jiàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to test negative — 呈阴性 (chéng yīn xìng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to test positive — 呈阳性 (chéng yáng xìng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to test the waters — 试水温 (shì shuǐ wēn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to try to score (a goal) — 临门一脚 (lín mén yì jiǎo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to watch and listen attentively — 拭目倾耳 (shì mù qīng ěr)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom) — 著书立说 (zhù shū lì shuō)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom) — 文不加点 (wén bù jiā diǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to write an IOU or promissory note — 打白条 (dǎ bái tiáo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to write at a tremendous speed — 奋笔疾书 (fèn bǐ jí shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to write elegantly — 笔下生花 (bǐ xià shēng huā)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to write for a living — 摇笔杆 (yáo bǐ gǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to write off at one stroke — 一笔勾销 (yì bǐ gōu xiāo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• to write with the tip of the brush tilted — 走偏锋 (zǒu piān fēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• too frightened to move or speak — 杜口裹足 (dù kǒu guǒ zú)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• top student — 优等生 (yōu děng shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• top student — 尖子生 (jiān zǐ shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• top student — 高材生 (gāo cái shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• training class — 培训班 (péi xùn bān)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• tranquility yields transcendence (idiom) — 宁静致远 (níng jìng zhì yuǎn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• transfer student — 转学生 (zhuǎn xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• treasure house of knowledge — 知识宝库 (zhī shi bǎo kù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• undergraduate course of study (Tw) — 大学部 (dà xué bù)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• undergraduate student — 本科生 (běn kē shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• university and high school students — 大中学生 (dà zhōng xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• university preparatory course — 大学预科 (dà xué yù kē)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• university student — 大学生 (dà xué shēng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• university undergraduate course — 大学本科 (dà xué běn kē)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• unrestricted warfare (originally the title of a Chinese book published in 1999, later used to refer to war by any means, military or non-military, including cyberwarfare, economic warfare etc) — 超限战 (chāo xiàn zhàn)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• upper class — 上流社会 (shàng liú shè huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as a disguised form of bribe — 白银书 (bái yín shū)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom) — 博文约礼 (bó wén yuē lǐ)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• virology (study of viruses) — 病毒学 (bìng dú xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• vocational high school — 技工学校 (jì gōng xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• vocational high school — 技术学校 (jì shù xué xiào)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• vocational high school — 职业中学 (zhí yè zhōng xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• vocational high school (abbr. to 職高|职高[zhi2 gao1]) — 职业高中 (zhí yè gāo zhōng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• weapons-grade — 武器级 (wǔ qì jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• what course to follow — 何去何从 (hé qù hé cóng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit — 教学相长 (jiào xué xiāng zhǎng)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom) — 熟能生巧 (shú néng shēng qiǎo)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) — 妙智慧 (miào zhì huì)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• working class — 工人阶级 (gōng rén jiē jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• world-class — 世界级 (shì jiè jí)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shen1 Bu4 hai4] — 刑名之学 (xíng míng zhī xué)

  classroom · learning · intermediate · neutral

• "Internet Navy" — 网络水军 (wǎng luò shuǐ jūn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• "Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang) — 高富帅 (gāo fù shuài)

  digital · digital · intermediate · casual

• "Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang) — 白富美 (bái fù měi)

  digital · digital · intermediate · casual

• "zombie fans", fake followers that can be bought to boost one's popularity on Weibo, Baidu etc — 僵尸粉 (jiāng shī fěn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• a digital scan — 数码扫描 (shù mǎ sǎo miáo)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4] — 世说新语 (shì shuō xīn yǔ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• account — 会计科目 (kuài jì kē mù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• action camera — 运动相机 (yùn dòng xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang) — 不明觉厉 (bù míng jué lì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · casual

• an overall plan taking into account all factors — 统筹兼顾 (tǒng chóu jiān gù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• anonymous state-sponsored Internet commentator — 网络特工 (wǎng luò tè gōng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• anonymous state-sponsored Internet commentator — 网路特务 (wǎng lù tè wù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• camera — 照相机 (zhào xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• camera (jocular) — 长枪短炮 (cháng qiāng duǎn pào)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• camera self-timer (for delayed shutter release) — 自拍器 (zì pāi qì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• camera self-timer mode (for delayed shutter release) — 自拍模式 (zì pāi mó shì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• cat (Internet slang) — 喵星人 (miāo xīng rén)

  digital · digital · intermediate · casual

• chat room — 聊天室 (liáo tiān shì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• click-through rate (CTR) (Internet) — 点击率 (diǎn jī lǜ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• click-through rate (for websites or online advertisements) — 点阅率 (diǎn yuè lǜ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• commentary (for a film etc) — 解说词 (jiě shuō cí)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• compact digital camera — 卡片机 (kǎ piàn jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• content moderator specializing in pornographic material (both online and offline) — 鉴黄师 (jiàn huáng shī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• could you send me the address? — 你可以把地址发给我吗？ (nǐ kěyǐ bǎ dìzhǐ fā gěi wǒ ma?)

  digital · messaging · intermediate · polite

• current account (in bank) — 往来帐户 (wǎng lái zhàng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• current account (in bank) — 活期帐户 (huó qī zhàng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• daily active users (of a website, service etc) — 日活用户 (rì huó yòng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• day-to-day account — 流水账 (liú shuǐ zhàng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• digital camera — 数码相机 (shù mǎ xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• dog (Internet slang) — 汪星人 (wāng xīng rén)

  digital · digital · intermediate · casual

• dynamic update (Internet) — 动态更新 (dòng tài gēng xīn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• external link (on a website) — 外部链接 (wài bù liàn jiē)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites) — 五毛党 (wǔ máo dǎng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• forum (esp. online) — 讨论区 (tǎo lùn qū)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• group photo of whole family — 合家欢 (hé jiā huān)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• half-length photo or portrait — 半身像 (bàn shēn xiàng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• historical version — 历史版本 (lì shǐ bǎn běn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• iCIBA, online dictionary by Kingsoft Corporation, at www.iciba.com — 爱词霸 (ài cí bà)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• identification photo — 证件照 (zhèng jiàn zhào)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• income account (accountancy) — 收益帐户 (shōu yì zhàng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• instant message — 即时消息 (jí shí xiāo xī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• iQiyi, online video platform based in Beijing, launched in 2010 — 爱奇艺 (ài qí yì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• life is hard enough as it is — 人艰不拆 (rén jiān bù chāi)

  digital · digital · intermediate · casual

• lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom) — 怀璧其罪 (huái bì qí zuì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• live photo — 实况照片 (shí kuàng zhào piàn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• marketing message — 行销诉求 (xíng xiāo sù qiú)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• message in a bottle — 漂流瓶 (piāo liú píng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• message queue (computing) — 消息队列 (xiāo xī duì liè)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• misfortune turns to blessing (idiom) — 逢凶化吉 (féng xiōng huà jí)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• monochrome photo — 单色照片 (dān sè zhào piàn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• movie camera — 电影机 (diàn yǐng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• nominal bank account — 名义账户 (míng yì zhàng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• official account (on a social networking platform) — 公众号 (gōng zhòng hào)

  digital · digital · intermediate · formal

• online advertising — 网络广告 (wǎng luò guǎng gào)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• online broadcast — 网上广播 (wǎng shàng guǎng bō)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• online pornography — 网络色情 (wǎng luò sè qíng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• online search — 线上查询 (xiàn shàng chá xún)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• online version of the People's Daily, 人民日報|人民日报[Ren2 min2 Ri4 bao4] — 人民网 (rén mín wǎng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games — 御宅族 (yù zhái zú)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• password — 通关密语 (tōng guān mì yǔ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• password protection — 密码保护 (mì mǎ bǎo hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• peanut gallery (esp. in online forums) — 吃瓜群众 (chī guā qún zhòng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• photo attached to the front of a hearse in a funeral procession — 车头相 (chē tóu xiāng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• photo booth sticker — 大头贴 (dà tóu tiē)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• photo studio — 照相馆 (zhào xiàng guǎn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• point-and-shoot camera — 傻瓜相机 (shǎ guā xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• queer uncle, referring to a young to middle-aged male pedophile (Internet slang) — 怪叔叔 (guài shū shu)

  digital · digital · intermediate · casual

• recipient (of mail or a message) — 收报人 (shōu bào rén)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• satellite photo — 卫星图 (wèi xīng tú)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• satellite photo — 卫星图像 (wèi xīng tú xiàng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• savings account (in bank) — 储蓄帐户 (chǔ xù zhàng hù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• security camera — 监视器 (jiān shì qì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• self-media (news or other content published on independently-operated social media accounts) — 自媒体 (zì méi tǐ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• sender (of a message) — 发报人 (fā bào rén)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• short video — 短视频 (duǎn shì pín)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• single-lens reflex camera (SLR) — 单反相机 (dān fǎn xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• single-lens reflex camera (Tw) — 单眼相机 (dān yǎn xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• social media — 社交媒体 (shè jiāo méi tǐ)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• sound and video — 音视频 (yīn shì pín)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• spoofing culture (Web-based genre in PRC acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc) — 恶搞文化 (è gǎo wén huà)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc) — 实名制 (shí míng zhì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• taking everything into account (idiom) — 满打满算 (mǎn dǎ mǎn suàn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship) — 十大神兽 (shí dà shén shòu)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• the implied message is deep (idiom) — 寓意深远 (yù yì shēn yuǎn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關|入关[ru4 guan1] — 入关学 (rù guān xué)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• three-dimensional photo — 立体照片 (lì tǐ zhào piàn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to adequately take into account both public and private interests — 公私兼顾 (gōng sī jiān gù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to chat — 说闲话 (shuō xián huà)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to chat — 闲聊天 (xián liáo tiān)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to chat about domestic trivia (idiom) — 闲话家常 (xián huà jiā cháng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to chat about this and that — 说东道西 (shuō dōng dào xī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom) — 慕名而来 (mù míng ér lái)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to have a friendly chat (Shanghai) — 劈情操 (pī qíng cāo)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to hide the head and show the tail (idiom) — 藏头露尾 (cáng tóu lù wěi)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to pass a message — 递条子 (dì tiáo zi)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang) — 十动然拒 (shí dòng rán jù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · casual

• to scoop the best camera shots — 抢镜头 (qiǎng jìng tóu)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to scroll on one's smartphone — 刷手机 (shuā shǒu jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to send a text message — 发短信 (fā duǎn xìn)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• to talk or chat about ordinary daily life — 拉家常 (lā jiā cháng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• traffic camera — 电子警察 (diàn zǐ jǐng chá)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• ultrasonic scan — 超声扫描 (chāo shēng sǎo miáo)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• ultrasound (scan) — 超声波 (chāo shēng bō)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• underwater camera — 水底相机 (shuǐ dǐ xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video — 动态影像 (dòng tài yǐng xiàng)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video camera — 摄像机 (shè xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video conference — 影像会议 (yǐng xiàng huì yì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video game console — 游戏主机 (yóu xì zhǔ jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video game machine — 游戏机 (yóu xì jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video gaming (as a sport) — 电子竞技 (diàn zǐ jìng jì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video on demand (VOD) — 视频点播 (shì pín diǎn bō)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video program — 视频节目 (shì pín jié mù)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• video recorder — 录像机 (lù xiàng jī)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• videotape — 录像带 (lù xiàng dài)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• viewfinder (of a camera etc) — 取景器 (qǔ jǐng qì)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• wide angle camera shot — 广角镜头 (guǎng jiǎo jìng tóu)

  digital · digital · intermediate · neutral

• call an ambulance — 快叫救护车 (kuài jiào jiùhùchē)

  emergency · medical · intermediate · urgent

• call the police — 快报警 (kuài bàojǐng)

  emergency · safety · intermediate · urgent

• I am allergic to… — 我对……过敏 (wǒ duì… guòmǐn)

  emergency · medical · intermediate · urgent

• I lost my passport — 我的护照丢了 (wǒ de hùzhào diū le)

  emergency · travel · intermediate · urgent

• I need a doctor — 我需要医生 (wǒ xūyào yīshēng)

  emergency · medical · intermediate · urgent

• where is the nearest pharmacy? — 最近的药店在哪里？ (zuìjìn de yàodiàn zài nǎlǐ?)

  emergency · medical · intermediate · neutral

• "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree) — 蚂蚁上树 (mǎ yǐ shàng shù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• "flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study — 飞鱼族 (fēi yú zú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• "keep the change" (restaurant expression) — 不用找 (bú yòng zhǎo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• "mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other) — 鸳鸯锅 (yuān yāng guō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• "three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles — 三公经费 (sān gōng jīng fèi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• "transparent kitchen" – a kitchen (in a restaurant, school cafeteria etc) in which food preparation processes are made visible to customers (by means of transparent glass, live video etc) to promote hygiene and ensure accountability in food safety practices — 明厨亮灶 (míng chú liàng zào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• "wife cake" – a thin, flaky Cantonese pastry filled with sweetened winter melon (or other mild sweet fillings) — 老婆饼 (lǎo pó bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom) — 五味俱全 (wǔ wèi jù quán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) — 鹤立鸡群 (hè lì jī qún)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge) — 脱水机 (tuō shuǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a kind of a bread — 窝窝头 (wō wō tóu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a kind of cake — 云片糕 (yún piàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a poached egg — 卧果儿 (wò guǒ ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a pool of stagnant water — 一潭死水 (yì tán sǐ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on — 鸡毛店 (jī máo diàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a type of rapeseed plant (Brassica rapa) that yields a leafy green vegetable similar to baby bok choy — 小油菜 (xiǎo yóu cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom) — 杯酒解怨 (bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• abundant harvest of all food crops — 五谷丰登 (wǔ gǔ fēng dēng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee) — 下午茶 (xià wǔ chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice — 口嚼酒 (kǒu jiáo jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• an expensive type of oolong tea — 大红袍 (dà hóng páo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• angiosperm (flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit) — 被子植物 (bèi zi zhí wù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• aperitif wine — 开胃酒 (kāi wèi jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• apple juice — 苹果汁 (píng guǒ zhī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc) — 水产品 (shuǐ chǎn pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore — 肉骨茶 (ròu gǔ chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell) — 毛鸭蛋 (máo yā dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell) — 鸭仔蛋 (yā zǎi dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive — 流水席 (liú shuǐ xí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• baumkuchen (cake) — 年轮蛋糕 (nián lún dàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water) — 跨海大桥 (kuà hǎi dà qiáo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc) — 击鼓传花 (jī gǔ chuán huā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beef grilled on a hot iron plate — 铁板牛肉 (tiě bǎn niú ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beef noodle soup — 牛肉面 (niú ròu miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beef steak — 煎牛扒 (jiān niú bā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beef tapeworm — 无钩绦虫 (wú gōu tāo chóng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beef with green peppers — 青椒牛柳 (qīng jiāo niú liǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• beer belly (complimentary) — 将军肚子 (jiāng jūn dù zǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bell pepper, aka sweet pepper — 柿子椒 (shì zi jiāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• big Russian-style bread (loanword from Russian "хлеб") — 大列巴 (dà liè bā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu — 碧螺春 (bì luó chūn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bitter and hateful (idiom) — 痛心疾首 (tòng xīn jí shǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bitter hatred — 切骨之仇 (qiè gǔ zhī chóu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• black coffee — 黑咖啡 (hēi kā fēi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• black-boned chicken — 武山鸡 (wǔ shān jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• black-boned chicken — 乌骨鸡 (wū gǔ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• black-boned chicken — 竹丝鸡 (zhú sī jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• blood is thicker than water — 血浓于水 (xuè nóng yú shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• blood tofu (coagulated animal blood) — 血豆腐 (xuè dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• boiled egg — 水煮蛋 (shuǐ zhǔ dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• boiled noodles served without broth, topped with just a sprinkle of oil and some chopped spring onions, to which customers add vinegar, soy sauce or chili oil according to their taste — 傻瓜干面 (shǎ guā gān miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• borscht, a traditional beetroot soup — 罗宋汤 (luó sòng tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bottled water — 瓶装水 (píng zhuāng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• brand of Hong Kong instant noodles — 公仔面 (gōng zǎi miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bread flour — 高筋面粉 (gāo jīn miàn fěn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bread making machine — 面包机 (miàn bāo jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bread roll — 小面包 (xiǎo miàn bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻞𰻞麵|𰻝𰻝面[biang2 biang2 mian4] — 油泼扯面 (yóu pō chě miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• bubble milk tea (Tw) — 波霸奶茶 (bō bà nǎi chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• buldak ramen (a type of spicy Korean instant noodles) — 火鸡面 (huǒ jī miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom) — 自相鱼肉 (zì xiāng yú ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• café — 咖啡馆 (kā fēi guǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• canned luncheon meat — 午餐肉 (wǔ cān ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cartilaginous fish (such as sharks) — 软骨鱼 (ruǎn gǔ yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• carton (e.g. for milk or juice) — 利乐包 (lì lè bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cendol, Southeast Asian iced sweet dessert — 珍多冰 (zhēn duō bīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• century egg — 松花蛋 (sōng huā dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chameleon plant — 折耳根 (zhé ěr gēn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chawanmushi, Japanese savory egg custard dish that is steamed and served in a small bowl — 茶碗蒸 (chá wǎn zhēng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cheat meal — 欺骗餐 (qī piàn cān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chemical formula (e.g. water H2O) — 化学式 (huà xué shì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chicken breast — 鸡胸肉 (jī xiōng ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chicken drumstick (Tw) — 棒棒腿 (bàng bàng tuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chicken farm — 养鸡场 (yǎng jī chǎng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chicken gizzard lining — 鸡内金 (jī nèi jīn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chicken nuggets — 鸡米花 (jī mǐ huā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chicken with cashew nuts — 腰果鸡丁 (yāo guǒ jī dīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup — 清补凉 (qīng bǔ liáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chopped fried noodles — 丁丁炒面 (dīng dīng chǎo miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chrysanthemum tea — 菊花茶 (jú huā chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• chunks obtained by repeatedly cutting a vegetable diagonally and rotating the vegetable after each cut — 滚刀块 (gǔn dāo kuài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• clean, unadulterated food product — 绿色食品 (lǜ sè shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable — 蛋花汤 (dàn huā tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• close relationship as between fish and water — 鱼水情 (yú shuǐ qíng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee beans — 咖啡豆 (kā fēi dòu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee color — 咖啡色 (kā fēi sè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee house — 咖啡屋 (kā fēi wū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee machine — 咖啡机 (kā fēi jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee pot — 咖啡壶 (kā fēi hú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee shop — 咖啡室 (kā fēi shì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• coffee shop — 咖啡厅 (kā fēi tīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cold boiled water — 凉白开 (liáng bái kāi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cold noodles in sauce — 凉拌面 (liáng bàn miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• comfort food — 爽心美食 (shuǎng xīn měi shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• contaminated food product unscrupulously marketed as wholesome — 黑心食品 (hēi xīn shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• contaminated milk powder (milk powder adulterated with melamine in a 2008 scandal in China) — 毒奶粉 (dú nǎi fěn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• conveyor belt sushi (restaurant) — 回转寿司 (huí zhuǎn shòu sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cook — 炊事员 (chuī shì yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cooked noodles cooled with cold water — 过水面 (guò shuǐ miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cooked white rice — 白米饭 (bái mǐ fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• cooling water (in a reactor) — 冷却水 (lěng què shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• corn cake — 玉米糕 (yù mǐ gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• corn cake — 玉米饼 (yù mǐ bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• crispy fried chicken — 炸子鸡 (zhà zǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• crumb (soft interior of a loaf of bread) — 面包心 (miàn bāo xīn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• crystal dumpling, a type of dumpling popular in southern China and Taiwan, named for its translucent, slightly chewy wrapper made with tapioca starch — 水晶饺 (shuǐ jīng jiǎo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• custom-designed cake (e.g. cake shaped like a guitar, camera or cartoon character) — 造型蛋糕 (zào xíng dàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dapanji or "big plate chicken", a kind of spicy chicken stew originating from Xinjiang — 大盘鸡 (dà pán jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• deep water and scorching fire — 水深火热 (shuǐ shēn huǒ rè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• deep-fried cake — 炸油饼 (zhà yóu bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• deep-fried fish cake popular in Taiwan (loanword from Japanese "tempura") — 甜不辣 (tián bú là)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• desire for good food — 口腹之欲 (kǒu fù zhī yù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dining room for young schoolchildren unable to go home for lunch — 小饭桌 (xiǎo fàn zhuō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes — 吃拿卡要 (chī ná kǎ yào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dinner show — 上菜秀 (shàng cài xiù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dinner show — 出菜秀 (chū cài xiù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dish cloth — 擦碗布 (cā wǎn bù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper — 地三鲜 (dì sān xiān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot — 一品锅 (yì pǐn guō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dish rack — 沥水架 (lì shuǐ jià)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks — 下酒菜 (xià jiǔ cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish — 大鱼大肉 (dà yú dà ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dog-eat-dog — 狗咬狗 (gǒu yǎo gǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• double-yolk egg — 双黄蛋 (shuāng huáng dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dough dumpling — 面疙瘩 (miàn gē da)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dough-drop soup (made by dropping small, irregular lumps of dough into the simmering broth) — 疙瘩汤 (gē da tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dragon beard noodles — 龙须面 (lóng xū miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dried beef — 牛肉干 (niú ròu gān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dried sweet potato slices — 地瓜干 (dì guā gān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dried tofu made in Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan famous for its dried tofu 豆干[dou4 gan1] — 大溪豆干 (dà xī dòu gān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• drink (on a menu) — 酒水饮料 (jiǔ shuǐ yǐn liào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration) — 饮酒驾车 (yǐn jiǔ jià chē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• drinking water — 饮用水 (yǐn yòng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) — 水滴石穿 (shuǐ dī shí chuān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) — 滴水石穿 (dī shuǐ shí chuān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) — 滴水穿石 (dī shuǐ chuān shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dry season — 枯水期 (kū shuǐ qī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup — 毛血旺 (máo xuè wàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• dumpling restaurant — 饺子馆 (jiǎo zǐ guǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• durian fruit — 榴莲果 (liú lián guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg beater — 打蛋器 (dǎ dàn qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg fried rice — 鸡蛋炒饭 (jī dàn chǎo fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg fried rice (made by stir-frying cold cooked rice with eggs and vegetables) — 蛋炒饭 (dàn chǎo fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg rolling (rolling of decorated, hard-boiled eggs down hillsides by children at Easter) — 滚彩蛋 (gǔn cǎi dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg tofu (a Japanese egg-based delicacy with a smooth, silken texture similar to tofu) — 日本豆腐 (rì běn dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg tooth — 破壳齿 (pò ké chǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• egg white — 鸡蛋清 (jī dàn qīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• electric rice cooker — 电饭锅 (diàn fàn guō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• energy drink — 能量饮料 (néng liàng yǐn liào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• engorged breasts — 石头奶 (shí tou nǎi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• farewell dinner party — 散伙饭 (sàn huǒ fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fast food shop — 快餐店 (kuài cān diàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fast food shop — 速食店 (sù shí diàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fermented rice — 甜酒酿 (tián jiǔ niàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fictional fruit in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 ji4] — 人参果 (rén shēn guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate — 铁板牛柳 (tiě bǎn niú liǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky) — 鱼肚白 (yú dù bái)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• flower but no fruit (idiom) — 华而不实 (huá ér bù shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• flowing water does not rot — 流水不腐 (liú shuǐ bù fǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• follower of wine and women — 酒色之徒 (jiǔ sè zhī tú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food chain — 生物链 (shēng wù liàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food chain — 食物链 (shí wù liàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food coma — 饭气攻心 (fàn qì gōng xīn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food court — 美食街 (měi shí jiē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food delivery person — 外卖员 (wài mài yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food expenses — 伙食费 (huǒ shí fèi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food growing area — 产粮区 (chǎn liáng qū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) — 食玉炊桂 (shí yù chuī guì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food market — 菜市场 (cài shì chǎng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food poisoning — 食物中毒 (shí wù zhòng dú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food sample — 试吃品 (shì chī pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food service industry — 餐饮业 (cān yǐn yè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food stall — 大排档 (dà pái dàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food stall — 大牌档 (dà pái dàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• food vendor's stand — 食品摊 (shí pǐn tān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony — 交杯酒 (jiāo bēi jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · formal

• formula (milk) — 配方奶 (pèi fāng nǎi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• free-range chicken — 放山鸡 (fàng shān jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• free-range chicken — 走地鸡 (zǒu dì jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• freshwater fish — 淡水鱼 (dàn shuǐ yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fried egg — 太阳蛋 (tài yáng dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fried food — 煎炸食品 (jiān zhà shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fried tofu (cubes) — 油豆腐 (yóu dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• from the cradle to the grave (idiom) — 出生入死 (chū shēng rù sǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fruit dispersal — 果实散播 (guǒ shí sàn bō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fruit drink — 果子露 (guǒ zǐ lù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fruit ingredients (for cakes and desserts) — 果料儿 (guǒ liào ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• fruit medley in coconut milk – a chilled dessert consisting of assorted fresh fruits served in sweetened coconut milk, yogurt or fruit syrup — 水果捞 (shuǐ guǒ lāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• general term for milk packaged for the consumer, including long-life (UHT) milk, pasteurized milk and reconstituted milk — 液态奶 (yè tài nǎi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• giant Amazon snail (Ampullaria gigas spix) that has devastated rice paddies in China since its introduction in the 1980s — 福寿螺 (fú shòu luó)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• gimbap, aka kimbap (Korean dish made by rolling up steamed rice and other ingredients in a sheet of nori) — 紫菜包饭 (zǐ cài bāo fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling — 艾窝窝 (ài wō wō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• glutinous rice wine — 江米酒 (jiāng mǐ jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• goby (flat fish, Gobiidae) — 虾虎鱼 (xiā hǔ yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• gong bao chicken — 宫爆鸡丁 (gōng bào jī dīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) — 良药苦口 (liáng yào kǔ kǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• gramineae (family including bamboo, cereals, rice) — 禾木科 (hé mù kē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• grape juice — 葡萄汁 (pú táo zhī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• guava (fruit) — 番石榴 (fān shí liú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• haggis (a Scottish dish) (loanword) — 哈吉斯 (hā jí sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• half-cooked rice — 夹生饭 (jiā shēng fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop) — 手摇饮料 (shǒu yáo yǐn liào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hard-boiled egg — 全熟蛋 (quán shú dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• having ample food and clothing (idiom) — 丰衣足食 (fēng yī zú shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• health food — 健康食品 (jiàn kāng shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• heavily laden with fruit — 硕果累累 (shuò guǒ léi léi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• home-style tofu — 家常豆腐 (jiā cháng dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• honey peach (juicy sweet peach variety) — 水蜜桃 (shuǐ mì táo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer — 蛇麻草 (shé má cǎo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot and sour noodles (Sichuan-origin dish made with starch-based noodles) — 酸辣粉 (suān là fěn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot and sour sauce — 酸辣酱 (suān là jiàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot and sour soup — 酸辣汤 (suān là tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot pot containing stinky tofu and other ingredients (Taiwanese dish) — 臭臭锅 (chòu chòu guō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls) — 麻辣烫 (má là tàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot-water bottle — 汤婆子 (tāng pó zǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• hot-water bottle — 热水袋 (rè shuǐ dài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• I'm allergic to peanuts — 我对花生过敏 (wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · urgent

