Category: social

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• add me on WeChat — 加我微信 (jiā wǒ Wēixìn)

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• goodbye — 再见 (zài jiàn)

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• hello — 你好 (nǐ hǎo)

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• ... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence) — 故称 (gù chēng)

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• “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)

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• "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] — 唐太宗李卫公问对 (táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì)

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• "eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot — 八风穴 (bā fēng xué)

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• "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain) — 悬河 (xuán hé)

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• "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)

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• "infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc — 吊瓶族 (diào píng zú)

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• "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)

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• "lovers' avatar" – avatar that matches the avatar of a significant other (e.g. two halves of one image, two images drawn in a similar style etc), used to indicate a romantic relationship (abbr. for 情侶頭像|情侣头像[qing2 lu : 3 tou2 xiang4]) — 情头 (qíng tóu)

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• "magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals — 磁吸效应 (cí xī xiào yìng)

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• "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)

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• "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)

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• “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)

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• "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)

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• "please come in" — 请进 (qǐng jìn)

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• "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, abbr. for 八大元老[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3] — 八老 (bā lǎo)

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• "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)

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• "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants — 四民 (sì mín)

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• "the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows — 四害 (sì hài)

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• "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52 — 三反运动 (sān fǎn yùn dòng)

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• "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951–52 — 三反 (sān fǎn)

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• "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong", one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China — 黄石公三略 (huáng shí gōng sān lüè)

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• "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund — 三包 (sān bāo)

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• "to obtain qi", the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted — 得气 (dé qì)

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• "universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], stressing that people should care for everyone equally — 兼爱 (jiān ài)

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• "youth freezing", Chinese girls beginning anti-ageing treatments as young as two years old in the hope they will never look old — 冻容 (dòng róng)

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• a — 一个 (yí gè)

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• a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1] — 永不生锈的螺丝钉 (yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng)

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• a big wok — 大锅 (dà guō)

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• a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches) — 搭扣 (dā kòu)

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• a building of two or more stories — 楼房 (lóu fáng)

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• a close friend over many years — 故知 (gù zhī)

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• 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)

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• a couple engaged in an illicit love affair — 狗男女 (gǒu nán nǚ)

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• a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen — 单非 (dān fēi)

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• a couple where both spouses are not Hong Kong citizens — 双非 (shuāng fēi)

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• a daughter who is an only child — 独女 (dú nǚ)

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• a daughter who is an only child — 独生女 (dú shēng nǚ)

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• a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom) — 狗仗人势 (gǒu zhàng rén shì)

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• 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)

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• a family bereaved of its only child — 失独家庭 (shī dú jiā tíng)

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• a family tree — 家族树 (jiā zú shù)

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• a family wrenched apart (idiom) — 妻离子散 (qī lí zǐ sàn)

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• a friend in times of tribulations (idiom) — 患难之交 (huàn nàn zhī jiāo)

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• 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)

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• a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom) — 金屋藏娇 (jīn wū cáng jiāo)

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• a good beginning — 开门红 (kāi mén hóng)

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• a good chance — 良机 (liáng jī)

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• a good deal of — 好些 (hǎo xiē)

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• a good reputation to last a hundred generations — 留芳百世 (liú fāng bǎi shì)

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• a good reputation to last down the generations — 留芳千古 (liú fāng qiān gǔ)

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• a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom) — 好景不长 (hǎo jǐng bù cháng)

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• a good while — 良久 (liáng jiǔ)

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• a good wife and loving mother — 贤妻良母 (xián qī liáng mǔ)

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• a great age — 遐年 (xiá nián)

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• a Han family name (surname) — 汉姓 (hàn xìng)

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• a hero with no chance of using his might — 英雄无用武之地 (yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì)

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• a hint is all that is needed — 一点就通 (yì diǎn jiù tōng)

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• a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) — 百花齐放 (bǎi huā qí fàng)

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• a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom) — 得道多助 (dé dào duō zhù)

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• a kind act that costs nothing — 惠而不费 (huì ér bú fèi)

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• 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)

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• 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)

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• a load on one's mind — 心事 (xīn shì)

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• a love nest — 香巢 (xiāng cháo)

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• a man who is family-oriented, considerate and protective — 暖男 (nuǎn nán)

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• a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom) — 人心不足蛇吞象 (rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng)

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• a match for ten thousand enemies — 万人之敌 (wàn rén zhī dí)

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• a match for ten thousand enemies — 万人敌 (wàn rén dí)

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• a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom) — 事不关己 (shì bù guān jǐ)

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• a matter that gnaws at one's mind — 心结 (xīn jié)

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• a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) — 罢了 (bà le)

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• a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world — 老江湖 (lǎo jiāng hú)

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• a one-off, short-sighted deal — 一锤子买卖 (yì chuí zǐ mǎi mài)

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• a one-person exhibition — 个展 (gè zhǎn)

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• a one-piece dress — 连衣裙 (lián yī qún)

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• a patient and his family — 病家 (bìng jiā)

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• a perception that doesn't reflect reality — 心理作用 (xīn lǐ zuò yòng)

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• a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature — 大人不记小人过 (dà rén bú jì xiǎo rén guò)

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• a person who is always falling ill — 病包儿 (bìng bāo ér)

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• a person who looks drenched and bedraggled — 落汤鸡 (luò tāng jī)

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• a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan — 八字方针 (bā zì fāng zhēn)

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• 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)

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• a Prince Charming — 白马王子 (bái mǎ wáng zǐ)

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• a profit equal to the amount one invested — 对合 (duì hé)

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• a promise that can be realized — 季诺 (jì nuò)

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• a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) — 千金一诺 (qiān jīn yí nuò)

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• a really determined person will find a solution (idiom) — 有志者事竟成 (yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng)

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• a relative (i.e. family relation) — 亲戚 (qīn qi)

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• a Republican party member — 共和党人 (gòng hé dǎng rén)

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• a scholar or government official living in one's village — 乡绅 (xiāng shēn)

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• a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom) — 一日三秋 (yí rì sān qiū)

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• a small appetizer — 小菜一碟 (xiǎo cài yì dié)

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• a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival — 香包 (xiāng bāo)

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• a small bridge over a flowing stream — 小桥流水 (xiǎo qiáo liú shuǐ)

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• a small cup — 盏 (zhǎn)

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• A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom) — 小洞不补大洞吃苦 (xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ)

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• a small part — 一小部分 (yì xiǎo bù fen)

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• a small proportion of — 少部分 (shǎo bù fen)

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• a small quantity — 小量 (xiǎo liàng)

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• a small table to accommodate an incense burner — 香几 (xiāng jǐ)

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• a small-sized Shiba Inu dog (often marketed as "Mame Shiba", not a recognized breed) — 豆柴 (dòu chái)

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• a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds — 打瓜 (dǎ guā)

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• a son who is an only child — 独子 (dú zǐ)

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• a son who is an only child — 独生子 (dú shēng zǐ)

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• a spandrel (wall filling the shoulder between two neighboring arches) — 拱肩 (gǒng jiān)

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• 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)

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• a thorn in one's eye — 眼中刺 (yǎn zhōng cì)

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• a thorn in one's flesh — 肉中刺 (ròu zhōng cì)

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• a thorn in one's side — 眼中钉 (yǎn zhōng dīng)

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• a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) — 千虑一得 (qiān lǜ yì dé)

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• a translation that takes liberties with the original text — 超译 (chāo yì)

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• a turtle that pulls its head in — 缩头乌龟 (suō tóu wū guī)

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• a type of plain-woven woolen fabric that is thin, stiff and smooth — 凡尔丁 (fán ěr dīng)

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• a type of small, bumpy, colored, hard sugar candy (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 金平糖 "konpeitō") — 金平糖 (jīn píng táng)

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• a weary look (on one's face) — 倦容 (juàn róng)

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• a whole lifetime (idiom) — 一生一世 (yì shēng yí shì)

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• a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom) — 好汉不吃眼前亏 (hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī)

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• a wish — 愿心 (yuàn xīn)

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• a woman is born to leave her family (idiom) — 女生外向 (nǚ shēng wài xiàng)

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• a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death — 烈女 (liè nǚ)

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• a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom) — 女子无才便是德 (nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé)

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• a word that rhymes (with another word) — 同韵词 (tóng yùn cí)

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• aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena — 土狼 (tǔ láng)

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• abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 — 五笔 (wǔ bǐ)

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• abbreviated name of an entity (e.g. 皖政, a short name for 安徽省人民政府) — 代字 (dài zì)

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• ability to have one's say and be listened to — 话语权 (huà yǔ quán)

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• able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom) — 有为有守 (yǒu wèi yǒu shǒu)

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• able to be saved — 有救 (yǒu jiù)

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• accompanied by one's dependents — 携眷 (xié juàn)

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• according to one's capabilities — 所能 (suǒ néng)

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• according with one's wish or expectation — 意中 (yì zhōng)

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• across one's whole face — 满脸 (mǎn liǎn)

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• across one's whole face — 满面 (mǎn miàn)

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• act at one's discretion — 便宜行事 (pián yi xíng shì)

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• admittedly (it's true that...) — 固然 (gù rán)

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• adopted name — 寄名 (jì míng)

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• adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] — 中正 (zhōng zhèng)

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• advanced age — 遐龄 (xiá líng)

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• after all — 归根到底 (guī gēn dào dǐ)

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• after all — 毕竟 (bì jìng)

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• after all — 究 (jiū)

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• after all — 说七说八 (shuō qī shuō bā)

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• after that — 而后 (ér hòu)

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• after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects) — 行有余力 (xíng yǒu yú lì)

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• after this — 在此之后 (zài cǐ zhī hòu)

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• after this — 在此后 (zài cǐ hòu)

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• after this — 此后 (cǐ hòu)

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• afterward — 随后 (suí hòu)

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• against one's conscience — 昧心 (mèi xīn)

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• against one's will — 曲意 (qū yì)

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• age — 年纪 (nián jì)

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• age — 时代 (shí dài)

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• age — 龄 (líng)

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• age (number of years old) — 岁数 (suì shù)

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• age (of a young woman) — 芳龄 (fāng líng)

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• age and experience — 年资 (nián zī)

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• age group — 年龄段 (nián líng duàn)

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• age group — 年龄组 (nián líng zǔ)

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• age limit — 年限 (nián xiàn)

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• age of a tree — 树龄 (shù líng)

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• age range suitable for getting married — 适婚期 (shì hūn qī)

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• age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex — 思春期 (sī chūn qī)

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• agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable — 不可知论 (bù kě zhī lùn)

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• albatross (family Diomedeidae) — 信天翁 (xìn tiān wēng)

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• alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows — 闷酒 (mèn jiǔ)

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• all — 一应 (yí yìng)

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• all — 一概 (yí gài)

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• all — 全 (quán)

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• all — 全都 (quán dōu)

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• all — 全体 (quán tǐ)

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• all — 凡百 (fán bǎi)

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• all — 咸 (xián)

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• all — 悉数 (xī shù)

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• all — 所有 (suǒ yǒu)

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• all — 皆 (jiē)

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• all — 尽皆 (jìn jiē)

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• all — 诸 (zhū)

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• all — 通通 (tōng tōng)

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• all — 都 (dōu)

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• all ages — 万世 (wàn shì)

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• all are OK — 均可 (jūn kě)

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• all around — 全方位 (quán fāng wèi)

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• all around — 四下里 (sì xià lǐ)

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• all around — 四周 (sì zhōu)

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• all around — 四围 (sì wéi)

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• all black, no daylight (idiom) — 不见天日 (bú jiàn tiān rì)

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• all black, no daylight (idiom) — 暗无天日 (àn wú tiān rì)

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• all brawn no brains — 头脑简单四肢发达 (tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all by oneself — 独力 (dú lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all categories — 各类 (gè lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all creatures — 百兽 (bǎi shòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all crows are black (idiom) — 天下乌鸦一般黑 (tiān xià wū yā yì bān hēi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all day — 镇日 (zhèn rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day long — 一天到晚 (yì tiān dào wǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all day long — 成日 (chéng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day long — 整天 (zhěng tiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day long — 整日 (zhěng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day long — 终天 (zhōng tiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all day long — 终日 (zhōng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all different — 各异 (gè yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all flowers — 群芳 (qún fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 is grist that comes to the mill (idiom) — 捡到篮里就是菜 (jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all kinds — 各色 (gè sè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all kinds — 样样 (yàng yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all kinds of — 形形色色 (xíng xíng sè sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all kinds of — 种种 (zhǒng zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all kinds of fruits — 百果 (bǎi guǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all kinds of grass — 百草 (bǎi cǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all levels — 各级 (gè jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all levels of society — 朝野 (cháo yě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all living things — 众生 (zhòng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all men are brothers — 四海之内皆兄弟 (sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all names — 万名 (wàn míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all nations — 万国 (wàn guó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all nations — 万邦 (wàn bāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom) — 百废俱兴 (bǎi fèi jù xīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all new — 全新 (quán xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all night — 通宵 (tōng xiāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all night long — 成夜 (chéng yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all of a sudden — 仓促 (cāng cù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all of a sudden — 霎 (shà)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 life — 一生 (yì shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all one's life — 平生 (píng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all one's life — 辈子 (bèi zi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all one's strength — 吃奶之力 (chī nǎi zhī lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all one's strength — 吃奶的力气 (chī nǎi de lì qi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all one's strength — 死劲 (sǐ jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all over — 浑身 (hún shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all over — 浑身上下 (hún shēn shàng xià)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all over the place — 四处 (sì chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all over the world — 世界各地 (shì jiè gè dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all parties (in a dispute etc) — 各方 (gè fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all parties involved — 有关各方 (yǒu guān gè fāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all personnel — 全员 (quán yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all ready — 齐备 (qí bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all right! — 得了 (dé le)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 roads lead to Rome — 条条大路通罗马 (tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• all sides — 四面 (sì miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 speaking together — 齐声 (qí shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 borders — 四境 (sì jìng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 grains — 百谷 (bǎi gǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all the more — 愈加 (yù jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all the more — 愈发 (yù fā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all the people — 万民 (wàn mín)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 the year round — 长年 (cháng nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all things — 百物 (bǎi wù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all things — 万事 (wàn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all things — 万物 (wàn wù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all through the night — 通夜 (tōng yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all walks of life — 各界 (gè jiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all walks of life — 各界人士 (gè jiè rén shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• all walks of life (idiom) — 三百六十行 (sān bǎi liù shí háng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 year round — 常年 (cháng nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• all-around — 全面 (quán miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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-rounder — 全才 (quán cái)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• altercation — 口角 (kǒu jiǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• alternative name — 代称 (dài chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• alternative name for Baidu 百度[Bai3 du4] — 度娘 (dù niáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• alternative name for Paris — 花都 (huā dōu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• alternative name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1] — 齐鲁 (qí lǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] — 申城 (shēn chéng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• altogether — 拢共 (lǒng gòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• altogether — 拢总 (lǒng zǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• altogether — 总共 (zǒng gòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• an all-rounder — 兼优 (jiān yōu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• an all-seeing mind — 慧眼 (huì yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2] — 荆 (jīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• an era — 一代 (yí dài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• an essay in eight parts — 八股 (bā gǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• an excuse — 辩词 (biàn cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• an excuse — 辩辞 (biàn cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• an old horse knows the way (idiom) — 老马识途 (lǎo mǎ shí tú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420) — 建业 (jiàn yè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs — 鼎 (dǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ancient Indian name for China — 震旦 (zhèn dàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ancient name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[Hai3 nan2 Dao3] — 崖州 (yá zhōu)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• angle (between two intersecting lines) — 夹角 (jiā jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• angle from which one observes an object — 视角 (shì jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• angry — 愤怒 (fèn nù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• angry at unfairness — 气不平 (qì bù píng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• angry look — 怒容 (nù róng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• angry look — 怒色 (nù sè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• angry words — 气话 (qì huà)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• angry youth – highly nationalistic young Chinese people (abbr. for 憤怒青年|愤怒青年[feng4 nu4 qing1 nian2]) (neologism c. 1970s) — 愤青 (fèn qīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power — 三仇 (sān chóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly — 缠夹二先生 (chán jiā èr xiān shēng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• another name — 别称 (bié chēng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史[Jiu4 Wu3 dai4 shi3] — 梁唐晋汉周书 (liáng táng jìn hàn zhōu shū)

  social · social · advanced · 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 Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛, the historical Buddha — 释尊 (shì zūn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• another name for Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1] — 西子 (xī zǐ)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• another province (relative to the local one) — 外省 (wài shěng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• anti-party — 反党 (fǎn dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound) — 对仗 (duì zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• approaching death — 临终 (lín zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• approaching old age — 垂老 (chuí lǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• as an incidental action while doing sth else — 顺手 (shùn shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 much as one likes — 尽情 (jìn qíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• as much as possible — 尽量 (jǐn liàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• as one pleases (idiom) — 如其所好 (rú qí suǒ hǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• as one wants — 如意 (rú yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• as one wishes — 随便 (suí biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• as one wishes — 随意 (suí yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• as the name implies — 顾名思义 (gù míng sī yì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• as you wish — 随你 (suí nǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ashamed and sorry — 愧恨 (kuì hèn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom) — 愧悔无地 (kuì huǐ wú dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• asset that gives a competitive advantage — 利基 (lì jī)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 any time — 随时 (suí shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at home wherever one is (idiom) — 随遇而安 (suí yù ér ān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at one go — 一气 (yí qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's convenience — 便中 (biàn zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's convenience — 就便 (jiù biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's convenience — 得便 (dé biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's convenience — 搭便 (dā biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's discretion — 任从 (rèn cóng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's ease — 安闲 (ān xián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's own expense — 自费 (zì fèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at one's side — 身边 (shēn biān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that (future) time — 到时 (dào shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that moment — 当口 (dāng kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that time — 彼时 (bǐ shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that time — 当初 (dāng chū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at that time — 那时候 (nà shí hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at that time — 那阵 (nà zhèn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 that time (old) — 那咱 (nà zán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at the right time — 择机 (zé jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at this point — 就此 (jiù cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at this time — 这时 (zhè shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• at this very moment — 此时此刻 (cǐ shí cǐ kè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• at what time? — 几时 (jǐ shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• attack from two sides — 夹攻 (jiā gōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• attractiveness index (rating of how good-looking sb is) — 颜值 (yán zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• avid fan who anxiously awaits new content — 追客 (zhuī kè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face — 藏拙 (cáng zhuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad — 不善 (bú shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad — 不良 (bù liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad — 坏 (huài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad — 差劲 (chà jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad — 歹 (dǎi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad breath — 口臭 (kǒu chòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad debt — 呆帐 (dāi zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad debt — 呆账 (dāi zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad debt — 坏账 (huài zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad element — 坏分子 (huài fēn zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bad friend — 损友 (sǔn yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• bad guy — 坏家伙 (huài jiā huo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bad guy (in a story) — 反角 (fǎn jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad habit — 恶俗 (è sú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad habit — 恶心 (ě xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad habit — 恶习 (è xí)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 kind — 坏种 (huài zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad language — 恶口 (è kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad luck — 坏运 (huài yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad luck — 晦气 (huì qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad luck — 背字 (bèi zì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad luck — 背运 (bèi yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad luck — 逆运 (nì yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad name — 恶名 (è míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• bad person — 坏人 (huài rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad person — 歹人 (dǎi rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad record (esp. of a public official) — 劣迹 (liè jì)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• bad reputation — 污名 (wū míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad smell — 臭味 (chòu wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bad temper — 坏脾气 (huài pí qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bad thing — 坏事 (huài shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• banner registration (in the Eight Banners system of the Qing dynasty) — 旗籍 (qí jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• banquet to celebrate a baby reaching one month of age — 满月酒 (mǎn yuè jiǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• banquet to celebrate the Spring Festival — 春酒 (chūn jiǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• barrier-free — 无障碍 (wú zhàng ài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• bawu, a free reed wind instrument shaped like a flute and played transversally, associated particularly with minority cultures of Yunnan — 巴乌 (bā wū)

  social · social · beginner · 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) — 报子 (bào zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations) — 报录人 (bào lù rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• beautiful and good — 美善 (měi shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• because of this — 因如此 (yīn rú cǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bed — 床 (chuáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• before one's eyes — 眼前 (yǎn qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• before that — 在此之前 (zài cǐ zhī qián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• before this — 此前 (cǐ qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• beginning of an age — 年代初 (nián dài chū)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice) — 益鸟 (yì niǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bereaved of one's only child — 失独 (shī dú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• best friend — 至交 (zhì jiāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• best friend — 至好 (zhì hǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• better a bad life than a good death (idiom) — 好死不如赖活着 (hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 — 伟 (wěi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big — 大 (dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big — 大只 (dà zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big — 硕大 (shuò dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big and small — 巨细 (jù xì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big and strong — 强大 (qiáng dà)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 gun — 大炮 (dà pào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big head — 大头 (dà tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big sister — 大姐 (dà jiě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big stick (policy etc) — 大棒 (dà bàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big toe — 拇趾 (mǔ zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• big wave — 涛 (tāo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• birth name of Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) — 田文 (tián wén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• birthday — 生日 (shēng rì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• birthday present (for an old person) — 寿礼 (shòu lǐ)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• boat deck (deck where lifeboats are stored) — 救生艇甲板 (jiù shēng tǐng jiǎ bǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• boldness in pursuing one's sexual urges — 色胆 (sè dǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis — 八二三炮战 (bā èr sān pào zhàn)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• both — 双双 (shuāng shuāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• both countries — 两国 (liǎng guó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• both of them — 两者 (liǎng zhě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bottom line — 底线 (dǐ xiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bounced check — 空头支票 (kōng tóu zhī piào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc — 答 (dá)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• boundless life (expression of good wishes) — 无量寿 (wú liàng shòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• branch or subdivision of a family — 支系 (zhī xì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party — 支部 (zhī bù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom) — 舍生忘死 (shè shēng wàng sǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• bride's family (in marriage) — 女家 (nǚ jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• bring it on! — 谁怕谁 (shuí pà shuí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) — 兄台 (xiōng tái)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• building (a relatively large, multistory one) — 大楼 (dà lóu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• burning with no flame — 隐燃 (yǐn rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bushel (eight gallons) — 蒲式耳 (pú shì ěr)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• busy — 忙 (máng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• busy — 忙碌 (máng lù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• busy — 繁忙 (fán máng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• busy (telephone line) — 占线 (zhàn xiàn)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• busy season — 旺季 (wàng jì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• busy signal (telephony) — 忙音 (máng yīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• busy with — 忙于 (máng yú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• butterfly (family) — 蝶类 (dié lèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• by good fortune — 幸而 (xìng ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• by happy coincidence — 可巧 (kě qiǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• by no means — 切勿 (qiè wù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• by no means — 才不 (cái bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• by no means an isolated case — 不一而足 (bù yī ér zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• by the time that — 及至 (jí zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• bye-bye (loanword) (Tw) — 掰掰 (bāi bāi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• call in (one's subordinates) — 召见 (zhào jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• calligraphic flourish with many twists — 一波三折 (yì bō sān zhé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• camaraderie between persons who have gone through some experience in the same year — 年谊 (nián yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• can — 会 (huì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• can it be possible that — 莫非 (mò fēi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 bear having grit in one's eye (idiom) — 眼里容不得沙子 (yǎn lǐ róng bù dé shā zi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) — 高不成低不就 (gāo bù chéng dī bú jiù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) — 高不凑低不就 (gāo bú còu dī bú jiù)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination — 榜眼 (bǎng yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]) — 探花 (tàn huā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties) — 案首 (àn shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• car-free zone — 步行街 (bù xíng jiē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• cards in one's hand — 底牌 (dǐ pái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• carrying on one's back — 背着 (bèi zhe)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• caught in (a bad situation) — 陷于 (xiàn yú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• cecum (start of the colon, linking it to small intestine) — 盲端 (máng duān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• centralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party — 集权 (jí quán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• chaffinch (family Fringillidae) — 花鸡 (huā jī)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• characteristic nature of some season — 季相 (jì xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• cheerful — 愉快 (yú kuài)

  social · social · beginner · 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 (yù líng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) — 际遇 (jì yù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• circumstances that evoke mixed feelings (idiom) — 触景伤情 (chù jǐng shāng qíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• clash that leaves both sides shattered — 火星撞地球 (huǒ xīng zhuàng dì qiú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc — 只 (zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) — 枚 (méi)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc — 颗 (kē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• classifier for years (of age) — 岁 (suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several — 些 (xiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• close female friend — 红颜知己 (hóng yán zhī jǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• close friend — 好友 (hǎo yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• close friend — 密友 (mì yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• code name — 代号 (dài hào)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• collection of papers (published as one volume) — 集刊 (jí kān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• collision in which only one party is at fault — 单方过失碰撞 (dān fāng guò shī pèng zhuàng)

  social · social · advanced · 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

• combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) — 会意 (huì yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day (occurring when the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節|中秋节[Zhong1 qiu1 jie2] falls on October 1st, as in 1982, 2001 and 2020) — 双节 (shuāng jié)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• coming right into one's face — 当头 (dāng tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• committing all manner of crimes — 无所不用其极 (wú suǒ bú yòng qí jí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• common name for cormorant — 水老鸦 (shuǐ lǎo yā)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• common name for 花斑癬|花斑癣[hua1 ban1 xuan3], tinea versicolor — 汗斑 (hàn bān)

  social · social · beginner · 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 bad — 坏透 (huài tòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) — 痛改前非 (tòng gǎi qián fēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• complex — 庞杂 (páng zá)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• congratulate an elderly person on his birthday — 拜寿 (bài shòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• constantly increasing without limit (idiom) — 有增无已 (yǒu zēng wú yǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee — 小三劝退师 (xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• content to hold a small part of the territory — 偏安 (piān ān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• content with one's lot — 安分 (ān fèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• content with one's situation — 知足 (zhī zú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• continuously circling one another — 交驰 (jiāo chí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• contrary to what one might expect — 倒是 (dǎo shì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• corner (junction of two walls) — 墙角 (qiáng jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• couple who were made for each other — 天生的一对 (tiān shēng de yí duì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• courtesy name for Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3] — 仲尼 (zhòng ní)

  social · social · beginner · 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 Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] — 孔明 (kǒng míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• covered all over — 满身 (mǎn shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• crab of family Sesarmidae — 相手蟹 (xiāng shǒu xiè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• crab of the family Potamidae of freshwater crabs — 溪蟹 (xī xiè)

  social · social · beginner · 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 (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1] — 巴豆 (bā dòu)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• current trends — 时事 (shí shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.) — 抓周 (zhuā zhōu)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit — 不敢越雷池一步 (bù gǎn yuè léi chí yí bù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• dark circles (under one's eyes) — 黑眼圈 (hēi yǎn quān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• day that is named but not numbered (on ethnic calendar) — 空日 (kōng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis — 死而不僵 (sǐ ér bù jiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dear one — 亲亲 (qīn qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• deep at night and all is quiet (idiom) — 更深人静 (gèng shēn rén jìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• deep emotion — 深情 (shēn qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom) — 恭敬不如从命 (gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) — 不是冤家不聚头 (bú shì yuān jiā bú jù tóu)

  social · social · advanced · 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

• die-hard otaku (sb who hardly ever emerges from their home, where they play games, watch movies etc) — 死宅 (sǐ zhái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• differing from one another — 互异 (hù yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• difficult to obey orders (idiom) — 碍难从命 (ài nán cóng mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• dimple (on the cheek when smiling) — 笑窝 (xiào wō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• dimple (on the cheek when smiling) — 酒窝 (jiǔ wō)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• distance between two poles — 天渊 (tiān yuān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• distinguished or prominent family — 望族 (wàng zú)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• document guaranteeing the words or actions of a third party (old) — 保呈 (bǎo chéng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) — 文号 (wén hào)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• domain name server — 域名服务器 (yù míng fú wù qì)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• don't be fooled by the fact that — 别看 (bié kàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation) — 拿你没办法 (ná nǐ méi bàn fǎ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• don't mention it — 不谢 (bú xiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• don't think (that) — 休想 (xiū xiǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement — 喜饼 (xǐ bǐng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month — 七夕 (qī xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• doubling (combining two or more lengths of yarn into a single thread) — 并纱 (bìng shā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• drab, stereotypical Communist Party writing style — 党八股 (dǎng bā gǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon — 龙脉 (lóng mài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom) — 四海飘零 (sì hǎi piāo líng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• drinking game where one has to guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand — 猜枚 (cāi méi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• drinking party — 酒会 (jiǔ huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• drinking party — 饮酒作乐 (yǐn jiǔ zuò lè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• drinking party with female entertainers — 花酒 (huā jiǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• drop tower — 跳楼机 (tiào lóu jī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3] — 石 (shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] — 斗 (dòu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power — 天珠 (tiān zhū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• each and every — 凡是 (fán shì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 各人 (gè rén)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one individually — 个个 (gè gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• each other — 彼此 (bǐ cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• each takes what he needs (idiom) — 各取所需 (gè qǔ suǒ xū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, 3rd century, modeled on Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], 18150 entries — 广雅 (guǎng yǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori — 紫菜 (zǐ cài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• efficient government, people at peace (idiom) — 政通人和 (zhèng tōng rén hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• eight — 八 (bā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• eight methods of treatment (TCM) — 八法 (bā fǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally) — 八冲 (bā chōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• eight year H8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1991 or 2051 — 辛未 (xīn wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• eight-hour workday system — 八小时工作制 (bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• elegant name — 雅称 (yǎ chēng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• enclave — 飞地 (fēi dì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• enclosed with (this) letter — 随信附上 (suí xìn fù shàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• enlistment age — 役龄 (yì líng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• equal in status — 对等 (duì děng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• even — 甚至 (shèn zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb) — 清官难断家务事 (qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì)

  social · social · advanced · formal

• evening party — 晚会 (wǎn huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• every family (idiom) — 千家万户 (qiān jiā wàn hù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• every family has its problems (idiom) — 家家有本难念的经 (jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• every kind of — 各种 (gè zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 is evil — 万恶 (wàn è)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• everything that should be here is here (idiom) — 应有尽有 (yīng yǒu jìn yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• evidence (that one can rely on) — 凭准 (píng zhǔn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law — 质证 (zhì zhèng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• exceptional — 优异 (yōu yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• exceptionally big — 特大 (tè dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• exceptionally good — 特异 (tè yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• exceptionally good — 绝佳 (jué jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• excuse — 说辞 (shuō cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• excuse — 饰词 (shì cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• excuse me — 劳驾 (láo jià)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) — 借光 (jiè guāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) — 借过 (jiè guò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• exerting all one's strength — 狠命 (hěn mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• expression or emotion showing in one's eyes — 眼神 (yǎn shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• extended family — 大家庭 (dà jiā tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• extent of one's rights — 权界 (quán jiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment) — 灭族 (miè zú)

  social · social · beginner · 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 angry — 愤愤 (fèn fèn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• extremely angry — 疾首 (jí shǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• extremely small — 极细小 (jí xì xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• facial expression of good fortune — 福相 (fú xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• facing directly (with one's eyes) — 正眼 (zhèng yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• facing one another — 相向 (xiāng xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• facing the end (idiom) — 大限临头 (dà xiàn lín tóu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• failure to meet — 失迎 (shī yíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• false hero (who pretends to be 李逵[Li3 Kui2]) — 李鬼 (lǐ guǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• false name — 假名 (jiǎ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family — 家庭 (jiā tíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family — 家族 (jiā zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family and consumer science — 家政学 (jiā zhèng xué)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family background — 家世 (jiā shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom) — 家破人亡 (jiā pò rén wáng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family bonds — 天伦 (tiān lún)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family education — 家教 (jiā jiào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family financial circumstances — 家道 (jiā dào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family financial situation — 家境 (jiā jìng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 history (as a literary genre) — 家传 (jiā chuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family influential for generations — 世家 (shì jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family livelihood — 家计 (jiā jì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family love and joy — 天伦之乐 (tiān lún zhī lè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family matters — 家事 (jiā shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family member — 家人 (jiā rén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family member — 家属 (jiā shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family member — 家庭成员 (jiā tíng chéng yuán)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family member — 眷属 (juàn shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family members — 戚族 (qī zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family members of nationals residing abroad — 侨眷 (qiáo juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family name — 姓 (xìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family name — 姓氏 (xìng shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family of origin — 原生家庭 (yuán shēng jiā tíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• family or dependents of martyr (in PRC, esp. revolutionary martyr) — 烈属 (liè shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · 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 prestige — 门望 (mén wàng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family property — 家底 (jiā dǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family property — 家业 (jiā yè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family property — 家产 (jiā chǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family property — 家私 (jiā sī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family rules — 家规 (jiā guī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family scandal — 家丑 (jiā chǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family status — 门第 (mén dì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family tradition — 门风 (mén fēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• family tree — 谱氏 (pǔ shì)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• famous family — 名门 (míng mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• famous name — 大名 (dà míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fan lobster (esp. species of the genera Ibacus or Parribacus, both belonging to the slipper lobster family) — 扇虾 (shàn xiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fan of one particular member of a pop idol band who denigrates and defames the other members — 毒唯 (dú wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band — 唯粉 (wéi fěn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band — 唯饭 (wéi fàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• fashionable and good-looking guy (slang) — 型男 (xíng nán)

  social · communication · beginner · casual

• fate is unfavorable (idiom) — 时运不济 (shí yùn bú jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fate or chance that brings people together — 缘分 (yuán fèn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• fickle in love — 滥情 (làn qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fickle in love — 花心 (huā xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old) — 五更 (wǔ gēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fifty (usually referring to sb's age) — 半百 (bàn bǎi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fifty (years of age) — 半白 (bàn bái)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province — 殷商 (yīn shāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• finalist — 入围者 (rù wéi zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• finch (family Fringillidae) — 雀类 (què lèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• first (of two parts) — 上个 (shàng gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first bouillon, a broth made with ingredients that may later be reboiled to make a second bouillon 二湯|二汤[er4 tang1] — 头汤 (tóu tāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first half of one's life — 前半生 (qián bàn shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• first love — 初恋 (chū liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• first of all — 首先 (shǒu xiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old) — 一更 (yì gēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old) — 初更 (chū gèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] — 甲 (jiǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支 — 子丑 (zǐ chǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1] and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]) — 甲子 (jiǎ zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks) — 合脚 (hé jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five — 五 (wǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) — 五彩 (wǔ cǎi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence — 五鬼 (wǔ guǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five continents — 五大洲 (wǔ dà zhōu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• five continents — 五洲 (wǔ zhōu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five degrees — 五度 (wǔ dù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname) — 五百年前是一家 (wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yì jiā)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la — 五音 (wǔ yīn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 rings — 五环 (wǔ huán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) — 五官 (wǔ guān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five spice seasoned — 五香 (wǔ xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 — 五笔输入法 (wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ)

  social · communication · advanced · 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-string lute — 筑 (zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• five-stroke code, Chinese character input method — 五笔编码 (wǔ bǐ biān mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fleabane (family Asteraceae) — 蓬 (péng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 千古 (qiān gǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for all eternity (idiom) — 万古千秋 (wàn gǔ qiān qiū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for as long as one can remember — 自懂事以来 (zì dǒng shì yǐ lái)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• for fear that — 唯恐 (wéi kǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for many generations — 世世代代 (shì shì dài dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• for many generations — 世代 (shì dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for no reason — 平白 (píng bái)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 no reason at all — 无端 (wú duān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for some reason — 因故 (yīn gù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• for this reason — 因之 (yīn zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• for this reason — 为此 (wèi cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• foreman (pidgin derived from "number one", rendered in hanzi) (old) — 那摩温 (nà mó wēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters — 碟仙 (dié xiān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• former love — 前情 (qián qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• former name — 旧名 (jiù míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• fortune-teller who uses the subject's face for his prognostication — 相士 (xiàng shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four — 四 (sì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four (banker's anti-fraud numeral) — 肆 (sì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four bare walls — 四壁萧然 (sì bì xiāo rán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends — 四德 (sì dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four corner code (input method for Chinese characters) — 四角号码 (sì jiǎo hào mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• four divinities — 四灵 (sì líng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3] — 四象 (sì xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 of a kind — 四条 (sì tiáo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] — 四季 (sì jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four sides — 四边 (sì biān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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-way — 四方 (sì fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• four-wheel drive — 四轮驱动 (sì lún qū dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles — 五四 (wǔ sì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old) — 四更 (sì gēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• frame (of spectacles, small ornament etc) — 框子 (kuàng zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• free — 漫 (màn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free — 空余 (kòng yú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free (of charge) — 免费 (miǎn fèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free agency — 自由选择权 (zì yóu xuǎn zé quán)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• free and at ease — 洒脱 (sǎ tuō)

  social · social · beginner · 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 from vulgarity — 脱俗 (tuō sú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• free jazz (music genre) — 自由爵士乐 (zì yóu jué shì yuè)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• free kick — 任意球 (rèn yì qiú)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• free of worldly concerns — 忘机 (wàng jī)

  social · social · beginner · 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 prose style — 散体 (sǎn tǐ)

  social · social · beginner · 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 trade zone — 自由贸易区 (zì yóu mào yì qū)

  social · social · advanced · 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