• iced coffee — 冰咖啡 (bīng kā fēi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy — 酸儿辣女 (suān ér là nǚ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom) — 嫁鸡随鸡 (jià jī suí jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings) — 车轮饼 (chē lún bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• in-flight meal — 飞机餐 (fēi jī cān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• inarizushi (pouch of fried tofu typically filled with rice) — 稻荷寿司 (dào hé shòu sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• instant noodles — 快熟面 (kuài shú miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• instant noodles — 方便面 (fāng biàn miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• instant noodles — 速食面 (sù shí miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• instant noodles (old) — 生力面 (shēng lì miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• jasmine tea — 茉莉花茶 (mò lì huā chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• jellied tofu — 豆腐脑 (dòu fu nǎo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• jellied tofu — 豆腐花 (dòu fu huā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore) — 爱玉冰 (ài yù bīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• juice box — 纸包饮品 (zhǐ bāo yǐn pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• junk food — 垃圾食品 (lā jī shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• kind of Chinese wine — 女儿红 (nǚ ér hóng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• kitchen counter (generally including sink, food preparation area and gas range) (Tw) — 流理台 (liú lǐ tái)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• kiwi fruit — 奇异果 (qí yì guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• kiwi fruit — 猕猴桃 (mí hóu táo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty — 刀削面 (dāo xiāo miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• kombucha (fermented tea) — 红茶菌 (hóng chá jūn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom) — 酒池肉林 (jiǔ chí ròu lín)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish — 文昌鱼 (wén chāng yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lantern fish — 灯笼鱼 (dēng long yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lanterns red, wine green (idiom) — 灯红酒绿 (dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• laziji, spicy dish of chicken cubes stir-fried with chili peppers — 辣子鸡 (là zǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• leafy green vegetable — 绿叶菜 (lǜ yè cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• leafy green vegetable — 绿叶蔬菜 (lǜ yè shū cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk) — 蛋黄素 (dàn huáng sù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc) — 茶余饭后 (chá yú fàn hòu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• like a fish back in water (idiom) — 如鱼得水 (rú yú dé shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• liquid water (as opposed to steam or ice) — 液态水 (yè tài shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom) — 风生水起 (fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) — 斗酒只鸡 (dòu jiǔ zhī jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) — 只鸡斗酒 (zhī jī dòu jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a fish that escaped the net (idiom) — 漏网之鱼 (lòu wǎng zhī yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom) — 近水楼台 (jìn shuǐ lóu tái)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. as clear as water (idiom) — 一清如水 (yì qīng rú shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) — 水落石出 (shuǐ luò shí chū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom) — 问客杀鸡 (wèn kè shā jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients — 佛跳墙 (fó tiào qiáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) — 寝食难安 (qǐn shí nán ān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) — 鸡毛蒜皮 (jī máo suàn pí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. chicken speaking with duck — 鸡同鸭讲 (jī tóng yā jiǎng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom) — 缘木求鱼 (yuán mù qiú yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom) — 衣食住行 (yī shí zhù xíng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) — 扬清激浊 (yáng qīng jī zhuó)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) — 激浊扬清 (jī zhuó yáng qīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom) — 呆若木鸡 (dāi ruò mù jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. either the fish dies or the net splits — 鱼死网破 (yú sǐ wǎng pò)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom) — 柴米油盐 (chái mǐ yóu yán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom) — 鱼龙混杂 (yú lóng hùn zá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) — 沉鱼落雁 (chén yú luò yàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) — 药食同源 (yào shí tóng yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom) — 食不果腹 (shí bù guǒ fù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom) — 芙蓉出水 (fú róng chū shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water — 鸳鸯戏水 (yuān yāng xì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) — 行云流水 (xíng yún liú shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not one drop of water can leak out — 滴水不漏 (dī shuǐ bú lòu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed — 灭此朝食 (miè cǐ cháo shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom) — 果实累累 (guǒ shí lèi lèi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) — 固若金汤 (gù ruò jīn tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom) — 对酒当歌 (duì jiǔ dāng gē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom) — 小肚鸡肠 (xiǎo dù jī cháng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) — 乳臭未干 (rǔ xiù wèi gān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) — 酸甜苦辣 (suān tián kǔ là)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly — 蜻蜓点水 (qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) — 鱼与熊掌 (yú yǔ xióng zhǎng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom) — 米已成炊 (mǐ yǐ chéng chuī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom) — 咸鱼翻身 (xián yú fān shēn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom) — 缚鸡之力 (fù jī zhī lì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake — 画饼充饥 (huà bǐng chōng jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to be buried in the bellies of fish (idiom) — 葬身鱼腹 (zàng shēn yú fù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to blossom and bear fruit (idiom) — 开花结果 (kāi huā jiē guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes — 焚琴煮鹤 (fén qín zhǔ hè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) — 竭泽而渔 (jié zé ér yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom) — 喝西北风 (hē xī běi fēng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom) — 吃香喝辣 (chī xiāng hē là)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom) — 看菜吃饭 (kàn cài chī fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat from government coffers — 吃皇粮 (chī huáng liáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom) — 吃大锅饭 (chī dà guō fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom) — 风餐露宿 (fēng cān lù sù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) — 自食其力 (zì shí qí lì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom) — 自食恶果 (zì shí è guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat without tasting the food — 食不知味 (shí bù zhī wèi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom) — 吃喝玩乐 (chī hē wán lè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom) — 齿颊生香 (chǐ jiá shēng xiāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to fish a needle from the sea — 大海捞针 (dà hǎi lāo zhēn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to inject chicken blood — 打鸡血 (dǎ jī xuè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) — 赴汤蹈火 (fù tāng dǎo huǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) — 杀鸡取卵 (shā jī qǔ luǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom) — 率兽食人 (shuài shòu shí rén)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to lead the water through the wall — 引水入墙 (yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to mistake a chicken for a phoenix (idiom) — 认鸡作凤 (rèn jī zuò fèng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes — 三茶六饭 (sān chá liù fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom) — 开源节流 (kāi yuán jié liú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) — 指鸡骂狗 (zhǐ jī mà gǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to pull sb into the water — 拖下水 (tuō xià shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to pull sb into the water — 拖人下水 (tuō rén xià shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom) — 水中捞月 (shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to sell hot food freshly cooked — 热炒热卖 (rè chǎo rè mài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom) — 以卵击石 (yǐ luǎn jī shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) — 左右逢源 (zuǒ yòu féng yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) — 蝇营狗苟 (yíng yíng gǒu gǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) — 山明水秀 (shān míng shuǐ xiù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) — 山清水秀 (shān qīng shuǐ xiù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom) — 水清无鱼 (shuǐ qīng wú yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom) — 人走茶凉 (rén zǒu chá liáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) — 饮水思源 (yǐn shuǐ sī yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) — 饮流怀源 (yǐn liú huái yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) — 水到渠成 (shuǐ dào qú chéng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• loaf cake — 枕头蛋糕 (zhěn tou dàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• loin (of pork) — 里肌肉 (lǐ jī ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• malt milk extract — 麦乳精 (mài rǔ jīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• maltose (sweet syrup) — 麦芽糖 (mài yá táng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mango juice — 芒果汁 (máng guǒ zhī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• many wolves and not enough meat — 狼多肉少 (láng duō ròu shǎo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mapo tofu — 麻婆豆腐 (má pó dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• meal cooked in a large pot — 大锅饭 (dà guō fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• meat cleaver — 切肉刀 (qiè ròu dāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• meat grinder — 绞肉机 (jiǎo ròu jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• meat tenderizer powder — 嫩肉粉 (nèn ròu fěn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• meat that is not refrigerated after the animal is slaughtered — 温体肉 (wēn tǐ ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• milk cabbage (aka "white bok choy" and various other names), a variety of bok choy — 奶白菜 (nǎi bái cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mineral water — 矿泉水 (kuàng quán shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mixed fruit salad — 什锦果盘 (shí jǐn guǒ pán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mocha coffee — 摩卡咖啡 (mó kǎ kā fēi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine — 罗汉果 (luó hàn guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mountains on one side and water on the other — 依山傍水 (yī shān bàng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mudskipper (amphibious fish) — 弹涂鱼 (tán tú yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mulled wine — 热红酒 (rè hóng jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• mushroom soup — 蘑菇汤 (mó gu tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• nabeyaki egg noodles — 锅烧意面 (guō shāo yì miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• name of "water" radical 氵[shui3] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85) — 三点水 (sān diǎn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• neither fish nor fowl — 非驴非马 (fēi lǘ fēi mǎ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• nice and salty (taste) — 咸津津 (xián jīn jīn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• no thought for tea or rice (idiom) — 茶饭不思 (chá fàn bù sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• noodles in meat soup — 肉汤面 (ròu tāng miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack — 热干面 (rè gān miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom) — 衣食无忧 (yī shí wú yōu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• not one drop of water leaks (idiom) — 点水不漏 (diǎn shuǐ bú lòu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• not the right flavor — 不是味儿 (bú shì wèi ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth — 关东煮 (guān dōng zhǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu) — 豆腐渣 (dòu fu zhā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty — 茶马互市 (chá mǎ hù shì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond — 茶马古道 (chá mǎ gǔ dào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• old wine in a new bottle (idiom) — 新瓶旧酒 (xīn píng jiù jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• omurice, Japanese dish consisting of an omelet wrapped around fried rice and often topped with ketchup — 蛋包饭 (dàn bāo fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• onsen tamago — 温泉蛋 (wēn quán dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• oolong tea — 乌龙茶 (wū lóng chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• orange juice — 橘子汁 (jú zǐ zhī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• out of ammunition and no food left (idiom) — 弹尽粮绝 (dàn jìn liáng jué)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur) — 窃蛋龙 (qiè dàn lóng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pan-fried bun (covered and steamed after pan-frying), usually with pork or vegetable filling — 水煎包 (shuǐ jiān bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pan-fried dumpling — 生煎包 (shēng jiān bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• parabolic heater — 小太阳 (xiǎo tài yáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis) — 盖斑斗鱼 (gài bān dòu yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• passion fruit — 百香果 (bǎi xiāng guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• passion or egg fruit (Passiflora edulis) — 鸡蛋果 (jī dàn guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pearl milk tea — 珍珠奶茶 (zhēn zhū nǎi chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• people who regularly eat out — 外食族 (wài shí zú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• perfumed toilet water — 花露水 (huā lù shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• period of plentiful water supply, with increased river flow due to snowmelt or higher rainfall — 丰水期 (fēng shuǐ qī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang) — 手抓饭 (shǒu zhuā fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pineapple bun, a sweet bun popular esp. in Hong Kong (typically does not contain pineapple – the name comes from the rough top crust which resembles pineapple skin) — 菠萝包 (bō luó bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• piranha (fish) — 水虎鱼 (shuǐ hǔ yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pita bread — 口袋饼 (kǒu dài bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc) — 三瓦两舍 (sān wǎ liǎng shě)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• plain boiled water — 白开水 (bái kāi shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• plain noodles in broth — 阳春面 (yáng chūn miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• plain tea and simple food — 粗茶淡饭 (cū chá dàn fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• plant-based meat — 植物肉 (zhí wù ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• poached egg — 荷包蛋 (hé bāo dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• poisoned person (food poisoning, drug overdose or toxic exposure) — 中毒者 (zhòng dú zhě)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pork belly — 五花肉 (wǔ huā ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1] — 鱼香肉丝 (yú xiāng ròu sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• potluck meal — 百乐餐 (bǎi lè cān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pound cake — 重油蛋糕 (zhòng yóu dàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• precooked food — 调理食品 (tiáo lǐ shí pǐn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• project to raise low-lying water for irrigation purposes — 提水工程 (tí shuǐ gōng chéng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• puffed rice — 爆米花 (bào mǐ huā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom) — 牵羊担酒 (qiān yáng dān jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• pure milk — 纯牛奶 (chún niú nǎi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• purified water — 纯净水 (chún jìng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• radish cake (a type of dim sum, commonly called "turnip cake") — 萝卜糕 (luó bo gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rambutan or rumbutan (tropical fruit) (Nephelium lappaceum) — 红毛丹 (hóng máo dān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rare food — 龙肝凤胆 (lóng gān fèng dǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom) — 山珍海错 (shān zhēn hǎi cuò)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• ratoon rice — 再生稻 (zài shēng dào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• ready-made meal — 预制菜 (yù zhì cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]) — 雄黄酒 (xióng huáng jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• reclaimed water — 再生水 (zài shēng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• reconstituted milk — 复原乳 (fù yuán rǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• reconstituted milk (Tw) — 还原乳 (huán yuán rǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• red braised pork — 红烧肉 (hóng shāo ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• red yeast rice — 红曲米 (hóng qǔ mǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• regional dish — 家乡菜 (jiā xiāng cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• restaurant — 料理店 (liào lǐ diàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• restaurant special — 特价菜 (tè jià cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition) — 年夜饭 (nián yè fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc — 八宝粥 (bā bǎo zhōu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rice flour meat — 米粉肉 (mǐ fěn ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rice noodle soup from Yunnan province — 过桥米线 (guò qiáo mǐ xiàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rice tube pudding, a single-serve column of glutinous rice topped with a sauce and garnished (Taiwanese dish, originally prepared by stuffing rice into bamboo tubes and steaming them) — 筒子米糕 (tǒng zǐ mǐ gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rice with meat and vegetables — 盖浇饭 (gài jiāo fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus) — 通脱木 (tōng tuō mù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rooibos tea — 南非茶 (nán fēi chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rooibos tea — 博士茶 (bó shì chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• rooibos tea — 红灌木茶 (hóng guàn mù chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• root beer — 根汁汽水 (gēn zhī qì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• round flat bread — 圆面饼 (yuán miàn bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• running water — 自来水 (zì lái shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit) — 蛇皮果 (shé pí guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• salted duck egg — 咸鸭蛋 (xián yā dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• salted egg custard bun — 流沙包 (liú shā bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• saltwater fish — 海水鱼 (hǎi shuǐ yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc — 参鸡汤 (cān jī tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sapodilla, a tropical fruit bearing tree — 人心果 (rén xīn guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• scholarly flavor — 书卷气 (shū juàn qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• seat occupancy rate — 上座率 (shàng zuò lǜ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) — 铁饭碗 (tiě fàn wǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• semipolished rice (i.e. rice minus the husk, but including the germ) — 胚芽米 (pēi yá mǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• server (at a restaurant) — 服务生 (fú wù shēng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• set meal — 份儿饭 (fèn ér fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• shark fin soup — 鱼翅汤 (yú chì tāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• short of food and clothing — 缺衣少食 (quē yī shǎo shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• signature dish — 招牌菜 (zhāo pái cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• simple home-style meal — 家常便饭 (jiā cháng biàn fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sirloin (beef joint) — 牛脊肉 (niú jǐ ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• slice of bread — 面包片 (miàn bāo piàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• slightly salty — 咸丝丝 (xián sī sī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• snack bar — 小吃店 (xiǎo chī diàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• snack bar — 快餐部 (kuài cān bù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• soapy water — 肥皂水 (féi zào shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• soda water — 苏打水 (sū dá shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• soft drink — 软饮料 (ruǎn yǐn liào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• soft-boiled egg — 半熟蛋 (bàn shú dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sour — 酸不溜丢 (suān bù liū diū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sour — 酸溜溜 (suān liū liū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sour cream — 酸奶油 (suān nǎi yóu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sour expression on one's face — 苦瓜脸 (kǔ guā liǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sour grapes — 酸葡萄 (suān pú táo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop) — 说葡萄酸 (shuō pú táo suān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sparkling wine — 气泡酒 (qì pào jiǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• specialty (dish) — 拿手菜 (ná shǒu cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• speech that grates on the ear (idiom) — 逆耳之言 (nì ěr zhī yán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• spicy pickled cabbage — 辣白菜 (là bái cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom) — 覆水难收 (fù shuǐ nán shōu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sponge cake — 海绵蛋糕 (hǎi mián dàn gāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• spread (for putting on bread etc) — 涂抹酱 (tú mǒ jiàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• squeaky rubber chicken — 尖叫鸡 (jiān jiào jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• standpipe (firefighting water storage system for a building) — 储水管 (chǔ shuǐ guǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• steamed bun stuffed with skewer-roasted pork — 叉烧包 (chā shāo bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• steamed chicken with chili sauce — 口水鸡 (kǒu shuǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• steamed dumpling — 小笼包 (xiǎo lóng bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• steamed soup dumpling — 小笼汤包 (xiǎo lóng tāng bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sth small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a serendipitous find in a second-hand store) — 小确幸 (xiǎo què xìng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• stinky tofu — 臭豆腐 (chòu dòu fu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• stir-fried diced pork — 宫爆肉丁 (gōng bào ròu dīng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡 — 东坡肉 (dōng pō ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• stir-fried yellow fish filet — 糟溜黄鱼 (zāo liū huáng yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• strong flavor (spicy, salty etc) — 重口味 (zhòng kǒu wèi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer — 冰糖葫芦 (bīng táng hú lu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer — 糖葫芦 (táng hú lu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sumac (Rhus coriaria), east Mediterranean deciduous shrub with fruit used as spice — 蓝肤木 (lán fū mù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• suncake (small round cake made with flaky pastry and a maltose filling, originally from Taichung, Taiwan) — 太阳饼 (tài yáng bǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• surface water — 地表水 (dì biǎo shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• surface water — 地面水 (dì miàn shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• suspended meal (Tw) — 待用餐 (dài yòng cān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet — 娇滴滴 (jiāo dī dī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and delicious — 甜津津 (tián jīn jīn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and sour fish — 糖醋鱼 (táng cù yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and sour meat (pork) — 咕噜肉 (gū lū ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and sour pork — 古老肉 (gǔ lǎo ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and sour pork — 甜酸肉 (tián suān ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and sour pork — 糖醋肉 (táng cù ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet and sour pork — 糖醋里脊 (táng cù lǐ jǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet cherry — 大樱桃 (dà yīng táo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom) — 嘴甜心苦 (zuǐ tián xīn kǔ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) — 香豌豆 (xiāng wān dòu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet potato or yam noodles — 地瓜面 (dì guā miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet sorghum — 甜高粱 (tián gāo liáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweet sorghum — 糖高粱 (táng gāo liáng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• sweetener (food additive) — 甜味剂 (tián wèi jì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• ta-a noodles or danzai noodles, popular snack originating from Tainan — 担仔面 (dān zǎi miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• table turnover rate (in a restaurant) — 翻桌率 (fān zhuō lǜ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food — 章鱼烧 (zhāng yú shāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea) — 茶叶蛋 (chá yè dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tea leaves powder — 茶叶末儿 (chá yè mò ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tea party — 茶话会 (chá huà huì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tender and soft as water — 柔情似水 (róu qíng sì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken — 鸡飞蛋打 (jī fēi dàn dǎ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] — 四大名著 (sì dà míng zhù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• the heroes of Liangshan Marsh (in the novel "Water Margin" 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]) — 梁山好汉 (liáng shān hǎo hàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]) — 上善若水 (shàng shàn ruò shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism) — 三官大帝 (sān guān dà dì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• thin coat, meager food (idiom) — 衣单食薄 (yī dān shí bó)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tiger salad, a northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek — 老虎菜 (lǎo hǔ cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to adapt to sb's taste — 投其所好 (tóu qí suǒ hào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to be unable to afford food — 揭不开锅 (jiē bù kāi guō)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to be unaccustomed to certain food — 吃不来 (chī bù lái)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to be without food or clothing (idiom) — 没吃没穿 (méi chī méi chuān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to build or repair water conservancy infrastructure (e.g. canals, reservoirs etc) — 修水利 (xiū shuǐ lì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to cadge a meal — 蹭吃蹭喝 (cèng chī cèng hē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to drink together and chat merrily — 把酒言欢 (bǎ jiǔ yán huān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to drink until one is half drunk — 酒至半酣 (jiǔ zhì bàn hān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat and drink as much as one likes — 大吃大喝 (dà chī dà hē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat and drink extravagantly — 大吃二喝 (dà chī èr hē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat and drink gluttonously — 胡吃海喝 (hú chī hǎi hē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat and drink unreasonably — 暴饮暴食 (bào yǐn bào shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat one's fill — 大饱口福 (dà bǎo kǒu fú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat one's fill — 饱餐一顿 (bǎo cān yí dùn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat one's own fruit (idiom) — 自食其果 (zì shí qí guǒ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat out — 上馆子 (shàng guǎn zǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat out — 下馆子 (xià guǎn zǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat out — 吃馆子 (chī guǎn zǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat plain rice — 吃白饭 (chī bái fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom) — 食肉寝皮 (shí ròu qǐn pí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat slowly (idiom) — 细嚼慢咽 (xì jiáo màn yàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to eat without paying — 吃白食 (chī bái shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to economize on clothes and food — 缩衣节食 (suō yī jié shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to fish in troubled water (idiom) — 混水摸鱼 (hùn shuǐ mō yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to fish in troubled water (idiom) — 浑水摸鱼 (hún shuǐ mō yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to gorge oneself with food — 大吃特吃 (dà chī tè chī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month) — 打牙祭 (dǎ yá jì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to have a taste for the exotic (idiom) — 好奇尚异 (hǎo qí shàng yì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth — 吐苦水 (tǔ kǔ shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to have good taste — 有眼光 (yǒu yǎn guāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) — 偷鸡摸狗 (tōu jī mō gǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to lose flavor — 跑味儿 (pǎo wèi ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to love wine as one's life (idiom) — 嗜酒如命 (shì jiǔ rú mìng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to neglect sleep and food — 废寝食 (fèi qǐn shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to one's taste — 对胃口 (duì wèi kǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to pass off fish eyes for pearls — 鱼目混珠 (yú mù hùn zhū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to pick up (a skill) in a very short time — 一学就会 (yì xué jiù huì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine) — 吃大户 (chī dà hù)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to pour cold water — 浇冷水 (jiāo lěng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to pour cold water on — 泼冷水 (pō lěng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to provide alms and rice (idiom) — 施粥舍饭 (shī zhōu shè fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to provide food for thought (idiom) — 发人深省 (fā rén shēn xǐng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to save on food and clothing (idiom) — 节衣缩食 (jié yī suō shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to skip stones (on water) — 打水漂 (dǎ shuǐ piāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to stir-fry leftover rice — 炒冷饭 (chǎo lěng fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to stuff oneself with food — 胡吃海塞 (hú chī hǎi sāi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to toast bread — 烤面包 (kǎo miàn bāo)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom) — 摇旗呐喊 (yáo qí nà hǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• to wolf down one's food (idiom) — 狼吞虎咽 (láng tūn hǔ yàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) — 豆腐皮 (dòu fu pí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tomato juice — 番茄汁 (fān qié zhī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tonic water — 汤力水 (tāng lì shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• trivial matter — 小事一桩 (xiǎo shì yì zhuāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• tropical fish — 热带鱼 (rè dài yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) — 忘八旦 (wàng bā dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) — 忘八蛋 (wàng bā dàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• twice-cooked pork — 回锅肉 (huí guō ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• udon noodles — 乌冬面 (wū dōng miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• udon, a thick Japanese-style wheat-flour noodle — 乌龙面 (wū lóng miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• unable to get anything to eat — 吃不上 (chī bú shàng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships — 忆苦饭 (yì kǔ fàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom) — 竹篮打水 (zhú lán dá shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• vegetable oil — 植物油 (zhí wù yóu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• vegetable or food basket — 菜篮子 (cài lán zi)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan — 功夫茶 (gōng fū chá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• very sweet — 甜蜜蜜 (tián mì mì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• warm — 热乎乎 (rè hū hū)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water and land transport — 水陆交通 (shuǐ lù jiāo tōng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water and sky merge in one color (idiom) — 水天一色 (shuǐ tiān yí sè)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water bong — 水烟袋 (shuǐ yān dài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water cannon vehicle, common name for specialized crowd management vehicle 人群管理特別用途車|人群管理特别用途车[ren2 qun2 guan3 li3 te4 bie2 yong4 tu2 che1] — 水炮车 (shuǐ pào chē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water container for an ink slab — 砚水壶儿 (yàn shuǐ hú ér)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water dispenser — 饮水器 (yǐn shuǐ qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water dispenser — 饮水机 (yǐn shuǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water gun — 滋水枪 (zī shuǐ qiāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water hazard (golf) — 水障碍 (shuǐ zhàng ài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water heater — 热水器 (rè shuǐ qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water hyacinth — 凤眼兰 (fèng yǎn lán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water inlet — 进水口 (jìn shuǐ kǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water intake — 进水闸 (jìn shuǐ zhá)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water mains — 自来水管 (zì lái shuǐ guǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water manager — 水利家 (shuǐ lì jiā)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water of crystallization — 结晶水 (jié jīng shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom) — 泼水难收 (pō shuǐ nán shōu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water outlet — 出水口 (chū shuǐ kǒu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water park — 水上乐园 (shuǐ shàng lè yuán)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water pick — 冲牙器 (chōng yá qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water pollution — 水污染 (shuǐ wū rǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water pollution — 水质污染 (shuǐ zhì wū rǎn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water polo pool — 水球场 (shuǐ qiú chǎng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water pump — 抽水机 (chōu shuǐ jī)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water pumping station — 抽水站 (chōu shuǐ zhàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water purifier — 净水器 (jìng shuǐ qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water reservoir — 蓄水池 (xù shuǐ chí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water slide — 滑水道 (huá shuǐ dào)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water so clear you can see the bottom — 清澈见底 (qīng chè jiàn dǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water spinach — 空心菜 (kōng xīn cài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water sports — 水上运动 (shuǐ shàng yùn dòng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water supply and drainage — 给排水 (gěi pái shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water treatment — 水处理 (shuǐ chǔ lǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water wheel — 龙骨车 (lóng gǔ chē)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water-boarding, interrogation technique used by CIA — 水刑逼供 (shuǐ xíng bī gòng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water-induction engineering — 引水工程 (yǐn shuǐ gōng chéng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• water-storage tank — 储水箱 (chǔ shuǐ xiāng)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• weeping bitter tears — 痛哭流涕 (tòng kū liú tì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom) — 饥不择食 (jī bù zé shí)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• wine sack, food bag (idiom) — 酒囊饭袋 (jiǔ náng fàn dài)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• wine, sex, avarice and temper (idiom) — 酒色财气 (jiǔ sè cái qì)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location) — 背山临水 (bèi shān lín shuǐ)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• working meal — 工作餐 (gōng zuò cān)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat) — 日式烧肉 (rì shì shāo ròu)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• yellow croaker (fish) — 黄花鱼 (huáng huā yú)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce) — 炸酱面 (zhà jiàng miàn)

  food · restaurant · intermediate · neutral

• "Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems — 北京咳 (běi jīng hāi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• "break-up agent", person who acts for sb who wishes to terminate a relationship but does not have the heart to do so — 分手代理 (fēn shǒu dài lǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom) — 浴血苦战 (yù xuè kǔ zhàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic — 虚不受补 (xū bú shòu bǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• acetabulum (part of the pelvis bone) — 腹吸盘 (fù xī pán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• adductor muscle (of a bivalve mollusk) — 闭壳肌 (bì ké jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug) — 静坐不能 (jìng zuò bù néng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart — 百感交集 (bǎi gǎn jiāo jí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• alternative medicine — 另类医疗 (lìng lèi yī liáo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• ambulance — 救护车 (jiù hù chē)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• an emergency measure — 非常手段 (fēi cháng shǒu duàn)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body — 丈八蛇矛 (zhàng bā shé máo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• animals used in blood sports — 竞技动物 (jìng jì dòng wù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• antacid (medicine) — 制酸剂 (zhì suān jì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• anti-inflammatory (medicine) — 抗炎性 (kàng yán xìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• anti-inflammatory medicine — 消炎药 (xiāo yán yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• antihypertensive drug — 降血压药 (jiàng xuè yā yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• antipsychotic (drug) — 抗精神病 (kàng jīng shén bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide) — 退烧药 (tuì shāo yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide — 消炎片 (xiāo yán piàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• aromatherapy (alternative medicine) — 香熏疗法 (xiāng xūn liáo fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• artificial respiration (medicine) — 人工呼吸 (rén gōng hū xī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman) — 冷若冰霜 (lěng ruò bīng shuāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• atabrine or quinacrine, used as antimalarial drug and antibiotic against intestinal parasite giardiasis — 阿的平 (ā de píng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• atropine C17H23NO3, alkaloid drug derived from deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) — 阿托品 (ā tuō pǐn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• azoospermia (medicine) — 无精症 (wú jīng zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• bare upper body — 光膀子 (guāng bǎng zǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• barefoot doctor — 赤脚医生 (chì jiǎo yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• beauty sleep (before midnight) — 美容觉 (měi róng jué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• bephenium, anti-parasitic worm medicine — 灭虫宁 (miè chóng níng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• beset by hunger and cold (idiom) — 饥寒交迫 (jī hán jiāo pò)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• biceps muscle — 二头肌 (èr tóu jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood cell — 血细胞 (xuè xì bāo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood circulation — 血液循环 (xuè yè xún huán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood clotting — 血液凝结 (xuè yè níng jié)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood donor — 供血者 (gòng xuè zhě)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood donor — 献血者 (xiàn xuè zhě)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood oxygen level — 血氧含量 (xuè yǎng hán liàng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood oxygen level — 血氧量 (xuè yǎng liáng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood phobia — 恐血症 (kǒng xuè zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood phobia — 晕血症 (yūn xuè zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood platelet — 血小板 (xuè xiǎo bǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood poisoning — 血中毒 (xuè zhòng dú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood pressure meter — 血压计 (xuè yā jì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood products — 血制品 (xuè zhì pǐn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood relationship — 血缘关系 (xuè yuán guān xì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• blood vengeance — 血亲复仇 (xuè qīn fù chóu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• bloody — 血淋淋 (xuè lín lín)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body bag — 尸体袋 (shī tǐ dài)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body language — 肢体语言 (zhī tǐ yǔ yán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body lotion — 润肤乳 (rùn fū rǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body lotion — 润肤露 (rùn fū lù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body weary, strength exhausted (idiom) — 筋疲力尽 (jīn pí lì jìn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body will go with the morning dew (idiom) — 身先朝露 (shēn xiān cháo lù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• body-building — 健美运动 (jiàn měi yùn dòng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• bone cement — 骨水泥 (gǔ shuǐ ní)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• bone chilling wind (idiom) — 寒风刺骨 (hán fēng cì gǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• box for bone ashes — 骨灰盒 (gǔ huī hé)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• buried and at rest (idiom) — 入土为安 (rù tǔ wéi ān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cancellous bone — 稀松骨质 (xī sōng gǔ zhì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• capillary blood vessels — 微丝血管 (wēi sī xuè guǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• capillary blood vessels — 毛细血管 (máo xì xuè guǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cardiogram (medicine) — 心动图 (xīn dòng tú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• carotid artery (medicine) — 颈动脉 (jǐng dòng mài)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cat scratch disease — 猫抓病 (māo zhuā bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• chikungunya fever (Tw) — 屈公病 (qū gōng bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• chilling cold — 冷森森 (lěng sēn sēn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• chiropractic (medicine) — 捏脊治疗 (niē jǐ zhì liáo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• chondropathy (medicine) — 软骨病 (ruǎn gǔ bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• chronic pain — 慢性疼痛 (màn xìng téng tòng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• clinical medicine — 临床医学 (lín chuáng yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• clonidine (drug) (loanword) — 可乐定 (kě lè dìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cold relations (e.g. between countries) — 冷淡关系 (lěng dàn guān xì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cold snap during the spring — 倒春寒 (dǎo chūn hán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cold-blooded animal — 冷血动物 (lěng xuè dòng wù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cold-hearted — 冷酷无情 (lěng kù wú qíng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• colitis (medicine) — 结肠炎 (jié cháng yán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• complementary medicine — 补充医疗 (bǔ chōng yī liáo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom) — 无情无义 (wú qíng wú yì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• complication (medicine) — 合并症 (hé bìng zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• coronary heart disease — 冠心病 (guān xīn bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cough suppressant syrup — 止咳糖浆 (zhǐ ké táng jiāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cultural fever — 文化热 (wén huà rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• cuts and bruises all over the body — 伤痕累累 (shāng hén lèi lèi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine — 金针菜 (jīn zhēn cài)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• deep in one's heart — 内心深处 (nèi xīn shēn chù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• deltoid muscle (over the shoulder) — 三角肌 (sān jiǎo jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• dengue fever — 登革热 (dēng gé rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• depilatory medicine — 脱毛剂 (tuō máo jì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• devils are born in the heart (idiom) — 鬼由心生 (guǐ yóu xīn shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• diastolic blood pressure — 舒张压 (shū zhāng yā)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• disease of the blood — 血液病 (xuè yè bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• doctor of medicine — 医学博士 (yī xué bó shì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• dose of medicine to be taken in solution — 冲服剂 (chōng fú jì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drug addiction — 吸毒成瘾 (xī dú chéng yǐn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drug rehabilitation center — 戒毒所 (jiè dú suǒ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drug rehabilitation center — 戒治所 (jiè zhì suǒ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drug resistance — 耐药性 (nài yào xìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drug resistance (medicine) — 抗药性 (kàng yào xìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drug-resistance (of a pathogen) — 抗药能力 (kàng yào néng lì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• drunk driving (very high blood alcohol concentration) — 醉酒驾车 (zuì jiǔ jià chē)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine) — 疑难杂症 (yí nán zá zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• dysphagia (medicine) — 吞咽困难 (tūn yàn kùn nán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• dysphagia (medicine) — 咽下困难 (yàn xià kùn nán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom) — 灵丹妙药 (líng dān miào yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• effective medicine for a specific condition — 特效药 (tè xiào yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine — 八珍汤 (bā zhēn tāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• emergency — 突发事件 (tū fā shì jiàn)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• emergency — 紧急事件 (jǐn jí shì jiàn)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• emergency braking — 急刹车 (jí shā chē)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• emergency desk — 急救站 (jí jiù zhàn)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• emergency evacuation — 紧急疏散 (jǐn jí shū sàn)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• emergency exit — 太平门 (tài píng mén)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• emergency exposure (nuclear energy) — 应急照射 (yìng jí zhào shè)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• emergency management — 紧急应变 (jǐn jí yìng biàn)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• emergency medical care — 紧急医疗 (jǐn jí yī liáo)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• emergency room — 急诊室 (jí zhěn shì)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• emergency standby — 应急待命 (yìng jí dài mìng)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• eosinophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell) — 嗜酸性球 (shì suān xìng qiú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• equally true for (all the rest) — 莫不然 (mò bù rán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• evacuation hospital (military) — 后送医院 (hòu sòng yī yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• external oblique muscle (sides of the chest) — 外斜肌 (wài xié jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• felt a chill (in one's heart) — 凉了半截 (liáng le bàn jié)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• fever — 高热病 (gāo rè bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) — 拔罐法 (bá guàn fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• forensic medicine — 法医学 (fǎ yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine — 四物汤 (sì wù tāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• from the bottom of one's heart — 打心眼里 (dǎ xīn yǎn lǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• general emergency (or "off-site emergency") (nuclear facility emergency classification) — 场外应急 (chǎng wài yìng jí)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• general hospital — 总医院 (zǒng yī yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• generic drug — 仿制药 (fǎng zhì yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• generic drug — 学名药 (xué míng yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• glowing with health and vivacity (idiom) — 欢蹦乱跳 (huān bèng luàn tiào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• governing body of an autonomous territory — 自治机关 (zì zhì jī guān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom) — 一通百通 (yì tōng bǎi tōng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• green grass like cushion (idiom) — 碧草如茵 (bì cǎo rú yīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• green grass like cushion (idiom) — 绿草如茵 (lǜ cǎo rú yīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• grumpiness resulting from poor sleep — 起床气 (qǐ chuáng qì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• gym (health center) — 健身馆 (jiàn shēn guǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended) — 兰花指 (lán huā zhǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers) — 手抓羊肉 (shǒu zhuā yáng ròu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hay fever — 枯草热 (kū cǎo rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hay fever — 花粉热 (huā fěn rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hay fever — 花粉症 (huā fěn zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hay fever — 花粉过敏 (huā fěn guò mǐn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health care — 医疗保健 (yī liáo bǎo jiàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health care — 医疗护理 (yī liáo hù lǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health damage — 健康受损 (jiàn kāng shòu sǔn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health exercises — 保健操 (bǎo jiàn cāo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health insurance — 健康保险 (jiàn kāng bǎo xiǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health office — 卫生局 (wèi shēng jú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• health official — 卫生官员 (wèi shēng guān yuán)

  health · health · intermediate · formal

• health status — 健康状况 (jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart and mouth at variance (idiom) — 心口不一 (xīn kǒu bù yī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart disease — 心脏疾患 (xīn zāng jí huàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart disease — 心脏病 (xīn zāng bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart failure — 心力衰竭 (xīn lì shuāi jié)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart murmur — 心脏杂音 (xīn zāng zá yīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc) — 荡气回肠 (dàng qì huí cháng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• heart-strengthening shot — 强心针 (qiáng xīn zhēn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hemaglutinin (protein causing blood clotting) — 凝血素 (níng xuè sù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hematin (blood pigment) — 血色素 (xuè sè sù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hemorrhagic fever — 出血热 (chū xuè rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• high blood fat disease — 高脂血症 (gāo zhī xuè zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• high blood pressure — 高血压 (gāo xuè yā)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• homeopathy (alternative medicine) — 顺势疗法 (shùn shì liáo fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hospital gown — 病号服 (bìng hào fú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hyperostosis (abnormal thickening of bone) — 骨肥厚 (gǔ féi hòu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• hypoglycemia (medicine) — 低血糖 (dī xuè táng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• in high spirits (idiom) — 神采飞扬 (shén cǎi fēi yáng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• in high spirits (idiom) — 精神焕发 (jīng shén huàn fā)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• in one's sleep — 睡梦中 (shuì mèng zhōng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• infraspinatus muscle — 冈下肌 (gāng xià jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• insane asylum — 疯人院 (fēng rén yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• intensive care department (of hospital) — 特护区 (tè hù qū)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• intercostal muscle — 肋间肌 (lèi jiān jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• internal auditory meatus (canal in temporal bone of skull housing auditory nerves) — 内耳道 (nèi ěr dào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• internal medicine — 内科学 (nèi kē xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• intravenous (medicine) — 静脉注入 (jìng mài zhù rù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• intravenous drug — 静脉吸毒 (jìng mài xī dú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• involuntary muscle — 不随意肌 (bù suí yì jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• keenly felt pain — 切肤之痛 (qiè fū zhī tòng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• kuru (medicine) — 库鲁病 (kù lǔ bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• laboratory medicine — 检验医学 (jiǎn yàn yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• latissimus dorsi muscle (back of the chest) — 背阔肌 (bèi kuò jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 etc) — 领导小组 (lǐng dǎo xiǎo zǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death) — 五福临门 (wǔ fú lín mén)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company — 孤身只影 (gū shēn zhī yǐng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom) — 如影随形 (rú yǐng suí xíng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom) — 形影相随 (xíng yǐng xiāng suí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. body and soul separated (idiom) — 魂不附体 (hún bú fù tǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom) — 木人石心 (mù rén shí xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. broken tiles, cold hearth — 破瓦寒窑 (pò wǎ hán yáo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom) — 衣不蔽体 (yī bú bì tǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cold-resistant (idiom) — 欺霜傲雪 (qī shuāng ào xuě)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom) — 剖腹藏珠 (pōu fù cáng zhū)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach — 不伤脾胃 (bù shāng pí wèi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) — 不痛不痒 (bú tòng bù yǎng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom) — 面黄肌瘦 (miàn huáng jī shòu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. head broken and blood flowing — 头破血流 (tóu pò xuè liú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom) — 心惊肉跳 (xīn jīng ròu tiào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom) — 心惊胆战 (xīn jīng dǎn zhàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom) — 心口如一 (xīn kǒu rú yī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom) — 心烦意乱 (xīn fán yì luàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) — 心猿意马 (xīn yuán yì mǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. human face, beastly heart (idiom) — 人面兽心 (rén miàn shòu xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) — 我醉欲眠 (wǒ zuì yù mián)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom) — 问心无愧 (wèn xīn wú kuì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. mountains of corpses and oceans of blood (idiom) — 尸山血海 (shī shān xuè hǎi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom) — 借尸还魂 (jiè shī huán hún)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) — 触目惊心 (chù mù jīng xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom) — 相体裁衣 (xiāng tǐ cái yī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom) — 杜鹃啼血 (dù juān tí xuè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom) — 药到病除 (yào dào bìng chú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) — 羊质虎皮 (yáng zhì hǔ pí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom) — 倒悬之苦 (dǎo xuán zhī kǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die (idiom) — 生老病死 (shēng lǎo bìng sǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom) — 量体裁衣 (liàng tǐ cái yī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom) — 一针见血 (yì zhēn jiàn xuè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom) — 万箭穿心 (wàn jiàn chuān xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) — 抵足而眠 (dǐ zú ér mián)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) — 抵足而卧 (dǐ zú ér wò)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom) — 狗血淋头 (gǒu xuè lín tóu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) — 对症下药 (duì zhèng xià yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) — 对症发药 (duì zhèng fā yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to rest and fly together (idiom) — 双宿双飞 (shuāng sù shuāng fēi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) — 呕心沥血 (ǒu xīn lì xuè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom) — 仰屋著书 (yǎng wū zhù shū)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom) — 洗心革面 (xǐ xīn gé miàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom) — 粉身碎骨 (fěn shēn suì gǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job — 得心应手 (dé xīn yìng shǒu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom) — 唇亡齿寒 (chún wáng chǐ hán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom) — 西子捧心 (xī zǐ pěng xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• long moan and short gasp (idiom) — 长吁短叹 (cháng xū duǎn tàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• low blood pressure — 低血压 (dī xuè yā)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lower chamber (of legislative body) — 下议院 (xià yì yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• lower half of one's body — 下半身 (xià bàn shēn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• main artery (blood vessel) — 大动脉 (dà dòng mài)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• making an all-out effort (idiom) — 尽心尽力 (jìn xīn jìn lì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles 聽小骨|听小骨 to tympanum 鼓膜 — 锤骨柄 (chuí gǔ bǐng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• medical doctor — 内科医生 (nèi kē yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• medicine ball — 实心皮球 (shí xīn pí qiú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• medicine for colds — 感冒药 (gǎn mào yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• medicine made from a single herb — 单味药 (dān wèi yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• meeting points of qi (in Chinese medicine) — 经气聚集 (jīng qì jù jí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug) — 美洛昔康 (měi luò xī kāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• mental health — 精神健康 (jīng shén jiàn kāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• mental hospital — 精神病院 (jīng shén bìng yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• method of relieving pain — 止痛法 (zhǐ tòng fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• military hospital — 军医院 (jūn yī yuàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• minister of health (of Japan, UK etc) — 厚生相 (hòu shēng xiāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• molecular medicine — 分子医学 (fēn zǐ yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• morbidly obese (medicine) — 病态肥胖 (bìng tài féi pàng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• muscle fiber — 肌纤维 (jī xiān wéi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• muscle memory — 肌肉记忆 (jī ròu jì yì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• muscle tissue — 肌肉组织 (jī ròu zǔ zhī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• neuralgia (medicine) — 神经痛 (shén jīng tòng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• now hot, now cold — 忽冷忽热 (hū lěng hū rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• nuclear medicine — 核医学 (hé yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• nyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woman — 女体盛 (nǚ tǐ shèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• of one heart and one mind (idiom) — 一心一德 (yì xīn yì dé)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• old but young at heart — 老来少 (lǎo lái shào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• one's body as wood and earth — 土木身 (tǔ mù shēn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• one's own flesh and blood — 亲生骨肉 (qīn shēng gǔ ròu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• one's own flesh and blood (idiom) — 血肉相连 (xuè ròu xiāng lián)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• ophthalmologist — 眼科医生 (yǎn kē yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis — 角弓反张 (jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• orbital hypertelorism (medicine) — 眼距宽 (yǎn jù kuān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• organoid (regenerative medicine) — 类器官 (lèi qì guān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• orphan drug — 孤儿药 (gū ér yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• orthopedic doctor — 矫形医生 (jiǎo xíng yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• out-of-body experience — 灵魂出窍 (líng hún chū qiào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• over-the-counter drug — 非处方药 (fēi chǔ fāng yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest) — 过劳肥 (guò láo féi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• paralysis of one side of the body — 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bú suì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• paratyphoid fever — 副伤寒 (fù shāng hán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• paronychia (medicine) — 甲沟炎 (jiǎ gōu yán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pectoralis major muscle (across the top of the chest) — 胸大肌 (xiōng dà jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pellagra (medicine) — 糙皮病 (cāo pí bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• person of mixed blood — 混血儿 (hùn xuè ér)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• physical pain — 皮肉之苦 (pí ròu zhī kǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pineal body — 松果体 (sōng guǒ tǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• poikilothermal (cold-blooded) animal — 变温动物 (biàn wēn dòng wù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• porphyria (medicine) — 紫质症 (zǐ zhì zhèng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• postpartum care center (a facility providing services such as professional care and nutritionally balanced meals for mothers during the traditional month of rest after giving birth) — 月子中心 (yuè zǐ zhōng xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• poverty compounded by ill health (idiom) — 贫病交加 (pín bìng jiāo jiā)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public — 悬壶济世 (xuán hú jì shì)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• prepared prescription (Chinese medicine) — 中成药 (zhōng chéng yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• prescription drug — 处方药 (chǔ fāng yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• preventative treatment (medicine) — 治未病 (zhì wèi bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• proctoscope (medicine) — 直肠镜 (zhí cháng jìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pronator teres muscle (below the elbow) — 旋前肌 (xuán qián jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• propranolol (beta-blocker used to treat high blood pressure) — 心得安 (xīn dé ān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• public health — 公共卫生 (gōng gòng wèi shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• puerperal fever — 月子病 (yuè zǐ bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn — 赤子之心 (chì zǐ zhī xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pure of heart — 纯真无垢 (chún zhēn wú gòu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• pure-blood — 纯血统 (chún xuè tǒng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• quadriceps muscle group — 四头肌 (sì tóu jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• quadriceps muscle group — 股四头肌 (gǔ sì tóu jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• quick witted in an emergency — 急中生智 (jí zhōng shēng zhì)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• rectus abdominis muscle (aka abdominals or abs) — 腹直肌 (fù zhí jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• recurring fever — 回归热 (huí guī rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• red bone marrow — 红骨髓 (hóng gǔ suǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• reflexology (alternative medicine) — 反射疗法 (fǎn shè liáo fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• regenerative medicine — 再生医学 (zài shēng yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• relief agency — 援助机构 (yuán zhù jī gòu)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• rest (music) — 休止符 (xiū zhǐ fú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• reticulum (second stomach of ruminants) — 蜂巢胃 (fēng cháo wèi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• rheumatic fever — 风湿热 (fēng shī rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• rhinovirus (common cold virus) — 鼻病毒 (bí bìng dú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• rivers of blood (idiom) — 血流成河 (xuè liú chéng hé)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• saline (medicine) — 生理盐水 (shēng lǐ yán shuǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• scale for measuring body weight — 体重器 (tǐ zhòng qì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• scale for measuring body weight — 体重计 (tǐ zhòng jì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• scarlet fever — 猩红热 (xīng hóng rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• schistosome, parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis) — 裂体吸虫 (liè tǐ xī chóng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• screen-to-body ratio (of a smartphone etc) — 屏占比 (píng zhàn bǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sedative drug — 镇定药 (zhèn dìng yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sexual health — 性健康 (xìng jiàn kāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sick and weak — 病病歪歪 (bìng bìng wāi wāi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sick note — 病假条 (bìng jià tiáo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sick with love — 害相思病 (hài xiāng sī bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword) — 西地那非 (xī dì nà fēi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• site area emergency (nuclear facility emergency classification) — 场区应急 (chǎng qū yìng jí)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• sleep disorder — 睡眠失调 (shuì mián shī tiáo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sleep mode button (on the remote control of an air conditioner) — 舒眠键 (shū mián jiàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine — 小花远志 (xiǎo huā yuǎn zhì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• smooth muscle (anatomy) — 平滑肌 (píng huá jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis), disease caused by schistosome parasitic flatworm — 罗汉病 (luó hàn bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• soporific drug — 催眠药 (cuī mián yào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sound made by an empty stomach — 咕咕叫 (gū gū jiào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• state of emergency — 紧急状态 (jǐn jí zhuàng tài)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• striated muscle — 横纹肌 (héng wén jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sublingual administration (medicine) — 舌下含服 (shé xià hán fú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• sublingual tablet (medicine) — 舌下片 (shé xià piàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• suboptimal health status — 亚健康 (yà jiàn kāng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• suboptimal health status — 第三状态 (dì sān zhuàng tài)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• summer cold — 热伤风 (rè shāng fēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• supply room — 供应室 (gōng yìng shì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• supraspinatus muscle — 冈上肌 (gāng shàng jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• systolic blood pressure — 收缩压 (shōu suō yā)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the agency in charge of (e.g. a program) — 主管机关 (zhǔ guǎn jī guān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom) — 貌合神离 (mào hé shén lí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the body and blood of Christ — 圣体血 (shèng tǐ xuè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom) — 目挑心招 (mù tiǎo xīn zhāo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the sick and the wounded — 伤病员 (shāng bìng yuán)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the three energies of Chinese medicine: 精[jing1], 氣|气[qi4], and 神[shen2] — 精气神 (jīng qì shén)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the upper body — 上半身 (shàng bàn shēn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• the way of maintaining good health — 养生之道 (yǎng shēng zhī dào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• three-body problem (mechanics) — 三体问题 (sān tǐ wèn tí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom) — 舍身求法 (shě shēn qiú fǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to arch one's body and fling one's head back — 打挺儿 (dǎ tǐng ér)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom) — 澡身浴德 (zǎo shēn yù dé)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to be a real headache — 伤脑筋 (shāng nǎo jīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom) — 与世隔绝 (yǔ shì gé jué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to be more scared than hurt (idiom) — 有惊无险 (yǒu jīng wú xiǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to be so in pain as to not want to live — 痛不欲生 (tòng bú yù shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to be unable to sleep at night — 夜不成眠 (yè bù chéng mián)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck — 五花大绑 (wǔ huā dà bǎng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to blow cold — 吹冷风 (chuī lěng fēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to break out into a cold sweat (idiom) — 捏一把汗 (niē yì bǎ hàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to ceremonially receive a bone relic of the Buddha — 迎佛骨 (yíng fó gǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to cold start (a vehicle, a computer etc) — 冷启动 (lěng qǐ dòng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind" — 坐月子 (zuò yuè zǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom) — 修心养性 (xiū xīn yǎng xìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom) — 割股疗亲 (gē gǔ liáo qīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom) — 掘墓鞭尸 (jué mù biān shī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to fall asleep — 睡得着 (shuì dé zhe)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom) — 心如刀绞 (xīn rú dāo jiǎo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) — 心如刀割 (xīn rú dāo gē)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to follow the doctor's advice — 遵医嘱 (zūn yī zhǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to get to the heart of the matter — 追根究底 (zhuī gēn jiū dǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom) — 推心置腹 (tuī xīn zhì fù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning) — 睡回笼觉 (shuì huí lóng jué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to grieve for the sick and the dying — 吊死问疾 (diào sǐ wèn jí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to grimace (in pain) — 龇牙咧嘴 (zī yá liě zuǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to hate sb to the bone (idiom) — 恨之入骨 (hèn zhī rù gǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to have a heart of stone — 铁石心肠 (tiě shí xīn cháng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom) — 面恶心善 (miàn ě xīn shàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to have a splitting headache (idiom) — 头痛欲裂 (tóu tòng yù liè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom) — 净心修身 (jìng xīn xiū shēn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content — 酒足饭饱 (jiǔ zú fàn bǎo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to hurt oneself by one's own doing — 搬砖砸脚 (bān zhuān zá jiǎo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to hurt sb's feelings by rebuffing their request — 驳面子 (bó miàn zi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards) — 倒背如流 (dǎo bèi rú liú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom) — 知冷知热 (zhī lěng zhī rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on — 和衣而卧 (hé yī ér wò)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to live out the rest of one's life — 了此残生 (liǎo cǐ cán shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to not take to heart — 想得开 (xiǎng dé kāi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to pour out one's heart (idiom) — 倾心吐胆 (qīng xīn tǔ dǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom) — 抢险救灾 (qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom) — 案甲休兵 (àn jiǎ xiū bīng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to put one's heart and soul into — 全情投入 (quán qíng tóu rù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to put sth to rest — 静一静 (jìng yi jìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to recover health quickly — 早日康复 (zǎo rì kāng fù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to register as an emergency case at a hospital — 挂急诊 (guà jí zhěn)