• free-range raising (of poultry, cattle etc) — 散养 (sàn yǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• friend — 友 (yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• friend — 友人 (yǒu rén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• friend — 朋 (péng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• friend — 朋友 (péng yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• friend from whom you can seek advice — 师友 (shī yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · 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 age to age — 世世 (shì shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• from childhood — 从小 (cóng xiǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• from door to door, one by one — 挨门 (āi mén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• from here on — 从此往后 (cóng cǐ wǎng hòu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• from house to house, one by one — 挨家 (āi jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• from house to house, one by one — 挨户 (āi hù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• fujoshi (woman who likes manga about male homosexual love) (derived from Japanese 腐女子 "fujoshi") — 腐女 (fǔ nǚ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• full name — 全称 (quán chēng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• gap (between two objects) — 空档 (kōng dàng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• generation and age ranking — 行辈 (háng bèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• generic name for hemp, flax etc — 麻 (má)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• gestational age — 胎龄 (tāi líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ghost marriage (in which one or both parties are dead) — 阴婚 (yīn hūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ghost of a person who died by hanging — 吊死鬼 (diào sǐ guǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ghost of one who died unjustly — 冤魂 (yuān hún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• girl who engages in enjo-kōsai — 援交小姐 (yuán jiāo xiǎo jiě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• glacial epoch — 冰期 (bīng qī)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• god of love — 爱神 (ài shén)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• golden years (after the age of about 60) — 乐龄 (lè líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• good — 好 (hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good — 良 (liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good — 良善 (liáng shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good — 良好 (liáng hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good — 要得 (yào dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good (virtuous) — 善 (shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good actions — 善行 (shàn xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good agricultural land — 良田 (liáng tián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good and bad — 优劣 (yōu liè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good and bad — 好歹 (hǎo dǎi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good and bad luck (in astrology) — 吉凶 (jí xiōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good and evil — 善恶 (shàn è)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good and honest — 善良 (shàn liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good aspects — 长处 (cháng chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good Chinese wood-oil tree (Aleurites cordata) — 良桐 (liáng tóng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good companion — 良伴 (liáng bàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good deeds — 善事 (shàn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good faith — 信义 (xìn yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good faith — 忠心 (zhōng xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good fortune — 洪福 (hóng fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good fortune — 福 (fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good fortune — 福气 (fú qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good fortune — 福泽 (fú zé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good friend — 好朋友 (hǎo péng yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• good friend — 良友 (liáng yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• good guy (in a story) — 正角 (zhèng jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good harbor — 良港 (liáng gǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good heavens! — 天啊 (tiān a)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good horse — 良马 (liáng mǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good intention — 好意 (hǎo yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good karma — 善缘 (shàn yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good karma — 良缘 (liáng yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good little boy (or girl) — 乖乖牌 (guāi guāi pái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good looks — 美貌 (měi mào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good looks — 貌美 (mào měi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good looks — 风姿 (fēng zī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good looks (of a woman) — 姿色 (zī sè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good luck — 好运 (hǎo yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good luck — 红运 (hóng yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good luck — 造化 (zào huà)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 manners in drinking — 酒德 (jiǔ dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good name — 令名 (lìng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• good name — 美名 (měi míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• good name — 美誉 (měi yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• good news — 佳音 (jiā yīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good news — 福音 (fú yīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good night — 好睡 (hǎo shuì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good omen — 彩头 (cǎi tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good opinion — 好感 (hǎo gǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good or bad — 好坏 (hǎo huài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good or not? — 可好 (kě hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good people — 良民 (liáng mín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good person — 好人 (hǎo rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good plan — 良图 (liáng tú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good plan — 良策 (liáng cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good prospects in the long term (finance) — 长多 (cháng duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good prospects in the short term (finance) — 短多 (duǎn duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good result — 佳绩 (jiā jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good timber — 良材 (liáng cái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good times and hardships — 甘苦 (gān kǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good words — 善言 (shàn yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good-for-nothing — 现世宝 (xiàn shì bǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• good-looking — 俏 (qiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good-looking — 受看 (shòu kàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good-looking — 好看 (hǎo kàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• good-natured — 和善 (hé shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• good-natured — 温厚 (wēn hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) — 礼轻情意重 (lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• grain that has begun to ripen — 只 (zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• grass that has grown on a grave since last year — 宿草 (sù cǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• gratitude for good treatment — 感遇 (gǎn yù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• great family — 大户 (dà hù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• great furnace (metaphor for a place where character is forged) — 洪炉 (hóng lú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom) — 群雄逐鹿 (qún xióng zhú lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather) — 曾祖 (zēng zǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers — 古琴 (gǔ qín)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• handed down in a family — 家传 (jiā chuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• handle of the Big Dipper — 斗柄 (dòu bǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• hands-free (telephone function) — 免提 (miǎn tí)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 喜悦 (xǐ yuè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 喜盈盈 (xǐ yíng yíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• happy — 宽展 (kuān zhǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 宽爽 (kuān shuǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 宽舒 (kuān shū)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 快乐 (kuài lè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 快活 (kuài huó)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 悦色 (yuè sè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 乐 (lè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 欣 (xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 欣喜 (xīn xǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 欢喜 (huān xǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 欢容 (huān róng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 欢愉 (huān yú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 美满 (měi mǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 顺心 (shùn xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy — 高兴 (gāo xìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy and excited (idiom) — 兴高采烈 (xìng gāo cǎi liè)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• happy encounter — 奇遇 (qí yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy expression — 喜色 (xǐ sè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy land — 福地 (fú dì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy occasion — 喜事 (xǐ shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• happy place — 乐土 (lè tǔ)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• hard to get one's mouth around — 绕嘴 (rào zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• harmonious and happy — 和乐 (hé lè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hat that goes with formal dress — 礼帽 (lǐ mào)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• 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 advantage whatsoever — 有百害而无一利 (yǒu bǎi hài ér wú yí lì)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• head of a family — 家公 (jiā gōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically) — 无头苍蝇 (wú tóu cāng yíng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) — 听其言而观其行 (tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) — 听其言观其行 (tīng qí yán guān qí xíng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• heartfelt wish — 心声 (xīn shēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hello (loanword) — 哈啰 (hā luō)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hello (loanword) — 哈罗 (hā luó)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hello (polite) — 您好 (nín hǎo)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• helpful friend — 益友 (yì yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms — 七碳糖 (qī tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• here — 本处 (běn chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• here — 此地 (cǐ dì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• here — 此间 (cǐ jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• here — 这儿 (zhè ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• here — 这里 (zhè lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2] — 己糖 (jǐ táng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 name for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] — 维扬 (wéi yáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• historical name of Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province — 盛京 (shèng jīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying — 成语典故 (chéng yǔ diǎn gù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• history of the Party — 党史 (dǎng shǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hold one's breath — 屏息 (bǐng xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• holding two jobs simultaneously — 身兼 (shēn jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• hole in one (golf) — 一击入洞 (yì jī rù dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• hollow layer between two solid layers — 夹层 (jiā céng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• holy one — 圣者 (shèng zhě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• honesty — 诚信 (chéng xìn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• honorific term for one's deceased father — 显考 (xiǎn kǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• 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 — 哪 (nǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how — 如何 (rú hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how — 怎 (zěn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how — 怎样 (zěn yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how — 怎生 (zěn shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how (wonderful etc) — 多么 (duō me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how about — 何如 (hé rú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how about it? — 意下如何 (yì xià rú hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how can it be that? — 渠 (qú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how can one be sure? — 何以见得 (hé yǐ jiàn dé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how can one endure? — 可堪 (kě kān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 can? — 怎能 (zěn néng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how could one dare? — 岂敢 (qǐ gǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how couldn't...? — 岂不 (qǐ bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how many times — 几度 (jǐ dù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how much — 几 (jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how much? — 多少 (duō shǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) — 几岁 (jǐ suì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how old? — 多大 (duō dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how well a crop (or plant) is growing — 长势 (zhǎng shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how? — 怎么 (zěn me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• how? — 怎么样 (zěn me yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• how? (emphatic question) — 岂 (qǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument) — 葫芦丝 (hú lu sī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• human ladder (formed to help sb climb a wall etc) — 人梯 (rén tī)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom) — 愁肠百结 (chóu cháng bǎi jié)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• husband and wife in youth, companions in old age — 少年夫妻老来伴 (shào nián fū qī lǎo lái bàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into) — 夫家 (fū jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into) — 婆家 (pó jia)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• hyperboloid of one sheet (math.) — 单叶双曲面 (dān yè shuāng qǔ miàn)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 afraid that... — 只怕 (zhǐ pà)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• ice-jam flood (arising when river downstream freezes more than upstream) — 凌汛 (líng xùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• identity — 身份 (shēn fèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 指事 (zhǐ shì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) — 形声 (xíng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• if — 倘或 (tǎng huò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• if — 倘然 (tǎng rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• if — 如果 (rú guǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) — 早知今日何必当初 (zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying) — 冤冤相报何时了 (yuān yuān xiāng bào hé shí le)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom) — 家和万事兴 (jiā hé wàn shì xīng)

  social · social · advanced · 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

• ileum (segment of small intestine between the jejunum 空腸|空肠[kong1 chang2] and appendix 盲腸|盲肠[mang2 chang2]) — 回肠 (huí cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• illegal immigrant (esp. one smuggled across borders) — 人蛇 (rén shé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• illustrious name — 英名 (yīng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] — 五刑 (wǔ xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• impression (sth that stays in one's mind) — 印象 (yìn xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• improper fraction (with numerator ≥ denominator, e.g. seven fifths) — 假分数 (jiǎ fēn shù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in (some place) — 身处 (shēn chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in a bad state — 糟透 (zāo tòu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 accordance with — 符合 (fú hé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• in all cases — 悉 (xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in all directions — 全向 (quán xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 any case — 总归 (zǒng guī)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 half — 对半 (duì bàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in hundred and one ways — 百般 (bǎi bān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in its entirety — 尽数 (jìn shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in light of this — 鉴此 (jiàn cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in love with — 爱恋 (ài liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• in many stages — 多轮 (duō lún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in many ways — 多方 (duō fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in no shape to be seen — 不像样 (bú xiàng yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• in no way — 绝不 (jué bù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 own handwriting — 亲笔 (qīn bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one's spare time — 业余 (yè yú)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 end — 终归 (zhōng guī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• in the end — 终究 (zhōng jiū)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 total there are ... — 共有 (gòng yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• incomparably good — 观止 (guān zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• inconstant in love — 薄情 (bó qíng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• indistinct in one's speech — 口糊 (kǒu hú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• individually — 个别 (gè bié)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• inevitably there will be — 总有 (zǒng yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• inexpensive and of good quality (idiom) — 价廉物美 (jià lián wù měi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• infant name — 乳名 (rǔ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• infantile convulsion (illness affecting children esp. under the age of five, marked by muscular spasms) — 惊风 (jīng fēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• influential family — 势族 (shì zú)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• inn that also provides facilities for visitors' horses — 马店 (mǎ diàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• inner area (of a place that has an outer area) — 内场 (nèi chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• inner side of the wrist, where the pulse is felt — 脉门 (mài mén)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc — 落款 (luò kuǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• instructions to one's children — 家训 (jiā xùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass) — 提琴 (tí qín)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• insured party — 被保险人 (bèi bǎo xiǎn rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• interest-free — 免息 (miǎn xī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• interest-free — 无息 (wú xī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• interested party — 利害关系方 (lì hài guān xì fāng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) — 唉 (ài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• internal strife (family, group, etc) — 窝里斗 (wō li dòu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• intimate friend — 知交 (zhī jiāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• intimate friend — 知音 (zhī yīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• intimate friend — 腻友 (nì yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa — 反用换流器 (fǎn yòng huàn liú qì)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 can clearly be seen (that this is the case) — 可见 (kě jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it goes against one's conscience — 昧良心 (mèi liáng xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• it goes to show that — 足见 (zú jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 a great honor to meet you. — 识荆 (shí jīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• it is reasonable to say that... — 按理说 (àn lǐ shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• it is rumored that — 风传 (fēng chuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it is rumored that ... — 据传 (jù chuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it is said that — 据说 (jù shuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) — 话说 (huà shuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it may be assumed that — 想来 (xiǎng lái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) — 才怪 (cái guài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• it's a small world (idiom) — 人生何处不相逢 (rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• it's a very long journey to get there — 路途遥远 (lù tú yáo yuǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously — 杀人不过头点地 (shā rén bú guò tóu diǎn dì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• it's always good to have more skills (idiom) — 艺多不压身 (yì duō bù yā shēn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• it's difficult to please everyone (idiom) — 众口难调 (zhòng kǒu nán tiáo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away — 请神容易送神难 (qǐng shén róng yì sòng shén nán)

  social · social · advanced · 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

• jackdaw (family Corvidae) — 穴鸟 (xué niǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• jealousy (in love rivalry) — 醋意 (cù yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• jealousy (in love) — 醋劲 (cù jìn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠[shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2] and ileum 回腸|回肠[hui2 chang2]) — 空肠 (kōng cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• jinbei, traditional Japanese two-piece clothing worn in the summer — 甚平 (shèn píng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera — 京胡 (jīng hú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• joint name — 并称 (bìng chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• joint name for the Han dynasty emperors Aidi (reigned 7-1 BC) and Pingdi (reigned 1 BC - 6 AD) — 哀平 (āi píng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening) — 坛子 (tán zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• jumping spider (family Salticidae) — 蝇虎 (yíng hǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• just as bad — 也好不到哪里去 (yě hǎo bú dào nǎ lǐ qù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• just at that time — 适值 (shì zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• karmic reward (resulting from good deeds, in contrast to karmic retribution 惡報|恶报[e4 bao4]) — 好报 (hǎo bào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• kite (lit. "wind zither", traditionally explained as being named after kites fitted with bamboo whistles that produced musical sounds when flown) — 风筝 (fēng zheng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• lacking three key attributes (or at least one of them) — 三无 (sān wú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ladies and gentlemen — 列位 (liè wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• language family — 语系 (yǔ xì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• lapis lazuli (mineral of the square albite family) — 青金石 (qīng jīn shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• large and influential family — 大族 (dà zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• large and small — 大大小小 (dà dà xiǎo xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• large and small — 大小 (dà xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lark (bird of family Alaudidae) — 百灵 (bǎi líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• last phase (of an age) — 末世 (mò shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• latter half of one's life — 后半生 (hòu bàn shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• laugh in (up) one's sleeve — 暗笑 (àn xiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lean on one side — 侧 (cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• leaving much to be desired — 不如人意 (bù rú rén yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• leftover agricultural plastic (as waste or rubbish that needs to be disposed of or recycled) — 残膜 (cán mó)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• let (one) have his way — 由着 (yóu zhe)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• letter to or from home or family — 家信 (jiā xìn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• level with one's knees — 齐膝 (qí xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• level with one's shoulders — 齐肩 (qí jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• life (one's time on earth) — 人生 (rén shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) — 生命在于运动 (shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• light on one's feet — 轻捷 (qīng jié)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over — 落水狗上岸 (luò shuǐ gǒu shàng àn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• like a second parent (idiom) — 再生父母 (zài shēng fù mǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• like that — 那么 (nà me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• like this — 如此 (rú cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• like this — 这般 (zhè bān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom) — 此地无银三百两 (cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. a banquet with no empty seats — 座无虚席 (zuò wú xū xí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom) — 会哭的孩子有奶吃 (huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom) — 好马不吃回头草 (hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe — 脚正不怕鞋歪 (jiǎo zhèng bú pà xié wāi)

  social · communication · advanced · 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. big crocodile — 大鳄 (dà è)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. blog friend — 博友 (bó yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · 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. cannot be done in one day (idiom) — 非一日之功 (fēi yí rì zhī gōng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) — 恨铁不成钢 (hèn tiě bù chéng gāng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom) — 蚂蚱也是肉 (mà zha yě shì ròu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom) — 蚊子再小也是肉 (wén zǐ zài xiǎo yě shì ròu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom) — 媳妇熬成婆 (xí fù áo chéng pó)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) — 凶多吉少 (xiōng duō jí shǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) — 家丑不可外传 (jiā chǒu bù kě wài zhuàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) — 家丑不可外扬 (jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng)

  social · social · advanced · 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. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) — 四两拨千斤 (sì liǎng bō qiān jīn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. hair and beard all in one stroke — 头发胡子一把抓 (tóu fa hú zi yì bǎ zhuā)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) — 赔了夫人又折兵 (péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 every trade, a master appears (idiom) — 行行出状元 (háng háng chū zhuàng yuan)

  social · social · advanced · 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. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) — 黑店 (hēi diàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom) — 柿子挑软的捏 (shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē)

  social · communication · advanced · 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. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom) — 哪壶不开提哪壶 (nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) — 小巫见大巫 (xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū)

  social · communication · advanced · 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. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) — 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 (gǒu zuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá)

  social · communication · advanced · 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. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) — 不到黄河心不死 (bú dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) — 四面楚歌 (sì miàn chǔ gē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) — 开弓没有回头箭 (kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom) — 无事不登三宝殿 (wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one dragon — 一条龙 (yì tiáo lóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one general, one order (idiom) — 一个将军一个令 (yí gè jiāng jūn yí gè lìng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) — 九牛一毛 (jiǔ niú yì máo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning) — 二一添作五 (èr yī tiān zuò wǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 object bests another object — 一物降一物 (yí wù jiàng yí wù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) — 一个巴掌拍不响 (yí gè bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 spot (on the leopard) — 一斑 (yì bān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom) — 剃头挑子一头热 (tì tóu tiāo zi yì tóu rè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. peace when you come or go — 出入平安 (chū rù píng ān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together — 道不同不相为谋 (dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 (pū miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. sth hits one in the face — 扑面而来 (pū miàn ér lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) — 强龙不压地头蛇 (qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. ten thousand fathoms — 万丈 (wàn zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) — 光脚的不怕穿鞋的 (guāng jiǎo de bú pà chuān xié de)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 child who cries gets the candy (idiom) — 会哭的孩子有糖吃 (huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) — 咬人狗儿不露齿 (yǎo rén gǒu ér bú lù chǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom) — 咬人的狗不露齿 (yǎo rén de gǒu bú lù chǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom) — 龙生九子 (lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom) — 蜻蜓撼石柱 (qīng tíng hàn shí zhù)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) — 家花没有野花香 (jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 man has gold under his knees — 男人膝下有黄金 (nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) — 一山不容二虎 (yì shān bù róng èr hǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom) — 这山望着那山高 (zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) — 五十步笑百步 (wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 three legs of a tripod — 鼎足 (dǐng zú)

  social · communication · beginner · 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. there is a knife above the character for lust — 色字头上一把刀 (sè zì tóu shàng yì bǎ dāo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) — 八字没一撇 (bā zì méi yì piě)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) — 八字还没一撇儿 (bā zì hái méi yì piě ér)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 breathe through the same nostril (idiom) — 一鼻孔出气 (yì bí kǒng chū qì)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 climb all over sb — 蹬鼻子上脸 (dēng bí zi shàng liǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) — 过五关斩六将 (guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiāng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) — 依葫芦画瓢 (yī hú lu huà piáo)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom) — 各打五十大板 (gè dǎ wǔ shí dà bǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 have one's nose rubbed in the dirt — 碰一鼻子灰 (pèng yì bí zi huī)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 loosen one's purse — 解囊 (jiě náng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 restring one's bow — 更张 (gèng zhāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to rub one's nose with dust — 抹一鼻子灰 (mǒ yì bí zi huī)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 one spot on a leopard — 窥豹 (kuī bào)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 stand like the three legs of a tripod — 鼎立 (dǐng lì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom) — 打肿脸充胖子 (dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 turn over one's palm — 反掌 (fǎn zhǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) — 一口吃个胖子 (yì kǒu chī gè pàng zi)

  social · communication · advanced · 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. tread the green — 踏青 (tà qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) — 大树底下好乘凉 (dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying) — 身正不怕影子斜 (shēn zhèng bú pà yǐng zi xié)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom) — 墙倒众人推 (qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb) — 众人拾柴火焰高 (zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom) — 打狗还得看主人 (dǎ gǒu hái dé kàn zhǔ rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) — 说你胖你就喘 (shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb) — 船到桥头自然直 (chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem — 船到桥门自会直 (chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom) — 车到山前必有路 (chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom) — 拔出萝卜带出泥 (bá chū luó bo dài chū ní)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom) — 背着抱着一般重 (bèi zhe bào zhe yì bān zhòng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom) — 无风不起浪 (wú fēng bù qǐ làng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• lit. woodcutter's family — 柴门 (chái mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) — 一口吃不成胖子 (yì kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) — 表字 (biǎo zì)

  social · social · beginner · 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 (of toddler age) — 稚女 (zhì nǚ)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin — 柳琴 (liǔ qín)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM — 寸口 (cùn kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM — 气口 (qì kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM — 脉口 (mài kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• long time no see — 好久不见 (hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• long-cherished wish — 宿愿 (sù yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• loss of love — 情变 (qíng biàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• loud sound, such as that of thunder or a bomb — 轰响 (hōng xiǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• love — 爱意 (ài yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love — 慈爱 (cí ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love and hate — 爱憎 (ài zēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love and marriage — 婚恋 (hūn liàn)

  social · social · beginner · 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 letter — 情书 (qíng shū)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love nest — 爱巢 (ài cháo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love others as self — 爱人如己 (ài rén rú jǐ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love poem — 情诗 (qíng shī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love song — 情歌 (qíng gē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love song — 恋歌 (liàn gē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love song — 酸曲 (suān qǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• love triangle — 三角恋爱 (sān jiǎo liàn ài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• love will find a way (idiom) — 有情人终成眷属 (yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ)

  social · social · advanced · 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

• luck (good or bad) — 运气 (yùn qì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• maker (innovative enthusiast who builds objects using technology) — 创客 (chuàng kè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• making one happy — 可喜 (kě xǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• male guest at party — 官客 (guān kè)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• man with good prospects — 潜力股男人 (qián lì gǔ nán rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• man's family (in marriage) — 男家 (nán jiā)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 不少 (bù shǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 多 (duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 多个 (duō gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 多多 (duō duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 好多 (hǎo duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 繁杂 (fán zá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many — 老鼻子 (lǎo bí zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• many — 许多 (xǔ duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many and complicated — 繁琐 (fán suǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many and disorderly — 烦杂 (fán zá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many and varied — 繁多 (fán duō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many different types — 各样 (gè yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many generations of ancestors — 积祖 (jī zǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many kinds of — 多种 (duō zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 postures — 多姿 (duō zī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many schools of thought — 百家 (bǎi jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many stars — 繁星 (fán xīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many thanks — 多谢 (duō xiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many things arranged together, or connected together — 森罗 (sēn luó)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 times — 多次 (duō cì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many years — 多年 (duō nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many years ago — 早年 (zǎo nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• many-headed — 多头 (duō tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] — 侯 (hóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• married stewardess of mature age — 空嫂 (kōng sǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• married woman of mature age — 师奶 (shī nǎi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• married, with one or more children — 已婚已育 (yǐ hūn yǐ yù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• massage using one's breasts — 胸推 (xiōng tuī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• massage using one's buttocks — 臀推 (tún tuī)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• maternal love — 母爱 (mǔ ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• matters (concerning a prominent family etc) intended to be kept private — 秘闻 (mì wén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• may be done once and once only — 可一而不可再 (kě yī ér bù kě zài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting) — 百年好合 (bǎi nián hǎo hé)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) — 丈 (zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• meet by chance — 不期而遇 (bù qī ér yù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year — 年友 (nián yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius) — 男女授受不亲 (nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• meter stick — 米尺 (mǐ chǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter) — 微米 (wēi mǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• middle age — 中年 (zhōng nián)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• military family member — 军属 (jūn shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• minute (i.e. extremely small) — 微小 (wēi xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight) — 明镜 (míng jìng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• mistaken ideas — 误区 (wù qū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mixed cropping (i.e. growing two crops together) — 混作 (hùn zuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mixture of love and hate — 爱恨交织 (ài hèn jiāo zhī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• modal particle indicating that sth is obvious — 嘛 (ma)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• modernization of agriculture, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 农业现代化 (nóng yè xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• modernization of industry, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 工业现代化 (gōng yè xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 国防现代化 (guó fáng xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• modernization of science and technology, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations — 科学技术现代化 (kē xué jì shù xiàn dài huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding) — 乱码 (luàn mǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• moon snail (sea snail of the Naticidae family) — 玉螺 (yù luó)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• more than one would wish — 稍嫌 (shāo xián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• more than ten — 十几 (shí jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• more than ten — 十数 (shí shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• moreover — 加之 (jiā zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates) — 不信任动议 (bú xìn rèn dòng yì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• mouth shape when speaking or singing — 口型 (kǒu xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mouth shape when speaking or singing — 嘴型 (zuǐ xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 obliged — 领教 (lǐng jiào)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• mutual support between the military and the people – specifically, support provided by local people and authorities for the military, and preferential treatment of the families of soldiers, on the one hand, and the military's support for the government and care for the general public, on the other — 双拥 (shuāng yōng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jing1 wei4] after drowning — 女娃 (nǚ wá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die — 死神 (sǐ shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• mythological insect that makes people doze off — 瞌睡虫 (kē shuì chóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• name — 名 (míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name — 名儿 (míng ér)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name — 名目 (míng mù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name — 名义 (míng yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name — 名号 (míng hào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name — 称号 (chēng hào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name (of a person or thing) — 名字 (míng zì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name (of a thing) — 名称 (míng chēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name and address of the sender enclosed — 内详 (nèi xiáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name and reality — 名实 (míng shí)

  social · social · beginner · 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 in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) — 法名 (fǎ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) — 法号 (fǎ hào)

  social · social · beginner · 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 famous sword mentioned in ancient texts — 泰阿 (tài ā)

  social · social · beginner · 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 person on the household register (old) — 花名 (huā míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 a river — 淮 (huái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of a river, the northern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1] — 罗水 (luó shuǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of county — 县名 (xiàn míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of disease in TCM — 少阳病 (shào yáng bìng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• name of old state in modern Sichuan — 益州 (yì zhōu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of river — 育水 (yù shuǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name of several rivers — 洛河 (luò hé)

  social · social · beginner · 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 "roof" radical 宀[mian2] (Kangxi radical 40) — 宝盖 (bǎo gài)

  social · social · beginner · 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 of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) — 莱 (lái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name or river God associated with Yellow river — 河伯 (hé bó)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• name tag — 名签 (míng qiān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name used for cabinet ministers between 1912-1927, superseded by 部長|部长[bu4 zhang3] — 总长 (zǒng zhǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• name used for many fishing birds — 鱼鹰 (yú yīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• names of many kinds (idiom) — 名目繁多 (míng mù fán duō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• narrow and small — 窄小 (zhǎi xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects) — 危而不持 (wēi ér bù chí)

  social · communication · intermediate · urgent

• neap tide (the smallest tide, when moon is at first or third quarter) — 小潮 (xiǎo cháo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• 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

• never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom) — 今日事今日毕 (jīn rì shì jīn rì bì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom) — 当天事当天毕 (dāng tiān shì dāng tiān bì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• new addition to a family (i.e. a birth) — 新丁 (xīn dīng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• nice to meet you — 幸会 (xìng huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae) — 夜鹰 (yè yīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• nine — 九 (jiǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (shǔ jiǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• nine-tenths — 九成 (jiǔ chéng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no — 不 (bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no — 不是 (bú shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) — 哑巴吃黄连 (yǎ ba chī huáng lián)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 first use (policy for nuclear weapons) — 不首先使用 (bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• no good — 不好 (bù hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no good — 无益 (wú yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom) — 功莫大焉 (gōng mò dà yān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no harm (in doing it) — 无妨 (wú fáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no less than — 不亚 (bú yà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no less than — 不亚于 (bú yà yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no longer — 不复 (bú fù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 match for — 不敌 (bù dí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no matter (who, what etc) — 别管 (bié guǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 if — 管他 (guǎn tā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no matter if — 管它 (guǎn tā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no matter what — 任凭 (rèn píng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no matter what may happen (idiom) — 不问好歹 (bú wèn hǎo dǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no matter what or how — 无论 (wú lùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no more — 不再 (bú zài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no need — 不着 (bù zhe)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• no poison, no great man (idiom) — 无毒不丈夫 (wú dú bú zhàng fu)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• no problem — 没问题 (méi wèn tí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• no profit — 无利 (wú lì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 thanks (used to politely but informally decline) — 不了 (bù liǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 trace to be seen — 不见一点踪影 (bú jiàn yì diǎn zōng yǐng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• no use — 白搭 (bái dā)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 wonder! — 怪道 (guài dào)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• noble family — 华族 (huá zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom) — 知子莫若父 (zhī zǐ mò ruò fù)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 — 非党 (fēi dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 as good as — 不若 (bú ruò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not at all — 一点不 (yì diǎn bù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not at all — 并不 (bìng bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not at all — 决不 (jué bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not at all ... — 好不 (hǎo bù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 不差 (bú chà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not bad — 不离儿 (bù lí ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not bad — 尚可 (shàng kě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not bad — 还好 (hái hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not bad at all — 像那么回事儿 (xiàng nà me huí shì ér)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• not be without some advantage — 不无小补 (bù wú xiǎo bǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• not equal to — 不如 (bù rú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not good — 不佳 (bù jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) — 免税 (miǎn shuì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• not manifesting one's inner quality — 心秀 (xīn xiù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not miss the farming season — 不违农时 (bù wéi nóng shí)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• not much — 几希 (jǐ xī)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 the only one — 不光 (bù guāng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 distinguish — 不分 (bù fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• not to do one's best — 不力 (bú lì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• number of people in a family — 人丁 (rén dīng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 age — 适龄 (shì líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• of marriageable age — 适婚 (shì hūn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• of no avail — 无补 (wú bǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• of the same age — 同龄 (tóng líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• of the same name — 同名 (tóng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• of this world — 属世 (shǔ shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• official name of a nation (includes dynastic names of China: 漢|汉[Han4], 唐[Tang2] etc) — 国号 (guó hào)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• 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 — 老大 (lǎo dà)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old age — 老年期 (lǎo nián qī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old age — 老龄 (lǎo líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old and respected family — 故家 (gù jiā)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 故人 (gù rén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 故友 (gù yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 老友 (lǎo yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 老朋友 (lǎo péng yǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• old friend — 旧交 (jiù jiāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 旧友 (jiù yǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 旧故 (jiù gù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old friend — 雅故 (yǎ gù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old habit (usually bad) — 积习 (jī xí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• old name for Beijing 北京[Bei3 jing1] — 蓟城 (jì chéng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for China — 神州 (shén zhōu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for China — 华夏 (huá xià)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties — 建康 (jiàn kāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] — 申 (shēn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province — 奉天 (fèng tiān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old name for the Pamirs 帕米爾高原|帕米尔高原[Pa4 mi3 er3 Gao1 yuan2] — 葱岭 (cōng lǐng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2 yi1 Xian4], Shanxi) — 令狐 (líng hú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• old place name (up to Tang), in Hengshan county 橫山縣|横山县, Yulin, Shaanxi — 夏州 (xià zhōu)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents) — 家亲 (jiā qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on one's deathbed — 弥留之际 (mí liú zhī jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on one's desk — 案头 (àn tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on one's shoulders — 肩头 (jiān tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on that day — 当天 (dāng tiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on that day — 当日 (dāng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on that evening — 当晚 (dāng wǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on that month — 当月 (dāng yuè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on that night — 当夜 (dāng yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on the happy occasion of — 欣逢 (xīn féng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• on the one hand — 一则 (yì zé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• on the one hand — 一方面 (yì fāng miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• on this (occasion) — 值此 (zhí cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• once — 有次 (yǒu cì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• once it gets started there's no stopping it — 一发不可收拾 (yì fā bù kě shōu shi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• once more — 再度 (zài dù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one — 一 (yī)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 another — 纷纷 (fēn fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one after the other — 连三并四 (lián sān bìng sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one after the other — 连串 (lián chuàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one after the other — 鱼贯 (yú guàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 billion — 十亿 (shí yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one breath — 一口气 (yì kǒu qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one by one — 一一 (yī yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one by one — 一个接一个 (yí gè jiē yí gè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one by one — 挨个 (āi gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one by one — 逐一 (zhú yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one by one — 逐个 (zhú gè)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 cent (United States coin) — 美分 (měi fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (yǒu cháo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 family courtyard — 独院 (dú yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one fifth — 五分之一 (wǔ fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) — 周岁 (zhōu suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one half — 二分之一 (èr fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one hand — 单手 (dān shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one head — 一头 (yì tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one hundred (old) — 伯 (bó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one hundred percent — 百分之一百 (bǎi fēn zhī yī bǎi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one hundred percent — 百分百 (bǎi fēn bǎi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one hundredth — 厘 (lí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one in a hundred — 百里挑一 (bǎi lǐ tiāo yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one instant — 一瞬 (yí shùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one kind of — 一种 (yì zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom) — 一马勺坏一锅 (yì mǎ sháo huài yì guō)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one leg over the other (legs crossed) — 二郎腿 (èr láng tuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom) — 知人知面不知心 (zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one moment ..., (the next ...) — 前脚 (qián jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (sth) — 之一 (zhī yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents — 回合 (huí hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3] — 尺 (chǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth — 坤 (kūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven — 乾 (qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the five legendary emperors, also called 嚳|喾[Ku4] — 高辛氏 (gāo xīn shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one of the given (options etc) — 其一 (qí yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the many names of Buddha — 佛号 (fó hào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera — 二黄 (èr huáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera — 西皮 (xī pí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals — 方丈 (fāng zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one or two — 一二 (yī èr)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one party dictatorship — 一党专制 (yì dǎng zhuān zhì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• one person — 单人 (dān rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one person taking on two tasks simultaneously — 一身两役 (yì shēn liǎng yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one sentence — 一言 (yì yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one seventh — 七分之一 (qī fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one side — 一边 (yì biān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one side — 一面 (yí miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one side — 旁 (páng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 step, one footprint (idiom) — 一步一个脚印 (yí bù yí gè jiǎo yìn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one tenth — 十分之一 (shí fēn zhī yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one that has achieved the way — 元龙 (yuán lóng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 time (all the way through) — 一遍 (yí biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one watch (i.e. two-hour period during night) — 更次 (gèng cì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one week — 一周 (yì zhōu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 has mastered the sutras (Buddhism) — 法师 (fǎ shī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one who tries never to offend anybody — 老好人 (lǎo hǎo rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one word says it all (idiom, from Analects) — 一言以蔽之 (yì yán yǐ bì zhī)

  social · communication · advanced · 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-armed — 独臂 (dú bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one-child policy — 独生子女政策 (dú shēng zǐ nǚ zhèng cè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one-China policy — 一个中国政策 (yí gè zhōng guó zhèng cè)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one-dimensional (math.) — 一维 (yì wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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-on-one basketball game — 一对一斗牛 (yí duì yì dǒu niú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• one-party (state) — 一党 (yì dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 单侧 (dān cè)

  social · communication · beginner · 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-sided words — 偏辞 (piān cí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one-stop service — 一条龙服务 (yì tiáo lóng fú wù)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 ability to give a convincing performance of a song — 唱商 (chàng shāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) — 所属 (suǒ shǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's age (calculated as years from birth) — 实岁 (shí suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one's age (calculated as years from birth) — 足岁 (zú suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. — 虚岁 (xū suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one's allotted lifespan — 寿元 (shòu yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's ancestors — 上辈子 (shàng bèi zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents) — 籍贯 (jí guàn)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• one's appearance — 容貌 (róng mào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's bosom (the seat of emotions) — 胸怀 (xiōng huái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's breast — 心窝儿 (xīn wō ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's capable and virtuous relatives — 茂亲 (mào qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's close relatives — 亲人 (qīn rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's conduct — 作为 (zuò wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 declining years — 暮年 (mù nián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one's early years — 早岁 (zǎo suì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's elders — 长辈 (zhǎng bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's employment — 事儿 (shì ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's every movement (idiom) — 举手投足 (jǔ shǒu tóu zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's expectation — 所料 (suǒ liào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's eyes — 眼珠 (yǎn zhū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's former subordinates — 旧部 (jiù bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's fortune — 运数 (yùn shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's fortune (in astrology) — 运程 (yùn chéng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's four limbs — 四体 (sì tǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's happy lot — 福分 (fú fēn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• one's home town or village — 乡里 (xiāng lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's hometown — 故园 (gù yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's immediate superior — 顶头上司 (dǐng tóu shàng si)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's impressions — 观感 (guān gǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's late wife — 亡妻 (wáng qī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's later years — 晚年 (wǎn nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's life experience — 身世 (shēn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's limited power (humble expr.) — 绵力 (mián lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's line — 本行 (běn háng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's mind — 胸中 (xiōng zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 mother's loving face — 慈颜 (cí yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's native place — 乡贯 (xiāng guàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's nature — 心性 (xīn xìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's nearest neighbors — 四邻 (sì lín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's old profession — 旧业 (jiù yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's old self — 故我 (gù wǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) — 亲生 (qīn shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own (respective) — 其自身 (qí zì shēn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's own car (or motorbike) — 座驾 (zuò jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own father — 亲爸 (qīn bà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own interests — 自身利益 (zì shēn lì yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's own mother — 亲妈 (qīn mā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own mouth — 亲口 (qīn kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own pocket — 私囊 (sī náng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own view — 主见 (zhǔ jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's own viewpoint — 己见 (jǐ jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 pair of eyes — 双眸 (shuāng móu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 professional position — 职称 (zhí chēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's purpose in coming — 来意 (lái yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's remaining years — 余年 (yú nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's return date — 归期 (guī qī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's share of expenses (e.g. when buying a gift collectively) — 份子 (fèn zi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's speaking voice — 话音 (huà yīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's superior — 尊长 (zūn cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's thoughts — 心眼儿 (xīn yǎn ér)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's thoughts and feelings — 感触 (gǎn chù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 true nature (Buddhism) — 根性 (gēn xìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's two hands — 两手 (liǎng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's utmost — 拼死拼活 (pīn sǐ pīn huó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• one's weak area — 弱项 (ruò xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's whole life — 毕生 (bì shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• one's wife and children — 家眷 (jiā juàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• oneself — 自己 (zì jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• oneself and one's family — 身家 (shēn jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• only — 只不过 (zhī bú guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• only have ... — 只有 (zhǐ yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• Ōno (Japanese surname and place name) — 大野 (dà yě)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• open and happy — 爽然 (shuǎng rán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• open the net on one side (idiom) — 网开一面 (wǎng kāi yí miàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• open to the view of all — 敞 (chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings — 头家 (tóu jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• origin of a name — 名源 (míng yuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• original name — 原名 (yuán míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• original name — 本名 (běn míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers — 莺 (yīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring) — 扳指 (bān zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• outer area (of a place that has an inner area) — 外场 (wài chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• outrageously bold in one's lust — 色胆包天 (sè dǎn bāo tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) — 外面 (wài miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom) — 表里不一 (biǎo lǐ bù yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• outside the sphere of one's consideration — 度外 (dù wài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• over (a certain age) — 年过 (nián guò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• over and above (some amount) — 开外 (kāi wài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• over one billion — 十多亿 (shí duō yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• over ten thousand — 上万 (shàng wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• over there — 那边 (nà biān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• package — 包价 (bāo jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• palanquin with eight carriers — 八抬大轿 (bā tái dà jiào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• palm (of one's hand) — 手心 (shǒu xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• pandeism, theological theory that God created the Universe and became one with it — 泛自然神论 (fàn zì rán shén lùn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law — 亲家 (qìng jia)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• parents-in-law of one's offspring — 亲 (qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• part (in one's hair) — 分缝 (fēn fèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• part (in one's hair) — 分头路 (fēn tóu lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• partner (in four person game) — 对家 (duì jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• party — 一行 (yì háng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party — 狂欢 (kuáng huān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party — 聚会 (jù huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party — 党 (dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party affairs — 党务 (dǎng wù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party caucus — 党团 (dǎng tuán)