  health · health · intermediate · urgent

• to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom) — 案兵束甲 (àn bīng shù jiǎ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to rock one's body backward and forward — 前俯后仰 (qián fǔ hòu yǎng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to set one's heart on sth (idiom) — 一门心思 (yì mén xīn sī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) — 脱胎换骨 (tuō tāi huàn gǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) — 脱骨换胎 (tuō gǔ huàn tāi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to sleep in — 睡懒觉 (shuì lǎn jué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to sleep on the ground — 席地而睡 (xí dì ér shuì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to sleep peacefully (idiom) — 高枕无忧 (gāo zhěn wú yōu)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to spit blood (idiom) — 血口喷人 (xuè kǒu pēn rén)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to take sth to heart — 往心里去 (wǎng xīn lǐ qù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to tax one's mind and body — 劳心劳力 (láo xīn láo lì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom) — 痛定思痛 (tòng dìng sī tòng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to visit a doctor — 看医生 (kàn yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to wake up from a sleep — 一觉醒来 (yí jiào xǐng lái)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• to worry oneself sick — 急赤白脸 (jí chì bái liǎn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• traditional Chinese medicine — 中医学 (zhōng yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• trapezius muscle (of the upper back and neck) — 斜方肌 (xié fāng jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• tremorine (drug inducing shivering) — 震颤素 (zhèn chàn sù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• triceps muscle — 三头肌 (sān tóu jī)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• trichomoniasis (medicine) — 滴虫病 (dī chóng bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• unable to bear the pain (idiom) — 不胜其苦 (bú shèng qí kǔ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• undulant fever — 波状热 (bō zhuàng rè)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• university of medicine — 医科大学 (yī kē dà xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• unlicensed doctor — 江湖医生 (jiāng hú yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• upset stomach — 害肚子 (hài dù zǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• vegetative state (medicine) — 植物状态 (zhí wù zhuàng tài)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• ventolin, aka salbutamol, an asthma drug — 万托林 (wàn tuō lín)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• veterinary medicine — 兽医学 (shòu yī xué)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• village doctor (Chinese health care system) — 乡村医生 (xiāng cūn yī shēng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller — 扶他林 (fú tā lín)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller — 服他灵 (fú tā líng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• waiting room (at clinic, hospital) — 候诊室 (hòu zhěn shì)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) — 赏心悦目 (shǎng xīn yuè mù)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently) — 老骨头 (lǎo gǔ tou)

  health · health · intermediate · casual

• what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom) — 转眼便忘 (zhuǎn yǎn biàn wàng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• white blood cell — 白细胞 (bái xì bāo)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• white blood cell — 白血球 (bái xuè qiú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• whooping cough — 百日咳 (bǎi rì hāi)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• with all one's heart (dialect) — 巴心巴肝 (bā xīn bā gān)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom) — 心安神闲 (xīn ān shén xián)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom) — 归心似箭 (guī xīn sì jiàn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) — 形影相吊 (xíng yǐng xiāng diào)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom) — 不眠不休 (bù mián bù xiū)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom) — 佛口蛇心 (fó kǒu shé xīn)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• worn out in body and soul (idiom) — 身心交病 (shēn xīn jiāo bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• yellow bone marrow — 黄骨髓 (huáng gǔ suǐ)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• yellow fever — 黄热病 (huáng rè bìng)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• yellow fever virus — 黄热病毒 (huáng rè bìng dú)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直[kou3 xian2 ti3 zheng4 zhi2]) — 口嫌体直 (kǒu xián tǐ zhí)

  health · health · intermediate · neutral

• "The Wind Blows", a game in which one player calls out a category, all players who match it must change seats, and the person left without a seat becomes "it" (鬼[gui3]) — 大风吹 (dà fēng chuī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• "village-certificated house", residence supposedly only transferable to other village residents but often sold on the open market — 村证房 (cūn zhèng fáng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material) — 衍生物 (yǎn shēng wù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a device used to check money and detect counterfeit bills — 验钞机 (yàn chāo jī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a fake — 山寨货 (shān zhài huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a gift of money given by parents on both sides after a wedding, to their new daughter-in-law or son-in-law — 改口费 (gǎi kǒu fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a pleasant change — 耳目一新 (ěr mù yì xīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• a system of payment partly in kind and partly in cash — 包干制 (bāo gān zhì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• accent color — 强调色 (qiáng diào sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• adult product — 情趣用品 (qíng qù yòng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• adult shop — 情趣商店 (qíng qù shāng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• air freight (cost of air transport) — 空运费 (kōng yùn fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• antique store — 古玩店 (gǔ wán diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• at wholesale price — 量贩式 (liáng fàn shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• automatic gear change — 自动挂挡 (zì dòng guà dǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• bank card — 银行卡 (yín háng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• bear market — 空头市场 (kōng tóu shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• biological product — 生物制剂 (shēng wù zhì jì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• biological product — 生物制品 (shēng wù zhì pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• birthday card — 生日卡 (shēng rì kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• birthday card — 生日贺卡 (shēng rì hè kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• blackjack (card game) — 二十一点 (èr shí yī diǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• blue, gold and yellow (BGY), the three methods of manipulation: information control (via media and the Internet), money (bribery etc) and sexual temptation (honey trap etc) — 蓝金黄 (lán jīn huáng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• bronze color — 古铜色 (gǔ tóng sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• brothel (esp. in Yuan theater) — 烟花场 (yān huā chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• brothel (esp. in Yuan theater) — 烟花寨 (yān huā zhài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• brothel (esp. in Yuan theater) — 烟花行院 (yān huā xíng yuàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• brothel (esp. in Yuan theater) — 烟花阵 (yān huā zhèn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• buff (color) — 牛皮色 (niú pí sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• bull market — 多头市场 (duō tóu shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• business cost — 经营费用 (jīng yíng fèi yòng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• buy one, get one free — 买一送一 (mǎi yí sòng yī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• buyer's market — 买方市场 (mǎi fāng shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• by-product — 副产品 (fù chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• by-product (lit. and fig.) — 副产物 (fù chǎn wù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• can't persuade — 拗不过 (ào bú guò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• capital market — 资本市场 (zī běn shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• card reader — 读卡器 (dú kǎ qì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• caring only about money and wealth — 金钱挂帅 (jīn qián guà shuài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash cow — 现金牛 (xiàn jīn niú)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash crop (economics) — 经济作物 (jīng jì zuò wù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash equivalent (accountancy) — 约当现金 (yuē dāng xiàn jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash flow — 现金周转 (xiàn jīn zhōu zhuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash flow — 现金流 (xiàn jīn liú)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash flow — 现金流转 (xiàn jīn liú zhuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash flow — 现金流量 (xiàn jīn liú liàng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash in hand — 库存现金 (kù cún xiàn jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash in hand — 手头现金 (shǒu tóu xiàn jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash on delivery (COD) — 货到付款 (huò dào fù kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cash register — 收银机 (shōu yín jī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.) — 冬虫夏草 (dōng chóng xià cǎo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• chain store — 连销店 (lián xiāo diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• chain store — 连锁商店 (lián suǒ shāng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• chain store — 连锁店 (lián suǒ diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• change management (business) — 应变管理 (yìng biàn guǎn lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• change management (business) — 变革管理 (biàn gé guǎn lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• change of affection, shift of love (idiom) — 移情别恋 (yí qíng bié liàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• change of meaning — 意义变化 (yì yì biàn huà)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• change room — 更衣室 (gēng yī shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• chemical change — 化学变化 (huà xué biàn huà)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• climate change — 气候变化 (qì hòu biàn huà)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• closing price (of share, commodity etc) — 收盘价 (shōu pán jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• color contrast — 对比色 (duì bǐ sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• color gradient — 渐变色 (jiàn biàn sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• company-owned store — 直营店 (zhí yíng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• competing product — 竞争产品 (jìng zhēng chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• complete change (idiom) — 面目一新 (miàn mù yì xīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• complete change from the normal state (idiom) — 一反常态 (yì fǎn cháng tài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• convenience store — 便利店 (biàn lì diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• convenience store (Tw) — 便利商店 (biàn lì shāng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cost of living — 生活费 (shēng huó fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cost-effective — 经济有效 (jīng jì yǒu xiào)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cost-performance ratio — 性价比 (xìng jià bǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) (transportation) — 到岸价 (dào àn jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• cream (color) — 乳黄色 (rǔ huáng sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• credit card — 信用卡 (xìn yòng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• customs change with time (idiom) — 俗随时变 (sú suí shí biàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• daily lower limit on the price of a stock — 跌停板 (diē tíng bǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) — 日新月异 (rì xīn yuè yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• daily upper limit on the price of a stock — 涨停板 (zhǎng tíng bǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• dairy product — 奶制品 (nǎi zhì pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• debit card — 借记卡 (jiè jì kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• debit card — 储蓄卡 (chǔ xù kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• debit card — 提款卡 (tí kuǎn kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• debit card — 转账卡 (zhuǎn zhàng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• debit card used to receive one's salary or wages — 工资卡 (gōng zī kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• department store — 百货公司 (bǎi huò gōng sī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• department store — 百货商店 (bǎi huò shāng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• department store — 百货大楼 (bǎi huò dà lóu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• derivative product — 衍生产品 (yǎn shēng chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc) — 开发商 (kāi fā shāng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• differentiation (of a product from its competitors etc) — 差异化 (chā yì huà)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• discount rate — 折现率 (zhé xiàn lǜ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• discount rate — 贴现率 (tiē xiàn lǜ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• dispatch upon receipt of payment — 款到发货 (kuǎn dào fā huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom) — 疏财仗义 (shū cái zhàng yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom) — 疏财重义 (shū cái zhòng yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• do you have this in another size? — 有其他尺码吗？ (yǒu qítā chǐmǎ ma?)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• dou dizhu ("fight the landlord") (card game) — 斗地主 (dòu dì zhǔ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• drugstore — 药妆店 (yào zhuāng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• earnest money — 保证金 (bǎo zhèng jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• electronic money — 电子货币 (diàn zǐ huò bì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• employee identification card — 工作证 (gōng zuò zhèng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• end product — 终产物 (zhōng chǎn wù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom) — 报本反始 (bào běn fǎn shǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• equal pay for equal work — 同工同酬 (tóng gōng tóng chóu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• export product — 出口商品 (chū kǒu shāng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• extra pay for hot weather — 降温费 (jiàng wēn fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• extravagant (idiom) — 大手大脚 (dà shǒu dà jiǎo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• extremely low price — 跳楼价 (tiào lóu jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• factory designated by the state to make a particular product — 定点厂 (dìng diǎn chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• factory price — 出厂价 (chū chǎng jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• family-run shop — 夫妻店 (fū qī diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• feelings change with circumstances (idiom) — 情随事迁 (qíng suí shì qiān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house — 无壳蜗牛 (wú ké wō niú)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• file size — 文件大小 (wén jiàn dà xiǎo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• financial market — 金融市场 (jīn róng shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• fixed price — 一口价 (yì kǒu jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• fixed price — 不变价格 (bú biàn jià gé)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• flagship brand — 主打品牌 (zhǔ dǎ pǐn pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• flagship product — 拳头产品 (quán tou chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• floor price — 地板价 (dì bǎn jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• foreign market — 国外市场 (guó wài shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• franchise store — 加盟店 (jiā méng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• free market — 自由市场 (zì yóu shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• furniture store — 家居卖场 (jiā jū mài chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc) — 份子钱 (fèn zi qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• gold color — 金黄色 (jīn huáng sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• good quality and cheap — 物美价廉 (wù měi jià lián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• granny gray (hair color) — 奶奶灰 (nǎi nai huī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• graphics card — 图形卡 (tú xíng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• graphics card — 显示卡 (xiǎn shì kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• grayish purple color — 葡萄紫 (pú táo zǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• grocery store — 杂货店 (zá huò diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• gross product — 总产值 (zǒng chǎn zhí)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• hard-earned money — 血汗钱 (xuè hàn qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• hardware store — 五金店 (wǔ jīn diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• hardware store — 五金店铺 (wǔ jīn diàn pù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• having sound and color (idiom) — 有声有色 (yǒu shēng yǒu sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• heavyweight operator in a market — 操盘手 (cāo pán shǒu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• high tech feel (of a product etc) — 科技感 (kē jì gǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• historic cost (accounting) — 历史成本 (lì shǐ chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• household responsibility system, introduced in the early 1980s, under which each rural household could freely decide what to produce and how to sell, as long as it fulfilled its quota of products to the state — 联产到户 (lián chǎn dào hù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• household with savings or annual income of 10,000 yuan or more (considered a large amount in the 1970s, when the term became established) — 万元户 (wàn yuán hù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• hush money — 封口费 (fēng kǒu fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• identity card — 身份卡 (shēn fèn kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• identity card — 身份证 (shēn fèn zhèng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• imitation product — 模仿品 (mó fǎng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• imported product — 外来货 (wài lái huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• in an instant a myriad changes (idiom) — 瞬息万变 (shùn xī wàn biàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• inner-spring mattress (loanword from US mattress brand "Simmons") — 席梦思 (xí mèng sī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. — 本性难移 (běn xìng nán yí)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• jing'erhu, a two-stringed fiddle intermediate in size and pitch between the jinghu 京胡 and erhu 二胡, used to accompany Chinese opera — 京二胡 (jīng èr hú)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• kansei engineering (product design that aims to engender specific subjective responses in the consumer) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 感性工学 "kansei kougaku") — 感性工学 (gǎn xìng gōng xué)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• key money — 顶手费 (dǐng shǒu fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• labor cost — 人工费 (rén gōng fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• labor market — 劳务市场 (láo wù shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom) — 寸土寸金 (cùn tǔ cùn jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• late Yuan and early Ming — 元末明初 (yuán mò míng chū)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• legume-based product — 豆制品 (dòu zhì pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• library card — 借书证 (jiè shū zhèng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• light petroleum (product) — 轻质石油 (qīng zhì shí yóu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lilac (color) — 芋头色 (yù tou sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. change to more severe (idiom) — 变本加厉 (biàn běn jiā lì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition — 屡教不改 (lǚ jiào bù gǎi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294 — 元世祖 (yuán shì zǔ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) — 朝三暮四 (cháo sān mù sì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom) — 一掷千金 (yí zhì qiān jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom) — 千金一掷 (qiān jīn yí zhì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom) — 腰缠万贯 (yāo chán wàn guàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom) — 郑人买履 (zhèng rén mǎi lǚ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom) — 生财有道 (shēng cái yǒu dào)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom) — 事无巨细 (shì wú jù xì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness — 买笑追欢 (mǎi xiào zhuī huān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom) — 装点门面 (zhuāng diǎn mén miàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to fry and sell on the spot — 现炒现卖 (xiàn chǎo xiàn mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain — 纵虎归山 (zòng hǔ guī shān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) — 爱财如命 (ài cái rú mìng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom) — 招兵买马 (zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) — 挥金如土 (huī jīn rú tǔ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• local differences in price — 地区差价 (dì qū chā jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom) — 长袖善舞 (cháng xiù shàn wǔ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · urgent

• low cost — 低成本 (dī chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• mad about money (idiom) — 财迷心窍 (cái mí xīn qiào)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• manual gear change — 手动挡 (shǒu dòng dǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• manufactured goods — 制成品 (zhì chéng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• marginal cost — 边际成本 (biān jì chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market competition — 市场竞争 (shì chǎng jìng zhēng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market economy — 市场经济 (shì chǎng jīng jì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market maker — 做市商 (zuò shì shāng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market price — 市场价 (shì chǎng jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market research — 市场调查 (shì chǎng diào chá)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market segmentation — 市场划分 (shì chǎng huà fēn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market share — 市占率 (shì zhàn lǜ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market share — 市场份额 (shì chǎng fèn é)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• market trade — 集市贸易 (jí shì mào yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• member of the Legislative Yuan (Tw) — 立法委员 (lì fǎ wěi yuán)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• memory card — 存储卡 (cún chǔ kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• memory card — 记忆卡 (jì yì kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• merch — 周边商品 (zhōu biān shāng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money counter and counterfeit detection machine — 验钞器 (yàn chāo qì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money extorted by bandits in exchange for safe passage — 买路钱 (mǎi lù qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve — 压岁钱 (yā suì qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money is all-powerful — 钱能通神 (qián néng tōng shén)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money is omnipotent (idiom) — 金钱万能 (jīn qián wàn néng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money laundering — 洗黑钱 (xǐ hēi qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money market — 货币市场 (huò bì shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money printer — 印钞机 (yìn chāo jī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money settlement (fine or payment to end a legal dispute) — 和解费 (hé jiě fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money squandering establishment (e.g. gambling den, brothel etc) — 销金窟 (xiāo jīn kū)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money tree (Pachira aquatica) — 发财树 (fā cái shù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• money worship — 拜金主义 (bài jīn zhǔ yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• natural economy (exchange of goods by bartering not involving money) — 自然经济 (zì rán jīng jì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• normal cost (accountancy) — 正常成本 (zhèng cháng chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• not to pay attention to — 不去理 (bú qù lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• nothing remains the same (idiom) — 面目全非 (miàn mù quán fēi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• old habits are hard to change (idiom) — 积习难改 (jī xí nán gǎi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• on the market — 市面上 (shì miàn shàng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• one price for all — 不二价 (bú èr jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• one yuan or less — 块儿八毛 (kuài ér bā máo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• one-stop (service, shop etc) — 一站式 (yí zhàn shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• one-stop (service, shop etc) — 一门式 (yì mén shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• one's habits change with long custom — 习俗移性 (xí sú yí xìng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• opportunity cost — 机会成本 (jī huì chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom) — 阳奉阴违 (yáng fèng yīn wéi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• overtime pay — 加班费 (jiā bān fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• petty cash — 零用金 (líng yòng jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness — 唯心主义 (wéi xīn zhǔ yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness — 唯心论 (wéi xīn lùn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• pocket money — 零用钱 (líng yòng qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• pocket money — 零花钱 (líng huā qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• poker (card game) — 扑克牌 (pū kè pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• polite congratulations (i.e. on a greeting card) — 奉申贺敬 (fèng shēn hè jìng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · formal

• prepaid card — 预付卡 (yù fù kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• price index — 物价指数 (wù jià zhǐ shù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• price list — 价格表 (jià gé biǎo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• price of actuals — 现货价 (xiàn huò jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• price tag — 价格标签 (jià gé biāo qiān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• price war — 价格战 (jià gé zhàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• private brand — 自有品牌 (zì yǒu pǐn pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• private saved money of close family members — 体己钱 (tǐ jǐ qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• process lens (working by color separation) — 分色镜头 (fēn sè jìng tóu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• processing cost — 加工成本 (jiā gōng chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• product approaching its expiry date (Tw) — 即期品 (jí qī pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• product lacking one or more of three requirements such as production license, inspection certificate, and manufacturer's name and location — 三无产品 (sān wú chǎn pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• product launching ceremony — 下线仪式 (xià xiàn yí shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• product manager — 产品经理 (chǎn pǐn jīng lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• product that incorporates traditional culture or local elements with innovative design ideas — 文创商品 (wén chuàng shāng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) — 烟花女 (yān huā nǚ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• public transportation card — 交通卡 (jiāo tōng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• real money — 真金白银 (zhēn jīn bái yín)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• receipt — 回执单 (huí zhí dān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• receipt for a loan — 借单儿 (jiè dān ér)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• rechargeable card — 充值卡 (chōng zhí kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913 — 善后借款 (shàn hòu jiè kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution) — 改良主义 (gǎi liáng zhǔ yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• register card — 挂号证 (guà hào zhèng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• renminbi yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit — 人民币元 (rén mín bì yuán)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• repair shop — 修理厂 (xiū lǐ chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• reserve price (in an auction) — 保留价 (bǎo liú jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• retail store — 分销店 (fēn xiāo diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• rural household that specializes in a particular type of product — 专业户 (zhuān yè hù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• sale price — 成交价 (chéng jiāo jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• scalar product (of vectors) — 数量积 (shù liàng jī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• scarlet (color) — 猩红色 (xīng hóng sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• second-hand car market — 旧车市场 (jiù chē shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• seller's market — 卖方市场 (mài fāng shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• severance pay — 遣散费 (qiǎn sàn fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• severance pay (Tw) — 资遣费 (zī qiǎn fèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• shop assistant — 理货员 (lǐ huò yuán)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation — 老字号 (lǎo zì hào)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• short of money — 手头紧 (shǒu tóu jǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• size — 个头儿 (gè tóu er)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• smart card — 智能卡 (zhì néng kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• smuggled product — 走私品 (zǒu sī pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• specialty store — 专卖店 (zhuān mài diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• standard salary for a specific job (contrasted with performance pay 績效工資|绩效工资[ji4 xiao4 gong1 zi1] or commission 提成[ti2 cheng2] etc) — 岗位工资 (gǎng wèi gōng zī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• starting bid — 起拍价 (qǐ pāi jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• stationery store — 文具店 (wén jù diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• stock market — 股票市场 (gǔ piào shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• stock market index — 股票指数 (gǔ piào zhǐ shù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• store — 铺面房 (pù miàn fáng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• store credit (credit to be spent at a specified retailer) — 抵用金 (dǐ yòng jīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• stored-value card — 储值卡 (chǔ zhí kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• student identity card — 学生证 (xué shēng zhèng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• stupid tax — 智商税 (zhì shāng shuì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• sub-brand — 子品牌 (zǐ pǐn pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• such a small amount of (money, time etc) — 这么点 (zhè me diǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• sum of money raised (in a share subscription) — 集资额 (jí zī é)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• sunk cost (economics) — 沉没成本 (chén mò chéng běn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• supplementary cash reserve — 小金库 (xiǎo jīn kù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• tailor's shop — 裁缝店 (cái feng diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• tan (color) — 黄褐色 (huáng hè sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• target market — 目标市场 (mù biāo shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• tarot card — 塔罗卡 (tǎ luó kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• tarot card — 塔罗牌 (tǎ luó pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• telephone card — 电话卡 (diàn huà kǎ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• the Chinese market, excluding first- and second-tier cities — 下沉市场 (xià chén shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• the Red Turbans, peasant rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty — 红巾军 (hóng jīn jūn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• the store front — 临街房 (lín jiē fáng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom) — 水涨船高 (shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• things change with the passage of time (idiom) — 时过境迁 (shí guò jìng qiān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• thousands of purples and reds (idiom) — 万紫千红 (wàn zǐ qiān hóng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to be unable to pay — 支付不起 (zhī fù bù qǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to bind up and take to the market (idiom) — 绑赴市曹 (bǎng fù shì cáo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to buy and sell — 做买卖 (zuò mǎi mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to buy and sell at a profit — 倒买倒卖 (dǎo mǎi dǎo mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to buy in bulk — 批量购买 (pī liàng gòu mǎi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to buy popular support — 邀买人心 (yāo mǎi rén xīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to buy soy sauce — 打酱油 (dǎ jiàng yóu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to buy the whole lot — 包圆儿 (bāo yuán ér)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change (sth) repeatedly — 一改再改 (yì gǎi zài gǎi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change according to the situation (idiom) — 随机应变 (suí jī yìng biàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom) — 见异思迁 (jiàn yì sī qiān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change color and alter one's expression (idiom) — 变色易容 (biàn sè yì róng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change gear — 变速传动 (biàn sù chuán dòng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change one's mind (idiom) — 回心转意 (huí xīn zhuǎn yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) — 改头换面 (gǎi tóu huàn miàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change places — 换个儿 (huàn gè ér)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change positions — 转变立场 (zhuǎn biàn lì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change shape in a single shake — 摇身一变 (yáo shēn yí biàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change shift — 交接班 (jiāo jiē bān)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to change unpredictably — 变幻莫测 (biàn huàn mò cè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to close up shop and cease business temporarily — 关店歇业 (guān diàn xiē yè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to contribute generously (idiom) — 慷慨解囊 (kāng kǎi jiě náng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · urgent

• to cost one dearly — 吃大亏 (chī dà kuī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to crawl under a table (e.g. as a forfeit for losing a bet or card game) — 钻桌子 (zuàn zhuō zi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to degrade the performance of a sold product via a system update — 负优化 (fù yōu huà)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom) — 急转直下 (jí zhuǎn zhí xià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to dip into one's pocket — 掏腰包 (tāo yāo bāo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to do sb a favor at little cost — 顺水人情 (shùn shuǐ rén qíng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc) — 赚回来 (zhuàn huí lái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to exercise sole hegemony (idiom) — 独霸一方 (dú bà yì fāng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to force sb to buy or sell — 强买强卖 (qiáng mǎi qiáng mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to give a discount — 打折扣 (dǎ zhé kòu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to haggle over price — 讨价还价 (tǎo jià huán jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to have a cash flow problem — 周转不灵 (zhōu zhuǎn bù líng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to have money and time — 有钱有闲 (yǒu qián yǒu xián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to judge the hour and size up the situation — 审时度势 (shěn shí duó shì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to keep in mind — 记在心里 (jì zài xīn lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price increases, adverse publicity etc) — 照买不误 (zhào mǎi bú wù)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to kill sb for his property (idiom) — 杀人越货 (shā rén yuè huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to look completely new (idiom) — 焕然一新 (huàn rán yì xīn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to make easy money — 发横财 (fā hèng cái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to make extra money — 捞外快 (lāo wài kuài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to monopolize a market — 独揽市场 (dú lǎn shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance — 封官许愿 (fēng guān xǔ yuàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · formal

• to pay attention to — 放在眼里 (fàng zài yǎn lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites — 慎终追远 (shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay close attention (to sth) — 密切注意 (mì qiè zhù yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay in installments — 分期付款 (fēn qī fù kuǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay lip service to — 挂在嘴上 (guà zài zuǐ shàng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay no attention to — 不在意 (bú zài yì)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay no heed to (idiom) — 置之不理 (zhì zhī bù lǐ)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay no heed to the regulations — 目无组织 (mù wú zǔ zhī)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay out of one's own pocket — 自掏腰包 (zì tāo yāo bāo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pay sb according to their productivity — 联产到劳 (lián chǎn dào láo)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to pick up money and not hide it (idiom) — 拾金不昧 (shí jīn bú mèi)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom) — 谋财害命 (móu cái hài mìng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to put sth on the market — 投放市场 (tóu fàng shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to return a product for another item — 退换货 (tuì huàn huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to sell anything — 无所不卖 (wú suǒ bú mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to sell while it's still hot (idiom) — 生炒热卖 (shēng chǎo rè mài)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to shop around (idiom) — 货比三家 (huò bǐ sān jiā)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to shop in preparation for Chinese New Year — 办年货 (bàn nián huò)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to spend money recklessly — 乱花钱 (luàn huā qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to squander money — 浪费金钱 (làng fèi jīn qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to stand by and pay no heed — 看着不管 (kàn zhe bù guǎn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc — 勃然变色 (bó rán biàn sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• trial product — 试用品 (shì yòng pǐn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• true color — 真彩色 (zhēn cǎi sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• umbrella brand (marketing) — 主品牌 (zhǔ pǐn pái)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• unable to change sth — 顾不得 (gù bù dé)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• unified government purchase at fixed price (esp of farm products) — 统购派购 (tǒng gòu pài gòu)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• unsusceptible to change — 难以撼动 (nán yǐ hàn dòng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• violet (color) — 紫罗兰色 (zǐ luó lán sè)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• wasted money — 冤枉钱 (yuān wǎng qián)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• wet market — 农贸市场 (nóng mào shì chǎng)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• wholesale price — 批发价 (pī fā jià)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• wholesale store — 量贩店 (liáng fàn diàn)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• with money, you can do anything (idiom) — 钱可通神 (qián kě tōng shén)

  shopping · buying · intermediate · neutral

• “Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] — 孙子兵法 (sūn zi bīng fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot — 八风穴 (bā fēng xué)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• "hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 抱抱團|抱抱团[bao4 bao4 tuan2]) — 抱抱装 (bào bào zhuāng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• "infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc — 吊瓶族 (diào píng zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them — 留守儿童 (liú shǒu ér tóng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• "magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals — 磁吸效应 (cí xī xiào yìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "matchmaking corner", a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details — 相亲角 (xiāng qīn jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC — 分灶吃饭 (fēn zào chī fàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• “Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1] — 司马法 (sī mǎ fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other — 猴子偷桃 (hóu zi tōu táo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2] — 八大元老 (bā dà yuán lǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52 — 三反运动 (sān fǎn yùn dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a connection (sb with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours") — 关系户 (guān xì hù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a couple engaged in an illicit love affair — 狗男女 (gǒu nán nǚ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a daughter who is an only child — 独生女 (dú shēng nǚ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom) — 狗仗人势 (gǒu zhàng rén shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[Cao2 Xue3 qin2], one of the four great novels — 红楼梦 (hóng lóu mèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a family bereaved of its only child — 失独家庭 (shī dú jiā tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a family tree — 家族树 (jiā zú shù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a family wrenched apart (idiom) — 妻离子散 (qī lí zǐ sàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a friend in times of tribulations (idiom) — 患难之交 (huàn nàn zhī jiāo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a god living in our midst (sb who can predict the future like a prophet or who leads a life without constraints) — 活神仙 (huó shén xiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom) — 金屋藏娇 (jīn wū cáng jiāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a good beginning — 开门红 (kāi mén hóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a good reputation to last a hundred generations — 留芳百世 (liú fāng bǎi shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a good reputation to last down the generations — 留芳千古 (liú fāng qiān gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom) — 好景不长 (hǎo jǐng bù cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a good wife and loving mother — 贤妻良母 (xián qī liáng mǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a hint is all that is needed — 一点就通 (yì diǎn jiù tōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) — 百花齐放 (bǎi huā qí fàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom) — 得道多助 (dé dào duō zhù)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• a kind act that costs nothing — 惠而不费 (huì ér bú fèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore) — 断线风筝 (duàn xiàn fēng zheng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a left-and-right pair of shoes (distinguished from 直腳鞋|直脚鞋[zhi2 jiao3 xie2], shoes that can be worn on either foot) — 认脚鞋 (rèn jiǎo xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a match for ten thousand enemies — 万人之敌 (wàn rén zhī dí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a match for ten thousand enemies — 万人敌 (wàn rén dí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom) — 事不关己 (shì bù guān jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world — 老江湖 (lǎo jiāng hú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a one-piece dress — 连衣裙 (lián yī qún)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a perception that doesn't reflect reality — 心理作用 (xīn lǐ zuò yòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a person who is always falling ill — 病包儿 (bìng bāo ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a person who looks drenched and bedraggled — 落汤鸡 (luò tāng jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan — 八字方针 (bā zì fāng zhēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line — 古体诗 (gǔ tǐ shī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a Prince Charming — 白马王子 (bái mǎ wáng zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) — 千金一诺 (qiān jīn yí nuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a Republican party member — 共和党人 (gòng hé dǎng rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom) — 一日三秋 (yí rì sān qiū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a small appetizer — 小菜一碟 (xiǎo cài yì dié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a small bridge over a flowing stream — 小桥流水 (xiǎo qiáo liú shuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a small part — 一小部分 (yì xiǎo bù fen)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a small proportion of — 少部分 (shǎo bù fen)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a son who is an only child — 独生子 (dú shēng zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 查爾斯·狄更斯|查尔斯·狄更斯[Cha2 er3 si1 · Di2 geng1 si1] — 双城记 (shuāng chéng jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a thorn in one's eye — 眼中刺 (yǎn zhōng cì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a thorn in one's flesh — 肉中刺 (ròu zhōng cì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a thorn in one's side — 眼中钉 (yǎn zhōng dīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) — 千虑一得 (qiān lǜ yì dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a turtle that pulls its head in — 缩头乌龟 (suō tóu wū guī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a type of plain-woven woolen fabric that is thin, stiff and smooth — 凡尔丁 (fán ěr dīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a type of small, bumpy, colored, hard sugar candy (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 金平糖 "konpeitō") — 金平糖 (jīn píng táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a whole lifetime (idiom) — 一生一世 (yì shēng yí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a woman is born to leave her family (idiom) — 女生外向 (nǚ shēng wài xiàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• a word that rhymes (with another word) — 同韵词 (tóng yùn cí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ability to have one's say and be listened to — 话语权 (huà yǔ quán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom) — 有为有守 (yǒu wèi yǒu shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• act at one's discretion — 便宜行事 (pián yi xíng shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• after all — 归根到底 (guī gēn dào dǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• after all — 说七说八 (shuō qī shuō bā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects) — 行有余力 (xíng yǒu yú lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• after this — 在此之后 (zài cǐ zhī hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• after this — 在此后 (zài cǐ hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• age group — 年龄段 (nián líng duàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• age group — 年龄组 (nián líng zǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• age range suitable for getting married — 适婚期 (shì hūn qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex — 思春期 (sī chūn qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable — 不可知论 (bù kě zhī lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• albatross (family Diomedeidae) — 信天翁 (xìn tiān wēng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• all around — 全方位 (quán fāng wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all around — 四下里 (sì xià lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all black, no daylight (idiom) — 不见天日 (bú jiàn tiān rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all black, no daylight (idiom) — 暗无天日 (àn wú tiān rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all day long — 一天到晚 (yì tiān dào wǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all in all — 里外里 (lǐ wài lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all in vain — 一场空 (yì chǎng kōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all kinds of — 形形色色 (xíng xíng sè sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom) — 百废俱兴 (bǎi fèi jù xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all of it — 一股脑 (yì gǔ nǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all of one voice — 众口一词 (zhòng kǒu yì cí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all one's strength — 吃奶之力 (chī nǎi zhī lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all over — 浑身上下 (hún shēn shàng xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all over the world — 世界各地 (shì jiè gè dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all parties involved — 有关各方 (yǒu guān gè fāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all rights reserved (copyright statement) — 版权所有 (bǎn quán suǒ yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all risks (insurance) — 一切险 (yí qiè xiǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all rivers run into the sea — 海纳百川 (hǎi nà bǎi chuān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all sides — 方方面面 (fāng fāng miàn miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all smiles — 满脸生花 (mǎn liǎn shēng huā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all taboos are off (idiom) — 百无禁忌 (bǎi wú jìn jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all talk and no action (idiom) — 光说不练 (guāng shuō bú liàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all the colors in profusion (idiom) — 五彩缤纷 (wǔ cǎi bīn fēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all the colors in profusion (idiom) — 五色缤纷 (wǔ sè bīn fēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all the rage for a time — 盛极一时 (shèng jí yì shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all the trades — 五行八作 (wǔ háng bā zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all the way — 一路来 (yí lù lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all walks of life — 各界人士 (gè jiè rén shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all year round — 一年到头 (yì nián dào tóu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all year round — 一年四季 (yì nián sì jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-embracing — 包罗万象 (bāo luó wàn xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-inclusive — 一揽子 (yì lǎn zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-purpose flour — 中筋面粉 (zhōng jīn miàn fěn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-spice (Pimenta dioica) — 多香果 (duō xiāng guǒ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-spice (Pimenta dioica) — 众香子 (zhòng xiāng zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-spice (Pimenta dioica) — 香辣椒 (xiāng là jiāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-terrain vehicle (ATV) — 全地形车 (quán dì xíng chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-time high — 历史新高 (lì shǐ xīn gāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-weather — 全天候 (quán tiān hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all-wheel drive — 全轮驱动 (quán lún qū dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism) — 等位基因 (děng wèi jī yīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• alternative name for 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China — 太公兵法 (tài gōng bīng fǎ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• an old horse knows the way (idiom) — 老马识途 (lǎo mǎ shí tú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ancient name of Ulan Bator — 乌尔格 (wū ěr gé)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• and so on — 什么的 (shén me de)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• angry at unfairness — 气不平 (qì bù píng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• another name for Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1], Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC) — 韩非子 (hán fēi zǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• another name for Lingqu 靈渠|灵渠[Ling2 qu2], canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi — 兴安运河 (xīng ān yùn hé)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• another name for 古今小說|古今小说[Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1], Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2] — 喻世明言 (yù shì míng yán)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• another name for 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 gong1] — 法轮大法 (fǎ lún dà fǎ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• another name for 金箍棒[jin1 gu1 bang4], the Monkey King's golden cudgel — 定海神针 (dìng hǎi shén zhēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• another one is ... — 再就是 (zài jiù shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培[Cai4 Yuan2 pei2] — 光复会 (guāng fù huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培[Cai4 Yuan2 pei2] — 复古会 (fù gǔ huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in Changsha by 黃興|黄兴[Huang2 Xing1] in 1904, a precursor of Sun Yat-sen's Alliance for Democracy 同盟會|同盟会[Tong2 meng2 hui4] and of the Guomindang — 华兴会 (huá xìng huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• any minute now — 分分钟 (fēn fēn zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• any one of (a list of possibilities) — 任一个 (rèn yí gè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) — 有目共睹 (yǒu mù gòng dǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) — 有目共见 (yǒu mù gòng jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• apart from this — 除此之外 (chú cǐ zhī wài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• apostrophe, as used in pinyin orthography (i.e. to mark a boundary between two syllables, as in "dàng'àn" 檔案|档案[dang4 an4]) — 隔音符号 (gé yīn fú hào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side) — 被上诉人 (bèi shàng sù rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as close as one's hands and feet (idiom) — 情同手足 (qíng tóng shǒu zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as everyone can appreciate (idiom) — 有目共赏 (yǒu mù gòng shǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) — 力所能及 (lì suǒ néng jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as far as possible — 尽可能 (jǐn kě néng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as if one had lost something (idiom) — 若有所失 (ruò yǒu suǒ shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as many as — 不下于 (bú xià yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as matters stand — 事到如今 (shì dào rú jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as one pleases (idiom) — 如其所好 (rú qí suǒ hǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as the name implies — 顾名思义 (gù míng sī yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom) — 愧悔无地 (kuì huǐ wú dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• assistance that one gets from another — 将伯之助 (jiāng bó zhī zhù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at a loss to know what to do (idiom) — 手足无措 (shǒu zú wú cuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at all times — 时时刻刻 (shí shí kè kè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at all times — 每时每刻 (měi shí měi kè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at all times and in all places (idiom) — 古今中外 (gǔ jīn zhōng wài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at home wherever one is (idiom) — 随遇而安 (suí yù ér ān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at that time — 那时候 (nà shí hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at that time — 那阵子 (nà zhèn zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at that time (in the past or the future) — 那会儿 (nà huì er)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at this very moment — 此时此刻 (cǐ shí cǐ kè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• auntie, eldest of sisters in mother's family — 大阿姨 (dà ā yí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• auntie, second eldest of sisters in mother's family — 二阿姨 (èr ā yí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• auntie, third eldest of sisters in mother's family — 三阿姨 (sān ā yí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• auntie, youngest of sisters in mother's family — 小阿姨 (xiǎo ā yí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• autonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with self-governance for ethnic minorities (five in total: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet) — 自治区 (zì zhì qū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bad element — 坏分子 (huài fēn zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bad guy — 坏家伙 (huài jiā huo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bad habit (e.g. nose-picking) — 小动作 (xiǎo dòng zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bad habits — 染风习俗 (rǎn fēng xí sú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bad temper — 坏脾气 (huài pí qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• banquet to celebrate a baby reaching one month of age — 满月酒 (mǎn yuè jiǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• barrier-free — 无障碍 (wú zhàng ài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• be that as it may — 话虽如此 (huà suī rú cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations) — 报录人 (bào lù rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• because of this — 因如此 (yīn rú cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• before that — 在此之前 (zài cǐ zhī qián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• beginning of an age — 年代初 (nián dài chū)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• between the two countries — 两国之间 (liǎng guó zhī jiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• beyond one's power (to do sth) — 力所不及 (lì suǒ bù jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• beyond one's reach or power (to do sth) — 力有未逮 (lì yǒu wèi dǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bicycle or tricycle equipped with a small motor (electric or fuel) — 助力车 (zhù lì chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big bad wolf — 大灰狼 (dà huī láng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big bad wolf — 大野狼 (dà yě láng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big brother — 老大哥 (lǎo dà gē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big data (computing) — 大数据 (dà shù jù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big dyeing vat — 大染缸 (dà rǎn gāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big-bellied (idiom) — 大腹便便 (dà fù pián pián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big-character poster — 大字报 (dà zì bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big-hearted and serene (idiom) — 心宽体胖 (xīn kuān tǐ pán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big-hearted and serene (idiom) — 心广体胖 (xīn guǎng tǐ pàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom) — 苦尽甘来 (kǔ jìn gān lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground) — 非黑即白 (fēi hēi jí bái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• blended family — 重组家庭 (zhòng zǔ jiā tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) — 盲人摸象 (máng rén mō xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) — 瞎子摸象 (xiā zǐ mō xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors) — 康乾盛世 (kāng qián shèng shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• born at the wrong time (idiom) — 生不逢时 (shēng bù féng shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bounced check — 空头支票 (kōng tóu zhī piào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• boundless life (expression of good wishes) — 无量寿 (wú liàng shòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom) — 舍生忘死 (shè shēng wàng sǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bring it on! — 谁怕谁 (shuí pà shuí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• burden of having to maintain one's image as a pop idol — 偶像包袱 (ǒu xiàng bāo fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bushel (eight gallons) — 蒲式耳 (pú shì ěr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• busy and unable to get away — 脱不了身 (tuō bù liǎo shēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• busy bee — 大忙人 (dà máng rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• by no means an isolated case — 不一而足 (bù yī ér zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• calligraphic flourish with many twists — 一波三折 (yì bō sān zhé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• can sing and dance (idiom) — 能歌善舞 (néng gē shàn wǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• can't advance or retreat (idiom) — 进退不得 (jìn tuì bù dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom) — 千金难买 (qiān jīn nán mǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) — 高低不就 (gāo dī bú jiù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• can't recognize tall or short (idiom) — 不识高低 (bù shí gāo dī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• can't thank sb enough (idiom) — 感激不尽 (gǎn jī bú jìn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• car-free zone — 步行街 (bù xíng jiē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood) — 灾变说 (zāi biàn shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• character with two or more readings — 多音字 (duō yīn zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• character with two or more readings — 破音字 (pò yīn zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility) — 八旗子弟 (bā qí zǐ dì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• child whose birthday is being celebrated — 小寿星 (xiǎo shòu xīng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• childbearing age — 育龄期 (yù líng qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• childhood friend (idiom) — 竹马之交 (zhú mǎ zhī jiāo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• children born to parents from rural areas who have migrated to urban areas — 外来娃 (wài lái wá)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s — 富二代 (fù èr dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• children's words carry no harm (idiom) — 童言无忌 (tóng yán wú jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• circumstances that evoke mixed feelings (idiom) — 触景伤情 (chù jǐng shāng qíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• close female friend — 红颜知己 (hóng yán zhī jǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• close kindred slaughter one another (idiom) — 骨肉相残 (gǔ ròu xiāng cán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• close male friend — 蓝颜知己 (lán yán zhī jǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• closely linked with one another — 环环相扣 (huán huán xiāng kòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top) — 短打扮 (duǎn dǎ bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝|汉灵帝[Han4 Ling2 Di4], with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文) — 四出文钱 (sì chū wén qián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 会意字 (huì yì zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• combining native and foreign methods (idiom) — 土洋结合 (tǔ yáng jié hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• comfortable voice (well within one's range of pitch) — 舒适音 (shū shì yīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• coming of age ceremony — 成人礼 (chéng rén lǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• common name for cormorant — 水老鸦 (shuǐ lǎo yā)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• common name for 麋鹿[mi2 lu4], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse — 四不像 (sì bú xiàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• competition between three rivals — 鼎足之势 (dǐng zú zhī shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• competitive environment where individuals vie for recognition and material gain — 名利场 (míng lì chǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) — 痛改前非 (tòng gǎi qián fēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• compound with many families living together — 大杂院 (dà zá yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• concentrating one's thoughts and efforts — 一心一意 (yì xīn yí yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• confluence (of two rivers) — 交汇处 (jiāo huì chù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• constantly increasing without limit (idiom) — 有增无已 (yǒu zēng wú yǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• contrary to what usually happens — 一反往常 (yì fǎn wǎng cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cool and collected (idiom) — 泰然自若 (tài rán zì ruò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• correct line (i.e. the party line) — 正确路线 (zhèng què lù xiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• counting one's chickens before they are hatched — 如意算盘 (rú yì suàn pán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• courtesy name of Lin Shu 林紓|林纾[Lin2 Shu1] — 林琴南 (lín qín nán)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms — 赵子龙 (zhào zǐ lóng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• courtesy name of 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3] — 关云长 (guān yún cháng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• courtesy umbrella (one made available for borrowing) — 爱心伞 (ài xīn sǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• crab of family Sesarmidae — 相手蟹 (xiāng shǒu xiè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• crawl high, step low (idiom) — 扒高踩低 (bā gāo cǎi dī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display — 隐讳号 (yǐn huì hào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• croton bush (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1], with seed having strong purgative properties — 巴豆树 (bā dòu shù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom) — 杯盘狼藉 (bēi pán láng jí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• dance for two — 双人舞 (shuāng rén wǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dangers spring up all around (idiom) — 险象环生 (xiǎn xiàng huán shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dark circles (under one's eyes) — 黑眼圈 (hēi yǎn quān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis — 死而不僵 (sǐ ér bù jiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deep at night and all is quiet (idiom) — 更深人静 (gèng shēn rén jìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe — 理神论 (lǐ shén lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe — 自然神论 (zì rán shén lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time) — 活期贷款 (huó qī dài kuǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• descended from an old family — 故家子弟 (gù jiā zǐ dì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations) — 画法几何 (huà fǎ jǐ hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom) — 有缘无分 (yǒu yuán wú fēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• destitute and homeless (idiom) — 流离失所 (liú lí shī suǒ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants) — 双子叶 (shuāng zǐ yè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• difficult to obey orders (idiom) — 碍难从命 (ài nán cóng mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society) — 大逆不道 (dà nì bú dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• disordered and in a mess (idiom) — 杂乱无章 (zá luàn wú zhāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dispute among womenfolk (idiom) — 妇姑勃溪 (fù gū bó xī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds) — 闹洞房 (nào dòng fáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date — 八字命理 (bā zì mìng lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom) — 为善最乐 (wéi shàn zuì lè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• domain name registration — 域名注册 (yù míng zhù cè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• drab, stereotypical Communist Party writing style — 党八股 (dǎng bā gǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom) — 四海飘零 (sì hǎi piāo líng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• drinking party — 饮酒作乐 (yǐn jiǔ zuò lè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• drop tower — 跳楼机 (tiào lóu jī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil) — 二元论 (èr yuán lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• duty-free district — 保税区 (bǎo shuì qū)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• each and every family (idiom) — 家家户户 (jiā jiā hù hù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• each and every one — 桩桩件件 (zhuāng zhuāng jiàn jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• each one distinguishable — 历历可数 (lì lì kě shǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• each one does what he thinks is right (idiom) — 各行其是 (gè háng qí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• each takes what he needs (idiom) — 各取所需 (gè qǔ suǒ xū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• early evening when lanterns are first lit — 华灯初上 (huá dēng chū shàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆[xiao3 zhuan4] — 石鼓文 (shí gǔ wén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• earnestly and sincerely (idiom) — 诚心诚意 (chéng xīn chéng yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• easily forgive, simply release (idiom) — 轻饶素放 (qīng ráo sù fàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• efficient government, people at peace (idiom) — 政通人和 (zhèng tōng rén hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eight-jewel elixir (TCM) — 八宝丹 (bā bǎo dān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM) — 八宝眼药 (bā bǎo yǎn yào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties — 八股文 (bā gǔ wén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eight-section brocade, a traditional eight-part sequence of qigong exercises — 八段锦 (bā duàn jǐn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eight-to-two powder (TCM) — 八二丹 (bā èr dān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• either this or that — 非此即彼 (fēi cǐ jí bǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eldest daughter of an affluent family — 大小姐 (dà xiǎo jiě)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• eloquence that generates perfume (idiom) — 口齿生香 (kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• employ one's talent to the fullest — 人尽其才 (rén jìn qí cái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• employ one's talent to the fullest — 人尽其材 (rén jìn qí cái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• empty cave, nothing there (idiom) — 空洞无物 (kōng dòng wú wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• enclosed with (this) letter — 随信附上 (suí xìn fù shàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• enneahedron (solid figure having nine plane faces) — 九面体 (jiǔ miàn tǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• enormously proud of one's success (idiom) — 踌躇满志 (chóu chú mǎn zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• enterprise with no premises, capital or regular staff — 三无企业 (sān wú qǐ yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things) — 认识论 (rèn shi lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• every family (idiom) — 千家万户 (qiān jiā wàn hù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• every trade — 各行各业 (gè háng gè yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• everything clear and in good order (idiom) — 井然有序 (jǐng rán yǒu xù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) — 自私自利 (zì sī zì lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• everything is fine (idiom) — 万事大吉 (wàn shì dà jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) — 美中不足 (měi zhōng bù zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• everything that should be here is here (idiom) — 应有尽有 (yīng yǒu jìn yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• evil has its retribution (idiom) — 恶有恶报 (è yǒu è bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• exactly what one wants — 正中下怀 (zhèng zhòng xià huái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• exactly what one would wish — 适得其所 (shì dé qí suǒ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• excess fat on the waist — 腰间肉 (yāo jiān ròu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• excessive consumption — 超前消费 (chāo qián xiāo fèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• extended family — 大家庭 (dà jiā tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) — 表里如一 (biǎo lǐ rú yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom) — 乐极生悲 (lè jí shēng bēi)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• extremely small — 极细小 (jí xì xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• facing the end (idiom) — 大限临头 (dà xiàn lín tóu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• family and consumer science — 家政学 (jiā zhèng xué)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom) — 家破人亡 (jiā pò rén wáng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family goings-on — 家长家短 (jiā zhǎng jiā duǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family heirloom — 传家宝 (chuán jiā bǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family heirloom — 包袱底儿 (bāo fú dǐ ér)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family love and joy — 天伦之乐 (tiān lún zhī lè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family member — 家庭成员 (jiā tíng chéng yuán)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family of origin — 原生家庭 (yuán shēng jiā tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family Papilionidae (taxonomy) — 凤蝶科 (fèng dié kē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family planning — 计划生育 (jì huà shēng yù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family vacation with an emphasis on activities for parents and children — 亲子游 (qīn zǐ yóu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family with a literary reputation (idiom) — 书香门第 (shū xiāng mén dì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family-like close relationship (idiom) — 亲如一家 (qīn rú yī jiā)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• fancy or simple according to one's budget — 丰俭由人 (fēng jiǎn yóu rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• farewell party — 欢送会 (huān sòng huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• fate is unfavorable (idiom) — 时运不济 (shí yùn bú jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• father of one's child's spouse — 亲家公 (qìng jia gōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom) — 地利人和 (dì lì rén hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) — 后顾之忧 (hòu gù zhī yōu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom) — 芒刺在背 (máng cì zài bèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• feelings of first love — 初恋感觉 (chū liàn gǎn jué)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom) — 摩拳擦掌 (mó quán cā zhǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• finalist — 入围者 (rù wéi zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• first half of one's life — 前半生 (qián bàn shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five continents — 五大洲 (wǔ dà zhōu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2] — 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 — 五笔字型 (wǔ bǐ zì xíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe) — 五子棋 (wǔ zǐ qí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five-pointed star — 五芒星 (wǔ máng xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five-pointed star — 五角星 (wǔ jiǎo xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five-spice powder — 五香粉 (wǔ xiāng fěn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five-starred red flag (PRC national flag) — 五星红旗 (wǔ xīng hóng qí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five-stroke code, Chinese character input method — 五笔编码 (wǔ bǐ biān mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• floating between zither and sword (idiom) — 琴剑飘零 (qín jiàn piāo líng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom) — 洪福齐天 (hóng fú qí tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• flowerpecker (any bird of the family Dicaeidae) — 啄花鸟 (zhuó huā niǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• fools have good fortune (idiom) — 庸人庸福 (yōng rén yōng fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for all eternity (idiom) — 万古千秋 (wàn gǔ qiān qiū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for many generations — 世世代代 (shì shì dài dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for no reason — 无端端 (wú duān duān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for no reason (idiom) — 白眉赤眼 (bái méi chì yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom) — 公而忘私 (gōng ér wàng sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for the past many years — 多年来 (duō nián lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• foreman (pidgin derived from "number one", rendered in hanzi) (old) — 那摩温 (nà mó wēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• formal recommendation letter in eight columns — 八行书 (bā háng shū)

  social · communication · intermediate · formal

• formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋[bing1 qi2 lin2], 朗姆酒[lang3 mu3 jiu3], 奶昔[nai3 xi1] and 米老鼠[Mi3 Lao3 shu3]) — 音意合译 (yīn yì hé yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four bare walls — 四壁萧然 (sì bì xiāo rán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four corner code (input method for Chinese characters) — 四角号码 (sì jiǎo hào mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1] — 宋四家 (sòng sì jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four generations under one roof (idiom) — 四世同堂 (sì shì tóng táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four legs facing the sky (idiom) — 四脚朝天 (sì jiǎo cháo tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four seasons beancurd — 四季豆腐 (sì jì dòu fu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four seasons like spring — 四季如春 (sì jì rú chūn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four-by-four (vehicle) — 四驱车 (sì qū chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four-dimensional space (math.) — 四维空间 (sì wéi kōng jiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses) — 四眼田鸡 (sì yǎn tián jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four-leaf clover — 四叶草 (sì yè cǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four-square box in which one practices writing a Chinese character — 虚宫格 (xū gōng gé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four-wheel drive — 四轮驱动 (sì lún qū dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• free and at leisure (idiom) — 优游自得 (yōu yóu zì dé)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free and easy (idiom) — 自由自在 (zì yóu zì zài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free and unconstrained (idiom) — 悠哉悠哉 (yōu zāi yōu zāi)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free and unconstrained (idiom) — 无拘无束 (wú jū wú shù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free enterprise (in capitalist theory) — 自由企业 (zì yóu qǐ yè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free fall — 自由降落 (zì yóu jiàng luò)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free kick — 任意球 (rèn yì qiú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free on board (FOB) (transportation) — 离岸价 (lí àn jià)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free port — 自由港 (zì yóu gǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free radical — 自由基 (zì yóu jī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free riding (economics) — 免费搭车 (miǎn fèi dā chē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted) — 自由软件 (zì yóu ruǎn jiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free time (between organized activities) — 自由活动 (zì yóu huó dòng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free to come and go (idiom) — 进退自如 (jìn tuì zì rú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free trade — 自由贸易 (zì yóu mào yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free verse in the vernacular — 白话诗 (bái huà shī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free will — 自由意志 (zì yóu yì zhì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free-fall — 自由落体 (zì yóu luò tǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free-range (breeding livestock or poultry) — 野外放养 (yě wài fàng yǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• friendly one-upmanship — 你追我赶 (nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• friends and family — 亲朋好友 (qīn péng hǎo yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• friends with a significant age gap — 忘年交 (wàng nián jiāo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• from here on — 从此往后 (cóng cǐ wǎng hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• from that — 随之而后 (suí zhī ér hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• from this, it can be seen that... — 由此可见 (yóu cǐ kě jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom) — 门庭若市 (mén tíng ruò shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• frost-free period — 无霜期 (wú shuāng qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• fully content with one's achievements (idiom) — 志得意满 (zhì dé yì mǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[cheng2 yu3] is the first of the next — 成语接龙 (chéng yǔ jiē lóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• garden party — 游园会 (yóu yuán huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• general secretary (of the Communist Party) — 总书记 (zǒng shū jì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ghost of a person who died by hanging — 吊死鬼 (diào sǐ guǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• girl who engages in enjo-kōsai — 援交小姐 (yuán jiāo xiǎo jiě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• glancing to left and right (idiom) — 左顾右盼 (zuǒ gù yòu pàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• gnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that everything about the universe is knowable — 可知论 (kě zhī lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• goblin that kills or harms people — 害人精 (hài rén jīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• going from there to lower grades (idiom) — 等而下之 (děng ér xià zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• golden age — 黄金时代 (huáng jīn shí dài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• golden age — 鼎盛期 (dǐng shèng qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) — 金鸡独立 (jīn jī dú lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good friend — 好朋友 (hǎo péng yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• good little boy (or girl) — 乖乖牌 (guāi guāi pái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good luck and long life — 福寿绵长 (fú shòu mián cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good luck charm — 好运符 (hǎo yùn fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good-for-nothing — 现世宝 (xiàn shì bǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good-looking — 颜值高 (yán zhí gāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good-looking and intelligent (idiom) — 秀外慧中 (xiù wài huì zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han) — 太史令 (tài shǐ lìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · formal

• granddaughter (one's daughter's daughter) — 外孙女儿 (wài sūn nǚ ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom) — 群雄逐鹿 (qún xióng zhú lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• green sea, blue sky (idiom) — 碧海青天 (bì hǎi qīng tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• guaranteed to cure all diseases — 包治百病 (bāo zhì bǎi bìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• guests filled all the seats (idiom) — 宾朋满座 (bīn péng mǎn zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• guqin or seven-stringed zither — 七弦琴 (qī xián qín)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hall where convicts are counted and verified — 点视厅 (diǎn shì tīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• handsome high-powered businessman (a type of character in an eponymous genre of romantic fiction who typically has a soft spot for a girl of lower social status) — 霸道总裁 (bà dào zǒng cái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom) — 垂头丧气 (chuí tóu sàng qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• happy — 喜盈盈 (xǐ yíng yíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• happy and excited (idiom) — 兴高采烈 (xìng gāo cǎi liè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• happy time — 欢乐时光 (huān lè shí guāng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• happy-go-lucky people — 乐天派 (lè tiān pài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom) — 没齿难忘 (méi chǐ nán wàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hardworking and thrifty in running one's household — 勤俭持家 (qín jiǎn chí jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• harmful and without benefit (idiom) — 有害无利 (yǒu hài wú lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• harmful and without benefit (idiom) — 有害无益 (yǒu hài wú yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom) — 损人利己 (sǔn rén lì jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hat trick (when one player scores three goals) — 帽子戏法 (mào zi xì fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hatred caused by love (idiom) — 因爱成恨 (yīn ài chéng hèn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• have no choice or option but to — 不得不 (bù dé bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• have no way out — 无可奈何 (wú kě nài hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• having experienced much suffering — 饱经忧患 (bǎo jīng yōu huàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• having no time — 没空儿 (méi kòng er)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• having same given name and family name — 同名同姓 (tóng míng tóng xìng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) — 富可敌国 (fù kě dí guó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship) — 锚链孔 (máo liàn kǒng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• head high, chest out (idiom) — 昂首挺胸 (áng shǒu tǐng xiōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically) — 无头苍蝇 (wú tóu cāng yíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms — 七碳糖 (qī tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• here and now — 此时此地 (cǐ shí cǐ dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom) — 慷慨赴义 (kāng kǎi fù yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2] — 六碳糖 (liù tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hi-fi system — 组合音响 (zǔ hé yīn xiǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• high merit that one can never repay (idiom) — 功高不赏 (gōng gāo bù shǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying — 成语典故 (chéng yǔ diǎn gù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hole in one (golf) — 一击入洞 (yì jī rù dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• honeybee — 小蜜蜂 (xiǎo mì fēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• honeyeater (bird of family Meliphagidae) — 吸蜜鸟 (xī mì niǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) — 义无反顾 (yì wú fǎn gù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers — 钉子户 (dīng zi hù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• housekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do not live with them — 暖巢管家 (nuǎn cháo guǎn jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how about it? — 意下如何 (yì xià rú hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how can one be sure? — 何以见得 (hé yǐ jiàn dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how can this be endured! (idiom) — 情何以堪 (qíng hé yǐ kān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how can this be so? (idiom) — 岂有此理 (qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how can this be? — 怎么得了 (zěn me dé le)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how? — 怎么样 (zěn me yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument) — 葫芦丝 (hú lu sī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom) — 愁肠百结 (chóu cháng bǎi jié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom) — 书不尽言 (shū bú jìn yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• I'm sorry — 对不起 (duì bù qǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) — 后会有期 (hòu huì yǒu qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice age — 冰川期 (bīng chuān qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice age — 冰河时代 (bīng hé shí dài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice age — 冰河时期 (bīng hé shí qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice age — 冰河期 (bīng hé qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice age — 大冰期 (dà bīng qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice queen (beautiful woman who appears to be emotionless and distant) — 冰山美人 (bīng shān měi rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ice-free port — 不冻港 (bú dòng gǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ice-free port (refers to Vladivostok) — 不冻港口 (bú dòng gǎng kǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 指事字 (zhǐ shì zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• if this can be done — 倘能如此 (tǎng néng rú cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom) — 言多必失 (yán duō bì shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• improper fraction (with numerator ≥ denominator, e.g. seven fifths) — 假分数 (jiǎ fēn shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in a busy and hasty manner — 忙忙叨叨 (máng máng dāo dāo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• in a day or two — 一半天 (yí bàn tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in a way that justifies the use of the term — 名正言顺 (míng zhèng yán shùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in all honesty — 天地良心 (tiān dì liáng xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in any case — 不管怎样 (bù guǎn zěn yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in bad faith — 无信义 (wú xìn yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in big strides — 大踏步 (dà tà bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in front of one's eyes — 眼底下 (yǎn dǐ xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in front of one's eyes — 眼皮底下 (yǎn pí dǐ xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in good condition — 好好儿 (hǎo hāo er)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in good condition — 完好无损 (wán hǎo wú sǔn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in groups of three or four (idiom) — 三五成群 (sān wǔ chéng qún)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in no shape to be seen — 不像样 (bú xiàng yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in one's childhood — 小时候 (xiǎo shí hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in one's eyes — 心目中 (xīn mù zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in one's prime — 风华正茂 (fēng huá zhèng mào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in one's seventies (age) — 七老八十 (qī lǎo bā shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• In order to capture, one must let loose. — 欲擒故纵 (yù qín gù zòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities — 聊以塞责 (liáo yǐ sāi zé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in other words — 就是说 (jiù shì shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in rapid succession (of children, close in age) — 挨肩儿 (āi jiān ér)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• in the depth of one's soul — 灵魂深处 (líng hún shēn chù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship) — 因父之名 (yīn fù zhī míng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• in the right and self-confident (idiom) — 理直气壮 (lǐ zhí qì zhuàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in this world — 天底下 (tiān dǐ xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in two minds about sth (idiom) — 三心二意 (sān xīn èr yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in view of this — 有鉴于此 (yǒu jiàn yú cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task) — 激将法 (jī jiàng fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• inexpensive and of good quality (idiom) — 价廉物美 (jià lián wù měi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• information age — 信息时代 (xìn xī shí dài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• information asymmetry — 信息差 (xìn xī chà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization) — 信息化 (xìn xī huà)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom) — 积重难返 (jī zhòng nán fǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• inner transcendence (perfection through one's own inner moral cultivation, as in Confucianism, for example) — 内在超越 (nèi zài chāo yuè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• insured party — 被保险人 (bèi bǎo xiǎn rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• internal strife (family, group, etc) — 窝里斗 (wō li dòu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom) — 招贤纳士 (zhāo xián nà shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• Is it possible that ... ? — 难不成 (nán bù chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) — 是不是 (shì bu shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• isn't that so? — 不是吗 (bú shì ma)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• issue that needs to be addressed first (before another issue can be resolved) — 先决问题 (xiān jué wèn tí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• it goes against one's conscience — 昧良心 (mèi liáng xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner — 识荆恨晚 (shí jīng hèn wǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• it is reasonable to say that... — 按理说 (àn lǐ shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• it's a very long journey to get there — 路途遥远 (lù tú yáo yuǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• it's difficult to please everyone (idiom) — 众口难调 (zhòng kǒu nán tiáo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• It's hard to clap with only one hand. — 孤掌难鸣 (gū zhǎng nán míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• jack-of-all-trades — 万事通 (wàn shì tōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• joy depresses one's qi vital breath — 喜则气缓 (xǐ zé qì huǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• joy from heaven (idiom) — 喜从天降 (xǐ cóng tiān jiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• just who do (you) think (you) are? (or "just who does (she) think (she) is?" etc) — 算老几 (suàn lǎo jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• karmic retribution within one's lifetime — 现世报 (xiàn shì bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• koinobori, a Japanese carp-shaped windsock flown to celebrate Children's Day — 鲤鱼旗 (lǐ yú qí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles — 挑山工 (tiāo shān gōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lady who has given birth twice — 二产妇 (èr chǎn fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lamentations fill the roads (idiom) — 悲声载道 (bēi shēng zǎi dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lapis lazuli (mineral of the square albite family) — 青金石 (qīng jīn shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• large and small — 大大小小 (dà dà xiǎo xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• latter half of one's life — 后半生 (hòu bàn shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• leaving much to be desired — 不如人意 (bù rú rén yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• legendary bird with nine heads (old) — 九头鸟 (jiǔ tóu niǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken — 摇钱树 (yáo qián shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• leisurely and free (idiom) — 安闲自在 (ān xián zì zài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• leisurely and free (idiom) — 安闲随意 (ān xián suí yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• leisurely and free (idiom) — 安闲舒适 (ān xián shū shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lesser yang gallbladder meridian of the leg (one of the 12 principal meridians of TCM) — 少阳经 (shào yáng jīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• like a second parent (idiom) — 再生父母 (zài shēng fù mǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• like-minded person — 同道者 (tóng dào zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom) — 三头六臂 (sān tóu liù bì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom) — 万马奔腾 (wàn mǎ bēn téng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a banquet with no empty seats — 座无虚席 (zuò wú xū xí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom) — 泥牛入海 (ní niú rù hǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows — 狡兔三窟 (jiǎo tù sān kū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom) — 狗逮老鼠 (gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) — 宝刀不老 (bǎo dāo bù lǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) — 害群之马 (hài qún zhī mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom) — 少见多怪 (shǎo jiàn duō guài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) — 白云苍狗 (bái yún cāng gǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a willow that bends with the wind — 随风倒柳 (suí fēng dǎo liǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects) — 众星捧月 (zhòng xīng pěng yuè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) — 如数家珍 (rú shǔ jiā zhēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom) — 筑室道谋 (zhù shì dào móu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom) — 心腹之患 (xīn fù zhī huàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) — 屈指可数 (qū zhǐ kě shǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom) — 怨天载道 (yuàn tiān zǎi dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom) — 怨声载道 (yuàn shēng zài dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. crow and peacock make no sound — 鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom) — 体无完肤 (tǐ wú wán fū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom) — 染指于鼎 (rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) — 一窍不通 (yí qiào bù tōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom) — 坐不垂堂 (zuò bù chuí táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom) — 口干舌燥 (kǒu gān shé zào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. earthen steps and a small cottage — 土阶茅屋 (tǔ jiē máo wū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom) — 汗牛充栋 (hàn niú chōng dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) — 凶多吉少 (xiōng duō jí shǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom) — 背水一战 (bèi shuǐ yí zhàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom — 颜面扫地 (yán miàn sǎo dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom) — 怒发冲冠 (nù fà chōng guān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. has a name but no reality (idiom) — 有名亡实 (yǒu míng wáng shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. has a name but no reality (idiom) — 有名无实 (yǒu míng wú shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) — 理屈词穷 (lǐ qū cí qióng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them — 假一赔十 (jiǎ yī péi shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom) — 十赌九输 (shí dǔ jiǔ shū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) — 不亦乐乎 (bú yì lè hū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) — 大器晚成 (dà qì wǎn chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) — 坐吃山空 (zuò chī shān kōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom) — 无孔不钻 (wú kǒng bú zuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. like a tiger that has grown wings — 如虎添翼 (rú hǔ tiān yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) — 顾影自怜 (gù yǐng zì lián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom) — 藕断丝连 (ǒu duàn sī lián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. love the house and its crow (idiom) — 爱屋及乌 (ài wū jí wū)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. many nights under a harsh moon — 长夜难明 (cháng yè nán míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom) — 聚沙成塔 (jù shā chéng tǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom) — 泰山北斗 (tài shān běi dòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. much thunder but little rain — 雷大雨小 (léi dà yǔ xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom) — 非亲非故 (fēi qīn fēi gù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. no excessive politeness — 别太客气 (bié tài kè qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom) — 死不瞑目 (sǐ bù míng mù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) — 一笔不苟 (yì bǐ bù gǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not knowing what's important (idiom) — 不知轻重 (bù zhī qīng zhòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom) — 水泄不通 (shuǐ xiè bù tōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty — 临渴掘井 (lín kě jué jǐng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) — 四面楚歌 (sì miàn chǔ gē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one action, two gains (idiom) — 一举两得 (yì jǔ liǎng dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) — 一箭双雕 (yí jiàn shuāng diāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom) — 一日千里 (yí rì qiān lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one dragon — 一条龙 (yì tiáo lóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) — 九牛一毛 (jiǔ niú yì máo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom) — 百发百中 (bǎi fā bǎi zhòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) — 一朝一夕 (yì cháo yì xī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one phoenix feather — 威凤一羽 (wēi fèng yì yǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) — 一鳞半爪 (yì lín bàn zhǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one scare after another in a single night (idiom) — 一夕数惊 (yì xī shù jīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) — 一板一眼 (yì bǎn yì yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom) — 一板三眼 (yì bǎn sān yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom) — 功高盖主 (gōng gāo gài zhǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one's youth will never return — 青春不再 (qīng chūn bú zài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) — 一枝独秀 (yì zhī dú xiù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. peace when you come or go — 出入平安 (chū rù píng ān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) — 惩一警百 (chéng yì jǐng bǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) — 滚瓜烂熟 (gǔn guā làn shú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom) — 窥豹一斑 (kuī bào yì bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom) — 见猎心喜 (jiàn liè xīn xǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. seek but fail to get (idiom) — 求之不得 (qiú zhī bù dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. short jacket party — 短衣帮 (duǎn yī bāng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) — 短兵相接 (duǎn bīng xiāng jiē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom) — 缓不济急 (huǎn bú jì jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• lit. small abacus — 小算盘 (xiǎo suàn pán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) — 惨不忍睹 (cǎn bù rěn dǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) — 俯拾皆是 (fǔ shí jiē shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom) — 神魂颠倒 (shén hún diān dǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom) — 七窍生烟 (qī qiào shēng yān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom) — 春暖花开 (chūn nuǎn huā kāi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom) — 跌脚捶胸 (diē jiǎo chuí xiōng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. start off leniently (idiom) — 手下留情 (shǒu xià liú qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. sth hits one in the face — 扑面而来 (pū miàn ér lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. ten thousand mile horse — 千里马 (qiān lǐ mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains — 万里江山 (wàn lǐ jiāng shān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. that person — 那个人 (nà ge rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved — 斗转星移 (dòu zhuǎn xīng yí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved — 星移斗转 (xīng yí dòu zhuǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom) — 龙生九子 (lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) — 举手之劳 (jǔ shǒu zhī láo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom) — 目不暇给 (mù bù xiá jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) — 一叶知秋 (yí yè zhī qiū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom) — 四大皆空 (sì dà jiē kōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom) — 齐人之福 (qí rén zhī fú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom) — 胯下之辱 (kuà xià zhī rǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) — 塞翁失马 (sài wēng shī mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the river that divides Chu and Han — 楚河汉界 (chǔ hé hàn jiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom) — 乌鸟私情 (wū niǎo sī qíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4 chang1 Gong1 zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom) — 乐昌破镜 (lè chāng pò jìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom) — 破镜重圆 (pò jìng zhòng yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) — 喧宾夺主 (xuān bīn duó zhǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) — 鞭长莫及 (biān cháng mò jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) — 柳暗花明 (liǔ àn huā míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom) — 认贼作父 (rèn zéi zuò fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom) — 争长论短 (zhēng cháng lùn duǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) — 顾此失彼 (gù cǐ shī bǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse — 中箭落马 (zhōng jiàn luò mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) — 一网打尽 (yì wǎng dǎ jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) — 歌舞升平 (gē wǔ shēng píng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) — 衣锦还乡 (yī jǐn huán xiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell — 掩耳盗铃 (yǎn ěr dào líng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom) — 一刀切 (yì dāo qiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom) — 披荆斩棘 (pī jīng zhǎn jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) — 一落千丈 (yí luò qiān zhàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom) — 半路出家 (bàn lù chū jiā)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) — 名落孙山 (míng luò sūn shān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short — 柔肠寸断 (róu cháng cùn duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom) — 一见高低 (yí jiàn gāo dī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) — 初露头角 (chū lù tóu jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom) — 弹冠相庆 (tán guān xiāng qìng)