  social · social · beginner · 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 constitution — 党章 (dǎng zhāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party dancing — 舞会舞 (wǔ huì wǔ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• party leadership group — 党组 (dǎng zǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party member — 党人 (dǎng rén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party member — 党员 (dǎng yuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party membership — 党票 (dǎng piào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party membership — 党籍 (dǎng jí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party membership dues — 党费 (dǎng fèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party standing — 党龄 (dǎng líng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• party-founding — 建党 (jiàn dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• passionate love (idiom) — 男欢女爱 (nán huān nǚ ài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• past one's prime — 过气 (guò qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• past one's prime — 迟暮 (chí mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• past one's prime — 钟鸣漏尽 (zhōng míng lòu jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• paternal love — 父爱 (fù ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM) — 八纲辨证 (bā gāng biàn zhèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• pavilion (usu. two-storied) — 阁 (gé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• paws (of small animal) — 爪儿 (zhuǎ ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• peaceful death at a very advanced age — 喜丧 (xǐ sàng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• peasant family — 农家 (nóng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pen name — 笔名 (bǐ míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 one's parents' generation — 父辈 (fù bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 live and make a living on boats — 船民 (chuán mín)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 in charge of a place that ends in 園|园[yuan2] (e.g. a vineyard 葡萄園|葡萄园[pu2 tao5 yuan2], zoo 動物園|动物园[dong4 wu4 yuan2], cemetery 陵園|陵园[ling2 yuan2] etc) — 园长 (yuán cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person of good character — 好鸟 (hǎo niǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 harbors criminals — 窝主 (wō zhǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who has no understanding of legal matters — 法盲 (fǎ máng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who is crying their eyes out, whose face is wet with tears — 泪人 (lèi rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who is deaf and nonverbal — 聋哑人 (lóng yǎ rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• person who is ignorant about science and technology — 科盲 (kē máng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents) — 人球 (rén qiú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who is wise after the event — 事后诸葛亮 (shì hòu zhū gě liàng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• person who joins with others to reduce costs (carpooling, group buying, sharing an apartment etc) — 拼客 (pīn kè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• person who lives and makes a living on a boat — 船家 (chuán jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal) — 写手 (xiě shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · casual

• person willing to sacrifice his life (for a good cause) — 死士 (sǐ shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• personal gain — 私利 (sī lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• personal name — 人名 (rén míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• pet name for a child — 奶名 (nǎi míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pet name for a child — 小名 (xiǎo míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• pierid (butterfly of the Pieridae family) — 粉蝶 (fěn dié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pin (ten-pin bowling) — 球瓶 (qiú píng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction — 评书 (píng shū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• pingtan, a traditional Suzhou narrative art that combines storytelling and ballad singing, typically performed by two artists — 评弹 (píng tán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc — 内廷 (nèi tíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• place name — 地名 (dì míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• place one has previously visited — 旧游 (jiù yóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• please (do sth) (deferential form) — 敬请 (jìng qǐng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please (formal) — 务请 (wù qǐng)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• please answer (epistolary style) — 示复 (shì fù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please do not disturb — 请勿打扰 (qǐng wù dǎ rǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• please don't — 请勿 (qǐng wù)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• please forgive me — 恕罪 (shù zuì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please forgive me — 见亮 (jiàn liàng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please help achieve something (formal) — 玉成 (yù chéng)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• please return (an item sent in the mail) — 掷还 (zhì hái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please see ... — 请看 (qǐng kàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• please take off your coat (honorific) — 宽衣 (kuān yī)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• please, have a seat — 请坐 (qǐng zuò)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• political party — 政党 (zhèng dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• political party — 党派 (dǎng pài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• political party emblem — 党徽 (dǎng huī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• poor and humble family — 寒门 (hán mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• positioned between (two parties) — 居间 (jū jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 honorific name — 追尊 (zhuī zūn)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty — 太宗 (tài zōng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• pre-Han name for Nanjing — 金陵 (jīn líng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• predestined love — 情缘 (qíng yuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• prefectural Party committee — 地委 (dì wěi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity — 老 (lǎo)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• prisoner that awaits execution — 死囚 (sǐ qiú)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 隆情 (lóng qíng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• proud (of one's achievements etc) — 自豪 (zì háo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• providential good luck — 天幸 (tiān xìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• provincial imperial examination graduate who ranked 1st in metropolitan examination (in Ming and Qing dynasties) — 会元 (huì yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• provincial Party committee — 省委 (shěng wěi)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• public good — 公益 (gōng yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• pure love — 纯爱 (chún ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals) — 辉石 (huī shí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony — 琴瑟 (qín sè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment) — 童趣 (tóng qù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• qualities that make sth popular or fashionable — 流行性 (liú xíng xìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading) — 看头 (kàn tou)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• quiet — 悄悄 (qiāo qiāo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• ready to die to preserve one's chastity — 贞烈 (zhēn liè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• real-life version (of some imaginary character) — 真人版 (zhēn rén bǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• real-name (registration etc) — 实名 (shí míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• really good — 没得说 (méi dé shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• reasonable — 明达 (míng dá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• receiving much help (from outside) — 多助 (duō zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• receiving party — 收方 (shōu fāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• recognized (for one's talents) — 受知 (shòu zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc — 闲章 (xián zhāng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• reduced fraction (e.g. one half for three sixths) — 约分 (yuē fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status — 以老大自居 (yǐ lǎo dà zì jū)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• 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 (1909-1911) of the last Qing emperor Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪 — 宣统 (xuān tǒng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty — 建安 (jiàn ān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619) — 万历 (wàn lì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908) — 光绪 (guāng xù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850) — 道光 (dào guāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875) — 同治 (tóng zhì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402 — 建文帝 (jiàn wén dì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662) — 顺治 (shùn zhì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• relations between two countries — 邦交 (bāng jiāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• relationship that is more than friendship — 超友谊关系 (chāo yǒu yì guān xì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• reluctance to leave this world — 凡心 (fán xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• remaining years of one's life — 残生 (cán shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• remember at all costs — 切记 (qiè jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• remote relatives (with the same family name) — 堂房 (táng fáng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao" — 哇 (wā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• residence consisting of structures surrounding a courtyard on three sides — 三合院 (sān hé yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• respectable family — 良家 (liáng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• restored to one's official post — 官复原职 (guān fù yuán zhí)

  social · communication · intermediate · formal

• restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考|内部参考) — 内参 (nèi cān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom) — 绕梁三日 (rào liáng sān rì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• rhyme group (group of characters that rhyme, in rhyme books) — 大韵 (dà yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• rich family — 富户 (fù hù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• rich patriarchal family — 鼎族 (dǐng zú)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• rime dictionary (ancient type of Chinese dictionary that collates characters by tone and rhyme rather than by radical) — 韵书 (yùn shū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• rival in love — 情敌 (qíng dí)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• romance — 爱情 (ài qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• romantic love — 恋情 (liàn qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• romantic love — 艳情 (yàn qíng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• rowboat — 划子 (huà zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• royal family — 王室 (wáng shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• royal family — 皇室 (huáng shì)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 伤悲 (shāng bēi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad — 伤感 (shāng gǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad — 悲 (bēi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad — 悲伤 (bēi shāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad — 凄楚 (qī chǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad — 感伤 (gǎn shāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sad feeling at separation (idiom) — 离情别绪 (lí qíng bié xù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• sad news — 悲报 (bēi bào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• safe seat (in an election) — 票仓 (piào cāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls — 唐书 (táng shū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra — 三弦 (sān xián)

  social · social · beginner · 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 happens to be on hand for an errand — 便人 (biàn rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) — 海归 (hǎi guī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sb who is always hungry — 饿鬼 (è guǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 who witnesses a crime and is not killed by the perpetrator — 活口 (huó kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• scenic area near Xiangyang 襄陽|襄阳[Xiang1 yang2] in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] lived as a young man — 隆中 (lóng zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China) — 供石 (gòng shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom) — 文人相轻 (wén rén xiāng qīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• scientific name — 学名 (xué míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock) — 接穗 (jiē suì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• search party — 搜索队 (sōu suǒ duì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• second (i.e. number two) — 二次 (èr cì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• second (of two parts) — 下个 (xià gè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• second bouillon, a light broth obtained by reboiling ingredients that were previously used to make a full-strength first bouillon 頭湯|头汤[tou2 tang1] — 二汤 (èr tāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• second branch of an extended family — 二房 (èr fáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old) — 二更 (èr gēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• second-eldest child in a family — 老二 (lǎo èr)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• secret love affair — 地下情 (dì xià qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) — 书记 (shū jì)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom) — 百闻不如一见 (bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• seeing that — 照得 (zhào dé)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (bān bèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• seniority in the family — 班辈儿 (bān bèi ér)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• seniority in the family or clan — 辈分 (bèi fēn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• servo (small electric motor) — 伺服 (sì fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• set of (usually four) hanging scrolls — 屏条 (píng tiáo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• seven — 七 (qī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• seven colors — 七彩 (qī cǎi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• seven emotional states — 七情 (qī qíng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires — 七魄 (qī pò)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• short and small — 矮小 (ǎi xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3] — 察 (chá)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1] — 蓉 (róng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2] — 筑 (zhù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Hebei 河北[He2 bei3] — 冀 (jì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] — 黑 (hēi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Jilin 吉林[Ji2 lin2] — 吉 (jí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province — 辽 (liáo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3] — 青 (qīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] — 川 (chuān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2] — 并 (bìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• short name for Zhejiang 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1] — 浙 (zhè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• show one's ferocious appearance (idiom) — 凶相毕露 (xiōng xiàng bì lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• showy boxing of no practical use — 花拳 (huā quán)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• shuanggui, an extralegal system within the CCP for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace — 双规 (shuāng guī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes — 闭门思过 (bì mén sī guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• signal made with one's eyes — 眼色 (yǎn sè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture — 四胡 (sì hú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond) — 单质 (dān zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• since — 既然 (jì rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• since (some point in the past) — 以降 (yǐ jiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• since ancient times — 古来 (gǔ lái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• since childhood — 自小 (zì xiǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• since childhood — 自幼 (zì yòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sincerity — 诚意 (chéng yì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 六 (liù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• six (banker's anti-fraud numeral) — 陆 (lù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] — 六亲 (liù qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• slight — 些微 (xiē wēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• slipper lobster (family Scyllaridae) — 蝉虾 (chán xiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight" — 八字眉 (bā zì méi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• slow in one's reactions — 迟钝 (chí dùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small — 小 (xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small — 小可 (xiǎo kě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small and exquisite — 小巧 (xiǎo qiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small and medium enterprise — 中小企业 (zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small and weak — 弱小 (ruò xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty — 夜郎 (yè láng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small bird — 小鸟 (xiǎo niǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small box — 匣子 (xiá zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small box — 盒 (hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small breasts — 贫乳 (pín rǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small capital — 小本 (xiǎo běn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small capital, huge profit (idiom) — 一本万利 (yì běn wàn lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small crack — 缝隙 (fèng xì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small craftsman (contemptuous) — 杂流 (zá liú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small demon — 小妖 (xiǎo yāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small diamonds — 碎钻 (suì zuàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small dried shrimp — 虾皮 (xiā pí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small drum for marking time — 板鼓 (bǎn gǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small enterprise — 小企业 (xiǎo qǐ yè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small figure — 小数 (xiǎo shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small flame (when cooking, simmering etc) — 文火 (wén huǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small fortress — 坞堡 (wù bǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small fortress — 坞壁 (wù bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small hole — 窟窿眼 (kū lóng yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small hole in an object — 孔洞 (kǒng dòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small intestine — 小肠 (xiǎo cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small item — 小项 (xiǎo xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small lake — 泡子 (pào zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small model car — 小车 (xiǎo chē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small multi-story building — 小楼 (xiǎo lóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small net — 络 (luò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small number — 少数 (shǎo shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small open trailer — 拖斗 (tuō dòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small part (of a whole ensemble) — 细部 (xì bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small path — 微径 (wēi jìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small profit but rapid turnover — 薄利多销 (báo lì duō xiāo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small profits — 薄利 (báo lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small quick steps — 碎步 (suì bù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 scale — 小型 (xiǎo xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small shrimp — 虾米 (xiā mǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small side table — 茶几 (chá jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small skill — 末艺 (mò yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small skills — 小技 (xiǎo jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small table — 几 (jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small token — 小意思 (xiǎo yì sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• small town — 小城 (xiǎo chéng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small town — 小镇 (xiǎo zhèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• small town — 市镇 (shì zhèn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 ventilation tower on roof of building — 气楼 (qì lóu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors) — 香烟 (xiāng yān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4]) — 小龙 (xiǎo lóng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• snare of love — 情网 (qíng wǎng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 这么 (zhè me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• so much (that) — 甚至于 (shèn zhì yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• so much so that — 甚或 (shèn huò)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 以便 (yǐ biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• so that — 以致于 (yǐ zhì yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior — 社会信用体系 (shè huì xìn yòng tǐ xì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• social gathering — 联欢会 (lián huān huì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• social occasion centered on alcohol — 酒局 (jiǔ jú)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• solar term — 节令 (jié lìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.) — 丘八 (qiū bā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• solely engrossed in one thing — 只管 (zhǐ guǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• solve one problem only to find another cropping up — 按下葫芦浮起瓢 (àn xià hú lu fú qǐ piáo)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• some — 一些 (yì xiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some — 有些 (yǒu xiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some — 某 (mǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some — 某些 (mǒu xiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some cases picked out as example — 略举 (lüè jǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some deeper meaning in this — 大有文章 (dà yǒu wén zhāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• some kind (of) — 某种 (mǒu zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• some people — 有些人 (yǒu xiē rén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• someone who attaches great importance to good looks (esp. in others) — 颜控 (yán kòng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• son-in-law (used by wife's family) — 姑爷 (gū yé)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• soured by the loss of one's hopes — 郁郁不得志 (yù yù bù dé zhì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 — 特别行政区 (tè bié xíng zhèng qū)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls — 小球 (xiǎo qiú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls — 大球 (dà qiú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• spring (small stream) — 泉 (quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve — 袖箭 (xiù jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• squad of five soldiers — 伍 (wǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• stage name (of an actor or actress) — 艺名 (yì míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• stage name of Cyndi Wang — 王心凌 (wáng xīn líng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• stain — 斑痕 (bān hén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• stamp (one's feet) — 顿足 (dùn zú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• star name — 星名 (xīng míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 of good quality — 好料 (hǎo liào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sth one wishes to conceal — 马脚 (mǎ jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sth one wishes to keep secret — 隐情 (yǐn qíng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• sth written or painted in one's own hand — 手笔 (shǒu bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• still possesses — 不失 (bù shī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• stock that has potential to increase in value — 潜力股 (qián lì gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide — 佳话 (jiā huà)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• stroke order (when writing Chinese character) — 笔顺 (bǐ shùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• success at one go — 一举成功 (yì jǔ chéng gōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• success or failure depends on this single action — 成败在此一举 (chéng bài zài cǐ yì jǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• sudden big stride forward — 箭步 (jiàn bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard) — 回马枪 (huí mǎ qiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• suddenly — 忽然 (hū rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc — 么 (me)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• sugar free — 无糖 (wú táng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• suitable — 对劲 (duì jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• surviving family of the deceased — 遗属 (yí shǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• swallow (family Hirundinidae) — 燕 (yàn)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production — 头牌 (tóu pái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tablet marking the boundary between two regions, districts etc — 界碑 (jiè bēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• taboo name — 讳名 (huì míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• taboo name (e.g. of emperor) — 名讳 (míng huì)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc) — 如来 (rú lái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• teahouse (usu. of two stories) — 茶楼 (chá lóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• teenage — 半大不小 (bàn dà bù xiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• temple name of a deceased Chinese emperor — 庙号 (miào hào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2] — 明宣宗 (míng xuān zōng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• ten — 十 (shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) — 什 (shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten commandments — 十诫 (shí jiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten items — 十项 (shí xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten lines at a glance (idiom) — 一目十行 (yí mù shí háng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ten million — 千万 (qiān wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten thousand — 万 (wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 houses or households — 万户 (wàn hù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• ten thousand or almost ten thousand — 万儿八千 (wàn ér bā qiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• ten thousand people — 万人 (wàn rén)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• term — 叫法 (jiào fǎ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child — 为父 (wèi fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• term used to refer to a person who is not present (e.g. 小姨子[xiao3 yi2 zi5]) (contrasted with 面稱|面称[mian4 cheng1]) — 背称 (bèi chēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms — 丁糖 (dīng táng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms — 四碳糖 (sì tàn táng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• that — 彼 (bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that being the case — 然则 (rán zé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that clinches it — 板上钉钉 (bǎn shàng dìng dīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• that day — 那天 (nà tiān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 kind — 那样 (nà yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that kind of — 那种 (nà zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that level or higher — 以上 (yǐ shàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that level or lower — 以下 (yǐ xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that one — 那个 (nà ge)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that very day — 当日 (dāng rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that very night — 当夜 (dāng yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that very night — 连夜 (lián yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that very same year — 当年 (dāng nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that was one thing, and this is another — 彼一时此一时 (bǐ yì shí cǐ yì shí)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• that which is yearned for by the public — 人心所向 (rén xīn suǒ xiàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• that's all — 而已 (ér yǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that's fine — 也好 (yě hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that's right — 没错 (méi cuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that's that — 结了 (jié le)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• that's why it is called... — 故云 (gù yún)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods — 二十四节气 (èr shí sì jié qì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology — 太极 (tài jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the amount of books etc printed at one impression — 印数 (yìn shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the appearance of all things (Buddhism) — 诸相 (zhū xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 Bronze Age — 青铜器时代 (qīng tóng qì shí dài)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) — 点睛之笔 (diǎn jīng zhī bǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man — 冠礼 (guān lǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom) — 妙在不言中 (miào zài bù yán zhōng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Chinese Nationalist Party and the Chinese Communist Party (abbr. for 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] + 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3]) — 国共 (guó gòng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the coating of sth that has been chrome-plated or copper-plated etc — 镀层 (dù céng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]) — 六艺 (liù yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty — 孔林 (kǒng lín)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the daily life of a family — 家常 (jiā cháng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the dead cannot testify (idiom) — 死无对证 (sǐ wú duì zhèng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the death of one's father — 父丧 (fù sàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the death of one's mother — 母丧 (mǔ sàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] — 中庸 (zhōng yōng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1 yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1], the three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1 shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3] — 唐宋八大家 (táng sòng bā dà jiā)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology) — 八仙 (bā xiān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 points of the compass — 八方 (bā fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the eight precepts (Buddhism) — 八戒 (bā jiè)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 family's financial circumstances — 家景 (jiā jǐng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 females in a family — 内眷 (nèi juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the females in a family — 女眷 (nǚ juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days — 初伏 (chū fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities) — 头香 (tóu xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism) — 五蕴 (wǔ yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4] — 五常 (wǔ cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) — 五伦 (wǔ lún)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism) — 五讲四美三热爱 (wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• the five fingers of one's hand — 五指 (wǔ zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] — 五霸 (wǔ bà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five impurities (Buddhism) — 五浊 (wǔ zhuó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4] — 五帝 (wǔ dì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421) — 五凉 (wǔ liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421) — 凉 (liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin — 金银铜铁锡 (jīn yín tóng tiě xī)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星 — 五星 (wǔ xīng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 former (i.e. the one mentioned first) — 前者 (qián zhě)