  social · social · intermediate · formal

• lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) — 别树一旗 (bié shù yì qí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) — 望洋兴叹 (wàng yáng xīng tàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom) — 略见一斑 (lüè jiàn yì bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) — 单刀赴会 (dān dāo fù huì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) — 食言而肥 (shí yán ér féi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) — 守口如瓶 (shǒu kǒu rú píng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom) — 牛角挂书 (niú jiǎo guà shū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom) — 有的放矢 (yǒu dì fàng shǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to have no strategy to apply (idiom) — 无计可施 (wú jì kě shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) — 束手无策 (shù shǒu wú cè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom) — 鼻孔朝天 (bí kǒng cháo tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) — 闻一知十 (wén yī zhī shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to hide the sky with one hand — 一手遮天 (yì shǒu zhē tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom) — 望女成凤 (wàng nǚ chéng fèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) — 望子成龙 (wàng zǐ chéng lóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) — 引鬼上门 (yǐn guǐ shàng mén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to lose one's black hat — 丢乌纱帽 (diū wū shā mào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times) — 三顾茅庐 (sān gù máo lú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) — 狭路相逢 (xiá lù xiāng féng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom) — 迎来送往 (yíng lái sòng wǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) — 手舞足蹈 (shǒu wǔ zú dǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) — 开黑店 (kāi hēi diàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom) — 披肝沥胆 (pī gān lì dǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) — 望梅止渴 (wàng méi zhǐ kě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom) — 及锋而试 (jí fēng ér shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom) — 管中窥豹 (guǎn zhōng kuī bào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) — 望尘莫及 (wàng chén mò jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) — 临阵磨枪 (lín zhèn mó qiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice — 吆五喝六 (yāo wǔ hè liù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom) — 束手就擒 (shù shǒu jiù qín)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) — 投石问路 (tóu shí wèn lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear — 当耳旁风 (dāng ěr páng fēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear — 当耳边风 (dāng ěr biān fēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom) — 金盆洗手 (jīn pén xǐ shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom) — 掉书袋 (diào shū dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) — 踏破铁鞋 (tà pò tiě xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom) — 拭目以待 (shì mù yǐ dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom) — 目不暇接 (mù bù xiá jiē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom) — 玩物丧志 (wán wù sàng zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. twice every three days (idiom) — 三天两头 (sān tiān liǎng tóu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. twice then three times (idiom) — 几次三番 (jǐ cì sān fān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom) — 旗鼓相当 (qí gǔ xiāng dāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) — 两虎相争 (liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom) — 不分伯仲 (bù fēn bó zhòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) — 取长补短 (qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head — 戴盆望天 (dài pén wàng tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out — 没齿不忘 (méi chǐ bú wàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom) — 得寸进尺 (dé cùn jìn chǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) — 家徒四壁 (jiā tú sì bì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom) — 你争我夺 (nǐ zhēng wǒ duó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom) — 张三李四 (zhāng sān lǐ sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom) — 之乎者也 (zhī hū zhě yě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• little boy who is older than another young child (e.g. his playmate) — 小哥哥 (xiǎo gē ge)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• little girl who is older than another young child (e.g. her playmate) — 小姐姐 (xiǎo jiě jie)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• little virtue and meager abilities (idiom) — 德薄能鲜 (dé bó néng xiǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• liver spot — 老年斑 (lǎo nián bān)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom) — 淡泊明志 (dàn bó míng zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• loafers (the name comes from the rubber "pebbles", which resemble beans, on the sole of some loafers) — 豆豆鞋 (dòu dòu xié)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 假借字 (jiǎ jiè zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• long time no see — 好久不见 (hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• looking at the big picture — 总体上说 (zǒng tǐ shàng shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]) — 疏而不漏 (shū ér bú lòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• love apple — 洋蒲桃 (yáng pú táo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love at first sight — 一见倾心 (yí jiàn qīng xīn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love between an older woman and a younger man — 姐弟恋 (jiě dì liàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love is more solid than gold (idiom) — 情比金坚 (qíng bǐ jīn jiān)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love others as self — 爱人如己 (ài rén rú jǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love triangle — 三角恋爱 (sān jiǎo liàn ài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• loved by all — 人见人爱 (rén jiàn rén ài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• low level of spending — 低消费 (dī xiāo fèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• low-paid workers in industries that offer jobs for the unskilled — 低端人口 (dī duān rén kǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb) — 黄体期 (huáng tǐ qī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• luxury good — 奢侈品 (shē chǐ pǐn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• magic gourd, granting your every wish — 宝葫芦 (bǎo hú lu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• maiden name (of married woman) — 娘家姓 (niáng jiā xìng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• majority party — 多数党 (duō shù dǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes — 幕后黑手 (mù hòu hēi shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mama-san, middle-aged woman who runs a brothel, bar etc (loanword from Japanese) — 妈妈桑 (mā ma sāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• man with a big smile and evil intentions — 笑面虎 (xiào miàn hǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune — 招财猫 (zhāo cái māo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many — 老鼻子 (lǎo bí zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many men, a great force (idiom) — 人多势众 (rén duō shì zhòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many modules — 多模块 (duō mó kuài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many things waiting to be done (idiom) — 百废待兴 (bǎi fèi dài xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many things waiting to be done (idiom) — 百废待举 (bǎi fèi dài jǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many times — 不止一次 (bù zhǐ yí cì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many-sided — 多侧面 (duō cè miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many-sided — 多方位 (duō fāng wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many-sided — 多方面 (duō fāng miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• married, with one or more children — 已婚已育 (yǐ hūn yǐ yù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• master of the house — 一家之主 (yì jiā zhī zhǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality — 唯物主义 (wéi wù zhǔ yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting) — 百年好合 (bǎi nián hǎo hé)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• meet by chance — 不期而遇 (bù qī ér yù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• men, women, young and old — 男女老少 (nán nǚ lǎo shào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mercy as the guiding principle (idiom) — 慈悲为本 (cí bēi wéi běn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain) — 流星锤 (liú xīng chuí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• middle and old age — 中老年 (zhōng lǎo nián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• middle dot (·), a punctuation mark used in Chinese text to separate the parts of a transliterated foreign name or elements in a list — 间隔号 (jiàn gé hào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• middle name — 中间名 (zhōng jiān míng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• midwife who induces labor — 催生婆 (cuī shēng pó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• millimicron or one-millionth of a millimeter — 毫微米 (háo wēi mǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• millions of people all of one mind (idiom) — 万众一心 (wàn zhòng yì xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mirror showing a view to one's rear (including rearview mirror, side-view mirror, baby view mirror etc) — 观后镜 (guān hòu jìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mixture of love and hate — 爱恨交织 (ài hèn jiāo zhī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance — 一元论 (yì yuán lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• monk who has mastered the scriptures — 三藏法师 (sān zàng fǎ shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies) — 单子叶 (dān zi yè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• more hands than needed (idiom) — 人浮于事 (rén fú yú shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• more than one can attend to (idiom) — 应接不暇 (yìng jiē bù xiá)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• more than one can bear (idiom) — 忍无可忍 (rěn wú kě rěn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mother of one's child's spouse — 亲家母 (qìng jia mǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother) — 大姨妈 (dà yí mā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• much — 非常多 (fēi cháng duō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom) — 多难兴邦 (duō nàn xīng bāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• much sorrows and illness (idiom) — 多愁多病 (duō chóu duō bìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• multitalented person — 多面手 (duō miàn shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) — 众盲摸象 (zhòng máng mō xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom) — 茅塞顿开 (máo sè dùn kāi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mutually dependent for life (idiom) — 相依为命 (xiāng yī wéi mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mythical monster that preys on swimmers — 水猴子 (shuǐ hóu zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mythological insect that makes people doze off — 瞌睡虫 (kē shuì chóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year) — 命名日 (mìng míng rì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of "cliff" 厂 radical in simplified Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27) — 厂字旁 (chǎng zì páng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14) — 平宝盖 (píng bǎo gài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) — 言字旁 (yán zì páng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141) — 虎字头 (hǔ zì tóu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of "walk slowly" component 夂[zhi3] in Chinese characters — 冬字头 (dōng zì tóu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of a famous opera — 二进宫 (èr jìn gōng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of a peak by the Three Gorges 長江三峽|长江三峡[Chang2 Jiang1 San1 xia2] — 神女峰 (shén nǚ fēng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan — 葛洲坝 (gě zhōu bà)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of disease in TCM — 少阳病 (shào yáng bìng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of the "ice" radical 冫[bing1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15) — 两点水 (liǎng diǎn shuǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc — 侧刀旁 (cè dāo páng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc — 立刀旁 (lì dāo páng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of the radical 冂[jiong1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13) — 同字框 (tóng zì kuàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name service — 名录服务 (míng lù fú wù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name tag — 名称标签 (míng chēng biāo qiān)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• names of many kinds (idiom) — 名目繁多 (míng mù fán duō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects) — 危而不持 (wēi ér bù chí)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• negative influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society) — 负外部性 (fù wài bù xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call — 传呼电话 (chuán hū diàn huà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nervous exhaustion — 神经衰弱 (shén jīng shuāi ruò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" — 关系网 (guān xì wǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• new age — 新时代 (xīn shí dài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• next one (in order) — 次一个 (cì yí gè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine deaths and still alive (idiom) — 九死一生 (jiǔ sǐ yì shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) — 九九归一 (jiǔ jiǔ guī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year — 数九天 (shǔ jiǔ tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year — 数九寒天 (shǔ jiǔ hán tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages) — 九声六调 (jiǔ shēng liù tiáo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine-ball (billiards game) — 九号球 (jiǔ hào qiú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine-tailed fox (mythological creature) — 九尾狐 (jiǔ wěi hú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nine-tailed turtle of mythology — 九尾龟 (jiǔ wěi guī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no complaints — 无怨无悔 (wú yuàn wú huǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no danger of anything going wrong — 百无一失 (bǎi wú yì shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom) — 精诚所至 (jīng chéng suǒ zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no end of virtuous achievements (idiom) — 功德无量 (gōng dé wú liàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom) — 功莫大焉 (gōng mò dà yān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no less than — 不亚于 (bú yà yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no longer a child (idiom) — 老大不小 (lǎo dà bù xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no man is not... — 无人不 (wú rén bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no matter how ... — 再怎么 (zài zěn me)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no matter how big or small — 无大无小 (wú dà wú xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no matter what may happen (idiom) — 不问好歹 (bú wèn hǎo dǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no problem — 没问题 (méi wèn tí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no respect for seniors — 没上没下 (méi shàng méi xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) — 进退两难 (jìn tuì liǎng nán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) — 进退失据 (jìn tuì shī jù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) — 进退为难 (jìn tuì wéi nán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) — 进退维谷 (jìn tuì wéi gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no sign of human habitation (idiom) — 人烟稀少 (rén yān xī shǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom) — 无坚不摧 (wú jiān bù cuī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no time to deal with it (idiom) — 措手不及 (cuò shǒu bù jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no trace of politeness — 毫不客气 (háo bú kè qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no way — 没门儿 (méi mén ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no way out — 无路可逃 (wú lù kě táo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no way to get by — 无以为生 (wú yǐ wéi shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no wonder (that...) — 无怪乎 (wú guài hū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no wonder! — 怪不得 (guài bù dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no-confidence motion — 不信任案 (bú xìn rèn àn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no-fly zone — 禁飞区 (jìn fēi qū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats) — 等额选举 (děng é xuǎn jǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) — 有色金属 (yǒu sè jīn shǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• non-party member — 非党人士 (fēi dǎng rén shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• non-party members — 党外人士 (dǎng wài rén shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• not a single one is dispensable — 缺一不可 (quē yí bù kě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom) — 金无足赤 (jīn wú zú chì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not at all — 一点不 (yì diǎn bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not at all surprising (idiom) — 不足为奇 (bù zú wéi qí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not at all surprising (idiom) — 不足为怪 (bù zú wéi guài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not at all the same — 大不相同 (dà bù xiāng tóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not bad — 不离儿 (bù lí ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not be without some advantage — 不无小补 (bù wú xiǎo bǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not having anything at all (idiom) — 一无所有 (yì wú suǒ yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not in good condition — 不对劲 (bú duì jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) — 名副其实 (míng fù qí shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• not know where to start — 无从下手 (wú cóng xià shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not knowing what to do (idiom) — 不知所措 (bù zhī suǒ cuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not knowing what to do next — 前途渺茫 (qián tú miǎo máng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not knowing when to come or leave (idiom) — 不知进退 (bù zhī jìn tuì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not leaning to one side — 不偏斜 (bù piān xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not miss the farming season — 不违农时 (bù wéi nóng shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• not much difference — 相差不多 (xiāng chà bù duō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not much different — 差不离 (chà bù lí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not much to choose between the two — 半斤八两 (bàn jīn bā liǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not one thread loose (idiom) — 一丝不苟 (yì sī bù gǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not only that, but ... — 不仅如此 (bù jǐn rú cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not particularly good — 一般般 (yì bān bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not recognizing one's family (idiom) — 六亲不认 (liù qīn bú rèn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• not show one's feeling or intentions — 不露声色 (bú lù shēng sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not so good — 不太好 (bú tài hǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not stick to one pattern — 不拘一格 (bù jū yì gé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed — 当断即断 (dāng duàn jí duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to deviate one hair's breadth (idiom) — 毫发不爽 (háo fà bù shuǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to know one's place — 不分上下 (bù fēn shàng xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) — 不厌其烦 (bú yàn qí fán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to one's liking — 不中意 (bù zhòng yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to tell others of one's illness — 隐病不报 (yǐn bìng bú bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not up to much — 不怎么样 (bù zěn me yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not wearing one thread (idiom) — 一丝不挂 (yì sī bú guà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• notorious for one's misdeeds — 劣迹斑斑 (liè jì bān bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nuclear weapon-free zone — 无核区 (wú hé qū)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• nuclear-free zone — 非核地带 (fēi hé dì dài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts) — 二节棍 (èr jié gùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• observer (esp. one who analyzes social or political affairs) — 观察家 (guān chá jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• of no value — 不值一笑 (bù zhí yí xiào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• of one mind (idiom) — 同心同德 (tóng xīn tóng dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• official who gained his position through the influence of a female relative — 裙带官 (qún dài guān)

  social · communication · intermediate · formal

• officials shield one another (idiom) — 官官相护 (guān guān xiāng hù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• offspring a famous family (idiom) — 名门望族 (míng mén wàng zú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old age — 垂暮之年 (chuí mù zhī nián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old age — 老年期 (lǎo nián qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old Chinese name for Calicut, town on Arabian sea in Kerala, India — 科泽科德 (kē zé kē dé)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old friend — 老朋友 (lǎo péng yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old name of Bayanhot 巴彥浩特|巴彦浩特[Ba1 yan4 Hao4 te4] in Inner Mongolia — 定远营 (dìng yuǎn yíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old person who dresses up as teenager — 老来俏 (lǎo lái qiào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• old-age insurance — 养老保险 (yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old-fashioned square table to seat eight people — 八仙桌 (bā xiān zhuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius) — 出尔反尔 (chū ěr fǎn ěr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on one's deathbed — 弥留之际 (mí liú zhī jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on the one hand — 一方面 (yì fāng miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one able to do light manual labor only — 半劳动力 (bàn láo dòng lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one after another — 一递一个 (yí dì yí gè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one after the other — 连三并四 (lián sān bìng sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one and a half — 一个半 (yí gè bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one and only (idiom) — 绝无仅有 (jué wú jǐn yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one and the same (thing) — 一回事 (yì huí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one bedroom and one living room — 一房一厅 (yì fáng yì tīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one breath — 一口气 (yì kǒu qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one can't tell how many — 不知凡几 (bù zhī fán jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time — 心无二用 (xīn wú èr yòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one China and one Taiwan (policy) — 一中一台 (yì zhōng yì tái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one climax follows another (of thrilling story) — 波澜起伏 (bō lán qǐ fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one closely following the other — 脚跟脚 (jiǎo gēn jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one command brings a hundred responses (idiom) — 一呼百诺 (yì hū bǎi nuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one day — 有朝一日 (yǒu cháo yí rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one divides into two — 一分为二 (yì fēn wéi èr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one eighth — 八分之一 (bā fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one eye bigger than the other — 大小眼 (dà xiǎo yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one fifth — 五分之一 (wǔ fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one half — 二分之一 (èr fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one hundred percent — 百分百 (bǎi fēn bǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one in a hundred — 百里挑一 (bǎi lǐ tiāo yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one leg over the other (legs crossed) — 二郎腿 (èr láng tuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one night stand — 一夜情 (yí yè qíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one ninth — 九分之一 (jiǔ fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one of the five legendary emperors, also called 嚳|喾[Ku4] — 高辛氏 (gāo xīn shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one party dictatorship — 一党专制 (yì dǎng zhuān zhì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• one person taking on two tasks simultaneously — 一身两役 (yì shēn liǎng yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one seventh — 七分之一 (qī fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one side of the story — 一面之词 (yí miàn zhī cí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one sixth — 六分之一 (liù fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one tenth — 十分之一 (shí fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one third — 三分之一 (sān fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one thread, one hair (idiom) — 一丝一毫 (yì sī yì háo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master — 一字之师 (yí zì zhī shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one who tries never to offend anybody — 老好人 (lǎo hǎo rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one word says it all (idiom) — 一语道破 (yì yǔ dào pò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) — 一字千金 (yí zì qiān jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) — 一言千金 (yì yán qiān jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) — 一言九鼎 (yì yán jiǔ dǐng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-eyed person — 独眼龙 (dú yǎn lóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-night stand — 一夜露水 (yí yè lù shuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-off (offer) — 一次性 (yí cì xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-piece swimsuit — 连体泳衣 (lián tǐ yǒng yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-quarter — 四分之一 (sì fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-sided enthusiasm (abbr. for 剃頭挑子一頭熱|剃头挑子一头热[ti4 tou2 tiao1 zi5 yi1 tou2 re4]) — 一头热 (yì tóu rè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-sided lovesickness — 单相思 (dān xiāng sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-to-many correspondence — 一多对应 (yì duō duì yìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-to-one — 一对一 (yí duì yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-to-one correspondence — 一一对应 (yī yī duì yìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one-word sentence — 独词句 (dú cí jù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's ancestors — 上辈子 (shàng bèi zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's breast — 心窝儿 (xīn wō ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's conduct and deeds — 所作所为 (suǒ zuò suǒ wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom) — 功不可没 (gōng bù kě mò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's days are numbered — 寿命不长 (shòu mìng bù cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's every movement (idiom) — 举手投足 (jǔ shǒu tóu zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's immediate superior — 顶头上司 (dǐng tóu shàng si)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status — 德不配位 (dé bú pèi wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's own (respective) — 其自身 (qí zì shēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's own interests — 自身利益 (zì shēn lì yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's own wishful thinking — 一厢情愿 (yì xiāng qíng yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's own wishful thinking — 一相情愿 (yì xiāng qíng yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's personal rights — 人身权 (rén shēn quán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's perspective on morality — 道德观 (dào dé guān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's perspective on what constitutes ethical behavior — 伦理观 (lún lǐ guān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat) — 高矮胖瘦 (gāo ǎi pàng shòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom) — 前缘未了 (qián yuán wèi liǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's thoughts — 心眼儿 (xīn yǎn ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person — 心驰神往 (xīn chí shén wǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom) — 心乱如麻 (xīn luàn rú má)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's utmost — 拼死拼活 (pīn sǐ pīn huó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's words carry an implicit meaning — 话中有话 (huà zhōng yǒu huà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's words carry an implicit meaning — 话里有话 (huà lǐ yǒu huà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's words carry barbs — 话中有刺 (huà zhōng yǒu cì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom) — 言为心声 (yán wéi xīn shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• only — 只不过 (zhī bú guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• only remaining of the great (idiom) — 硕果仅存 (shuò guǒ jǐn cún)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• only when absolutely essential (idiom) — 万不得已 (wàn bù dé yǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• open the net on one side (idiom) — 网开一面 (wǎng kāi yí miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• opera (or role) involving much singing and action — 重头戏 (zhòng tóu xì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• opposition (political) party — 反对党 (fǎn duì dǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• opposition party — 在野党 (zài yě dǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ordinary person A — 路人甲 (lù rén jiǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom) — 六亲无靠 (liù qīn wú kào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger) — 鸵鸟政策 (tuó niǎo zhèng cè)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• our mindset frames how we view the world — 境由心生 (jìng yóu xīn shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom) — 弹尽援绝 (tán jìn yuán jué)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• out of one's mind — 失张失智 (shī zhāng shī zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• out of one's wits (idiom) — 六神无主 (liù shén wú zhǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• outrageously bold in one's lust — 色胆包天 (sè dǎn bāo tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom) — 表里不一 (biǎo lǐ bù yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• over one billion — 十多亿 (shí duō yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom) — 大喜过望 (dà xǐ guò wàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• overnight until daybreak (idiom) — 通宵达旦 (tōng xiāo dá dàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• palanquin with eight carriers — 八抬大轿 (bā tái dà jiào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pampered girl from an affluent family — 娇娇女 (jiāo jiāo nǚ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• pampered son of a wealthy family — 公子哥儿 (gōng zǐ gē ér)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• part (in one's hair) — 分头路 (fēn tóu lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• party chief — 党主席 (dǎng zhǔ xí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• party congress (of the Communist Party of China) — 党代会 (dǎng dài huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• party dancing — 舞会舞 (wǔ huì wǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• passionate love (idiom) — 男欢女爱 (nán huān nǚ ài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• past one's prime — 钟鸣漏尽 (zhōng míng lòu jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM) — 八纲辨证 (bā gāng biàn zhèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• penaeidae (the prawn or shrimp family) — 对虾科 (duì xiā kē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• pension or lump-sum payment for the injured or for the family of the deceased — 抚慰金 (fǔ wèi jīn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2] — 五碳糖 (wǔ tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people of all ethnic groups — 各族人民 (gè zú rén mín)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people of one's grandparents' generation — 祖父辈 (zǔ fù bèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people of this province — 本省人 (běn shěng rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people who go on walks for exercise — 暴走族 (bào zǒu zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people who participate in clinical trials — 试药族 (shì yào zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• people who spend all their income each month — 月光族 (yuè guāng zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• perfectly all right — 好端端 (hǎo duān duān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• persevere and you will succeed (idiom) — 有志竟成 (yǒu zhì jìng chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person of no particular talent — 池中物 (chí zhōng wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person of one's father's generation — 父执辈 (fù zhí bèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person who crashes through a barrier — 闯关者 (chuǎng guān zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person who is deaf and nonverbal — 聋哑人 (lóng yǎ rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person who is often the subject of gossip or sensational news — 花边人物 (huā biān rén wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person who represents an organization and enhances its image — 形象大使 (xíng xiàng dà shǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person who sticks to old ways — 守旧派 (shǒu jiù pài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• personal name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627 — 朱由校 (zhū yóu xiào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] (685-762), reigned 712-756 — 李隆基 (lǐ lóng jī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• persons involved or implicated — 当事人 (dāng shì rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• petty advantage — 小便宜 (xiǎo pián yi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• photograph of the entire family — 全家福 (quán jiā fú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 象形字 (xiàng xíng zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters — 大麦地 (dà mài dì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• please do not disturb — 请勿打扰 (qǐng wù dǎ rǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• please don't be upset — 请别见怪 (qǐng bié jiàn guài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• please don't take offense — 有怪莫怪 (yǒu guài mò guài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• please excuse me for not complying — 敬谢不敏 (jìng xiè bù mǐn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• please find sb better qualified than me (idiom) — 另请高明 (lìng qǐng gāo míng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• pluralism, philosophical doctrine that the universe consists of different substances — 多元论 (duō yuán lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line — 五言绝句 (wǔ yán jué jù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• points gained by making a good impression — 印象分 (yìn xiàng fēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society) — 正外部性 (zhèng wài bù xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC — 汉高祖 (hàn gāo zǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• potion given to souls by the goddess Meng Po 孟婆[Meng4 po2] before they are reincarnated that makes them forget their previous existence — 孟婆汤 (mèng pó tāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers to the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006) — 荣辱观 (róng rǔ guān)

  social · communication · intermediate · formal

• precious darling (often refers to one's child) — 心肝宝贝 (xīn gān bǎo bèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom) — 宝马香车 (bǎo mǎ xiāng chē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• preschool group for kids aged three or less — 早早班 (zǎo zǎo bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pretense that turns into reality (idiom) — 弄假成真 (nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pretty daughter in a humble family — 小家碧玉 (xiǎo jiā bì yù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• previous one — 上一个 (shàng yí gè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade) — 民生主义 (mín shēng zhǔ yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pro-Beijing (stance, party etc) — 亲北京 (qīn běi jīng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• profit-before-all-else mindset — 铜臭味 (tóng chòu wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• profits pouring in from all sides (idiom) — 财源滚滚 (cái yuán gǔn gǔn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• profligate child of a wealthy family — 二世祖 (èr shì zǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• profound love, generous friendship (idiom) — 深情厚意 (shēn qíng hòu yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• profound love, generous friendship (idiom) — 隆情厚谊 (lóng qíng hòu yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• proper fraction (with numerator < denominator, e.g. five sevenths) — 真分数 (zhēn fēn shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pseudonym of Huang Xing 黃興|黄兴[Huang2 Xing1], one of the heroes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4] — 黄克强 (huáng kè qiáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• qualities that make sth popular or fashionable — 流行性 (liú xíng xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ranked number one in the world — 世界第一 (shì jiè dì yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• rational number (i.e. fraction of two integers, math.) — 有理数 (yǒu lǐ shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• readily following good advice (idiom) — 从善如流 (cóng shàn rú liú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• real-life version (of some imaginary character) — 真人版 (zhēn rén bǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• really good — 没得说 (méi dé shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies — 红头文件 (hóng tóu wén jiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · formal

• regardless of what's before or after (idiom) — 不顾前后 (bú gù qián hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) — 自力更生 (zì lì gēng shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402 — 建文帝 (jiàn wén dì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• rendering (visual representation of how things will turn out) — 效果图 (xiào guǒ tú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc) — 三手病 (sān shǒu bìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• residence consisting of structures surrounding a courtyard on three sides — 三合院 (sān hé yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• restored to one's official post — 官复原职 (guān fù yuán zhí)

  social · communication · intermediate · formal

• reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom) — 绕梁三日 (rào liáng sān rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• riders tired and horses weary (idiom) — 人困马乏 (rén kùn mǎ fá)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• right under one's nose — 近在眼前 (jìn zài yǎn qián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom) — 义愤填胸 (yì fèn tián xiōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• rivers pour away by the day (idiom) — 江河日下 (jiāng hé rì xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• roads open in all directions (idiom) — 四通八达 (sì tōng bā dá)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• romantic relationship with a significant age gap — 忘年恋 (wàng nián liàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• romantic relationship with a significant age gap — 老少配 (lǎo shào pèi)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ruling party — 执政党 (zhí zhèng dǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• rushing to stake one's claim in new markets (idiom) — 跑马圈地 (pǎo mǎ quān dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• rust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of lower quality and less corrosion-resistant than true stainless steel such as 304 or 316) — 不锈铁 (bú xiù tiě)