  social · communication · beginner · 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) — 四清 (sì qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 corners (of a rectangle) — 四角 (sì jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution) — 四旧 (sì jiù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the four seasons — 春夏秋冬 (chūn xià qiū dōng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] — 四时 (sì shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor — 四维 (sì wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声 — 四声 (sì shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism — 大学 (dà xué)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows — 打麻雀运动 (dǎ má què yùn dòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the guilty party files the suit — 恶人先告状 (è rén xiān gào zhuàng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• the hidden and the visible — 幽明 (yōu míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Hong family (household) — 洪家 (hóng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the imperial family — 皇族 (huáng zú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc) — 日方 (rì fāng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 last of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties — 院试 (yuàn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 looks of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects) — 遗容 (yí róng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom) — 远来的和尚会念经 (yuǎn lái de hé shàng huì niàn jīng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫|四人帮[Si4 ren2 bang1]) — 知识越多越反动 (zhī shi yuè duō yuè fǎn dòng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) — 丞相 (chéng xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 Academia Sinica 中央研究院[Zhong1 yang1 Yan2 jiu1 yuan4] when it was founded — 政府大学院 (zhèng fǔ dà xué yuàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• the name of an official position in the imperial court, aka 給事中|给事中[ji3 shi4 zhong1] — 给事 (gěi shì)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• 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 national emblem of the PRC (a red circle containing the five stars of the PRC flag over Tiananmen 天安門|天安门[Tian1 an1 men2]) — 国徽 (guó huī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the next one — 下一个 (xià yí gè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided — 九野 (jiǔ yě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1] — 九流 (jiǔ liú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the nine springs — 九泉 (jiǔ quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the nine top officials (in imperial China) — 九卿 (jiǔ qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty — 九鼎 (jiǔ dǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) — 塞翁失马安知非福 (sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) — 塞翁失马焉知非福 (sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 only son of a family — 单子 (dān zi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the original name of 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1], Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] — 孙文 (sūn wén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the other person — 对方 (duì fāng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the part of a number which is discarded when rounding down — 零数 (líng shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the people one depends upon for one's livelihood — 衣食父母 (yī shí fù mǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA) — 五常 (wǔ cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 power of sb or sth evil — 魔掌 (mó zhǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the present age — 当世 (dāng shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the present age — 当代 (dāng dài)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 盛年 (shèng nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the prime of one's life — 英年 (yīng nián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the prime of one's life — 青壮年 (qīng zhuàng nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong — 北洋 (běi yáng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 rebel party — 乱党 (luàn dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the reformist party — 改革派 (gǎi gé pài)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• the remaining years of one's life — 余生 (yú shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the river of love — 爱河 (ài hé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the root of all evil — 万恶之源 (wàn è zhī yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the rules and discipline that apply within a family — 家法 (jiā fǎ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year — 中伏 (zhōng fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth — 七孔 (qī kǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth — 七窍 (qī qiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 — 黄花岗七十二烈士 (huáng huā gǎng qī shí èr liè shì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) — 枪打出头鸟 (qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 spirit or character of a political party — 党性 (dǎng xìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei — 楚国 (chǔ guó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) — 秦国 (qín guó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom) — 日月如梭 (rì yuè rú suō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) — 燕子衔泥垒大窝 (yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 commandments (religion) — 十戒 (shí jiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝 — 干支 (gān zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 ten thousands place (or column) in the decimal system — 万位 (wàn wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good — 性善 (xìng shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August — 末伏 (mò fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha — 三十二相 (sān shí èr xiāng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August — 三伏 (sān fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers — 三曹 (sān cáo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) — 三教 (sān jiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the three judicial chief ministries (in imperial China) — 三法司 (sān fǎ sī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] and Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2], or 天皇|天皇[Tian1 huang2], 地皇|地皇[Di4 huang2] and 人皇|人皇[Ren2 huang2] — 三皇 (sān huáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase) — 三不 (sān bù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order) — 三宝 (sān bǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime — 三大纪律八项注意 (sān dà jì lǜ bā xiàng zhù yì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the three spring months — 三春 (sān chūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵[Su1 Xun2] and his sons Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4] and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙[Su1 Zhe2]) — 三苏 (sān sū)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 time after one's death — 身后 (shēn hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom) — 天时地利人和 (tiān shí dì lì rén hé)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the top four — 四强 (sì qiáng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 eyes — 双眼 (shuāng yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 two of us — 咱俩 (zán liǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the two poles — 两极 (liǎng jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional) — 两广 (liǎng guǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 way one carries oneself — 身姿 (shēn zī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the way one is following — 去路 (qù lù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• the whole family — 一家 (yì jiā)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• the whole family — 满门 (mǎn mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the whole family — 举家 (jǔ jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) — 心有余而力不足 (xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• the wish to abandon or keep aloof — 遐心 (xiá xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• the wording and purport of what one writes — 笔下 (bǐ xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• theist (believer in one or more Deities) — 有神论者 (yǒu shén lùn zhě)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• then — 然后 (rán hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• then — 当时 (dāng shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy) — 游戏说 (yóu xì shuō)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• there — 那儿 (nà ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there — 那里 (nà lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom) — 强将手下无弱兵 (qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望[da4 you3 xi1 wang4]) — 大有 (dà yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there is a lot to it — 有不少名堂 (yǒu bù shǎo míng táng)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 gain without a loss (idiom) — 有所得必有所失 (yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• there is no harm in — 不妨 (bù fáng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 no lack of — 不乏 (bù fá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there is no need — 何必 (hé bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• there is no need — 何须 (hé xū)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 still remain(s) — 还有 (hái yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• thermal cleavage (i.e. sth splits when heated) — 热解 (rè jiě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• thick eyebrows and big eyes — 浓眉大眼 (nóng méi dà yǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• thief — 大盗 (dà dào)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) — 三更 (sān gēng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory — 三十六字母 (sān shí liù zì mǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• this — 此 (cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this (person) — 这位 (zhè wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this day — 这天 (zhè tiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this day and age (dialect) — 今时今日 (jīn shí jīn rì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• this kind — 此类 (cǐ lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this kind (of) — 这类 (zhè lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this kind of — 这种 (zhè zhǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this life — 今世 (jīn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this life — 现世 (xiàn shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this lifetime — 今生 (jīn shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this matter — 此事 (cǐ shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this moment — 此刻 (cǐ kè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this month — 本月 (běn yuè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this morning — 今早 (jīn zǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this morning — 今晨 (jīn chén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this mortal flesh — 臭皮囊 (chòu pí náng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• this newspaper — 本报 (běn bào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this or that very day — 即日 (jí rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this past year — 年来 (nián lái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this place — 此处 (cǐ chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this season — 当季 (dāng jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this side — 这边 (zhè biān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this small official — 微臣 (wēi chén)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• this text — 本文 (běn wén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this time — 此次 (cǐ cì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this time — 这下 (zhè xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this time — 这下子 (zhè xià zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• this way — 这样 (zhè yàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• this week — 本星期 (běn xīng qī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• this year — 今年 (jīn nián)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 三 (sān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 fresh ingredients (in cooking) — 三鲜 (sān xiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three generations of a family — 三代 (sān dài)

  social · social · beginner · 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 immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect — 三魂 (sān hún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three in one — 三合一 (sān hé yī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three items — 三项 (sān xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation — 三星 (sān xīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three men talking makes a tiger (idiom) — 三人成虎 (sān rén chéng hǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three of a kind (poker) — 三条 (sān tiáo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three principles and five virtues (idiom) — 三纲五常 (sān gāng wǔ cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three sevens are twenty-one (idiom) — 三七二十一 (sān qī èr shí yī)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 women are enough for a drama (idiom) — 三个女人一台戏 (sān gè nǚ rén yì tái xì)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 — 三维 (sān wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• three-dimensional — 立体 (lì tǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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-on-three basketball game — 三对三斗牛 (sān duì sān dǒu niú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• three-section staff (old-style weapon) — 三节鞭 (sān jié biān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• three, set five remove two (abacus rule) — 三下五除二 (sān xià wǔ chú èr)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• throughout one's life — 终生 (zhōng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) — 虎符 (hǔ fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• time flies like an arrow (idiom) — 光阴似箭 (guāng yīn sì jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• tip given on a happy occasion (traditional) — 喜钱 (xǐ qián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 倦 (juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 劳累 (láo lèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 困倦 (kùn juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 疲乏 (pí fá)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 疲弱 (pí ruò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 疲累 (pí lèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired — 累 (lèi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired and feeble — 疲软 (pí ruǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired and sleepy — 惫倦 (bèi juàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tired to the point of dropping — 累趴 (lèi pā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to (carry) on one's person — 随身 (suí shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to abandon (a child, elderly family member, pet etc) — 弃养 (qì yǎng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 abide by one's duties — 循分 (xún fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to abuse one's authority — 滥权 (làn quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom) — 听天安命 (tīng tiān ān mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas — 陪读 (péi dú)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 accomplish one's ambition — 得志 (dé zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom) — 毕其功于一役 (bì qí gōng yú yí yì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party) — 反污 (fǎn wū)

  social · social · beginner · 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 allegiance to (some regime) — 臣服 (chén fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom) — 知过改过 (zhī guò gǎi guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to acknowledge sb as one's relative — 认亲 (rèn qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 act cleverly to get what one desires — 讨巧 (tǎo qiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to act independently — 自主 (zì zhǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to act on one's own — 孤征 (gū zhēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to act on one's word — 应点 (yìng diǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to actually do (sth) (as opposed to learning how to do it from books etc) — 实操 (shí cāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to add a son to the family — 添丁 (tiān dīng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to add sb to one's blacklist (on a cellphone, or in instant messaging software etc) — 拉黑 (lā hēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to address sb directly by name — 直呼其名 (zhí hū qí míng)

  social · social · intermediate · formal

• to admit to one's advancing years — 服老 (fú lǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to advance on sth — 进逼 (jìn bī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to advance one's learning — 进学 (jìn xué)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• 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 — 衰老 (shuāi lǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to age prematurely — 早衰 (zǎo shuāi)

  social · social · beginner · 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 allay one's hunger — 充饥 (chōng jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to allow no explanation — 不由分说 (bù yóu fēn shuō)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to alter one's fate — 改运 (gǎi yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to announce good news — 报喜 (bào xǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to appear before (one's eyes) — 映入 (yìng rù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to appear before one's eyes — 入眼 (rù yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to appreciate one's good fortune — 惜福 (xī fú)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 argue (that) — 辩称 (biàn chēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to arrive at (some place or time) — 到得 (dào dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to ask oneself — 自问 (zì wèn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 assuage one's anger — 解气 (jiě qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom) — 冒名顶替 (mào míng dǐng tì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to attach sb's name to (a role) — 挂名 (guà míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to attack (one another) — 对攻 (duì gōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to attack and defend (usu. in reference to opposing sides, but can be one party playing both roles) — 攻防 (gōng fáng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to attempt all tasks at once — 一把抓 (yì bǎ zhuā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to attend upon a dying parent or other senior family member — 送终 (sòng zhōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders) — 避讳 (bì huì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year (for any of various reasons: because one finds the festivities onerous in some way, or because it would be seen as inauspicious for one to attend, or, in former times, to avoid creditors, since it was the custom to have debts settled before New Year's Day, and once into the New Year, debtors got a reprieve) — 躲年 (duǒ nián)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 a good fit — 吻合 (wěn hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be a tax on (one's mind) — 劳神 (láo shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be accommodating in negotiating the boundary of one's field — 让畔 (ràng pàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be ahead of one's time — 超前 (chāo qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be all present — 到齐 (dào qí)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 all the same way (literary) — 皆然 (jiē rán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there) — 碍眼 (ài yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be angry about sth but also find it laughable — 气笑 (qì xiào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be as good as one's word (idiom) — 说到做到 (shuō dào zuò dào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be at one's post — 在岗 (zài gǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 bereaved of one's wife — 丧妻 (sàng qī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be between two parties (as in mediation) — 居中 (jū zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be busy (colloquial) — 忙乎 (máng hū)

  social · social · beginner · casual

• to be busy rushing about — 奔忙 (bēn máng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 charitable — 行好 (xíng hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom) — 风马牛不相及 (fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 fondly attached to — 依恋 (yī liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be full of (emotion) — 饱含 (bǎo hán)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 善于 (shàn yú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be good at — 善能 (shàn néng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be good at — 擅长 (shàn cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be good at understanding others (idiom) — 善解人意 (shàn jiě rén yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be good at using (sth) — 善用 (shàn yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (some state, position, or condition) — 处于 (chǔ yú)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 in love — 有情 (yǒu qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be in love when one is too young — 早恋 (zǎo liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be involved in the matter (Example: 涉事三人[she4 shi4 san1 ren2], the three people involved) — 涉事 (shè shì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 madly in love — 爱得死去活来 (ài dé sǐ qù huó lái)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to be married but keep it secret from family, colleagues or the general public — 隐婚 (yǐn hūn)

  social · social · beginner · 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 of one mind — 同心 (tóng xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be of one mind — 齐心 (qí xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be on all-night duty — 守夜 (shǒu yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be on good terms — 要好 (yào hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to be on one's own — 落单 (luò dān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 orphaned of one's father — 丧父 (sàng fù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 really busy — 忙活 (máng huó)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be rich in (some quality or other) — 饶富 (ráo fù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 secretly in love with — 暗恋 (àn liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to be skillful with one's hands — 手巧 (shǒu qiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 sorry — 抱歉 (bào qiàn)

  social · social · beginner · 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 tired of living — 活得不耐烦 (huó dé bú nài fán)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to be unable to defeat — 打不过 (dǎ bú guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to be valued above all else — 为上 (wèi shàng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 beat (with a stick or one's fist) — 捶 (chuí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to beat one's chest — 捶胸 (chuí xiōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to become intoxicated after having only one or two drinks — 不胜酒力 (bú shèng jiǔ lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to become reconciled — 和好 (hé hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun} — 入手 (rù shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative) — 置信 (zhì xìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to belong to the same party or organization — 同党 (tóng dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to bend one's head — 俯首 (fǔ shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc) — 伏案 (fú àn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to betray anger (idiom) — 怒形于色 (nù xíng yú sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to bewail one's poverty — 哭穷 (kū qióng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bid farewell (to) — 辞别 (cí bié)

  social · social · beginner · 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 off more than one can chew (idiom) — 贪多嚼不烂 (tān duō jiáo bú làn)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 blend two or more medicines — 配伍 (pèi wǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to block one's ears (not wishing to hear) — 塞耳 (sāi ěr)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 bow to one another — 交拜 (jiāo bài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to brake (when driving) — 刹车 (shā chē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to brake (when driving) — 煞车 (shā chē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to brandish (a figurative weapon, i.e. some measure intended to deal with the situation) — 祭出 (jì chū)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 off or break open sth with one's hands — 掰 (bāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to break one's promise — 食言 (shí yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to break or cut in two — 截断 (jié duàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to break up (a marriage, family etc) — 拆散 (chāi sàn)

  social · social · beginner · 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 bring one's own — 自带 (zì dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bring to a conclusion — 了断 (liǎo duàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 brush one's teeth — 刷牙 (shuā yá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to build one's house — 结庐 (jié lú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bump one's head — 响头 (xiǎng tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to bundle up (one's possessions for a journey) — 束装 (shù zhuāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to burn one's eyebrows — 燃眉 (rán méi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill — 招魂 (zhāo hún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to call by the glorified name of (idiom) — 美其名曰 (měi qí míng yuē)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to call out (a name etc) — 呼唤 (hū huàn)