  social · social · intermediate · casual

• sad feeling at separation (idiom) — 离情别绪 (lí qíng bié xù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• sassy young woman or pretty girl (esp. one from China's spice belt: Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan) — 辣妹子 (là mèi zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom) — 居功自傲 (jū gōng zì ào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• satisfied with what one has (idiom) — 知足常乐 (zhī zú cháng lè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• say no more — 别提了 (bié tí le)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb or sth detested by all — 过街老鼠 (guò jiē lǎo shǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who crafts and delivers witty, humorous or satirical short stories, jokes or punchlines — 段子手 (duàn zǐ shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who dies prematurely — 短命鬼 (duǎn mìng guǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who gets things done — 实干家 (shí gàn jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who goes whichever way the wind blows — 墙头草 (qiáng tóu cǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4]) — 省油的灯 (shěng yóu de dēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship — 第三者 (dì sān zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who pulls strings to get things done — 牵线人 (qiān xiàn rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who sacrifices himself — 牺牲者 (xī shēng zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone — 滥好人 (làn hǎo rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone — 烂好人 (làn hǎo rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction) — 顺风耳 (shùn fēng ěr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sb with whom one is on familiar terms — 自家人 (zì jiā rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• scared out of one's wits (idiom) — 丧魂落魄 (sàng hún luò pò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom) — 星罗棋布 (xīng luó qí bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom) — 文人相轻 (wén rén xiāng qīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• search party — 搜索队 (sōu suǒ duì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• secret love affair — 地下情 (dì xià qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• seeking only ease and comfort (idiom) — 苟且偷安 (gǒu qiě tōu ān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seemingly — 看起来 (kàn qǐ lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• selective blindness caused by a ghost, whereby one fails to notice obvious dangers — 鬼遮眼 (guǐ zhē yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• self-evident — 不言自明 (bù yán zì míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seniority in the family — 班辈儿 (bān bèi ér)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• seven floor pagoda — 七级浮屠 (qī jí fú tú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and feng shui) — 七政四余 (qī zhèng sì yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) — 七星瓢虫 (qī xīng piáo chóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seven-year itch — 七年之痒 (qī nián zhī yǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sex party — 杂交派对 (zá jiāo pài duì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument — 三味线 (sān wèi xiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• shidaiqu, a musical genre that originated in Shanghai in the 1920s, a fusion of Chinese folk music and Western jazz — 时代曲 (shí dài qǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• shoe that can be worn on either foot — 正脚鞋 (zhèng jiǎo xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• shoe that can be worn on either foot — 直脚鞋 (zhí jiǎo xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• show one's ferocious appearance (idiom) — 凶相毕露 (xiōng xiàng bì lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• shrike (family Laniidae) — 伯劳鸟 (bó láo niǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger — 不避艰险 (bú bì jiān xiǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes — 闭门思过 (bì mén sī guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• single girl who lives a lackadaisical life, uninterested in relationships (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 干物女 "himono onna") — 干物女 (gān wù nǚ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• single parent family — 单亲家庭 (dān qìng jia tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• six pack (abdominal muscles) — 八块腹肌 (bā kuài fù jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• six-pack (abs) — 六块腹肌 (liù kuài fù jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• six-pointed star — 六芒星 (liù máng xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• six-pointed star — 六角星 (liù jiǎo xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight" — 八字眉 (bā zì méi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small and medium enterprise — 中小企业 (zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small capital, huge profit (idiom) — 一本万利 (yì běn wàn lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small enterprise — 小企业 (xiǎo qǐ yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small hole — 窟窿眼 (kū lóng yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small profit but rapid turnover — 薄利多销 (báo lì duō xiāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small red radish — 小红萝卜 (xiǎo hóng luó bo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small red radish — 樱桃萝卜 (yīng táo luó bo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small red radish — 水萝卜 (shuǐ luó bo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small token — 小意思 (xiǎo yì sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small trader — 小商贩 (xiǎo shāng fàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small truck — 小货车 (xiǎo huò chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small white rabbit — 小白兔 (xiǎo bái tù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small-minded — 小心眼儿 (xiǎo xīn yǎn ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small-minded — 鼠肚鸡肠 (shǔ dù jī cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small-scale — 小打小闹 (xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small-scale — 小范围 (xiǎo fàn wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small-scale production — 小生产 (xiǎo shēng chǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages — 草台班子 (cǎo tái bān zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• smelt (family Osmeridae) — 胡瓜鱼 (hú guā yú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• so angry it's unbearable — 气不过 (qì bú guò)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom) — 发愤忘食 (fā fèn wàng shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• so deep one cannot see to the bottom — 深不见底 (shēn bú jiàn dǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• so much (that) — 甚至于 (shèn zhì yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure — 得意忘形 (dé yì wàng xíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• so that — 以致于 (yǐ zhì yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• social gathering — 联欢会 (lián huān huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• socialist party — 社会党 (shè huì dǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• soft on the inside despite one's hard shell — 外刚内柔 (wài gāng nèi róu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• some deeper meaning in this — 大有文章 (dà yǒu wén zhāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• some people — 有些人 (yǒu xiē rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• something that everybody knows — 人所共知 (rén suǒ gòng zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sometimes big, sometimes small — 时大时小 (shí dà shí xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sometimes good, sometimes bad — 时好时坏 (shí hǎo shí huài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music) — 奏鸣曲式 (zòu míng qǔ shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sorry to interrupt you, but ... — 打扰了 (dǎ rǎo le)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• stage name of Cyndi Wang — 王心凌 (wáng xīn líng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• step one — 第一步 (dì yī bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sth bad happened — 出了事 (chū liǎo shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sth that is expected or wished for — 意中事 (yì zhōng shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sth weighing on one's mind — 思想包袱 (sī xiǎng bāo fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• stock that has potential to increase in value — 潜力股 (qián lì gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom) — 直情径行 (zhí qíng jìng xíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom) — 谋臣如雨 (móu chén rú yǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• success at one go — 一举成功 (yì jǔ chéng gōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard) — 回马枪 (huí mǎ qiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sun, moon and the five visible planets — 日月五星 (rì yuè wǔ xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• supply does not meet demand — 供不应求 (gōng bú yìng qiú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae) — 燕尾蝶 (yàn wěi dié)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• sweating all over — 一身汗 (yì shēn hàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• tactic of several persons or groups taking turns to fight one opponent — 车轮战 (chē lún zhàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• take good care of yourself! — 善自保重 (shàn zì bǎo zhòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• take good care of yourself! (idiom) — 善自珍摄 (shàn zì zhēn shè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• taking or eating more than one's due (idiom) — 多吃多占 (duō chī duō zhàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• talented and good-looking (idiom) — 才貌双全 (cái mào shuāng quán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• teenage — 半大不小 (bàn dà bù xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2] — 明宣宗 (míng xuān zōng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ten lines at a glance (idiom) — 一目十行 (yí mù shí háng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom) — 万水千山 (wàn shuǐ qiān shān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom) — 万死不辞 (wàn sǐ bù cí)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• ten thousand or almost ten thousand — 万儿八千 (wàn ér bā qiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ten-pin bowling — 地滚球 (dì gǔn qiú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ten-pin bowling (loanword) — 保龄球 (bǎo líng qiú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms — 四碳糖 (sì tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• that clinches it — 板上钉钉 (bǎn shàng dìng dīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• that goes without saying — 那还用说 (nà hái yòng shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• that is true — 此言非虚 (cǐ yán fēi xū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• that which is yearned for by the public — 人心所向 (rén xīn suǒ xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists — 黑五类 (hēi wǔ lèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the “five red categories” (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle peasants, workers, revolutionary soldiers, revolutionary cadres, and revolutionary martyrs — 红五类 (hóng wǔ lèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the "good-looks club": people who attach great importance to a person's appearance (pun on 外貿協會|外贸协会 foreign trade association) — 外貌协会 (wài mào xié huì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the (communist) party and the army together (idiom) — 全党全军 (quán dǎng quán jūn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the author takes sole responsibility for the views expressed here (disclaimer) — 文责自负 (wén zé zì fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China — 白马寺 (bái mǎ sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Big Dipper — 北斗星 (běi dòu xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the birthplace (of sth good) — 发祥地 (fā xiáng dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom) — 三生有幸 (sān shēng yǒu xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) — 点睛之笔 (diǎn jīng zhī bǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the dead cannot testify (idiom) — 死无对证 (sǐ wú duì zhèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom) — 龙凤呈祥 (lóng fèng chéng xiáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eight influential points (acupuncture) — 八会穴 (bā huì xué)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eight major cuisines of China, namely 川魯粵蘇浙閩湘徽|川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽[Chuan1 Lu3 Yue4 Su1 Zhe4 Min3 Xiang1 Hui1] — 八大菜系 (bā dà cài xì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eight methods of bonesetting — 正骨八法 (zhèng gǔ bā fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea — 朝鲜八道 (cháo xiān bā dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism) — 八相成道 (bā xiāng chéng dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism) — 八正道 (bā zhèng dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) — 目空一切 (mù kōng yí qiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) — 目空四海 (mù kōng sì hǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom) — 目迷五色 (mù mí wǔ sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom) — 鹏程万里 (péng chéng wàn lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing — 秦淮八艳 (qín huái bā yàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the feeling of actually being there — 临场感 (lín chǎng gǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the feeling that sth is genuine — 真实感 (zhēn shí gǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4] — 春秋五霸 (chūn qiū wǔ bà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海 — 五口通商 (wǔ kǒu tōng shāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the foremost person of his age — 当世之冠 (dāng shì zhī guān)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the foremost person of his age — 当世冠 (dāng shì guān)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) — 四则运算 (sì zé yùn suàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party — 四清运动 (sì qīng yùn dòng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[Long2 men2 Shi2 ku1] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[Yun2 gang1 Shi2 ku1] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[Mai4 ji1 Shan1 Shi2 ku1] at Tianshui, Gansu — 四大石窟 (sì dà shí kū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder — 四大发明 (sì dà fā míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃[Wang2 Bo2], Yang Jiong 楊炯|杨炯[Yang2 Jiong3], Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰|卢照邻[Lu2 Zhao4 lin2], and Luo Binwang 駱賓王|骆宾王[Luo4 Bin1 wang2] — 初唐四杰 (chū táng sì jié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra) — 四大天王 (sì dà tiān wáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2] — 四大美女 (sì dà měi nǚ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4] — 苦集灭道 (kǔ jí miè dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the four seasons — 春夏秋冬 (chūn xià qiū dōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France) — 法兰克 (fǎ lán kè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the future is long (idiom) — 来日方长 (lái rì fāng cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915 — 二十一条 (èr shí yī tiáo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃[Wang2 Su4] — 孔丛子 (kǒng cóng zǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the Library Cave, a sealed cave (Cave 17) in the Mogao Caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1], where thousands of manuscripts were discovered in 1900 — 藏经洞 (cáng jīng dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the mass line, CCP term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses — 群众路线 (qún zhòng lù xiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the microscopic world — 微观世界 (wēi guān shì jiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty — 陈桥兵变 (chén qiáo bīng biàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate) — 万人空巷 (wàn rén kōng xiàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the name does not correspond to reality (idiom) — 名不符实 (míng bù fú shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the name does not reflect the reality (idiom) — 名不副实 (míng bú fù shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan) — 一卡通 (yì kǎ tōng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany) — 世界报 (shì jiè bào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom) — 名存实亡 (míng cún shí wáng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the next one — 下一个 (xià yí gè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the one and only way — 不二法门 (bú èr fǎ mén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the one-child policy — 一胎制 (yì tāi zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the people one depends upon for one's livelihood — 衣食父母 (yī shí fù mǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the person one loves the most — 心头肉 (xīn tóu ròu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the person who shares one's bed — 枕边人 (zhěn biān rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Philistines, who settled on the southern coast of Palestine in the 12th century BC — 非利士人 (fēi lì shì rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the prime of one's life — 春秋鼎盛 (chūn qiū dǐng shèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the prime of one's life — 青壮年 (qīng zhuàng nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646 — 剃发令 (tì fā lìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the reason why — 所以然 (suǒ yǐ rán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the reformist party — 改革派 (gǎi gé pài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the root of all evil — 万恶之源 (wàn è zhī yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang — 六朝时代 (liù cháo shí dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors — 六日战争 (liù rì zhàn zhēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum) — 六字真言 (liù zì zhēn yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom) — 天旋地转 (tiān xuán dì zhuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom) — 日月如梭 (rì yuè rú suō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Taliban, Islamist organization that emerged in the mid-1990s in Afghanistan — 塔利班 (tǎ lì bān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the ten Heavenly Stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III) — 十天干 (shí tiān gān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha — 三十二相 (sān shí èr xiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the three core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture 農業|农业[nong2 ye4], rural areas 農村|农村[nong2 cun1] and farmers 農民|农民[nong2 min2]), first identified as a policy focus in the 1990s — 三农问题 (sān nóng wèn tí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the three judicial chief ministries (in imperial China) — 三法司 (sān fǎ sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a region in northwestern Yunnan where three major rivers – the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 Jiang1], Lancang River (Mekong) 瀾滄江|澜沧江[Lan2 cang1 Jiang1], and Nu River (Salween) 怒江[Nu4 Jiang1] – run roughly parallel to each other for over 300 kilometers, recognized as a World Heritage Site — 三江并流 (sān jiāng bìng liú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[san1 bao3] — 三归依 (sān guī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue — 老三色 (lǎo sān sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3], Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3] — 东三省 (dōng sān shěng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) — 三教九流 (sān jiào jiǔ liú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2 min2] in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004 — 三个代表 (sān gè dài biǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and USSR), other wealthy countries (UK, France, Japan etc), and the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America — 三个世界 (sān gè shì jiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year — 三九天 (sān jiǔ tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the twenty-eight constellations — 二十八宿 (èr shí bā xiù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century — 二十四史 (èr shí sì shǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the two cannot exist together (idiom) — 势不两立 (shì bù liǎng lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the two cannot exist together (idiom) — 誓不两立 (shì bù liǎng lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the two equinoxes — 二分点 (èr fēn diǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the two mass scuttling operations carried out by the German navy: the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 and Operation Regenbogen, the scuttling of U-boats in 1945 — 彩虹行动 (cǎi hóng xíng dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋軍閥|北洋军阀 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911 — 北洋政府 (běi yáng zhèng fǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the whole family — 一家人 (yì jiā rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the whole family — 一家子 (yì jiā zǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• theist (believer in one or more Deities) — 有神论者 (yǒu shén lùn zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy) — 游戏说 (yóu xì shuō)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• there are plenty of such people — 大有人在 (dà yǒu rén zài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there can never be too much deception in war — 兵不厌诈 (bīng bú yàn zhà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there has never been — 从来没有 (cóng lái méi yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there is a reason for it — 其来有自 (qí lái yǒu zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there is no alternative — 别无他法 (bié wú tā fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom) — 但说无妨 (dàn shuō wú fáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there is not much left — 所剩无几 (suǒ shèng wú jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there is nothing to be done — 没办法 (méi bàn fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there's no shortage — 多得是 (duō dé shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• there's not enough time (to do sth) — 来不及 (lái bù jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• thick eyebrows and big eyes — 浓眉大眼 (nóng méi dà yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• thing that is well suited — 相配物 (xiāng pèi wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• things are not as good as they used to be — 今不如昔 (jīn bù rú xī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• things like this (idiom) — 诸如此类 (zhū rú cǐ lèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) — 事与愿违 (shì yǔ yuàn wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• think three times then go (idiom) — 三思而行 (sān sī ér xíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• thinking and pondering (idiom) — 巴前算后 (bā qián suàn hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day) — 赤口日 (chì kǒu rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• third party — 第三方 (dì sān fāng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party — 三中全会 (sān zhōng quán huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• this day and age (dialect) — 今时今日 (jīn shí jīn rì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• this mortal flesh — 臭皮囊 (chòu pí náng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• this time — 这下子 (zhè xià zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• this week — 本星期 (běn xīng qī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• this year — 本年度 (běn nián dù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s — 穷二代 (qióng èr dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949 — 去台人员 (qù tái rén yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom) — 思潮起伏 (sī cháo qǐ fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three days ago — 大前天 (dà qián tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three days from now — 大后天 (dà hòu tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three generations under one roof — 三代同堂 (sān dài tóng táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man — 三魂七魄 (sān hún qī pò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three in one — 三合一 (sān hé yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three men talking makes a tiger (idiom) — 三人成虎 (sān rén chéng hǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three principles and five virtues (idiom) — 三纲五常 (sān gāng wǔ cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend — 三皇五帝 (sān huáng wǔ dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three years ago — 大前年 (dà qián nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three years from now — 大后年 (dà hòu nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-dimensional — 三次元 (sān cì yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-dimensional figure — 立体图 (lì tǐ tú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-dimensional space — 三维空间 (sān wéi kōng jiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture) — 三屉桌 (sān tì zhuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) — 三足乌 (sān zú wū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) — 三足金乌 (sān zú jīn wū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-legged stool — 三角凳 (sān jiǎo dèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-section staff (old-style weapon) — 三节鞭 (sān jié biān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• time flies like an arrow (idiom) — 光阴似箭 (guāng yīn sì jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to abandon one's husband and child(ren) — 抛夫弃子 (pāo fū qì zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to abandon one's wife and child(ren) — 抛妻弃子 (pāo qī qì zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects) — 舍己为人 (shě jǐ wèi rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom) — 听天安命 (tīng tiān ān mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to accomplish in one step — 一步到位 (yí bù dào wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to accomplish much — 大有作为 (dà yǒu zuò wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight — 修成正果 (xiū chéng zhèng guǒ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom) — 名噪一时 (míng zào yì shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to achieve one's ambitions (idiom) — 径情直遂 (jìng qíng zhí suì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom) — 知过改过 (zhī guò gǎi guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to act against one's will — 不得已 (bù dé yǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to act as one thinks fit — 自行其是 (zì xíng qí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to act as though there were nobody else present — 旁若无人 (páng ruò wú rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to address sb directly by name — 直呼其名 (zhí hū qí míng)

  social · social · intermediate · formal

• to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) — 进退中绳 (jìn tuì zhōng shéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) — 进退有常 (jìn tuì yǒu cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to age prematurely — 未老先衰 (wèi lǎo xiān shuāi)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to agree on three laws (idiom) — 约法三章 (yuē fǎ sān zhāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to allow no explanation — 不由分说 (bù yóu fēn shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to approach one's coffin (idiom) — 行将就木 (xíng jiāng jiù mù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others) — 占为己有 (zhàn wèi jǐ yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom) — 点头咂嘴 (diǎn tóu zā zuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom) — 量力而行 (liàng lì ér xíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom) — 量入为出 (liàng rù wéi chū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom) — 相夫教子 (xiāng fū jiào zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom) — 冒名顶替 (mào míng dǐng tì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to attempt all tasks at once — 一把抓 (yì bǎ zhuā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to banish from one's thoughts — 置之脑后 (zhì zhī nǎo hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bare one's chest — 打赤膊 (dǎ chì bó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bathe one's face in tears (idiom) — 以泪洗面 (yǐ lèi xǐ miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be all skin and bones (idiom) — 皮包骨头 (pí bāo gǔ tou)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be all talk and no action — 只说不做 (zhī shuō bú zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be as good as one's word (idiom) — 说到做到 (shuō dào zuò dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be awfully (busy etc) — 不可开交 (bù kě kāi jiāo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be beneath one's dignity — 有失身份 (yǒu shī shēn fèn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom) — 好整以暇 (hào zhěng yǐ xiá)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom) — 痴心妄想 (chī xīn wàng xiǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be content with one's lot (idiom) — 安分守己 (ān fèn shǒu jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be content with what one is — 乐天知命 (lè tiān zhī mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be entirely on one side — 一面倒 (yí miàn dǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be faithful to one's mate all one's life — 守一而终 (shǒu yī ér zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom) — 巧言令色 (qiǎo yán lìng sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be good at understanding others (idiom) — 善解人意 (shàn jiě rén yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom) — 善自为谋 (shàn zì wéi móu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be good enough to be regarded as — 够得上 (gòu dé shàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be in a bad mood — 没好气 (méi hǎo qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be in a bad mood — 闹情绪 (nào qíng xù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be in a sorry state — 落花流水 (luò huā liú shuǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) — 当家作主 (dāng jiā zuò zhǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor — 满地找牙 (mǎn dì zhǎo yá)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be loyal (to one's friends) — 讲义气 (jiǎng yì qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be of an advanced age — 一把年纪 (yì bǎ nián jì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be of no interest to anyone (idiom) — 无人问津 (wú rén wèn jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be of one mind — 一条心 (yì tiáo xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind — 话到嘴边 (huà dào zuǐ biān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be one's old self (idiom) — 依然故我 (yī rán gù wǒ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it — 有色无胆 (yǒu sè wú dǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) — 喜出望外 (xǐ chū wàng wài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be quite varied — 各不相同 (gè bù xiāng tóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be scared out of one's wits — 吓破胆 (xià pò dǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be scared out of one's wits (idiom) — 心胆俱裂 (xīn dǎn jù liè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be sleepless all night — 彻夜不眠 (chè yè bù mián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it — 渴不可耐 (kě bù kě nài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be sorry — 不过意 (bú guò yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be still angry — 余怒未息 (yú nù wèi xī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to be successful in one's studies — 学业有成 (xué yè yǒu chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be unable to defeat — 打不过 (dǎ bú guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom) — 砸锅卖铁 (zá guō mài tiě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) — 忍垢偷生 (rěn gòu tōu shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) — 忍辱偷生 (rěn rǔ tōu shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom) — 非异人任 (fēi yì rén rèn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to become intoxicated after having only one or two drinks — 不胜酒力 (bú shèng jiǔ lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to betray anger (idiom) — 怒形于色 (nù xíng yú sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom) — 遵时养晦 (zūn shí yǎng huì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) — 恩将仇报 (ēn jiāng chóu bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to blend into one another — 浑然一体 (hún rán yì tǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to blot out at one stroke — 一笔抹杀 (yì bǐ mǒ shā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to blot out one's conscience — 瞒心昧己 (mán xīn mèi jǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to blow one's brain out — 脑袋开花 (nǎo dài kāi huā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to blow one's own trumpet (idiom) — 自吹自擂 (zì chuī zì léi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt — 低头认罪 (dī tóu rèn zuì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to break clear of all the troubles and hardships — 熬出头 (áo chū tóu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to break into a home when no one is there (to steal) — 闯空门 (chuǎng kōng mén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to break up the whole into pieces (idiom) — 化整为零 (huà zhěng wéi líng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bring honor to one's ancestors — 光宗耀祖 (guāng zōng yào zǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom) — 荣宗耀祖 (róng zōng yào zǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom) — 光前裕后 (guāng qián yù hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to broaden one's horizons — 开眼界 (kāi yǎn jiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to brook no delay — 刻不容缓 (kè bù róng huǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom) — 掩面而泣 (yǎn miàn ér qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to call by the glorified name of (idiom) — 美其名曰 (měi qí míng yuē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom) — 呼牛作马 (hū niú zuò mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom) — 呼牛呼马 (hū niú hū mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to call up all one's associates — 呼朋引类 (hū péng yǐn lèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to carry on one's ancestral line — 传宗接代 (chuán zōng jiē dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to celebrate a baby's one-month milestone (often with a banquet or gathering of family and friends) — 做满月 (zuò mǎn yuè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to celebrate a birthday — 做生日 (zuò shēng rì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to celebrate a birthday — 过生日 (guò shēng rì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to celebrate a wedding — 男婚女嫁 (nán hūn nǚ jià)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom) — 择善固执 (zé shàn gù zhí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to clear one's throat — 清嗓子 (qīng sǎng zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to close the door (when going through it) — 带上门 (dài shàng mén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to collide with one another — 相碰撞 (xiāng pèng zhuàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to come as no surprise — 意料之中 (yì liào zhī zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) — 衣锦荣归 (yī jǐn róng guī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to come from a distinguished family — 系出名门 (xì chū míng mén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to come when called (idiom) — 呼之即来 (hū zhī jí lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue — 咬舌自尽 (yǎo shé zì jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom) — 藏器待时 (cáng qì dài shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to conceal one's identity — 隐名埋姓 (yǐn míng mái xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to conceal one's identity — 隐姓埋名 (yǐn xìng mái míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to concentrate one's attention — 心神专注 (xīn shén zhuān zhù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to concentrate one's attention (idiom) — 聚精会神 (jù jīng huì shén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to confuse one thing with another (idiom) — 混为一谈 (hùn wèi yì tán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to congregate in one hall (idiom) — 济济一堂 (jǐ jǐ yì táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom) — 目中无人 (mù zhōng wú rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to consider oneself as being not as good as the others — 自叹不如 (zì tàn bù rú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to consider sb as close friend (idiom) — 视为知己 (shì wéi zhī jǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to continue in one's own way (idiom) — 我行我素 (wǒ xíng wǒ sù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to converse with sb by shouting from some distance away — 隔空喊话 (gé kōng hǎn huà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom) — 化敌为友 (huà dí wèi yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to count as number one (idiom) — 首屈一指 (shǒu qū yì zhǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to count on one's fingers — 屈指一算 (qū zhǐ yí suàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom) — 数珠念佛 (shù zhū niàn fó)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to cover all at one glance (idiom) — 一览无余 (yì lǎn wú yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom) — 抱头鼠窜 (bào tóu shǔ cuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to cover up (a matter that should be reported to the authorities) — 隐瞒不报 (yǐn mán bú bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom) — 东掩西遮 (dōng yǎn xī zhē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to create a big disturbance — 闹翻天 (nào fān tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to damage a good relationship — 伤和气 (shāng hé qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom) — 奋不顾身 (fèn bú gù shēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom) — 瞒上欺下 (mán shàng qī xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying — 以死明志 (yǐ sǐ míng zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to develop love for sb out of pity for them — 由怜生爱 (yóu lián shēng ài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes — 同归于尽 (tóng guī yú jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to die of old age — 寿终正寝 (shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to differ to some extent (idiom) — 有所不同 (yǒu suǒ bù tóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to dig one's own grave — 自掘坟墓 (zì jué fén mù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to direct a movie in which one also plays a major role as an actor — 自导自演 (zì dǎo zì yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) — 相提并论 (xiāng tí bìng lùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to disobey one's benefactor — 违恩负义 (wéi ēn fù yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to disperse after a happy time (idiom) — 尽欢而散 (jìn huān ér sàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to disperse and flee, leaving no trace — 逃窜无踪 (táo cuàn wú zōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to display one's remarkable skill or prowess — 大显神通 (dà xiǎn shén tōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom) — 班门弄斧 (bān mén nòng fǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to disrespect one's superiors — 以下犯上 (yǐ xià fàn shàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom) — 散心解闷 (sàn xīn jiě mèn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do a good deed every day — 日行一善 (rì xíng yí shàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do a little something as a token of one's appreciation — 意思意思 (yì sī yì sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do as one sees fit — 看着办 (kàn zhe bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do as one sees fit — 瞧着办 (qiáo zhe bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do at all costs — 全力以赴 (quán lì yǐ fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do one's best — 好自为之 (hǎo zì wéi zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do one's shopping — 买东西 (mǎi dōng xī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do one's utmost — 下死劲 (xià sǐ jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do something at one go — 一气呵成 (yí qì hē chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do sth when least expected (idiom) — 出其不意 (chū qí bú yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do things each in one's own way — 各自为政 (gè zì wéi zhèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do two things at once (idiom) — 一心二用 (yì xīn èr yòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do what needs to be done, without delay — 说干就干 (shuō gān jiù gān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom) — 一饮而尽 (yì yǐn ér jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom) — 广结良缘 (guǎng jié liáng yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to echo one another (idiom) — 一唱一和 (yí chàng yí hè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to echo what sb said — 打边鼓 (dǎ biān gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only — 吃空额 (chī kòng é)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) — 应运而生 (yìng yùn ér shēng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to encourage the free airing of views (idiom) — 广开言路 (guǎng kāi yán lù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to engage in small talk — 扯家常 (chě jiā cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to enjoy the present (idiom) — 及时行乐 (jí shí xíng lè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) — 数黄道黑 (shù huáng dào hēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) — 数黑论白 (shù hēi lùn bái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) — 数黑论黄 (shǔ hēi lùn huáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to exceed all expectations — 出人意表 (chū rén yì biǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to excel in one's field — 当行出色 (dāng háng chū sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to execute the whole family and confiscate their property — 满门抄斩 (mǎn mén chāo zhǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech — 溢于言表 (yì yú yán biǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to exist in name only — 形同虚设 (xíng tóng xū shè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to expel from the Party — 开除党籍 (kāi chú dǎng jí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to experience good luck — 走好运 (zǒu hǎo yùn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell) — 欲仙欲死 (yù xiān yù sǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to express a wish (to a deity) — 许下愿心 (xǔ xià yuàn xīn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds — 面壁思过 (miàn bì sī guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fall deeper and deeper (in debt, in love etc) — 越陷越深 (yuè xiàn yuè shēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to fall flat on one's face — 嘴啃泥 (zuǐ kěn ní)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fall in love — 坠入情网 (zhuì rù qíng wǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to fall in love — 坠入爱河 (zhuì rù ài hé)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to fall in love at first sight (idiom) — 一见钟情 (yí jiàn zhōng qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to favour one and discriminate against the other — 厚此薄彼 (hòu cǐ bó bǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feast one's eyes — 大饱眼福 (dà bǎo yǎn fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feast one's eyes on (idiom) — 一饱眼福 (yì bǎo yǎn fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feast one's eyes on (idiom) — 饱眼福 (bǎo yǎn fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feel a mixture of love and hate — 爱恨交加 (ài hèn jiāo jiā)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to feel guilty as a thief (idiom) — 做贼心虚 (zuò zéi xīn xū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom) — 探囊取物 (tàn náng qǔ wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fight at the head of one's troops — 身先士卒 (shēn xiān shì zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fight to one's last gasp — 不死不休 (bù sǐ bù xiū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to figure out how to do something — 弄明白 (nòng míng bái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom) — 饱餐战饭 (bǎo cān zhàn fàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to find amusement in one's own way — 自得其乐 (zì dé qí lè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to find an excuse — 找台阶儿 (zhǎo tái jiē ér)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to find joy in sorrows (idiom) — 苦中作乐 (kǔ zhōng zuò lè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to find some consolation (idiom) — 聊以自慰 (liáo yǐ zì wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fling back weapons hurled at one by attackers (acrobatic performance in Chinese opera) — 打出手 (dǎ chū shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair) — 甩手顿脚 (shuǎi shǒu dùn jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom) — 自寻死路 (zì xún sǐ lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to force one's way out of encirclement — 杀出重围 (shā chū chóng wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to forget (everything one has learned) — 还给老师 (hái gěi lǎo shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to forget favors and violate justice (idiom) — 忘恩负义 (wàng ēn fù yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to forget loyalty when in love — 见色忘义 (jiàn sè wàng yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to frighten one another — 自相惊扰 (zì xiāng jīng rǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fulfill one's duty — 尽义务 (jìn yì wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom) — 功完行满 (gōng wán xíng mǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to gather happily under one roof — 欢聚一堂 (huān jù yì táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to gather one's friends — 呼朋引伴 (hū péng yǐn bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to gather one's spirits — 抖擞精神 (dǒu sǒu jīng shén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to gesticulate while talking (idiom) — 指手划脚 (zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get angry — 来火儿 (lái huǒ ér)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get angry — 动肝火 (dòng gān huǒ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get angry — 闹脾气 (nào pí qì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get married and have kids — 结婚生子 (jié hūn shēng zǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get off one's high horse — 放下身段 (fàng xià shēn duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get one's hair layered — 打层次 (dǎ céng cì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get one's hands free (to do sth else) — 腾出手 (téng chū shǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get one's own task done by sb else — 假手他人 (jiǎ shǒu tā rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get really angry — 火冒三丈 (huǒ mào sān zhàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get sth off one's chest — 一吐为快 (yì tǔ wèi kuài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get together all at once — 齐聚一堂 (qí jù yì táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get what one deserves — 得所应得 (dé suǒ yīng dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom) — 小试牛刀 (xiǎo shì niú dāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to give for free — 分文不取 (fēn wén bù qǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to give it your all — 浑身解数 (hún shēn xiè shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to give no cause for anxiety — 不足为虑 (bù zú wèi lǜ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness) — 不顾大局 (bú gù dà jú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to give no thought to — 置之度外 (zhì zhī dù wài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom) — 舍己为公 (shě jǐ wèi gōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to gnash one's teeth in anger — 怒目切齿 (nù mù qiè chǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go against the tide (idiom) — 倒行逆施 (dǎo xíng nì shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go against the tide (idiom) — 逆行倒施 (nì xíng dǎo shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go around one time — 绕一圈 (rào yì quān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom) — 迷不知返 (mí bù zhī fǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go back to one's roots — 回老家 (huí lǎo jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go one's own way (idiom) — 独行其是 (dú xíng qí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to grind one's way through an ink stone — 磨穿铁砚 (mó chuān tiě yàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese) — 蓄须明志 (xù xū míng zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hand in one's ration cards — 交粮本 (jiāo liáng běn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hate to leave a place where one has lived long — 安土重迁 (ān tǔ zhòng qiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a bad reputation — 声名狼藉 (shēng míng láng jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a high notion of one's duty — 深明大义 (shēn míng dà yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a lot on one's mind — 心事重重 (xīn shì chóng chóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a love-hate relationship with each other — 相爱相杀 (xiāng ài xiāng shā)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom) — 眼露杀气 (yǎn lù shā qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a style of one's own — 自成一家 (zì chéng yì jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a unique style of one's own (idiom) — 独树一格 (dú shù yì gé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a weight on one's mind — 背包袱 (bēi bāo fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have all one's wishes (idiom) — 万事如意 (wàn shì rú yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom) — 有机可乘 (yǒu jī kě chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation — 想得美 (xiǎng dé měi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have bad intentions — 不安好心 (bù ān hǎo xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have bad luck — 走背字 (zǒu bèi zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only) — 戴绿帽子 (dài lǜ mào zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have dark circles under one's eyes — 熊猫眼 (xióng māo yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom) — 眼馋肚饱 (yǎn chán dù bǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom) — 良心喂狗 (liáng xīn wèi gǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have free rein (idiom) — 放开手脚 (fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to have good intentions — 安好心 (ān hǎo xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have lost both one's parents — 父母双亡 (fù mǔ shuāng wáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have lost one's mind — 脑子进水 (nǎo zǐ jìn shuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no alternative — 没奈何 (mò nài hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no alternative (idiom) — 迫不得已 (pò bù dé yǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no alternative (idiom) — 进退无路 (jìn tuì wú lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no aspirations (idiom) — 胸无大志 (xiōng wú dà zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no idea — 心中无数 (xīn zhōng wú shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no interest in sth — 意兴索然 (yì xīng suǒ rán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no other choice — 别无选择 (bié wú xuǎn zé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking — 后继无人 (hòu jì wú rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no right or ability to interfere in sth — 管不着 (guǎn bù zhe)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no room to put sth — 放不下 (fàng bú xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no sense of shame — 不知羞耻 (bù zhī xiū chǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no sense of shame — 不要脸 (bú yào liǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no way out — 万般无奈 (wàn bān wú nài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom) — 志不在此 (zhì bú zài cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's bicycle chain come off — 掉链子 (diào liàn zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's defenses in good order (idiom) — 壁垒一新 (bì lěi yì xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom) — 脚踏实地 (jiǎo tà shí dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's life made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to be made to wear tight shoes) — 穿小鞋 (chuān xiǎo xié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom) — 遗臭万年 (yí chòu wàn nián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's tail between one's legs — 夹尾巴 (jiá wěi ba)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's ups and downs — 有沉有浮 (yǒu chén yǒu fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's wish fulfilled — 如愿以偿 (rú yuàn yǐ cháng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to have one's wish fulfilled — 得偿所愿 (dé cháng suǒ yuàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all — 见怪不怪 (jiàn guài bu guài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom) — 因祸得福 (yīn huò dé fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) — 怀才不遇 (huái cái bú yù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side — 一边倒 (yì biān dǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have three meals a day — 一日三餐 (yí rì sān cān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom) — 不吐不快 (bù tǔ bú kuài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have what it takes — 有本事 (yǒu běn shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to help one another in difficulty — 缓急相济 (huǎn jí xiāng jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• to help the needy for justice (idiom) — 仗义疏财 (zhàng yì shū cái)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• to heroically sacrifice one's life — 英勇牺牲 (yīng yǒng xī shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hesitate over what move to make (idiom) — 举棋不定 (jǔ qí bú dìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom) — 深藏若虚 (shēn cáng ruò xū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hit the big time — 大红大紫 (dà hóng dà zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hit the target where it hurts (idiom) — 切中时病 (qiè zhòng shí bìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom) — 按兵不动 (àn bīng bú dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) — 翘首以待 (qiáo shǒu yǐ dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom) — 敬若神明 (jìng ruò shén míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to honor the wise and love the people — 尊贤爱物 (zūn xián ài wù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to hop on one leg — 跳一只脚 (tiào yì zhī jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to imagine that one's love is reciprocated — 自作多情 (zì zuò duō qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to imitate what sb else does — 有样学样 (yǒu yàng xué yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world — 改换门庭 (gǎi huàn mén tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to include and monopolize many things — 兼容并包 (jiān róng bìng bāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to indulge in fantasy (idiom) — 想入非非 (xiǎng rù fēi fēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to inflate using one's breath — 人工吹气 (rén gōng chuī qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to invite a snub — 自讨没趣 (zì tǎo méi qù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to invite trouble — 引火烧身 (yǐn huǒ shāo shēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to jump on one foot — 独脚跳 (dú jiǎo tiào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) — 百折不挠 (bǎi zhé bù náo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep one's emotions inside oneself — 隐忍不发 (yǐn rěn bù fā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep one's emotions inside oneself — 隐忍不言 (yǐn rěn bù yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep one's eyes open (idiom) — 擦亮眼睛 (cā liàng yǎn jīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep one's promise — 说话算数 (shuō huà suàn shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep one's word — 守信用 (shǒu xìn yòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius) — 守望相助 (shǒu wàng xiāng zhù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to kill to the last one (idiom) — 赶尽杀绝 (gǎn jìn shā jué)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to kill two birds with one stone (idiom) — 一石二鸟 (yì shí èr niǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to know all under heaven — 通天彻地 (tōng tiān chè dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to know no shame — 死不要脸 (sǐ bú yào liǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom) — 了如指掌 (liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to know that one is in the wrong (idiom) — 自知理亏 (zì zhī lǐ kuī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to know what's going on — 心中有数 (xīn zhōng yǒu shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to laugh one's head off — 笑掉大牙 (xiào diào dà yá)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or property) — 净身出户 (jìng shēn chū hù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) — 先走一步 (xiān zǒu yí bù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to leave no trace — 不落痕迹 (bú luò hén jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave no trace — 不着痕迹 (bù zhe hén jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) — 背井离乡 (bèi jǐng lí xiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave some leeway — 留有余地 (liú yǒu yú dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave the net open on three sides (idiom) — 网开三面 (wǎng kāi sān miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave without saying good-bye — 不辞而别 (bù cí ér bié)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to let one's imagination roam — 浮想联翩 (fú xiǎng lián piān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to like to look good in the eyes of others — 爱面子 (ài miàn zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to line the streets in welcome — 夹道欢迎 (jiā dào huān yíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to live one's life — 过日子 (guò rì zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to live out one's life — 了却此生 (liǎo què cǐ shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom) — 绕膝承欢 (rào xī chéng huān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lock one's door and refuse to see sb — 拒之门外 (jù zhī mén wài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die — 养老送终 (yǎng lǎo sòng zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to look in all directions (idiom) — 东张西望 (dōng zhāng xī wàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to look tired — 面露倦意 (miàn lù juàn yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom) — 举目无亲 (jǔ mù wú qīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose a family fortune (idiom) — 倾家荡产 (qīng jiā dàng chǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to lose all interest in life (idiom) — 了无生趣 (liǎo wú shēng qù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's bearings — 蒙头转向 (méng tóu zhuǎn xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's cool — 沉不住气 (chén bú zhù qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's footing — 踩失脚 (cǎi shī jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) — 惊慌失措 (jīng huāng shī cuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's head over lust — 色令智昏 (sè lìng zhì hūn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's head through material greed (idiom) — 利令智昏 (lì lìng zhì hūn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's splendor — 黯然失色 (àn rán shī sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's standing — 身败名裂 (shēn bài míng liè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's temper — 使性子 (shǐ xìng zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's temper — 发脾气 (fā pí qi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose what one has just obtained (idiom) — 得而复失 (dé ér fù shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to love sb (or sth) as one loves life itself — 爱之如命 (ài zhī rú mìng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to love sth too much to part with it (idiom) — 爱不忍释 (ài bù rěn shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to love to hear and see (idiom) — 喜闻乐见 (xǐ wén lè jiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to make a bad move (in a game of chess) — 出臭子儿 (chū chòu zǐ ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom) — 小题大做 (xiǎo tí dà zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates — 爱憎分明 (ài zēng fēn míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a decision when it's time to decide — 当断则断 (dāng duàn zé duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a name for oneself — 闯出名堂 (chuǎng chū míng táng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) (idiom) — 桃园结义 (táo yuán jié yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom) — 语惊四座 (yǔ jīng sì zuò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) — 煞有介事 (shà yǒu jiè shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make no comment — 不予置评 (bù yǔ zhì píng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom) — 不分彼此 (bù fēn bǐ cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make nuclear-free — 无核化 (wú hé huà)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to make one's bed on the floor — 打地铺 (dǎ dì pù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make one's home in a place — 安家落户 (ān jiā luò hù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make painstaking efforts (idiom) — 苦心孤诣 (kǔ xīn gū yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. modeling) — 吃青春饭 (chī qīng chūn fàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom) — 将功补过 (jiāng gōng bǔ guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make up one's mind — 打定主意 (dǎ dìng zhǔ yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make use of one's position to gain profit for oneself or one's associates — 利益输送 (lì yì shū sòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations) — 倒插门 (dǎo chā mén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to massacre one another (idiom) — 自相残杀 (zì xiāng cán shā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to maximize one's time — 抓功夫 (zhuā gōng fū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to maximize one's time — 抓工夫 (zhuā gōng fū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to meet a challenge — 迎接挑战 (yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet a possible marriage partner — 相对象 (xiāng duì xiàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet again after a long period of separation — 久别重逢 (jiǔ bié chóng féng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet force with force — 硬碰硬 (yìng pèng yìng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet on the battlefield (idiom) — 兵戎相见 (bīng róng xiāng jiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet with a rebuff — 碰钉子 (pèng dīng zi)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet with disaster — 惨遭不幸 (cǎn zāo bú xìng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to melt in one's mouth — 入口就化 (rù kǒu jiù huà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to mention some but omit many others (idiom) — 挂一漏万 (guà yí lòu wàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to merge together (idiom) — 合而为一 (hé ér wéi yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to miss narrowly — 失之交臂 (shī zhī jiāo bì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to miss sb by a narrow chance — 交臂失之 (jiāo bì shī zhī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to move one's base (of operations) — 转移阵地 (zhuǎn yí zhèn dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to move one's lips — 动嘴皮 (dòng zuǐ pí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to neglect neither one — 两不误 (liǎng bú wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to neglect one's duties — 疏忽职守 (shū hū zhí shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to neglect one's duty — 玩忽职守 (wán hū zhí shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love — 见色忘友 (jiàn sè wàng yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral — 薄养厚葬 (báo yǎng hòu zàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to no avail — 毫无效果 (háo wú xiào guǒ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to nod one's head and bow (idiom) — 点头哈腰 (diǎn tóu hā yāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) — 摇头摆尾 (yáo tóu bǎi wěi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to not be able to distinguish who's winning — 不分胜败 (bù fēn shèng bài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to not know what sb is driving at — 不知所云 (bù zhī suǒ yún)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to not mind (at all, a bit) — 毫不介意 (háo bú jiè yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to not use all of — 用不了 (yòng bù liǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to observe — 看在眼里 (kàn zài yǎn lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to offend Heaven and reason (idiom) — 伤天害理 (shāng tiān hài lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to offer one's life in sacrifice — 肝脑涂地 (gān nǎo tú dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom) — 见钱眼开 (jiàn qián yǎn kāi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to overcome all obstacles — 排除万难 (pái chú wàn nán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom) — 自不量力 (zì bù liàng lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to part on bad terms — 不欢而散 (bù huān ér sàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to persist in one's views — 固执己见 (gù zhí jǐ jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom) — 做好做歹 (zuò hǎo zuò dǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pick one's nose — 挖鼻子 (wā bí zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pick up what others say (idiom) — 拾人牙慧 (shí rén yá huì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to place righteousness before family (idiom) — 大义灭亲 (dà yì miè qīn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to pledge undying love (idiom) — 山盟海誓 (shān méng hǎi shì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to pledge undying love (idiom) — 海誓山盟 (hǎi shì shān méng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to pledge undying love (idiom) — 盟山誓海 (méng shān shì hǎi)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to poke one's head in and pry (idiom) — 巴头探脑 (bā tóu tàn nǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to possess no special talents — 身无长技 (shēn wú cháng jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pour out one's grievances — 倒苦水 (dǎo kǔ shuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to prepare to meet the enemy head-on — 布防迎战 (bù fáng yíng zhàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom) — 养精蓄锐 (yǎng jīng xù ruì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pretend that everything is going well — 粉饰太平 (fěn shì tài píng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pretend to look happy — 强颜欢笑 (qiáng yán huān xiào)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to pretend to understand when you don't — 不懂装懂 (bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to prick up one's ears — 竖起耳朵 (shù qǐ ěr duo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom) — 翻云覆雨 (fān yún fù yǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to propose the future marriage of two unborn babies on condition that one turns out to be a boy, and the other, a girl (idiom) — 指腹为婚 (zhǐ fù wéi hūn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom) — 发奋有为 (fā fèn yǒu wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to put one's all into the fight — 放手一搏 (fàng shǒu yì bó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to put to good use — 派上用场 (pài shàng yòng chǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains — 劳心苦思 (láo xīn kǔ sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains — 绞尽脑汁 (jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains — 绞脑汁 (jiǎo nǎo zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom) — 搜索枯肠 (sōu suǒ kū cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains (idiom) — 费尽心思 (fèi jìn xīn sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom) — 费尽心机 (fèi jìn xīn jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to raise and lower one's hand (idiom) — 上下其手 (shàng xià qí shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to raise one and infer three — 举一反三 (jǔ yī fǎn sān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to raise one's spirits — 提起精神 (tí qǐ jīng shén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to raise one's voice — 扯嗓子 (chě sǎng zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to reach (with one's hand etc) — 够得着 (gòu dé zhe)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to realize in hindsight — 后知后觉 (hòu zhī hòu jué)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to reap where one has not sown (idiom) — 坐享其成 (zuò xiǎng qí chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to receive no news whatsoever about sb — 渺无音信 (miǎo wú yīn xìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom) — 知错能改 (zhī cuò néng gǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom) — 数典忘祖 (shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to recover one's youthful vigor — 返老还童 (fǎn lǎo huán tóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to recover some lost ground (in a competition) — 扳回一城 (bān huí yì chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor — 自我解嘲 (zì wǒ jiě cháo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to refuse to meet sb — 避不见面 (bì bú jiàn miàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to regard face as all-important — 死要面子 (sǐ yào miàn zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to regard sb as one's own child — 视同己出 (shì tóng jǐ chū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom) — 四海为家 (sì hǎi wéi jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to register one's name — 登记名 (dēng jì míng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to regret not having met earlier (idiom) — 相见恨晚 (xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to regret one's past deeds (idiom) — 悔不当初 (huǐ bù dāng chū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom) — 齐家治国 (qí jiā zhì guó)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to relax with one's eyes closed — 闭目养神 (bì mù yǎng shén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom) — 仰人鼻息 (yǎng rén bí xī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom) — 记忆犹新 (jì yì yóu xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to replace one tyranny by another — 以暴易暴 (yǐ bào yì bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to resign oneself to part with what one treasures — 忍痛割爱 (rěn tòng gē ài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) — 敬老尊贤 (jìng lǎo zūn xián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to resume one's old trade (idiom) — 重操旧业 (chóng cāo jiù yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to resume one's old trade (idiom) — 重温旧业 (chóng wēn jiù yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to return good for evil (idiom) — 以德报怨 (yǐ dé bào yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to return without any achievement (idiom) — 无功而返 (wú gōng ér fǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to reveal one's talent (idiom) — 显山露水 (xiǎn shān lù shuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) — 露出马脚 (lù chū mǎ jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) — 露马脚 (lòu mǎ jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom) — 割袍断义 (gē páo duàn yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to roll one's eyes — 翻白眼 (fān bái yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to roll up one's bedding — 卷铺盖 (juǎn pū gài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to ruin one's constitution — 大伤元气 (dà shāng yuán qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to run this way and that (idiom) — 东奔西走 (dōng bēn xī zǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to run this way and that (idiom) — 东奔西跑 (dōng bēn xī pǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sacrifice one's life in a crisis — 临危授命 (lín wēi shòu mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom) — 口无择言 (kǒu wú zé yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to say one and mean just that (idiom) — 说一不二 (shuō yī bù èr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to say one thing and do another (idiom) — 行不顾言 (xíng bú gù yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to say one thing but mean another — 口不应心 (kǒu bú yìng xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to say what everyone says (idiom) — 人云亦云 (rén yún yì yún)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to scatter in all directions — 四散奔逃 (sì sàn bēn táo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to search one's guts and belly (idiom) — 搜肠刮肚 (sōu cháng guā dù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to see how sb or sth performs when it comes to the crunch — 见真章 (jiàn zhēn zhāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to see the error of one's ways — 翻然悔悟 (fān rán huǐ wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to see what others fail to see (idiom) — 独具只眼 (dú jù zhī yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit — 拉关系 (lā guān xì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to seek life in death (idiom) — 死中求生 (sǐ zhōng qiú shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom) — 征名责实 (zhēng míng zé shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to set to one side and ignore (idiom) — 漠然置之 (mò rán zhì zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to shade one's eyes with one's hand — 手搭凉棚 (shǒu dā liáng péng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom) — 同声一哭 (tóng shēng yì kū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to shift one's eyes — 转移视线 (zhuǎn yí shì xiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show no quarter — 毫不留情 (háo bù liú qíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show no understanding of the times (idiom) — 不识时务 (bù shí shí wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show no understanding of the times (idiom) — 不识时变 (bù shí shí biàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show off one's abilities — 露一手 (lòu yì shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show off one's ability — 锋芒毕露 (fēng máng bì lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show off one's military strength (idiom) — 耀武扬威 (yào wǔ yáng wēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show one's feelings — 形于色 (xíng yú sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show one's hand — 亮底牌 (liàng dǐ pái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show sb how to get to the right path — 指点迷津 (zhǐ diǎn mí jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to showcase one's talents — 一展身手 (yì zhǎn shēn shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears — 闭目塞听 (bì mù sè tīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom) — 引吭高歌 (yǐn háng gāo gē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sit and wait for death (idiom) — 坐以待毙 (zuò yǐ dài bì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) — 坐失机宜 (zuò shī jī yí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) — 坐失良机 (zuò shī liáng jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to slit one's own throat — 抹脖子 (mǒ bó zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom) — 溜须拍马 (liū xū pāi mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to some extent — 多多少少 (duō duō shǎo shǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spare no effort — 不惜血本 (bù xī xuè běn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spare no effort — 不辞劳苦 (bù cí láo kǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spare no effort (idiom) — 尽心竭力 (jìn xīn jié lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spare no pains or effort (idiom) — 不遗余力 (bù yí yú lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spend (much) effort — 费周折 (fèi zhōu zhé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spend all one's time together (idiom) — 朝夕相处 (zhāo xī xiāng chǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom) — 花天酒地 (huā tiān jiǔ dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) — 作茧自缚 (zuò jiǎn zì fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) — 吐丝自缚 (tǔ sī zì fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) — 造茧自缚 (zào jiǎn zì fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to split one's sides laughing — 笑破肚皮 (xiào pò dù pí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to split sth into two (idiom) — 一折两段 (yì zhé liǎng duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spoil one's appetite — 倒胃口 (dǎo wèi kǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spray in all directions — 飞沫四溅 (fēi mò sì jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spread one's voice wide (idiom) — 大张声势 (dà zhāng shēng shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spread one's wings and soar (idiom) — 展翅高飞 (zhǎn chì gāo fēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stake all on one throw — 孤注一掷 (gū zhù yí zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stand a good chance — 大有希望 (dà yǒu xī wàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom) — 力排众议 (lì pái zhòng yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stand out among one's peers (idiom) — 出人头地 (chū rén tóu dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stay out all night (idiom) — 夜不归宿 (yè bù guī sù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stick one leg over the other (when sitting) — 架二郎腿 (jià èr láng tuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stick one leg over the other (when sitting) — 翘二郎腿 (qiào èr láng tuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stick one's head out and look around (idiom) — 探头探脑 (tàn tóu tàn nǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stick out one's tongue — 吐舌头 (tǔ shé tou)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stop at this point — 到此为止 (dào cǐ wéi zhǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc) — 伸懒腰 (shēn lǎn yāo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to stuff one's pockets — 中饱私囊 (zhōng bǎo sī náng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stuff one's pockets — 饱私囊 (bǎo sī náng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to substitute one's words for the law (idiom) — 以言代法 (yǐ yán dài fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to summon one's courage — 鼓起勇气 (gǔ qǐ yǒng qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to summon one's courage — 鼓足勇气 (gǔ zú yǒng qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to support one's family (idiom) — 养家活口 (yǎng jiā huó kǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]) — 过关斩将 (guò guān zhǎn jiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to swing one's sleeve (in anger) — 甩袖子 (shuǎi xiù zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take advantage of a loophole — 钻空子 (zuàn kòng zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom) — 仗势欺人 (zhàng shì qī rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take all one's family along (idiom) — 携家带眷 (xié jiā dài juàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to take care of a matter all by oneself — 一手包办 (yì shǒu bāo bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take defeat with bad grace — 输不起 (shū bù qǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take one's life — 自行了断 (zì xíng liǎo duàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take one's revenge — 出口气 (chū kǒu qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take the back roads — 抄小路 (chāo xiǎo lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) — 顾全大局 (gù quán dà jú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to talk about this and that (idiom) — 巴三览四 (bā sān lǎn sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to talk about this and that (idiom) — 东拉西扯 (dōng lā xī chě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to talk big — 放大炮 (fàng dà pào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to talk from one's personal experience — 现身说法 (xiàn shēn shuō fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to talk until one is blue in the face — 磨破嘴皮 (mó pò zuǐ pí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to tax one's ingenuity — 用尽心机 (yòng jìn xīn jī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to tell anybody one happens to meet — 逢人便讲 (féng rén biàn jiǎng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to tell one lie after another (idiom) — 鬼话连篇 (guǐ huà lián piān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to think too much of oneself — 自命不凡 (zì mìng bù fán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to throw one's weight around — 拿架子 (ná jià zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) — 投井下石 (tóu jǐng xià shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) — 落井下石 (luò jǐng xià shí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to thump repeatedly with one's fist — 饱以老拳 (bǎo yǐ lǎo quán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to tighten one's belt — 过紧日子 (guò jǐn rì zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to touch on sth and leave it there — 点到即止 (diǎn dào jí zhǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to transfer (from one unit to another) — 转关系 (zhuǎn guān xì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom) — 肝胆相照 (gān dǎn xiāng zhào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom) — 看人行事 (kàn rén xíng shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to treat sth lightly — 掉以轻心 (diào yǐ qīng xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to trust one another fully — 坦诚相见 (tǎn chéng xiāng jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try by all available methods — 变法儿 (biàn fǎ ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom) — 强忍悲痛 (qiáng rěn bēi tòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try one's best to do sth (idiom) — 勉力而为 (miǎn lì ér wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try one's luck — 撞运气 (zhuàng yùn qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try one's luck — 碰运气 (pèng yùn qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try one's utmost — 尽力而为 (jìn lì ér wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to try to form friendly ties with sb for one's own benefit — 拉交情 (lā jiāo qíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to tuck one's tail between one's legs — 夹起尾巴 (jiá qǐ wěi ba)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to turn on one's heels — 掉头就走 (diào tóu jiù zǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom) — 反脸无情 (fǎn liǎn wú qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom) — 转面无情 (zhuǎn miàn wú qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to turn one's head — 回过头来 (huí guò tóu lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to turn out just as one predicted or feared — 不幸言中 (bú xìng yán zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to turn over in one's mind (idiom) — 左思右想 (zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom) — 抓耳挠腮 (zhuā ěr náo sāi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to unite as one — 团结一心 (tuán jié yì xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use all sorts of excuses — 推三阻四 (tuī sān zǔ sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use it for the purpose of relieving the tedium to some extent — 聊以解闷 (liáo yǐ jiě mèn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom) — 努力以赴 (nǔ lì yǐ fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use one's brains — 动脑筋 (dòng nǎo jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use one's position for personal gain (idiom) — 以权谋私 (yǐ quán móu sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom) — 以强凌弱 (yǐ qiáng líng ruò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom) — 恃强欺弱 (shì qiáng qī ruò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas — 借题发挥 (jiè tí fā huī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom) — 迁怒于人 (qiān nù yú rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom) — 忆苦思甜 (yì kǔ sī tián)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to visit one's friends and relatives — 走亲访友 (zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to vow not to break one's promise — 誓不反悔 (shì bù fǎn huǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom) — 同流合污 (tóng liú hé wū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) — 前功尽弃 (qián gōng jìn qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to waste no time in (doing sth) — 抓紧时间 (zhuā jǐn shí jiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom) — 磨嘴皮子 (mó zuǐ pí zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly — 量力而为 (liàng lì ér wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom) — 笑脸相迎 (xiào liǎn xiāng yíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to whisper to one another's ear — 交头接耳 (jiāo tóu jiē ěr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to wipe one’s ass — 擦屁股 (cā pì gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to wish for higher status (idiom) — 巴高望上 (bā gāo wàng shàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to wish to continue sth — 意犹未尽 (yì yóu wèi jìn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question — 反问语气 (fǎn wèn yǔ qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects) — 过犹不及 (guò yóu bù jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• too late to be sorry — 悔之已晚 (huǐ zhī yǐ wǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• too much talk is a nuisance (idiom) — 话多不甜 (huà duō bù tián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• too numerous to mention individually or one by one — 不胜枚举 (bú shèng méi jǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom) — 齐大非偶 (qí dà fēi ǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• top three — 前三甲 (qián sān jiǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components (typically lime, clay, and sand) — 三合土 (sān hé tǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• traitor to one's love — 负心汉 (fù xīn hàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 转注字 (zhuǎn zhù zì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return) — 转移支付 (zhuǎn yí zhī fù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• treasure knife does not age (idiom) — 宝刀未老 (bǎo dāo wèi lǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• triangular relationship — 三角关系 (sān jiǎo guān xì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 you2 quan2] — 三碳糖 (sān tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• troubles — 烦心事 (fán xīn shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions) — 二十五史 (èr shí wǔ shǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two distinct things — 两样东西 (liǎng yàng dōng xī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two entirely different worlds — 两重天 (liǎng chóng tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two hearts beat as one (idiom) — 心心相印 (xīn xīn xiāng yìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two items — 二项式 (èr xiàng shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two quite different things — 两回事 (liǎng huí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜[Zhou1 Yu2] and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]) — 一时瑜亮 (yì shí yú liàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two shift system (in schools) — 二部制 (èr bù zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two simultaneous happy events in the family — 双喜临门 (shuāng xǐ lín mén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• two things that are fundamentally different from each other — 两码事 (liǎng mǎ shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-China (policy) — 两个中国 (liǎng gè zhōng guó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-day weekend — 双休日 (shuāng xiū rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-dimensional — 二次元 (èr cì yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-faced person — 两面人 (liǎng miàn rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-faced person — 两面派 (liǎng miàn pài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-faced person — 双面人 (shuāng miàn rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-faced, three knives (idiom) — 两面三刀 (liǎng miàn sān dāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-party system — 两党制 (liǎng dǎng zhì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• two-pronged strategy — 两手策略 (liǎng shǒu cè lüè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[ling2 long2] — 联绵词 (lián mián cí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-way — 正反两面 (zhèng fǎn liǎng miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-wheeled handcart — 架子车 (jià zi chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• typhoon shelter (a cove where boats shelter from strong winds and rough seas, esp. in Hong Kong) — 避风塘 (bì fēng táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc — 合不拢嘴 (hé bù lǒng zuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to contain one's joy (idiom) — 喜不自胜 (xǐ bú zì shèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to contain one's joy (idiom) — 喜不自禁 (xǐ bú zì jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to control one's grief (idiom) — 悲不自胜 (bēi bú zì shèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) — 不知好歹 (bù zhī hǎo dǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to help however much one would like to (idiom) — 爱莫能助 (ài mò néng zhù)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• unable to make sense of what one is hearing — 听不懂 (tīng bù dǒng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to make sense of what one is looking at — 看不懂 (kàn bù dǒng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to take one's eyes off (idiom) — 目不转睛 (mù bù zhuǎn jīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unable to tell good from bad (idiom) — 不识好歹 (bù shí hǎo dǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• under one's own name — 以本人名 (yǐ běn rén míng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• unhappy love affair — 烂桃花 (làn táo huā)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• united as one — 合众为一 (hé zhòng wèi yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unlikely to go so far as to — 不至于 (bú zhì yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unprofitable goods — 赔钱货 (péi qián huò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unrivaled (idiom) — 举世无双 (jǔ shì wú shuāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors) — 潜规则 (qián guī zé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• until death puts an end (idiom) — 死而后已 (sǐ ér hòu yǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• untrustworthy — 言而无信 (yán ér wú xìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• up here, down there (idiom) — 此起彼伏 (cǐ qǐ bǐ fú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遙遊|逍遥游) — 无用之树 (wú yòng zhī shù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year) — 招财进宝 (zhāo cái jìn bǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• using the few to defeat the many (idiom) — 以少胜多 (yǐ shǎo shèng duō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• vaguely defined offense that can be broadly interpreted and potentially abused by law enforcement — 口袋罪 (kǒu dài zuì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• various sages and ten schools of thought — 诸子十家 (zhū zǐ shí jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• vehicle powered by two or more pedallers (typically, a tandem bicycle) — 协力车 (xié lì chē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• vehicle that gives one a free ride — 顺风车 (shùn fēng chē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ventilation system that purifies outdoor air during intake — 新风系统 (xīn fēng xì tǒng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom) — 初出茅庐 (chū chū máo lú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• very busy — 忙进忙出 (máng jìn máng chū)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• very good — 太好了 (tài hǎo le)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• very happy — 美滋滋 (měi zī zī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧[Du4 Mu4]) — 杏花村 (xìng huā cūn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• virologist (person who studies viruses) — 病毒学家 (bìng dú xué jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• virtue has its rewards (idiom) — 善有善报 (shàn yǒu shàn bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• virus family — 病毒科 (bìng dú kē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• vivid in one's mind (idiom) — 历历在目 (lì lì zài mù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wait and see (who is right) — 等着瞧 (děng zhe qiáo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wait and see (who is right) — 走着瞧 (zǒu zhe qiáo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom) — 翘足引领 (qiáo zú yǐn lǐng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• war on all sides (idiom) — 南征北战 (nán zhēng běi zhàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• war on all sides (idiom) — 南征北讨 (nán zhēng běi tǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• war on all sides (idiom) — 东征西怨 (dōng zhēng xī yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• war on all sides (idiom) — 东征西讨 (dōng zhēng xī tǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• war on all sides (idiom) — 东讨西征 (dōng tǎo xī zhēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• well-behaved girl — 乖乖女 (guāi guāi nǚ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what are you doing? — 干什么 (gàn shén me)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what kind? — 什么样 (shén me yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what one can see — 目之所及 (mù zhī suǒ jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what one can see — 目力所及 (mù lì suǒ jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what one hears and sees (idiom) — 所见所闻 (suǒ jiàn suǒ wén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what the hell — 活见鬼 (huó jiàn guǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what? — 怎么着 (zěn me zhāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) — 耳熟能详 (ěr shú néng xiáng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what's the matter? — 怎么回事 (zěn me huí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what's to be done — 怎么办 (zěn me bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when the circumference is three, the diameter is (approximately) one — 周三径一 (zhōu sān jìng yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when the moment comes — 到时候 (dào shí hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when the root is firm, the branches flourish — 本固枝荣 (běn gù zhī róng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when things come to a head (idiom) — 事到临头 (shì dào lín tóu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when? — 什么时候 (shén me shí hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• when? — 多早晚 (duō zǎo wǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where do these words stem from? — 何出此言 (hé chū cǐ yán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where I am — 我这儿 (wǒ zhè ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where the wind and the waves are the fiercest — 风口浪尖 (fēng kǒu làng jiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where there is injustice, there will be an outcry — 不平则鸣 (bù píng zé míng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) — 善始善终 (shàn shǐ shàn zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) — 有始有终 (yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) — 有头有尾 (yǒu tóu yǒu wěi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where will it stop? — 伊于胡底 (yī yú hú dǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wherever one goes — 所到之处 (suǒ dào zhī chù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• who do (you) think (you) are? — 算哪根葱 (suàn nǎ gēn cōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• who will be the winner? — 花落谁家 (huā luò shuí jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• who would believe it! — 鬼才信 (guǐ cái xìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• who would have thought that ...? — 哪知道 (nǎ zhī dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• who? — 什么人 (shén me rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• who's this big shot? — 何方神圣 (hé fāng shén shèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• why? — 为什么 (wèi shén me)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband — 糟糠妻 (zāo kāng qī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• winner takes all — 赢家通吃 (yíng jiā tōng chī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wise after the event (idiom) — 事后聪明 (shì hòu cōng ming)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wish list — 心愿单 (xīn yuàn dān)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) — 欲益反损 (yù yì fǎn sǔn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wishing one could do sth — 恨不得 (hèn bù dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• with a sad air — 面带愁容 (miàn dài chóu róng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom) — 胡天胡帝 (hú tiān hú dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom) — 厚德载物 (hòu dé zài wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• with no regard for law or discipline (idiom) — 目无法纪 (mù wú fǎ jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• with one's hands behind one's back — 倒背手 (dǎo bèi shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• with one's hands clasped behind one's back — 背着手 (bèi zhuó shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• without a penny to one's name — 不名一文 (bù míng yì wén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• without destruction there can be no construction — 不破不立 (bú pò bú lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• without one's own opinions — 无主见 (wú zhǔ jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• without proof one can't believe it (idiom) — 无征不信 (wú zhēng bú xìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• without two nickels to rub together (idiom) — 赤贫如洗 (chì pín rú xǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• woman from a respectable family — 良家女子 (liáng jiā nǚ zǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• word that contains one or more letters of an alphabet (e.g. HSK, PK, WTO, PO文, PM2.5, γ射線|γ射线[γ she4 xian4]) — 字母词 (zì mǔ cí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• words still ringing in one's ears (idiom) — 言犹在耳 (yán yóu zài ěr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with — 榴莲族 (liú lián zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple) — 二人世界 (èr rén shì jiè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• worried too much — 焦虑不安 (jiāo lǜ bù ān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] — 本命年 (běn mìng nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• yes-man — 应声虫 (yìng shēng chóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• you win some, you lose some (idiom) — 有得有失 (yǒu dé yǒu shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• you're welcome — 不客气 (bú kè qì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• you're welcome — 不用客气 (bú yòng kè qì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried — 大龄青年 (dà líng qīng nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• young person who pursues multiple careers simultaneously — 斜杠青年 (xié gàng qīng nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• your name has been known to me for a long time (polite) — 久闻大名 (jiǔ wén dà míng)

  social · social · intermediate · formal

• "Journey to the West", a Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩[Wu2 Cheng2 en1], one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, also known as "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey" — 西游记 (xī yóu jì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao) — 直通车 (zhí tōng chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• a heavy load and a long road — 任重道远 (rèn zhòng dào yuǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• a hot tourist attraction — 旅游热点 (lǚ yóu rè diǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• a North Korean — 朝鲜人 (cháo xiān rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• a nuclear power (country) — 核大国 (hé dà guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• a property providing rural accommodation (farm stay, boutique hotel etc) — 农家乐 (nóng jiā lè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• a strip of scenic beauty (coast, river, road etc) — 风景线 (fēng jǐng xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• a tourist — 旅游客 (lǚ yóu kè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• additional ticket desk — 补票处 (bǔ piào chù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• admission by ticket only — 凭票入场 (píng piào rù chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• agricultural country — 农业国 (nóng yè guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• air ticket — 飞机票 (fēi jī piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport — 飞机场 (fēi jī chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport construction fee (abbr. for 機場建設費|机场建设费) — 机建费 (jī jiàn fèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport lounge — 候机厅 (hòu jī tīng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport terminal — 候机楼 (hòu jī lóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport terminal — 机场大厦 (jī chǎng dà shà)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport terminal — 登机楼 (dēng jī lóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• airport terminal — 航站楼 (háng zhàn lóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• all parts of the country — 五湖四海 (wǔ hú sì hǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• all things tend in one direction (idiom) — 百川归海 (bǎi chuān guī hǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• all we need is an east wind (idiom) — 只欠东风 (zhī qiàn dōng fēng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• an economy — 经济体 (jīng jì tǐ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ancient city of Troy — 特洛伊 (tè luò yī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West — 王母娘娘 (wáng mǔ niáng niáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• app-based taxi — 网约车 (wǎng yuē chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai — 太液池 (tài yè chí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc — 乘务员 (chéng wù yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• boarding gate (at airport) — 登机桥 (dēng jī qiáo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• border station — 边防站 (biān fáng zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• broad and open road (idiom) — 康庄大道 (kāng zhuāng dà dào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bullet train — 子弹火车 (zǐ dàn huǒ chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bumpy (of a road) — 磕磕绊绊 (kē kē bàn bàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus — 公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus or tram stop — 停靠站 (tíng kào zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus shelter — 候车亭 (hòu chē tíng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus stop — 停车站 (tíng chē zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus stop — 巴士站 (bā shì zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• bus stop — 汽车站 (qì chē zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• business class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc) — 公务舱 (gōng wù cāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• business class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc) — 商务舱 (shāng wù cāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• business travel expenses — 差旅费 (chà lǚ fèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• busker — 街头艺人 (jiē tóu yì rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• by mutual consent (north China dialect) — 两情两愿 (liǎng qíng liǎng yuàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• capitalist roader (person in power taking the capitalist road, a political label often pinned on cadres by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution) — 走资派 (zǒu zī pài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• capsule hotel — 胶囊旅馆 (jiāo náng lǚ guǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• capsule hotel — 胶囊酒店 (jiāo náng jiǔ diàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• carrying very little luggage (idiom) — 一琴一鹤 (yì qín yí hè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• central city district — 市中区 (shì zhōng qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• chair country — 主席国 (zhǔ xí guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• charging station (for electric vehicles) — 充电站 (chōng diàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• cinema ticket — 电影票 (diàn yǐng piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• circular road — 环形路 (huán xíng lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city center — 市中心 (shì zhōng xīn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city council — 市议会 (shì yì huì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city council rates — 市政税 (shì zhèng shuì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city dweller — 城里人 (chéng lǐ rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city hall — 市政府 (shì zhèng fǔ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city hall — 市政厅 (shì zhèng tīng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city of culture — 文化城 (wén huà chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• city precinct with a streetscape created by artists — 艺术造街 (yì shù zào jiē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• claimant country (in a territorial dispute) — 声索国 (shēng suǒ guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• close the country to international intercourse — 闭关自守 (bì guān zì shǒu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• concierge department of a hotel or resort — 礼宾部 (lǐ bīn bù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• connecting flight — 转接班机 (zhuǎn jiē bān jī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country bumpkin — 土包子 (tǔ bāo zǐ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country code — 国家代码 (guó jiā dài mǎ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom) — 亡国灭种 (wáng guó miè zhǒng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country folk — 乡下人 (xiāng xià rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country manners — 乡下习气 (xiāng xià xí qì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country music (country & western music genre) — 乡村音乐 (xiāng cūn yīn yuè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country of origin — 原产国 (yuán chǎn guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• country poor in oil — 贫油国 (pín yóu guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• county-level city (administrative division in China) — 县级市 (xiàn jí shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• cross country running — 越野跑 (yuè yě pǎo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• cross-country orienteering — 定向越野 (dìng xiàng yuè yě)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• cross-country running — 越野赛跑 (yuè yě sài pǎo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• data bus (computer) — 数据总线 (shù jù zǒng xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• dead-end road — 断头路 (duàn tóu lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• direct flight — 直达航班 (zhí dá háng bān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate) — 解理方向 (jiě lǐ fāng xiàng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• docking station — 扩展坞 (kuò zhǎn wù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• domestic flight — 国内线 (guó nèi xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• double room (hotel) — 双人间 (shuāng rén jiān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• double-decker bus — 双层巴士 (shuāng céng bā shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• downhill road — 下坡路 (xià pō lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• dual attachment station — 双连接站 (shuāng lián jiē zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• duty to defend the country (idiom) — 守土有责 (shǒu tǔ yǒu zé)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• east and west — 东西方 (dōng xī fāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• east Pacific — 东太平洋 (dōng tài píng yáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• east west south north — 东西南北 (dōng xī nán běi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• east-west distance — 东西宽 (dōng xī kuān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• east, south, west and north — 东南西北 (dōng nán xī běi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• electric pumping station in irrigation system — 电灌站 (diàn guàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• elevated road — 高架道路 (gāo jià dào lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• entering and leaving a country — 进出境 (jìn chū jìng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• entry visa — 入境签证 (rù jìng qiān zhèng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• experimental station — 试验场 (shì yàn chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ezTravel, Taiwanese travel agency — 易游网 (yì yóu wǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• familiar road — 熟道儿 (shú dào ér)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom) — 转战千里 (zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• five-star (hotel) — 五星级 (wǔ xīng jí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• fixed point (of a map) (math.) — 不动点 (bú dòng diǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom) — 一马平川 (yì mǎ píng chuān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flight and hotel (travel package) (abbr. for 機票加酒店|机票加酒店[ji1 piao4 jia1 jiu3 dian4]) — 机加酒 (jī jiā jiǔ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flight attendant — 空服员 (kōng fú yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flight deck — 飞行甲板 (fēi xíng jiǎ bǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flight record — 飞行记录 (fēi xíng jì lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flight schedule — 航班表 (háng bān biǎo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• flyover (road bridge) — 跨线桥 (kuà xiàn qiáo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• fork (of a tree, road, argument etc) — 丫巴儿 (yā bā ér)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• former Hwanghae Province of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954 — 黄海道 (huáng hǎi dào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• former name of Dalian city 大連|大连[Da4 lian2] incorporating Lüshun 旅順|旅顺[Lu:3 shun4] — 旅大市 (lǚ dà shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• forward direction — 正方向 (zhèng fāng xiàng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地 — 四大盆地 (sì dà pén dì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• gas fired power station — 燃气电厂 (rán qì diàn chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• gas station — 加油站 (jiā yóu zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• gas station attendant — 加油工 (jiā yóu gōng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• geothermal electric power station — 地热电站 (dì rè diàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• goods train — 货运列车 (huò yùn liè chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• grand hotel — 大饭店 (dà fàn diàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• great streets and small alleys (idiom) — 大街小巷 (dà jiē xiǎo xiàng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century) — 绿皮车 (lǜ pí chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• group on a tour to get acquainted with the local situation — 踩线团 (cǎi xiàn tuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• group travel — 团体行 (tuán tǐ xíng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• guard home, defend the country (idiom) — 保家卫国 (bǎo jiā wèi guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) — 宾至如归 (bīn zhì rú guī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) — 半壁江山 (bàn bì jiāng shān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• head of a flight of stairs — 楼梯口 (lóu tī kǒu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc) — 大头照 (dà tóu zhào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · formal

• host country — 主办国 (zhǔ bàn guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• host country — 东道国 (dōng dào guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• hotel room rented at an hourly rate — 钟点房 (zhōng diǎn fáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• hotel room with one double (or queen or king) bed — 大床房 (dà chuáng fáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• incentive travel — 奖励旅行 (jiǎng lì lǚ xíng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• incentive travel — 奖励旅游 (jiǎng lì lǚ yóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• industrialized country — 工业国 (gōng yè guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• international airport — 国际机场 (guó jì jī chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• inverse map (math.) — 逆映射 (nì yìng shè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• kindergarten bus — 娃娃车 (wá wa chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• known throughout the country (idiom) — 扬名四海 (yáng míng sì hǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• landing visa — 落地签 (luò dì qiān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• landlocked country — 内陆国 (nèi lù guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• last bus or train — 末班车 (mò bān chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west — 东鳞西爪 (dōng lín xī zhǎo)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom) — 强弩之末 (qiáng nǔ zhī mò)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) — 倾国倾城 (qīng guó qīng chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) — 倾城倾国 (qīng chéng qīng guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom) — 冤家路窄 (yuān jiā lù zhǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) — 路不拾遗 (lù bù shí yí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) — 道不拾遗 (dào bù shí yí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom) — 拆东补西 (chāi dōng bǔ xī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls — 社鼠城狐 (shè shǔ chéng hú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. rich country, strong army (idiom) — 富国强兵 (fù guó qiáng bīng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom) — 马耳东风 (mǎ ěr dōng fēng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom) — 穷途末路 (qióng tú mò lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom) — 南箕北斗 (nán jī běi dòu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom) — 轻车熟路 (qīng chē shú lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom) — 唱空城计 (chàng kōng chéng jì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• lit. when you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom) — 入境随俗 (rù jìng suí sú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• local police station — 派出所 (pài chū suǒ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• local train — 普通车 (pǔ tōng chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• long-distance bus — 长途车 (cháng tú chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• love hotel — 情趣酒店 (qíng qù jiǔ diàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• luggage carrier (bicycle) — 后车架 (hòu chē jià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• luggage office — 行李房 (xíng li fáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• luggage rack — 行李架 (xíng li jià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• luggage that has been checked in (on flight) — 托运行李 (tuō yùn xíng li)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• magnetic levitation (train) — 磁悬浮 (cí xuán fú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• major city — 大城市 (dài chéng shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• major city — 大都会 (dà dōu huì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• management station — 管理站 (guǎn lǐ zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) — 福如东海 (fú rú dōng hǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• member country — 成员国 (chéng yuán guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• metropolitan city, South Korean analog of PRC municipality 直轄市|直辖市[zhi2 xia2 shi4] — 广域市 (guǎng yù shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• middle road (in politics) — 中间路线 (zhōng jiān lù xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) — 农民工 (nóng mín gōng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• mind map — 心智图 (xīn zhì tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• mind map — 思维地图 (sī wéi dì tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• mind map — 思维导图 (sī wéi dǎo tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• mind map — 概念地图 (gài niàn dì tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• mini bus (used for public transportation) — 小公共 (xiǎo gōng gòng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• moat (surrounding the city wall) — 护城河 (hù chéng hé)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• name of Qing dynasty province covering south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces, with capital at Nanjing — 江南省 (jiāng nán shěng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain) — 黄金海岸 (huáng jīn hǎi àn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• native person (of a country) — 本地人 (běn dì rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• natives of one's own country — 本国人 (běn guó rén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• neutral country — 中立国 (zhōng lì guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• nickname of Beijing Daxing International Airport 北京大興國際機場|北京大兴国际机场[Bei3 jing1 Da4 xing1 Guo2 ji4 Ji1 chang3], whose terminal building looks like a giant alien starfish — 海星机场 (hǎi xīng jī chǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• non-nuclear country — 非核国家 (fēi hé guó jiā)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom) — 大江南北 (dà jiāng nán běi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• north central area — 中北部 (zhōng běi bù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• north China army (esp. during the warlords period) — 北洋陆军 (běi yáng lù jūn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution — 北洋军 (běi yáng jūn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan) — 北洋水师 (běi yáng shuǐ shī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• north-south distance — 南北长 (nán běi cháng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• nurses' station (in a hospital or clinic) — 护士站 (hù shì zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• off-road vehicle — 越野车 (yuè yě chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• old city district — 老城区 (lǎo chéng qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) — 一国两制 (yì guó liǎng zhì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 — 后西游记 (hòu xī yóu jì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 — 续西游记 (xù xī yóu jì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 — 西游补 (xī yóu bǔ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one-way road — 单行线 (dān háng xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• one-way street — 单行道 (dān háng dào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• operator (of a power station, transport network etc) — 运营商 (yùn yíng shāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• outer ring (road or rail line) — 外环线 (wài huán xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• pen name of Deng Xiaoping during his 1992 southern tour — 黄富平 (huáng fù píng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• platform ticket — 月台票 (yuè tái piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• pointless trip — 冤枉路 (yuān wǎng lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• police station — 警察局 (jǐng chá jú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• police station (Beijing slang) — 炮儿局 (pào ér jú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · casual