  social · social · beginner · 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 person) — 携带 (xié dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry on a clandestine love affair — 偷情 (tōu qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to carry on one's ancestral line — 传宗接代 (chuán zōng jiē dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to carry on one's back — 背 (bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry on one's back — 驮 (tuó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry on one's shoulder — 扛 (káng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry on one's shoulder or back — 荷 (hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry out — 践行 (jiàn xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to carry out one's duties perfunctorily — 塞责 (sāi zé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative) — 起眼 (qǐ yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents) — 承欢 (chéng huān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to cause no trouble — 省心 (shěng xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cause one (to do sth) — 令人 (lìng rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cause or lead to sth bad — 害得 (hài dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate — 庆 (qìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate — 庆祝 (qìng zhù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate — 欢庆 (huān qìng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 庆生 (qìng shēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate a birthday — 过生 (guò shēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate a birthday — 过生日 (guò shēng rì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person) — 做寿 (zuò shòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate a festival — 过节 (guò jié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate a heroic deed — 庆功 (qìng gōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to celebrate a wedding — 男婚女嫁 (nán hūn nǚ jià)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to celebrate the Chinese New Year — 过年 (guò nián)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to chase a dream — 追梦 (zhuī mèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to chase a dream — 逐梦 (zhú mèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to choose for some purpose — 选用 (xuǎn yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to choose freely — 任选 (rèn xuǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to choose one's words — 遣词 (qiǎn cí)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 claim (as one's property) — 认领 (rèn lǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to clap one's hands — 拍手 (pāi shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to clap one's hands — 击掌 (jī zhǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to clear one's throat — 清嗓 (qīng sǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to clear one's throat — 清嗓子 (qīng sǎng zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to clench one's teeth — 咬牙 (yǎo yá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to click one's tongue — 咂嘴 (zā zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to click one's tongue — 咂舌 (zā shé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to close one's eyes — 合眼 (hé yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to close one's eyes — 瞑目 (míng mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to close the door (when going through it) — 带上门 (dài shàng mén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to coerce (sb into doing sth bad) — 引诱 (yǐn yòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to collect all the bits to make a whole — 凑齐 (còu qí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked) — 回神 (huí shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to collide with one another — 相碰撞 (xiāng pèng zhuàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to comb one's hair — 梳头 (shū tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 by — 得来 (dé lái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to come directly towards one — 顶头 (dǐng tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one's energy to — 献身 (xiàn shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to commit suicide — 轻生 (qīng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue — 咬舌自尽 (yǎo shé zì jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to compare two unsatisfactory things — 比烂 (bǐ làn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to compete again (i.e. either have a rematch or, when the scores are tied, have extra time) — 再赛 (zài sài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to complain about one's fate — 怨命 (yuàn mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to complement one another — 相承 (xiāng chéng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to completely lose (one's dignity, vitality etc) — 丧尽 (sàng jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to comply in order to please others — 凑趣 (còu qù)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 埋名 (mái míng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 concentrate one's eyebrows — 横眉 (héng méi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to concentrate power in one's own hands — 揽权 (lǎn quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to confess one's crime — 首款 (shǒu kuǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to confess one's fault — 领罪 (lǐng zuì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) — 建构 (jiàn gòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to contain two things at a time — 兼蓄 (jiān xù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 cool one's temper — 消气 (xiāo qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to correct (a bad habit etc) — 改掉 (gǎi diào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to correct one's errors — 改过 (gǎi guò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to count all of them — 尽数 (jìn shù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (qū zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 count the number of seconds (between two events) — 数秒 (shù miǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to count with one's fingers — 掐算 (qiā suàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to court death — 找死 (zhǎo sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cover all at one glance (idiom) — 一览无余 (yì lǎn wú yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to cover one's face — 蒙面 (méng miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one's embarrassment — 遮羞 (zhē xiū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom) — 东掩西遮 (dōng yǎn xī zhē)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to craft one's words — 炼字 (liàn zì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to crane one's neck — 引领 (yǐn lǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to crane one's neck — 引颈 (yǐn jǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to crash one's way through — 闯过 (chuǎng guò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to create a big disturbance — 闹翻天 (nào fān tiān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to cross one's arms — 抱臂 (bào bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to crush (sth) in one's hand — 捏碎 (niē suì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cultivate one's moral character — 修身 (xiū shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect) — 抱拳 (bào quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting — 拱手 (gǒng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cup one's hands in salute — 拱 (gǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to curl one's lip — 撇嘴 (piě zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to curse under one's breath — 暗骂 (àn mà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to cut one's hair (as part of a minority ritual or in order to become a monk) — 祝发 (zhù fā)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 decide — 决定 (jué dìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to declare one's position — 表态 (biǎo tài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to decline to meet a visitor — 谢客 (xiè kè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to defend one's property to the death — 死守 (sǐ shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong — 护短 (hù duǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to deliver one's judgement — 宣判 (xuān pàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to demonstrate one's sincere convictions — 明志 (míng zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying — 以死明志 (yǐ sǐ míng zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to depart this life — 长逝 (cháng shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to destroy one's (reputation etc) — 自毁 (zì huǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to destroy one's family — 破家 (pò jiā)

  social · social · beginner · 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 (shòu zhōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to die of old age — 寿终正寝 (shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to die of old age — 老死 (lǎo sǐ)

  social · social · beginner · 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 dip a finger (idiom) — 染指 (rǎn zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 discharge one's duties — 尽职 (jìn zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 potential, one's talents etc) — 尽展 (jìn zhǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to display one's ignorance — 露怯 (lù qiè)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 display shockingly bad behavior — 撒野 (sā yě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to disrespect one's superiors — 以下犯上 (yǐ xià fàn shàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) — 立言 (lì yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) — 立德 (lì dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to divert one's attention — 分心 (fēn xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom) — 散心解闷 (sàn xīn jiě mèn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to divide and confer (property on one's descendants) — 分封 (fēn fēng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 all one can — 倾尽 (qīng jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do as one pleases — 自便 (zì biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 everything one can — 奋力 (fèn lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do good works — 行善 (xíng shàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do no harm (to sth) — 无损 (wú sǔn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do one's best — 好自为之 (hǎo zì wéi zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do one's duty — 尽责 (jìn zé)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one's utmost — 倾力 (qīng lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do one's utmost — 竭力 (jié lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do one's utmost — 竭心 (jié xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to do something at one go — 一气呵成 (yí qì hē chéng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to do sth by mistake (with one's hand) — 手滑 (shǒu huá)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 do what one is told — 听话 (tīng huà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to dominate over all others — 独大 (dú dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom) — 一饮而尽 (yì yǐn ér jìn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to drape over one's shoulders — 披 (pī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to draw back the corners of one's mouth — 咧 (liē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to draw in one's belly — 收腹 (shōu fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to drive a vehicle for its owner (often as a paid service for sb who has consumed alcohol) (abbr. for 代理駕駛|代理驾驶[dai4 li3 jia4 shi3]) — 代驾 (dài jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to dye one's hair — 染发 (rǎn fā)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 应和 (yìng hé)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 educate one's children — 教子 (jiào zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 empty out one's pocket — 倾囊 (qīng náng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to encourage the free airing of views (idiom) — 广开言路 (guǎng kāi yán lù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated — 早死早超生 (zǎo sǐ zǎo chāo shēng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to endure with all one's will — 硬挺 (yìng tǐng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to engage in small talk — 扯家常 (chě jiā cháng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to engender one another — 相生 (xiāng shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to enjoy the present (idiom) — 及时行乐 (jí shí xíng lè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to enlarge one's breasts (e.g. by surgery) — 丰乳 (fēng rǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride — 问名 (wèn míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to enter a park or other place for public recreation (typically, one whose name ends in 園|园: a zoo 動物園|动物园[dong4 wu4 yuan2], amusement park 遊樂園|游乐园[you2 le4 yuan2] etc) — 入园 (rù yuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to enumerate one by one — 数念 (shù niàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 establish one's authority — 立威 (lì wēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to estimate one's strength — 量力 (liàng lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exceed all expectations — 出人意表 (chū rén yì biǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to exceed one's authority — 越职 (yuè zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长[yi3 yan2 jiu1 jian4 chang2] to be known for one's research) — 见长 (jiàn cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to excel in one's field — 当行出色 (dāng háng chū sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to excel in some field — 擅场 (shàn chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exchange love tokens or vows — 定情 (dìng qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to excuse oneself because of illness — 谢病 (xiè bìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to excuse sb — 免 (miǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old) — 族灭 (zú miè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to execute the whole family and confiscate their property — 满门抄斩 (mǎn mén chāo zhǎn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to exert all one's force — 狠劲 (hěn jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exert all one's strength — 使劲 (shǐ jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exert all one's strength — 使尽 (shǐ jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 express good wishes — 祝颂 (zhù sòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to express one's thanks — 答谢 (dá xiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to express or convey one's ideas — 达意 (dá yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to exterminate an entire family — 灭门 (miè mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc) — 对垒 (duì lěi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to face squarely — 正视 (zhèng shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds — 面壁思过 (miàn bì sī guò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fail to keep to one's word — 说话不当话 (shuō huà bù dāng huà)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to fail to meet each other — 相左 (xiāng zuǒ)

  social · social · beginner · 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 flat on one's face — 扑跌 (pū diē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fall head over heels in love — 热恋 (rè liàn)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 钟情 (zhōng qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fall in love at first sight (idiom) — 一见钟情 (yí jiàn zhōng qíng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to fall in love with — 爱上 (ài shàng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fall short in one's payments — 短欠 (duǎn qiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fall to one's death — 坠亡 (zhuì wáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fall to one's death — 摔死 (shuāi sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼[hou4 ci3 bo2 bi3]) — 厚薄 (hòu báo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 anxious about — 挂念 (guà niàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to feel even more (lonely etc) — 倍感 (bèi gǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to feel gratified (esp. at the misfortune of a loathed person) — 称愿 (chēng yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to feel guilty as a thief (idiom) — 做贼心虚 (zuò zéi xīn xū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feel happy — 开心 (kāi xīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom) — 探囊取物 (tàn náng qǔ wù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection) — 吃醋 (chī cù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to feel sad — 心酸 (xīn suān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to feel sad — 难过 (nán guò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to fight (one against one) — 对打 (duì dǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fight at the head of one's troops — 身先士卒 (shēn xiān shì zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fight desperately (at the risk of one's life) — 拼抢 (pīn qiǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fight in one place after another — 转战 (zhuǎn zhàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fight to one's last gasp — 不死不休 (bù sǐ bù xiū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fight with all one has — 搏命 (bó mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fight with all one's might — 力战 (lì zhàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (sth one has been looking for) — 找见 (zhǎo jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to find a place where one can fit in — 容身 (róng shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 借故 (jiè gù)

  social · social · beginner · 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 fit one into the other — 对上 (duì shàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to flash before one's eyes — 闪映 (shǎn yìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to flash through (one's mind) — 闪过 (shǎn guò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to flee for one's life — 逃生 (táo shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fling back one's head — 甩头 (shuǎi tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 focus — 专注 (zhuān zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to focus one's attention — 专心 (zhuān xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fold one's arms — 抄手 (chāo shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to follow a bad example — 效尤 (xiào yóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to follow bad examples — 学坏 (xué huài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to follow good examples — 学好 (xué hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to follow in the steps of one's predecessor — 继武 (jì wǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to follow one's nose — 凭本能做事 (píng běn néng zuò shì)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom) — 自寻死路 (zì xún sǐ lù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc) — 目送 (mù sòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to force one's way out of encirclement — 杀出重围 (shā chū chóng wéi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to force one's way through a checkpoint (without authorization or stopping) — 闯卡 (chuǎng kǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc) — 断送 (duàn sòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to forget (everything one has learned) — 还给老师 (hái gěi lǎo shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to forget bad feelings — 释嫌 (shì xián)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 forget one's manners — 失态 (shī tài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to forget one's meals — 忘餐 (wàng cān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to forget one's roots — 忘本 (wàng běn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to formally accept sb as (one's adoptive mother, one's master etc) — 拜认 (bài rèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to free oneself — 自拔 (zì bá)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to frighten one another — 自相惊扰 (zì xiāng jīng rǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to fritter away (one's time) — 虚度 (xū dù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fulfill (one's duty etc) — 尽到 (jìn dào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fulfill (one's obligations) — 履行 (lǚ xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fulfill one's desire — 随心 (suí xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to fulfill one's dream — 圆梦 (yuán mèng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 in one place — 齐聚 (qí jù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 gather together — 齐集 (qí jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to gesticulate while talking (idiom) — 指手划脚 (zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to get a good grasp of — 弄通 (nòng tōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get a haircut — 理发 (lǐ fā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 上火 (shàng huǒ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 来火 (lái huǒ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 来火儿 (lái huǒ ér)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get angry — 冒火 (mào huǒ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 动怒 (dòng nù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 动气 (dòng qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 动肝火 (dòng gān huǒ)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get angry — 吹胡子瞪眼 (chuī hú zi dèng yǎn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to get angry — 恼 (nǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 治气 (zhì qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 生气 (shēng qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 发怒 (fā nù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 发气 (fā qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 置气 (zhì qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to get angry — 闹脾气 (nào pí qì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get drunk — 买醉 (mǎi zuì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get lost — 迷失 (mí shī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get mad — 火大 (huǒ dà)

  social · social · beginner · 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 breath back — 缓气 (huǎn qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get one’s courage up — 壮胆 (zhuàng dǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get one's father involved in a difficult situation — 坑爹 (kēng diē)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 name — 得名 (dé míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 panicky — 慌 (huāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to get really angry — 火冒三丈 (huǒ mào sān zhàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to get sb involved in one's trouble — 带累 (dài lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (sth) an antique look — 做旧 (zuò jiù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to give a name to — 命名 (mìng míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 one's allegiance — 拥戴 (yōng dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give one's assent — 应允 (yīng yǔn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give one's life — 舍身 (shě shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give one's respects — 问候 (wèn hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give one's virginity to — 献处 (xiàn chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give rise to (sth good) — 发祥 (fā xiáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give some attention to — 分神 (fēn shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give sth extra free of charge — 白饶 (bái ráo)

  social · social · beginner · 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 give up one's seat for sb — 让座 (ràng zuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to give vent to (one's feelings) — 发泄 (fā xiè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later — 浮贴 (fú tiē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to gnash one's teeth (in anger) — 切齿 (qiè chǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 all out — 大干 (dà gàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go all out for sth at risk of one's life — 拼死 (pīn sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 native place and live in seclusion — 归隐 (guī yǐn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go back to one's roots — 回老家 (huí lǎo jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go beyond one's authority — 越权 (yuè quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go by an alias — 化名 (huà míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to go deaf — 失聪 (shī cōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go home to visit one's family — 探亲 (tàn qīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to go in for something in a big way — 大兴 (dà xīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go into mourning for one's parents — 守制 (shǒu zhì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go one's own way (idiom) — 独行其是 (dú xíng qí shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to go through — 穿行 (chuān xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to go to some place at night — 夜游 (yè yóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to govern one's family — 齐家 (qí jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to grace sb with one's presence — 驾临 (jià lín)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to gradually forget as time passes — 淡忘 (dàn wàng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 grow all over — 长满 (cháng mǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to grow beyond the naivete of childhood — 懂事 (dǒng shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to grow into one's looks — 长开 (cháng kāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to guard one's territory — 守土 (shǒu tǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture) — 欠身 (qiàn shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• to hand in one's examination script — 交卷 (jiāo juàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hand in one's ration cards — 交粮本 (jiāo liáng běn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hasten on with one's journey — 赶路 (gǎn lù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hate one another — 相恶 (xiāng è)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 有 (yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have (an attribute) to a small degree — 略带 (lüè dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have (sth) for one's own use — 自用 (zì yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have a bad reputation — 声名狼藉 (shēng míng láng jí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have a big head — 头大 (tóu dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have a clear conscience — 无愧 (wú kuì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have a good talk — 倾谈 (qīng tán)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 housewarming party — 温居 (wēn jū)

  social · social · beginner · 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 smile on one's face — 含笑 (hán xiào)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 of the elements mentioned (features, qualities, items etc) — 俱全 (jù quán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have all one's wishes (idiom) — 万事如意 (wàn shì rú yì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have all to oneself — 独占 (dú zhàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have an enduring and faithful love for sb or sth — 长情 (cháng qíng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 attained the age of — 年满 (nián mǎn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have bad intentions — 不安好心 (bù ān hǎo xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have bad luck — 倒运 (dǎo yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have bad luck — 倒霉 (dǎo méi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 difficulties sleeping in a bed other than one's own — 认床 (rèn chuáng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 eyes — 眼尖 (yǎn jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have good intentions — 安好心 (ān hǎo xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have good luck — 走运 (zǒu yùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have heard what was said — 闻言 (wén yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc) — 怀有 (huái yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have in one's possession and use when required — 持用 (chí yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 many advantages and no disadvantages — 有百利而无一害 (yǒu bǎi lì ér wú yí hài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to have no alternative — 没奈何 (mò nài hé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no alternative — 无奈 (wú nài)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 alternative but to — 只得 (zhī dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no aspirations (idiom) — 胸无大志 (xiōng wú dà zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no contact with — 绝缘 (jué yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 need to fend for oneself (idiom) — 十指不沾阳春水 (shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to have no offspring — 绝后 (jué hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no opportunity — 无缘 (wú yuán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no other choice — 不得已而为之 (bù dé yǐ ér wèi zhī)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to have no other choice — 别无选择 (bié wú xuǎn zé)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to have no other option but to ... — 只好 (zhǐ hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no other... (used in fixed expressions) — 别无 (bié wú)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 regrets — 无悔 (wú huǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no right — 无权 (wú quán)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 solution — 无解 (wú jiě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no strength — 没劲 (méi jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have no time (for sth) — 不暇 (bù xiá)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 back against — 背倚 (bèi yǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's back towards — 背对 (bèi duì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 eyes on (a goal) — 着眼 (zhuó yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 hands tied — 束手 (shù shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's head shaved — 剃头 (tì tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 life shortened (by excesses etc) — 折寿 (zhé shòu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one's wish fulfilled — 遂愿 (suì yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have one's wishes fulfilled — 如愿 (rú yuàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have one's words prove to be prophetic — 言中 (yán zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc) — 单传 (dān chuán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to have paid one's karmic debts (Buddhism) — 业满 (yè mǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to have phlegm stuck in one's throat — 卡痰 (kǎ tán)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 sex — 合欢 (hé huān)

  social · social · beginner · 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 some other (reason etc) — 另有 (lìng yǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 the same name — 重名 (zhòng míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 hawk (one's wares) — 叫卖 (jiào mài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hear what was said — 见说 (jiàn shuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to help lift up onto one's shoulders — 搭肩 (dā jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• to help one another — 相助 (xiāng zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• to help one another — 相帮 (xiāng bāng)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• 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 hit the target with one's throw — 投中 (tóu zhōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold (one's head) high — 高昂 (gāo áng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind — 隐讳 (yǐn huì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom) — 按兵不动 (àn bīng bú dòng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hold in one's arms — 搂住 (lǒu zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold in one's arms — 拥 (yōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold in one's hand — 手拿 (shǒu ná)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold in one's hand — 握持 (wò chí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold in safekeeping — 保管 (bǎo guǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold one's breath — 屏气 (bǐng qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) — 翘首以待 (qiáo shǒu yǐ dài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to hold one's tongue — 住嘴 (zhù zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 hold up in one's hand — 托 (tuō)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 housekeep — 持家 (chí jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to howl with laughter — 狂笑 (kuáng xiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hunch one's back (coll.) — 罗锅 (luó guō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to hurry (to some place) — 赶到 (gǎn dào)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 implicate others, without foundation, in confessing one's own crime — 攀供 (pān gòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) — 美容 (měi róng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 include as a bonus (when buying sth) — 附送 (fù sòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to incorporate into one's troops — 收编 (shōu biān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to increase (e.g. one's effort) — 加大 (jiā dà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to increase one's followers — 吸粉 (xī fěn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 inspect one by one — 点检 (diǎn jiǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to intentionally reinterpret a spoken expression as if one had misheard it, for the sake of humor (often, it is a phrase in a foreign language twisted into a similar-sounding phrase in one's native language with a completely different meaning) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 空耳 "soramimi") — 空耳 (kōng ěr)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to introduce sb, putting in a good word for them in advance — 先容 (xiān róng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 征 (zhēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 招诱 (zhāo yòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 约请 (yuē qǐng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 讨 (tǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 邀 (yāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 邀约 (yāo yuē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite — 邀请 (yāo qǐng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite a group of people (to assemble for a gathering) — 邀集 (yāo jí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite a snub — 自讨没趣 (zì tǎo méi qù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to invite bids — 招标 (zhāo biāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite sb to a banquet — 邀宴 (yāo yàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family) — 招亲 (zhāo qīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to invite trouble — 引火烧身 (yǐn huǒ shāo shēn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to itch to demonstrate one's skill — 技痒 (jì yǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to join — 交合 (jiāo hé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to join a political party (esp. the Communist Party) — 入党 (rù dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation — 留校 (liú xiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to join the two sections (of a linear structure: bridge, dike etc) to complete its construction — 合龙 (hé lóng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points — 钉 (dīng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 lips sealed — 封口 (fēng kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 thinking of — 记念 (jì niàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius) — 守望相助 (shǒu wàng xiāng zhù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to key in — 键入 (jiàn rù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to kick one's legs — 蹬腿 (dēng tuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 kiss goodbye — 吻别 (wěn bié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to know all about — 备悉 (bèi xī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to know all the ins and outs of sth — 玩转 (wán zhuǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to know all under heaven — 通天彻地 (tōng tiān chè dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to know how to count and do sums — 识数 (shí shù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 know what's what — 识货 (shí huò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) — 磕头 (kē tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to laugh one's head off — 笑掉大牙 (xiào diào dà yá)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to laugh up one's sleeve — 偷笑 (tōu xiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to launch into an angry tirade — 开骂 (kāi mà)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to lay down a family fortune — 发家 (fā jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to lay down one's arms — 缴枪 (jiǎo qiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lay one's cards on the table — 摊牌 (tān pái)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lay out one's products — 展列 (zhǎn liè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lean to one side — 倾侧 (qīng cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave a banquet (without taking one's leave) — 逃席 (táo xí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave a good reputation — 流芳 (liú fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 a place where some event is taking place — 退场 (tuì chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave a political party — 脱党 (tuō dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) — 先走一步 (xiān zǒu yí bù)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to leave home to make one's way in the world — 闯荡 (chuǎng dàng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 name — 留名 (liú míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 one's post — 离队 (lí duì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave one's post while on duty — 串岗 (chuàn gǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave one's seat — 越席 (yuè xí)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 this world — 弃世 (qì shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to leave without saying good-bye — 不辞而别 (bù cí ér bié)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to let go of sth held in one's mouth — 松口 (sōng kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom) — 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 (jiǎn le zhī má diū le xī guā)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to let go one's hold — 放手 (fàng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to let one's eyes rove — 流目 (liú mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to let one's imagination roam — 浮想联翩 (fú xiǎng lián piān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to let the wind blow on oneself — 吹风 (chuī fēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lie on one's side — 侧卧 (cè wò)