• political street theater (loanword from Zhivaya Gazeta, or Living Newspaper, Russian theater form of the 1920s) — 活报剧 (huó bào jù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• polling station — 投开票所 (tóu kāi piào suǒ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• polling station (for a vote) — 投票站 (tóu piào zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• port city — 港口城市 (gǎng kǒu chéng shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• power station — 发电站 (fā diàn zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• prefecture-level city — 地级市 (dì jí shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• prosperous country with military might — 国富兵强 (guó fù bīng qiáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) — 公安局 (gōng ān jú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• public transport station — 公交站 (gōng jiāo zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• radio station — 广播电台 (guǎng bō diàn tái)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• rattle drum — 拨浪鼓 (bō làng gǔ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• red-eye flight — 红眼航班 (hóng yǎn háng bān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students) — 优待票 (yōu dài piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• relay station — 中继站 (zhōng jì zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• request bus stop — 招呼站 (zhāo hū zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• resort area — 度假区 (dù jià qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ring road — 环形公路 (huán xíng gōng lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom) — 羊肠小道 (yáng cháng xiǎo dào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road construction — 道路工程 (dào lù gōng chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road maintenance tax (China) — 养路费 (yǎng lù fèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road network — 公路网 (gōng lù wǎng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road or pavement laid with flagstones — 石板路 (shí bǎn lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road race — 公路赛 (gōng lù sài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road rage — 路怒症 (lù nù zhèng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road roller — 压路机 (yā lù jī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road roller — 轧道机 (yà dào jī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road to ruin — 不归路 (bù guī lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• road traffic policing — 交通警卫 (jiāo tōng jǐng wèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• roadside tree — 行道树 (háng dào shù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• round-trip ticket (Tw) — 去回票 (qù huí piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• route map — 路线图 (lù xiàn tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ruins of Luntai city, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang — 轮台古城 (lún tái gǔ chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• same road out, different ones back — 同途殊归 (tóng tú shū guī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• second-class carriage (of a train) — 二等车 (èr děng chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• sense of direction — 方向感 (fāng xiàng gǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife — 泼妇骂街 (pō fù mà jiē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• shuttle bus — 接泊车 (jiē bó chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• shuttle bus — 摆渡车 (bǎi dù chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• shuttle bus (typically provided for employees or students by a company or school) — 交通车 (jiāo tōng chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• shuttle bus ferrying passengers between train stations on two different rail lines — 接驳车 (jiē bó chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• signal station — 信号台 (xìn hào tái)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• single attachment station (telecommunications) — 单连接站 (dān lián jiē zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• single room (hotel) — 单人间 (dān rén jiān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• single supplement (for a hotel room) — 单房差 (dān fáng chà)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• single supplement (for a hotel room) — 单间差 (dān jiān chà)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• soldiers at the city walls (idiom) — 兵临城下 (bīng lín chéng xià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• south and north poles — 南北极 (nán běi jí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• south central region — 中南部 (zhōng nán bù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• sovereign country — 主权国家 (zhǔ quán guó jiā)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• space station — 太空站 (tài kōng zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• space station — 空间站 (kōng jiān zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• special train — 专门列车 (zhuān mén liè chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• standard (hotel) room — 标准间 (biāo zhǔn jiān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• starting price — 起步价 (qǐ bù jià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• street corner — 拐角处 (guǎi jiǎo chù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• street urchin — 流浪儿 (liú làng ér)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• sub-prefecture-level city (county level division, administered by province, not under a prefecture) — 副地级市 (fù dì jí shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• subway — 地下铁路 (dì xià tiě lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• subway station — 地铁站 (dì tiě zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• sunset, the end of the road (idiom) — 日暮途穷 (rì mù tú qióng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• sustainable city — 生态城市 (shēng tài chéng shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• sustainable city (Tw) — 永续城市 (yǒng xù chéng shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• talks on North Korea's nuclear program — 朝鲜核谈 (cháo xiān hé tán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tarred road — 柏油路 (bǎi yóu lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tarred road — 柏油马路 (bǎi yóu mǎ lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• taxi — 出租汽车 (chū zū qì chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• taxi — 出租车 (chū zū chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• taxi driver — 出租司机 (chū zū sī jī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• taxiway (at airport) — 滑行道 (huá háng dào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• television station — 电视台 (diàn shì tái)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• territory belonging to a third party (as a neutral location for peace negotiations or as a transit point for indirect travel or trade etc) — 第三地 (dì sān dì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the ancient Silk Road — 丝绸古路 (sī chóu gǔ lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948–2022), now a public park — 青瓦台 (qīng wǎ tái)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea) — 中国海 (zhōng guó hǎi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom) — 国泰民安 (guó tài mín ān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the country ruined and the people starving (idiom) — 国破家亡 (guó pò jiā wáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom) — 国弱民穷 (guó ruò mín qióng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush) — 空城计 (kōng chéng jì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the Forbidden City — 紫禁城 (zǐ jìn chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) — 峰回路转 (fēng huí lù zhuǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the next stop (of a bus etc) — 下一站 (xià yí zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the north frigid zone — 北寒带 (běi hán dài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the north temperate zone — 北温带 (běi wēn dài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院[si4 he2 yuan4] — 倒座儿 (dǎo zuò ér)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the road back to where one came from — 回头路 (huí tóu lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom) — 好事多磨 (hǎo shì duō mó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the Schengen area, a passport-free zone in Europe — 申根区 (shēn gēn qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the Silk Road — 丝绸之路 (sī chóu zhī lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the sun sets in the west (idiom) — 夕阳西下 (xī yáng xī xià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• the whole country in rebellion — 天下大乱 (tiān xià dà luàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• thematic map — 专题地图 (zhuān tí dì tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• this road is blocked — 此路不通 (cǐ lù bù tōng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• three-dimensional road junction (i.e. involving flyover bridges or underpass tunnels) — 立体交叉 (lì tǐ jiāo chā)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• through train — 直通火车 (zhí tōng huǒ chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• through train — 直达列车 (zhí dá liè chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• through train (or bus) — 直达车 (zhí dá chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ticket collector — 收票员 (shōu piào yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ticket inspector — 查票员 (chá piào yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• ticket scalper — 票贩子 (piào fàn zǐ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• time travel — 时空旅行 (shí kōng lǚ xíng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• time travel — 时空穿梭 (shí kōng chuān suō)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• time travel — 时空穿越 (shí kōng chuān yuè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• time travel series (on TV) — 穿越剧 (chuān yuè jù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom) — 志在四方 (zhì zài sì fāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to benefit both the country and the people — 利国利民 (lì guó lì mín)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to bring peace and stability to the country — 安邦定国 (ān bāng dìng guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to change the direction or tone of a conversation — 话锋一转 (huà fēng yì zhuǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to close the passes and seal off the country — 闭关锁国 (bì guān suǒ guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to coerce by invoking moral obligations (duty, sacrifice, reciprocation etc) — 道德绑架 (dào dé bǎng jià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to cross (a street) — 穿马路 (chuān mǎ lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to cross the street — 过马路 (guò mǎ lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom) — 病国殃民 (bìng guó yāng mín)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom) — 祸国殃民 (huò guó yāng mín)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to damage the people and harm the country (idiom) — 病民害国 (bìng mín hài guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom) — 以身许国 (yǐ shēn xǔ guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to defend one's country — 保卫祖国 (bǎo wèi zǔ guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to disseminate in every direction (idiom) — 传播四方 (chuán bō sì fāng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom) — 丧权辱国 (sàng quán rǔ guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to give one's body for the nation (idiom) — 以身报国 (yǐ shēn bào guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to go on a scenic tour — 游山玩水 (yóu shān wán shuǐ)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to go on a self-drive tour — 自驾游 (zì jià yóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to go on a trip — 转一趟 (zhuǎn yí tàng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to invigorate the country through science and education — 科教兴国 (kē jiào xīng guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to leave or enter a country — 出入境 (chū rù jìng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler) — 爱国如家 (ài guó rú jiā)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom) — 背城借一 (bèi chéng jiè yī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to make a round trip — 打来回 (dǎ lái huí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to make a round trip — 走来回 (zǒu lái huí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to make the country rich and the people at peace — 富国安民 (fù guó ān mín)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to pacify the country — 平天下 (píng tiān xià)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom) — 问鼎中原 (wèn dǐng zhōng yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to rent a room in a hotel — 开房间 (kāi fáng jiān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to run a street stall — 摆地摊 (bǎi dì tān)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to run in the opposite direction (idiom) — 背道而驰 (bèi dào ér chí)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean) — 下西洋 (xià xī yáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to spread throughout the entire country — 蔓延全国 (màn yán quán guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to take one's seat according to the ticket number — 对号入座 (duì hào rù zuò)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) — 声东击西 (shēng dōng jī xī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel across the oceans — 远渡重洋 (yuǎn dù zhòng yáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel around many countries (idiom) — 周游列国 (zhōu yóu liè guó)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel around the country — 闯荡江湖 (chuǎng dàng jiāng hú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer) — 走江湖 (zǒu jiāng hú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel around the world — 周游世界 (zhōu yóu shì jiè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom) — 夜行昼伏 (yè xíng zhòu fú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel day and night — 日夜兼程 (rì yè jiān chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel extensively — 走南闯北 (zǒu nán chuǎng běi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel far away from home — 出远门 (chū yuǎn mén)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel in a tour group — 跟团游 (gēn tuán yóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel independently — 自助游 (zì zhù yóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel or work through night and day — 披星戴月 (pī xīng dài yuè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel through time — 穿越时空 (chuān yuè shí kōng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to travel to a place personally (idiom) — 亲临其境 (qīn lín qí jìng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom) — 拾级而上 (shí jí ér shàng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• to work energetically for prosperity (of the country) — 奋发图强 (fèn fā tú qiáng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• toll (fee for using a road) — 过路费 (guò lù fèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom) — 街头巷尾 (jiē tóu xiàng wěi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• topographic map — 地形图 (dì xíng tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tour group — 旅行团 (lǚ xíng tuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tour group — 旅游团 (lǚ yóu tuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist — 旅游者 (lǚ yóu zhě)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist — 观光客 (guān guāng kè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist attraction — 旅游景点 (lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist city — 旅游城市 (lǚ yóu chéng shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist destination — 旅游胜地 (lǚ yóu shèng dì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist region — 观光区 (guān guāng qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• tourist regions — 游览区 (yóu lǎn qū)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• traffic cone — 交通锥 (jiāo tōng zhuī)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• train attendant — 列车员 (liè chē yuán)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• train engine — 火车头 (huǒ chē tóu)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• train of thought — 脑回路 (nǎo huí lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• train or bus traveling only part of its normal route — 区间车 (qū jiān chē)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• train station — 火车站 (huǒ chē zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• train ticket — 火车票 (huǒ chē piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• transfer ticket — 联运票 (lián yùn piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• transit visa — 过境签证 (guò jìng qiān zhèng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel agency — 旅行社 (lǚ xíng shè)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel bag — 旅行袋 (lǚ xíng dài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel bag — 行李袋 (xíng li dài)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel equipment — 旅行装备 (lǚ xíng zhuāng bèi)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel insurance covering flight delay, baggage loss etc (abbr. for 旅遊不便保險|旅游不便保险[lu : 3 you2 bu4 bian4 bao3 xian3]) — 不便险 (bú biàn xiǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel insurance covering medical expenses (abbr. for 旅遊平安保險|旅游平安保险[lu : 3 you2 ping2 an1 bao3 xian3]) — 旅平险 (lǚ píng xiǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group — 自由行 (zì yóu xíng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• travel-worn — 舟车劳顿 (zhōu chē láo dùn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• treasure map — 藏宝图 (cáng bǎo tú)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• trunk line (of road, network etc) — 主干线 (zhǔ gàn xiàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• uniform invoice, a standardized government-issued invoice used in Taiwan for recording financial transactions, including purchases and sales, and also serving as a ticket for a lottery program to promote transparency and tax compliance — 统一发票 (tǒng yī fā piào)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• university city — 大学城 (dà xué chéng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• uphill road — 上坡路 (shàng pō lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• village within a city — 城中村 (chéng zhōng cūn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• waiting room (for train, bus etc) — 候车室 (hòu chē shì)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• weather station — 气象站 (qì xiàng zhàn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom) — 物极必反 (wù jí bì fǎn)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• wild, mountainous country — 荒山野岭 (huāng shān yě lǐng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine) — 羊肠小径 (yáng cháng xiǎo jìng)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• zigzag road — 之字路 (zhī zì lù)

  travel · travel · intermediate · neutral

• "Phone Gate", corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records — 电话门 (diàn huà mén)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table "yin contract" 陰合同|阴合同 as well as an ostensibly genuine "yang contract" 陽合同|阳合同 in order to deceive authorities — 阴阳合同 (yīn yáng hé tong)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a network computer game — 联机游戏 (lián jī yóu xì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a project of vital and lasting importance — 百年大计 (bǎi nián dà jì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a routine meeting of a squad — 班务会 (bān wù huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a terrific job — 美差事 (měi chāi shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a wholesale business — 批发商 (pī fā shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• a work in a classic style — 拟古之作 (nǐ gǔ zhī zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ability to work — 劳动能力 (láo dòng néng lì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• according to a report — 据报道 (jù bào dào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• administrative report — 施政报告 (shī zhèng bào gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• advertising company — 广告商 (guǎng gào shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift) — 升降机 (shēng jiàng jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) — 千锤百炼 (qiān chuí bǎi liàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• alarm (e.g. burglar or fire alarm) — 报警器 (bào jǐng qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• an expert always produces the best work (idiom) — 事怕行家 (shì pà háng jia)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc) — 正经事 (zhèng jīng shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• an official report (e.g. governmental) — 蓝皮书 (lán pí shū)

  work · communication · intermediate · formal

• annual meeting — 年度大会 (nián dù dà huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• annual report — 年度报告 (nián dù bào gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• anti-aircraft fire — 对空射击 (duì kōng shè jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• arms company — 军火公司 (jūn huǒ gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• assistant manager — 协管员 (xié guǎn yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• audio file (computer) — 音频文件 (yīn pín wén jiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• auditing department — 主计室 (zhǔ jì shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• average transaction value per customer (i.e. the average amount a customer spends per visit or transaction) — 客单价 (kè dān jià)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bar phone (cell phone shaped like a bar of candy) — 棒棒机 (bàng bàng jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• battery case (for a phone) — 背夹电池 (bèi jiá diàn chí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• big boss — 龙头老大 (lóng tóu lǎo dà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bitmap font (computer) — 点阵字体 (diǎn zhèn zì tǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• boss's son — 少东家 (shǎo dōng jiā)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• brain-computer interface — 脑机接口 (nǎo jī jiē kǒu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• brick and mortar business — 实体店 (shí tǐ diàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bricks-and-mortar customer — 上门客 (shàng mén kè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business activity — 商业行为 (shāng yè xíng wéi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business address — 办公地址 (bàn gōng dì zhǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business administration — 商业管理 (shāng yè guǎn lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business application — 商业应用 (shāng yè yìng yòng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business center — 商业中心 (shāng yè zhōng xīn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business conglomerate — 企业集团 (qǐ yè jí tuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business district — 商业区 (shāng yè qū)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business hours — 营业时间 (yíng yè shí jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business management — 企业管理 (qǐ yè guǎn lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business model — 商业模式 (shāng yè mó shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business office — 事务所 (shì wù suǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business plan — 商业计划 (shāng yè jì huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• business school — 商学院 (shāng xué yuàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1] as state canon — 石渠阁 (shí qú gé)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1] as state canon — 石渠阁议 (shí qú gé yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cable reel and harness used to lower oneself to safety (e.g. from a building on fire) — 缓降器 (huǎn jiàng qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cannot get through (on phone) — 打不通 (dǎ bù tōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cease-fire line — 停火线 (tíng huǒ xiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• celebration on opening a business — 开业大吉 (kāi yè dà jí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cell phone (bulky, early-model one) — 大哥大 (dà gē dà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• cell phone case — 手机壳 (shǒu jī ké)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• central office — 电信局 (diàn xìn jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ceremony of capping the roof (to mark the completion of a building project) — 封顶仪式 (fēng dǐng yí shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• certificate of appointment (to government office) — 任命状 (rèn mìng zhuàng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• character index — 检字表 (jiǎn zì biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• client (computer) — 客户机 (kè hù jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• client (computing) — 客户端 (kè hù duān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• client application — 客户应用 (kè hù yìng yòng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• closed-door meeting — 闭门会议 (bì mén huì yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• college for people who attend after work — 业余大学 (yè yú dà xué)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• company finance — 公司理财 (gōng sī lǐ cái)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• company meeting — 公司会议 (gōng sī huì yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• comprehensive report — 综合报道 (zōng hé bào dào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer — 计算机 (jì suàn jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer and video games — 电子游戏 (diàn zǐ yóu xì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer graphics — 电脑绘图 (diàn nǎo huì tú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer numerical control machine tool (CNC machine tool) — 数控机床 (shù kòng jī chuáng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer programming — 程序设计 (chéng xù shè jì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer software — 电脑软件 (diàn nǎo ruǎn jiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• computer virus — 电脑病毒 (diàn nǎo bìng dú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• conducting business impartially (idiom) — 秉公办理 (bǐng gōng bàn lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• contract — 协议书 (xié yì shū)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• contract law — 合同法 (hé tong fǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• corporations law — 公司法 (gōng sī fǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• curved-fire gun (mortar, howitzer etc) — 曲射炮 (qǔ shè pào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• customer service — 客户服务 (kè hù fú wù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• daily schedule — 作息时间 (zuò xī shí jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• daily schedule — 日程表 (rì chéng biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• day off (work) — 厂礼拜 (chǎng lǐ bài)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dead bullet (one that does not fire) — 臭子儿 (chòu zǐ ér)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deadline — 截止日 (jié zhǐ rì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deadline — 截止期限 (jié zhǐ qī xiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deadline — 最后期限 (zuì hòu qī xiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• decompression schedule — 减压程序 (jiǎn yā chéng xù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• demons and gods at work (idiom) — 鬼使神差 (guǐ shǐ shén chāi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• desktop computer — 台式电脑 (tái shì diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• desktop computer — 台式机 (tái shì jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• devoted to one's work — 爱岗敬业 (ài gǎng jìng yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• devotion to one's work — 事业心 (shì yè xīn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• diligent and sociable (idiom) — 敬业乐群 (jìng yè lè qún)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dispatch office — 签派室 (qiān pài shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• display of severity immediately on taking office — 下马威 (xià mǎ wēi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• distribution according to work — 按劳分配 (àn láo fēn pèi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• distribution business — 供销商 (gōng xiāo shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• downtime (computer network, power plant etc) — 停机时间 (tíng jī shí jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• each minding his own business — 自顾自 (zì gù zì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• email — 电子邮件 (diàn zǐ yóu jiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• email address — 电邮地址 (diàn yóu dì zhǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• email inbox — 电子邮箱 (diàn zǐ yóu xiāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• employee — 从业人员 (cóng yè rén yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• employment benefits package mandated by labor laws in China, consisting of five insurances (pension, medical, unemployment, work injury, and maternity) and a housing fund — 五险一金 (wǔ xiǎn yì jīn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• employment service — 就业服务 (jiù yè fú wù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• environment protection office — 环保局 (huán bǎo jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fabless (semiconductor company) — 无晶圆 (wú jīng yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• false report — 假报告 (jiǎ bào gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• farm work — 庄稼活儿 (zhuāng jia huó ér)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• feature phone — 功能机 (gōng néng jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom) — 同病相怜 (tóng bìng xiāng lián)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire and flood have no mercy (idiom) — 水火无情 (shuǐ huǒ wú qíng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China — 红火蚁 (hóng huǒ yǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night) — 峰火台 (fēng huǒ tái)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire beacons on all sides (idiom) — 狼烟四起 (láng yān sì qǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire bomb — 燃烧弹 (rán shāo dàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire brigade — 消防队 (xiāo fáng duì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire clay — 耐火土 (nài huǒ tǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire department — 消防局 (xiāo fáng jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire engine — 消防车 (xiāo fáng chē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire escape — 防火梯 (fáng huǒ tī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire exit — 消防通道 (xiāo fáng tōng dào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire extinguisher — 灭火器 (miè huǒ qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire hydrant — 消火栓 (xiāo huǒ shuān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire hydrant — 消防栓 (xiāo fáng shuān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire of war everywhere (idiom) — 战火纷飞 (zhàn huǒ fēn fēi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fire tongs — 火筷子 (huǒ kuài zi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fireball — 一团火 (yì tuán huǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• first publication — 处女作 (chǔ nǚ zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• follow-up report — 追踪报导 (zhuī zōng bào dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• forward contract (finance) — 远期合约 (yuǎn qī hé yuē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• full-time (schooling, work etc) — 全日制 (quán rì zhì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• futures contract (finance) — 期货合约 (qī huò hé yuē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• general manager — 总经理 (zǒng jīng lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• general office — 办公厅 (bàn gōng tīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• general shareholders' meeting — 股东大会 (gǔ dōng dà huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time — 见面礼 (jiàn miàn lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• gold contract — 纸黄金 (zhǐ huáng jīn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• government employee — 政府官员 (zhèng fǔ guān yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• governmental ombudsman office, existing at the county-level and above — 信访局 (xìn fǎng jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• graduation project — 毕业设计 (bì yè shè jì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion) — 绿皮书 (lǜ pí shū)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• handheld computer — 掌上电脑 (zhǎng shàng diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) — 好吃懒做 (hào chī lǎn zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• holding company — 控股公司 (kòng gǔ gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• home computer — 家用电脑 (jiā yòng diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hostname (of a networked computer) — 主机名 (zhǔ jī míng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• housing project for low-income urban residents — 安居工程 (ān jū gōng chéng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom) — 久仰大名 (jiǔ yǎng dà míng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• image classification (computer vision) — 图像识别 (tú xiàng shí bié)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• image segmentation (computer vision) — 图像分割 (tú xiàng fēn gē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• immigration office — 移民局 (yí mín jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in violation of contract and good faith — 违信背约 (wéi xìn bèi yuē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• inbox (email) — 收件匣 (shōu jiàn xiá)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• information meeting — 说明会 (shuō míng huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• input device (computer) — 输入设备 (shū rù shè bèi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• inspection office — 监察局 (jiān chá jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• intelligence office — 情报处 (qíng bào chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• interpreted (computer) — 解释执行 (jiě shì zhí xíng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• job agency (arch.) — 荐头店 (jiàn tóu diàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• job applicant — 求职者 (qiú zhí zhě)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• joint project — 共享计划 (gòng xiǎng jì huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• joint-stock company — 股份公司 (gǔ fèn gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• knack of doing business — 生意经 (shēng yì jīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• knockoff cell phone — 山寨机 (shān zhài jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• labor contract — 劳动合同 (láo dòng hé tong)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• laptop (computer) — 膝上型 (xī shàng xíng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• large company — 大公司 (dà gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• leave of absence request (from work or school) — 请假条 (qǐng jià tiáo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• limited company — 有限公司 (yǒu xiàn gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• line of project — 投影线 (tóu yǐng xiàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• listed company — 上市公司 (shàng shì gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom) — 芝兰之室 (zhī lán zhī shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom) — 识途老马 (shí tú lǎo mǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) — 如临大敌 (rú lín dà dí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom) — 焦头烂额 (jiāo tóu làn é)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. briefcase company — 皮包公司 (pí bāo gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) — 先斩后奏 (xiān zhǎn hòu zòu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom) — 闭门觅句 (bì mén mì jù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. not following the straight path (idiom) — 行不从径 (xíng bù cóng jìng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. piles of work and papers (idiom) — 堆案盈几 (duī àn yíng jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom) — 奇文共赏 (qí wén gòng shǎng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. spare valor for sale (idiom) — 余勇可贾 (yú yǒng kě gǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom) — 燕雀相贺 (yàn què xiāng hè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom) — 笨鸟先飞 (bèn niǎo xiān fēi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom) — 火烧眉毛 (huǒ shāo méi máo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom) — 燃眉之急 (rán méi zhī jí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) — 炉火纯青 (lú huǒ chún qīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom) — 跳出火坑 (tiào chū huǒ kēng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom) — 双管齐下 (shuāng guǎn qí xià)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) — 东山再起 (dōng shān zài qǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom) — 洞若观火 (dòng ruò guān huǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse — 做牛做马 (zuò niú zuò mǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• literary work — 文艺作品 (wén yì zuò pǐn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• long-distance phone call — 长途电话 (cháng tú diàn huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• low-level (computer) language — 低级语言 (dī jí yǔ yán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• low-level (computer) language — 低阶语言 (dī jiē yǔ yán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• low-ranking soldier — 大头兵 (dà tóu bīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• manager — 管理员 (guǎn lǐ yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• manufacturing company — 制造商 (zhì zào shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• meddling in other people's business — 多管闲事 (duō guǎn xián shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• meet and greet — 见面会 (jiàn miàn huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• meeting room — 会议室 (huì yì shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• menu bar (of a computer application) — 菜单条 (cài dān tiáo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• meteorological office — 气象台 (qì xiàng tái)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• meteorological office — 气象厅 (qì xiàng tīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mine detector (employee) — 探雷人员 (tàn léi rén yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mini laptop or notebook (computer) — 小笔电 (xiǎo bǐ diàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mobile phone (Tw) — 行动电话 (xíng dòng diàn huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• monthly meeting — 月份会议 (yuè fèn huì yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• mouse (computer) — 鼠标器 (shǔ biāo qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• much capital, good business (idiom) — 多钱善贾 (duō qián shàn jiǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• network manager — 网管员 (wǎng guǎn yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• newspaper report — 报纸报导 (bào zhǐ bào dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• nickname for US President Trump 川普[Chuan1 pu3], implying that he benefitted China (hence 建國|建国[jian4 guo2]) by doing a poor job of leading the US — 川建国 (chuān jiàn guó)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to engage in honest work — 不务正业 (bú wù zhèng yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not to report sth — 隐情不报 (yǐn qíng bú bào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• notary office — 公证处 (gōng zhèng chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• object detection (computer vision) — 目标检测 (mù biāo jiǎn cè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• odd job man — 勤务员 (qín wù yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office — 办事处 (bàn shì chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office — 办公室 (bàn gōng shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office building — 写字楼 (xiě zì lóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office building — 办公大楼 (bàn gōng dà lóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office building — 办公楼 (bàn gōng lóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office hours — 办公时间 (bàn gōng shí jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• office set up in 1914 to compile official history of the Qing dynasty — 清史馆 (qīng shǐ guǎn)

  work · communication · intermediate · formal

• office workers (as social group) — 上班族 (shàng bān zú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• old fox — 老油条 (lǎo yóu tiáo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on schedule — 照进度 (zhào jìn dù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on-the-job training — 在职训练 (zài zhí xùn liàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on-the-job training — 岗位培训 (gǎng wèi péi xùn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on-the-spot meeting — 现场会 (xiàn chǎng huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on-the-spot meeting — 现场会议 (xiàn chǎng huì yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on-the-spot report — 现场报道 (xiàn chǎng bào dào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) — 一曝十寒 (yí pù shí hán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom) — 近朱近墨 (jìn zhū jìn mò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one who knows his business — 懂门儿 (dǒng mén ér)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one year period (in a contract or budget) — 一年期 (yì nián qī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• online customer — 网络客 (wǎng luò kè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• overall tonnage (of a shipping fleet or company) — 总吨位 (zǒng dūn wèi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• parent company — 母公司 (mǔ gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• parent company — 总公司 (zǒng gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• part work, part study — 半工半读 (bàn gōng bàn dú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon — 半日工作 (bàn rì gōng zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• parties to a contract (law) — 合同各方 (hé tong gè fāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• party meeting — 党派集会 (dǎng pài jí huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• party venue (available for hire) — 轰趴馆 (hōng pā guǎn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• patent office — 专利局 (zhuān lì jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person or household that has to be relocated (to make way for a construction project etc) — 搬迁户 (bān qiān hù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• personal computer — 个人电脑 (gè rén diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• personnel office — 人事部 (rén shì bù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• personnel office — 人事部门 (rén shì bù mén)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• phablet (large smartphone combining features of phone and tablet) — 平板手机 (píng bǎn shǒu jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pharmaceutical company — 制药企业 (zhì yào qǐ yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pharmaceutical company — 制药厂 (zhì yào chǎng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• phone operator — 话务员 (huà wù yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting) — 请多关照 (qǐng duō guān zhào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• plumbing and electrical work — 水电工 (shuǐ diàn gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pointing stick (for notebook computer) — 触控点 (chù kòng diǎn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• political education office (within a school) (PRC) — 政教处 (zhèng jiào chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• political training office (during Chinese revolution, since renamed political division 政治部) — 政训处 (zhèng xùn chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• porn business — 色情业 (sè qíng yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• portable computer — 手提电脑 (shǒu tí diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• post allowance — 岗位津贴 (gǎng wèi jīn tiē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• post office — 邮政局 (yóu zhèng jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• post office box — 邮政信箱 (yóu zhèng xìn xiāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• presidential term of office — 总统任期 (zǒng tǒng rèn qī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• private business — 私营企业 (sī yíng qǐ yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• probation office — 观护所 (guān hù suǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• programming language — 电脑语言 (diàn nǎo yǔ yán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• progress chart — 进度表 (jìn dù biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• project management — 项目管理 (xiàng mù guǎn lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• project manager — 专案经理 (zhuān àn jīng lǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom) — 加官进位 (jiā guān jìn wèi)

  work · communication · intermediate · formal

• prosecutor's office — 检察院 (jiǎn chá yuàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• provider (company) — 提供商 (tí gōng shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• public meeting — 公众集会 (gōng zhòng jí huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• public phone — 公用电话 (gōng yòng diàn huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• public prosecutor — 检察官 (jiǎn chá guān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ready to take any job, high or low — 能上能下 (néng shàng néng xià)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• real-time report of earthquake data — 地震速报 (dì zhèn sù bào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• reception office — 传达室 (chuán dá shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange) — 红筹股 (hóng chóu gǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• related company — 关联公司 (guān lián gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• repeat customer — 回头客 (huí tóu kè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• representative office — 代表处 (dài biǎo chù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• representative work (of an author or artist) — 代表作 (dài biǎo zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• research report — 研究报告 (yán jiū bào gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• resolution (of a meeting) — 决议案 (jué yì àn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• routine business — 例行公事 (lì xíng gōng shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• rushed work leads to errors (idiom) — 忙中有失 (máng zhōng yǒu shī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• rushed work leads to errors (idiom) — 忙中有错 (máng zhōng yǒu cuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• salary cap — 工资帽 (gōng zī mào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• schedule — 明细表 (míng xì biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• schedule — 时间表 (shí jiān biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• school administration office — 教务室 (jiào wù shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• school report or transcript — 成绩单 (chéng jì dān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw) — 荧光幕 (yíng guāng mù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• second job — 第二职业 (dì èr zhí yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• secure and lucrative job — 金饭碗 (jīn fàn wǎn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• seminal work that propels a writer (or artist, composer etc) to fame — 成名作 (chéng míng zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• server (computer) — 服务器 (fú wù qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• server (computer) (Tw) — 伺服器 (sì fú qì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• service contract — 劳务合同 (láo wù hé tong)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• shell company — 空壳公司 (kōng ké gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• show business — 演艺圈 (yǎn yì quān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• show business — 艺能界 (yì néng jiè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• single-board computer — 单板机 (dān bǎn jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• slider phone — 滑盖手机 (huá gài shǒu jī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small business — 小型企业 (xiǎo xíng qǐ yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• social work — 社会工作 (shè huì gōng zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• software company — 软件企业 (ruǎn jiàn qǐ yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• special report (in the media) — 专题报导 (zhuān tí bào dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• special report (shown on TV etc) — 专题片 (zhuān tí piàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• specific to a particular stage (of a project etc) — 阶段性 (jiē duàn xìng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• speech command (for computer speech recognition) — 语音指令 (yǔ yīn zhǐ lìng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• startup company — 初创公司 (chū chuàng gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• stick or rod used to tend a fire — 拨火棍 (bō huǒ gùn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• stick or rod used to tend a fire — 烧火棍 (shāo huǒ gùn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• subsidiary (company) — 下属公司 (xià shǔ gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• subsidiary company — 分公司 (fēn gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• subsidiary company — 子公司 (zǐ gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• successfully accomplished (project or goal) — 大功告成 (dà gōng gào chéng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sum or volume of business — 营业额 (yíng yè é)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• sum or volume of business transactions — 交易额 (jiāo yì é)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• summary report — 综合报导 (zōng hé bào dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• summit meeting — 高峰会 (gāo fēng huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• supernaturally fine craft (idiom) — 神工鬼斧 (shén gōng guǐ fǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• supernaturally fine craft (idiom) — 鬼斧神工 (guǐ fǔ shén gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• supervisor — 管理人 (guǎn lǐ rén)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom) — 高朋满座 (gāo péng mǎn zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• system of job responsibility — 责任制 (zé rèn zhì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• table — 一览表 (yì lǎn biǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• tablet computer — 平板电脑 (píng bǎn diàn nǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• teaching and research office — 教研室 (jiào yán shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• telegraph office — 电报局 (diàn bào jú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• term of office — 任职期间 (rèn zhí qī jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the boss — 大头目 (dà tóu mù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Chinese name of American computer scientist Donald Knuth (1938-), adopted prior to his visit to China in 1977 — 高德纳 (gāo dé nà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the customer reigns supreme (idiom) — 顾客至上 (gù kè zhì shàng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the entertainment world — 演艺界 (yǎn yì jiè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc — 收山之作 (shōu shān zhī zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the right to host (an international meeting) — 主办权 (zhǔ bàn quán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the work of gods and devils (idiom) — 神差鬼使 (shén chāi guǐ shǐ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three-shift system (work rostering) — 三班倒 (sān bān dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• thriving and prosperous business or trade — 生意兴隆 (shēng yì xìng lóng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom) — 积劳成疾 (jī láo chéng jí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to add oil to the fire (idiom) — 火上加油 (huǒ shàng jiā yóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be successful in business — 事业有成 (shì yè yǒu chéng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be swamped with pressing affairs — 事务繁忙 (shì wù fán máng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be unable to do without one's cell phone — 机不离手 (jī bù lí shǒu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be up to one's ears in work (idiom) — 分身乏术 (fēn shēn fá shù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bear hardships and work hard (idiom) — 刻苦耐劳 (kè kǔ nài láo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to boss people around (idiom) — 发号施令 (fā hào shī lìng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bury oneself in work (idiom) — 埋头苦干 (mái tóu kǔ gàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to choose the wrong person for the job — 所用非人 (suǒ yòng fēi rén)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom) — 粗制滥造 (cū zhì làn zào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom) — 关门大吉 (guān mén dà jí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to concern oneself with (a matter) — 管得着 (guǎn dé zhe)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to cooperate in a charity project — 共襄善举 (gòng xiāng shàn jǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project — 共襄盛举 (gòng xiāng shèng jǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do business — 做生意 (zuò shēng yì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do one's work — 做工作 (zuò gōng zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do sth and not report the fact (idiom) — 斩而不奏 (zhǎn ér bú zòu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do the job oneself — 亲自动手 (qīn zì dòng shǒu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do things in bits and pieces (idiom) — 零打碎敲 (líng dǎ suì qiāo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do things in bits and pieces (idiom) — 零敲碎打 (líng qiāo suì dǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to drill wood to make fire — 钻木取火 (zuàn mù qǔ huǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom) — 放马后炮 (fàng mǎ hòu pào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get a better job somewhere else (idiom) — 另谋高就 (lìng móu gāo jiù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get married soon after meeting — 闪电结婚 (shǎn diàn jié hūn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get rich through hard work — 勤劳致富 (qín láo zhì fù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to grade (a student's work) — 打分数 (dǎ fēn shù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have more work than one can deal with — 忙不过来 (máng bú guò lái)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hold an inconsequential job — 坐冷板凳 (zuò lěng bǎn dèng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to idle on the job — 磨洋工 (mó yáng gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom) — 高举远蹈 (gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc) — 离乡背井 (lí xiāng bèi jǐng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom) — 以虚带实 (yǐ xū dài shí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to live in peace and work happily (idiom) — 安居乐业 (ān jū lè yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to look for a job — 找饭碗 (zhǎo fàn wǎn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's job — 丢饭碗 (diū fàn wǎn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make it one's business — 为己任 (wèi jǐ rèn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make the best of a bad job — 短中抽长 (duǎn zhōng chōu cháng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to phone sb up — 通电话 (tōng diàn huà)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to play with fire and get burnt (idiom) — 玩火自焚 (wán huǒ zì fén)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pool resources (for a gift, project etc) — 凑份子 (còu fèn zi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pour oil on the fire (idiom) — 火上浇油 (huǒ shàng jiāo yóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to practice (work skills) — 做功夫 (zuò gōng fū)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to practice (work skills) — 做工夫 (zuò gōng fū)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to project singular splendor or radiance — 独放异彩 (dú fàng yì cǎi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom) — 挑灯夜战 (tiǎo dēng yè zhàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to relieve from office — 免去职务 (miǎn qù zhí wù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to report according to the facts — 据实以告 (jù shí yǐ gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to run everything (idiom) — 包打天下 (bāo dǎ tiān xià)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to rush through the work — 草草了事 (cǎo cǎo liǎo shì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom) — 公诸同好 (gōng zhū tóng hào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) — 偷工减料 (tōu gōng jiǎn liào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work) — 饱食终日 (bǎo shí zhōng rì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to start and finish work — 上下班 (shàng xià bān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to succeed in both love and business — 人财两得 (rén cái liǎng dé)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to support the family business (idiom) — 顶门壮户 (dǐng mén zhuàng hù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to swear the oath of office — 宣誓就职 (xuān shì jiù zhí)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to tackle a difficult job (idiom) — 勉为其难 (miǎn wéi qí nán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to telecommute — 远端工作 (yuǎn duān gōng zuò)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use public office to avenge private wrongs — 公报私仇 (gōng bào sī chóu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture) — 开小会 (kāi xiǎo huì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work — 做生活 (zuò shēng huó)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work as long-term hired hand — 打长工 (dǎ cháng gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work as one (idiom) — 齐心合力 (qí xīn hé lì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work hard towards a turnaround — 打翻身仗 (dǎ fān shēn zhàng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work hard while accomplishing little — 劳而无功 (láo ér wú gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work hard without complaint (idiom) — 任劳任怨 (rèn láo rèn yuàn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work hectically — 跑跑颠颠 (pǎo pǎo diān diān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work high above the ground — 高空作业 (gāo kōng zuò yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers) — 上山下乡 (shàng shān xià xiāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work like a horse and toil like an ox — 当牛作马 (dāng niú zuò mǎ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work part-time while studying — 勤工俭学 (qín gōng jiǎn xué)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work to no avail (idiom) — 徒劳无功 (tú láo wú gōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) — 草率收兵 (cǎo shuài shōu bīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) — 草草收兵 (cǎo cǎo shōu bīng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work with a common purpose (idiom) — 同心协力 (tóng xīn xié lì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to work with a common purpose (idiom) — 齐心协力 (qí xīn xié lì)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• toolbar (in computer software) — 工具条 (gōng jù tiáo)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• toolbar (in computer software) — 工具栏 (gōng jù lán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• trading company — 贸易公司 (mào yì gōng sī)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• underwriting company — 承销商 (chéng xiāo shāng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unfinished business — 余留事务 (yú liú shì wù)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• urban development project — 都更案 (dōu gèng àn)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• vehicle administration office — 车管所 (chē guǎn suǒ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• wholesale business — 批发业 (pī fā yè)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• won't work — 行不通 (xíng bù tōng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• work clothes — 工作服 (gōng zuò fú)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• work more and get more — 多劳多得 (duō láo duō dé)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• work team — 工作组 (gōng zuò zǔ)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• work unit — 工作单位 (gōng zuò dān wèi)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• work-point recorder — 记工员 (jì gōng yuán)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• working hand — 一把手 (yì bǎ shǒu)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• working hours — 上班时间 (shàng bān shí jiān)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• working report — 工作报告 (gōng zuò bào gào)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• workload — 工作量 (gōng zuò liàng)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• written report — 报告书 (bào gào shū)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral

• yellow bicycle (nickname for bicycles provided by the Ofo bike-sharing company, active 2014–2020) — 小黄车 (xiǎo huáng chē)

  work · communication · intermediate · neutral