  social · communication · beginner · 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) well — 活好 (huó hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to live (somewhere) for free — 白住 (bái zhù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to live comfortably — 享福 (xiǎng fú)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to live far away from one's native place — 侨居 (qiáo jū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom) — 身在福中不知福 (shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to live one's life — 过日子 (guò rì zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to live one's life — 过活 (guò huó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to live out one's life — 了却此生 (liǎo què cǐ shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to live to the (ripe) age of — 享年 (xiǎng nián)

  social · social · beginner · 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 (tired, pleased etc) — 面露 (miàn lù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to look after a hospitalized loved one — 陪床 (péi chuáng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 at one another — 相望 (xiāng wàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to look at one another — 相看 (xiāng kàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to look at sth from a particular angle — 端看 (duān kàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to look in all directions (idiom) — 东张西望 (dōng zhāng xī wàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to look over one's shoulder constantly (like a wolf) — 狼顾 (láng gù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 eyesight — 失明 (shī míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's footing — 失足 (shī zú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's footing — 踩失脚 (cǎi shī jiǎo)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's good looks — 走相 (zǒu xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's hair — 脱发 (tuō fà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's head — 昏头 (hūn tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 life — 丧命 (sàng mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's life — 丧身 (sàng shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's life — 没命 (méi mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's life — 送命 (sòng mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's love — 失恋 (shī liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's memory — 失忆 (shī yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's splendor — 黯然失色 (àn rán shī sè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to lose one's spouse (through marriage failure or bereavement) — 失婚 (shī hūn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one's virginity — 失身 (shī shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's virginity — 破身 (pò shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's voice — 失声 (shī shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's way — 失迷 (shī mí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose one's way — 迷途 (mí tú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose sb one relies upon — 失恃 (shī shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) — 丧 (sàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lose what one has just obtained (idiom) — 得而复失 (dé ér fù shī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to love — 爱 (ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love — 眷爱 (juàn ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love and respect — 爱戴 (ài dài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love ardently — 热爱 (rè ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love dearly — 心疼 (xīn téng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love dearly — 深爱 (shēn ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love dearly — 疼爱 (téng ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love each other — 相爱 (xiāng ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love each other — 相恋 (xiāng liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love Hong Kong (usually implying that one also supports the PRC government) — 爱港 (ài gǎng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 tenderly — 抚爱 (fǔ ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to love to hear and see (idiom) — 喜闻乐见 (xǐ wén lè jiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to lower (one's voice) — 压低 (yā dī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to lump together — 一并 (yí bìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to maintain (that sth is true) — 认定 (rèn dìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make (sb) cry (with one's harsh words) — 说哭 (shuō kū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make (some time or space) available (for sb) — 腾出 (téng chū)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 counteroffer when haggling — 还价 (huán jià)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 a significant advance in one's career (idiom) — 鲤鱼跳龙门 (lǐ yú tiào lóng mén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to make a V sign (esp. when posing for photos) — 比耶 (bǐ yē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make a wish — 许愿 (xǔ yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to make an excuse — 托词 (tuō cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter) — 求亲 (qiú qīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to make good a deficit — 扭亏 (niǔ kuī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make love — 作爱 (zuò ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to make love — 做爱 (zuò ài)

  social · social · beginner · 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 — 安身 (ān shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make one's home in — 寓居 (yù jū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make one's home in a place — 安家落户 (ān jiā luò hù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to make one's living from the sea — 讨海 (tǎo hǎi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make one's mark — 发迹 (fā jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to make one's name — 成名 (chéng míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 for what is lacking — 补满 (bǔ mǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 a man who lives in a distant place — 远嫁 (yuǎn jià)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists — 捶背 (chuí bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to match one's strength with — 较劲 (jiào jìn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 会合 (huì hé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 相遇 (xiāng yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 碰面 (pèng miàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 碰头 (pèng tóu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 聚头 (jù tóu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 见面 (jiàn miàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 谋面 (móu miàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 遇到 (yù dào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet — 遇见 (yù jiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet (by chance) — 相逢 (xiāng féng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet (or pick up) sb arriving by plane — 接机 (jiē jī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet (sb) by chance on the way somewhere — 路遇 (lù yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet (sb) for the first time — 初识 (chū shí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet a challenge — 迎接挑战 (yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet a contingency — 应变 (yìng biàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet a person — 接人 (jiē rén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet a possible marriage partner — 相对象 (xiāng duì xiàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet again — 再会 (zài huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet again — 重聚 (zhòng jù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet again — 重逢 (chóng féng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet again after a long period of separation — 久别重逢 (jiǔ bié chóng féng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet as volunteers for an uprising — 聚义 (jù yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet by accident — 撞见 (zhuàng jiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet by chance — 偶遇 (ǒu yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet by chance — 逢 (féng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) — 遭 (zāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet death — 赴死 (fù sǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet face to face — 面见 (miàn jiàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet face-to-face — 照面 (zhào miàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet for negotiation — 聚议 (jù yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet for social drinking — 聚饮 (jù yǐn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet force with force — 硬碰硬 (yìng pèng yìng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet head-on — 迎头 (yíng tóu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet in passing — 倾盖 (qīng gài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet on the battlefield (idiom) — 兵戎相见 (bīng róng xiāng jiàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to meet the enemy head-on — 迎战 (yíng zhàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet the eye — 触目 (chù mù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet the standard required — 合格 (hé gé)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet together — 相会 (xiāng huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet together — 相聚 (xiāng jù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet together — 聚齐 (jù qí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet violent death — 毙命 (bì mìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with — 值遇 (zhí yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with — 会面 (huì miàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with — 遭遇 (zāo yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) — 会见 (huì jiàn)

  social · social · beginner · 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 meet with disaster — 蒙难 (méng nán)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with luck — 交运 (jiāo yùn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with misfortune — 落难 (luò nàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to meet with unexpected failure (idiom) — 阴沟里翻船 (yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to melt in one's mouth — 入口就化 (rù kǒu jiù huà)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to mend one's ways — 改悔 (gǎi huǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to mention by name — 指名 (zhǐ míng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 misinterpret what one sees or reads — 看错 (kàn cuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to miss — 思情 (sī qíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss — 思恋 (sī liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss — 想念 (xiǎng niàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss — 漏掉 (lòu diào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss — 眷恋 (juàn liàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss (the presence of) — 念想 (niàn xiǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss a line — 串行 (chuàn xíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss a plane — 误机 (wù jī)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss an appointment — 失约 (shī yuē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss an appointment — 爽约 (shuǎng yuē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss narrowly — 失之交臂 (shī zhī jiāo bì)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to miss one's step — 踏空 (tà kōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss one's step — 踩空 (cǎi kōng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to miss sb by a narrow chance — 交臂失之 (jiāo bì shī zhī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to miss the target (with a bullet or an arrow) — 虚发 (xū fā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to misspeak — 口误 (kǒu wù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to moisten one's lips — 沾唇 (zhān chún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to move (from one residence to another) — 迁居 (qiān jū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to move a stone and stub one's toe — 搬石头砸自己的脚 (bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 move relative to one another — 错动 (cuò dòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to name — 取名 (qǔ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to name — 起名 (qǐ míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to name (a sports team, a competition etc) — 冠名 (guān míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to name (sth) — 定名 (dìng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to name sth after a person — 以人名命名 (yǐ rén míng mìng míng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to narrow one's eyes — 眯 (mī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to narrow one's eyes (as when smiling or squinting) — 眯眼 (mī yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 失职 (shī zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to neglect one's duty — 溺职 (nì zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 deserve (one's good fortune etc) — 折杀 (zhé shā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to not know what sb is driving at — 不知所云 (bù zhī suǒ yún)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to not know what to say — 词穷 (cí qióng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 nourish one's skin — 养颜 (yǎng yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc — 涂去 (tú qù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to observe — 看在眼里 (kàn zài yǎn lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to observe mourning for one's parents — 守服 (shǒu fú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to observe one's duty steadfastly — 守职 (shǒu zhí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to offend Heaven and reason (idiom) — 伤天害理 (shāng tiān hài lǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to offend one's superiors — 犯上 (fàn shàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person) — 祝寿 (zhù shòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to offer one's congratulations (formal) — 敬贺 (jìng hè)

  social · communication · beginner · formal

• to offer one's life in sacrifice — 肝脑涂地 (gān nǎo tú dì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors) — 祭拜 (jì bài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors — 祭祖 (jì zǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to offer shelter — 收留 (shōu liú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to one's liking — 遂心 (suì xīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to one's liking — 遂意 (suì yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to only want to have a good time — 贪玩 (tān wán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open (one's eyes) — 睁 (zhēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open (one's eyes) — 睁开 (zhēng kāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open (one's eyes) wide — 瞪 (dèng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open (sth that has been sealed) — 拆封 (chāi fēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open (sth that has been sealed) — 开封 (kāi fēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open one's eyes — 睁眼 (zhēng yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open one's eyes — 开眼 (kāi yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open one's eyes wide — 张目 (zhāng mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open one's eyes wide — 瞪眼 (dèng yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 open one's mouth — 启齿 (qǐ chǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open one's mouth — 开口 (kāi kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to open sth that has been sealed — 启封 (qǐ fēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to overcome all obstacles — 排除万难 (pái chú wàn nán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to overemphasize some topic (at the expense of others) — 偏科 (piān kē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom) — 自不量力 (zì bù liàng lì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to overstep the bounds of what is proper — 出格 (chū gé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pack one's things and leave — 卷铺盖走人 (juǎn pū gài zǒu rén)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to paint one's face with stage makeup — 打脸 (dǎ liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions — 转文 (zhuǎn wén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to parade one's wealth — 摆阔 (bǎi kuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to part on bad terms — 不欢而散 (bù huān ér sàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to part one's hair in the middle — 中分 (zhōng fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pass one's days — 度日 (dù rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to patch up one's lie (when inconsistencies appear) — 圆谎 (yuán huǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to persist in one's views — 固执己见 (gù zhí jǐ jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to persuade by all possible means — 哀劝 (āi quàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one's teeth — 剔牙 (tī yá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pick up what others say (idiom) — 拾人牙慧 (shí rén yá huì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to pile on top of one another — 层 (céng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to place righteousness before family (idiom) — 大义灭亲 (dà yì miè qīn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to pledge one's life — 誓死 (shì sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 ponder a solution — 筹思 (chóu sī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to possess no special talents — 身无长技 (shēn wú cháng jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to postpone one's graduation (e.g. by undertaking additional studies) (abbr. for 延後畢業|延后毕业[yan2 hou4 bi4 ye4]) — 延毕 (yán bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pour forth (one's opinions) — 吐诉 (tǔ sù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pour out one's grievances — 倒苦水 (dǎo kǔ shuǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent) — 捧杀 (pěng shā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to praise too much — 过誉 (guò yù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 preserve one's heritage — 守业 (shǒu yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to preserve one's life — 保命 (bǎo mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to press (with one's hand or finger) — 揿 (qìn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 ear — 倾耳 (qīng ěr)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 prolong life — 续命 (xù mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to promise to keep sth in good repair — 保修 (bǎo xiū)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 protect from all sides — 围护 (wéi hù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop — 保苗 (bǎo miáo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom) — 发奋有为 (fā fèn yǒu wèi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to provide for the elderly (family members) — 养老 (yǎng lǎo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to provide free medical treatment — 义诊 (yì zhěn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to provide one's own... — 自备 (zì bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to provide protection — 护翼 (hù yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to pull up (stop one's vehicle) — 停车 (tíng chē)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to purge a political party of undesirable elements — 清党 (qīng dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to pursue one's studies — 深造 (shēn zào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put in a good word (for sb) — 美言 (měi yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's all into the fight — 放手一搏 (fàng shǒu yì bó)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to put one's hand to it — 着手 (zhuó shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's hand to sth — 做手 (zuò shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's hand to the plow — 扶犁 (fú lí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced — 抱头 (bào tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's hands on one's hips — 叉腰 (chā yāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) — 合十 (hé shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) — 合手 (hé shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to put sth back where it belongs — 归位 (guī wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 radiate all around — 四射 (sì shè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise (one's voice) — 拔高 (bá gāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise and lower one's hand (idiom) — 上下其手 (shàng xià qí shǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to raise glasses together — 对杯 (duì bēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one and infer three — 举一反三 (jǔ yī fǎn sān)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to raise one's foot — 跷 (qiāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's head — 仰头 (yǎng tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's head — 抬头 (tái tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's head — 扬起 (yáng qǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's head and look — 翘首 (qiáo shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to raise one's head and look into the distance — 翘望 (qiào wàng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 reach out with one's hand — 伸手 (shēn shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc) — 归附 (guī fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to realize — 自觉 (zì jué)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 in no small measure — 深受 (shēn shòu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 recount in one's own words — 自述 (zì shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to recoup one's investment — 回本 (huí běn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to recover one's power or authority — 复辟 (fù bì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to recover one's sight — 重光 (chóng guāng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 redirect one's affections — 移情 (yí qíng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 reflect on one's past errors — 思过 (sī guò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to refloat (a boat that has run aground) — 脱浅 (tuō qiǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to refuse to admit (what one has done) — 抵赖 (dǐ lài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to refuse to meet sb — 避不见面 (bì bú jiàn miàn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to regain one's eyesight — 复明 (fù míng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to regard as having good prospects — 看好 (kàn hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (dēng jì)

  social · social · beginner · 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 one's efforts — 松气 (sōng qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to relax with one's eyes closed — 闭目养神 (bì mù yǎng shén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to relinquish one's grip — 松手 (sōng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to rely on natural barriers (for one's defense) — 据险 (jù xiǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 remember one's parents — 思亲 (sī qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) — 立功 (lì gōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to rent to multiple co-tenants, esp. where the number of tenants exceeds what the dwelling is fit to accommodate (i.e. involving subdivision of rooms etc) — 群租 (qún zū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to repeat (one's own words or sb else's) — 复述 (fù shù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) — 替补 (tì bǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · casual

• to replace one tyranny by another — 以暴易暴 (yǐ bào yì bào)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature — 正名 (zhèng míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to repudiate one's wife — 休妻 (xiū qī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to resemble one another — 相像 (xiāng xiàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to resign oneself to part with what one treasures — 忍痛割爱 (rěn tòng gē ài)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to resist — 招架 (zhāo jià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to resound (all over the place) — 响遍 (xiǎng biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to respect and love — 敬爱 (jìng ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) — 敬老尊贤 (jìng lǎo zūn xián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant — 反杀 (fǎn shā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to resume one's former position (after being laid off) — 返岗 (fǎn gǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 empty (i.e. to drive back with no passengers or freight) — 回空 (huí kōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to return good for evil (idiom) — 以德报怨 (yǐ dé bào yuàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to return sb's gaze — 回望 (huí wàng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to return to one's home town — 返乡 (fǎn xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to return to one's original trade — 归口 (guī kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to return to one's unit — 归队 (guī duì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one's valuables inadvertently — 露白 (lù bái)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 revert to one's original surname — 复姓 (fù xìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to rinse one's mouth — 漱口 (shù kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 rise through the ranks (as a party cadre) — 提干 (tí gàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to risk one's life — 冒生命危险 (mào shēng mìng wēi xiǎn)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to risk one's life — 舍命 (shě mìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to risk one's life — 昧死 (mèi sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to roam all over the place — 流窜 (liú cuàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to roll a ball into the gutter (ten-pin bowling) — 洗沟 (xǐ gōu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 a family — 倾家 (qīng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to ruin one's constitution — 大伤元气 (dà shāng yuán qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to run one's eyes over — 扫视 (sǎo shì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 牺牲 (xī shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sacrifice one's life in a crisis — 临危授命 (lín wēi shòu mìng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sate one's lust — 泄欲 (xiè yù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to satisfy one's craving — 解馋 (jiě chán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to save (a file) after options (name, location, format etc) have been selected by the user — 另存 (lìng cún)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to say (sth that relates to oneself) — 自言 (zì yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to say a few parting words — 话别 (huà bié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear — 撇清 (piě qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to say everything (that is on one's mind) — 倾诉 (qīng sù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to say goodbye — 告辞 (gào cí)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to say goodbye — 辞行 (cí xíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to say goodbye — 道别 (dào bié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to say hello to — 问好 (wèn hǎo)

  social · social · beginner · 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 scrape one's car against sth — 刮蹭 (guā cèng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one's child die before oneself — 白发人送黑发人 (bái fà rén sòng hēi fā rén)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 see with one's own eyes — 目击 (mù jī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to see with one's own eyes — 眼见 (yǎn jiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit — 拉关系 (lā guān xì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) — 求救 (qiú jiù)

  social · communication · beginner · urgent

• to seek life in death (idiom) — 死中求生 (sǐ zhōng qiú shēng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to seek one's livelihood — 谋生 (móu shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to seek one's roots — 寻根 (xún gēn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 seek to profit by family ties — 攀亲 (pān qīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to select — 取舍 (qǔ shě)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to select (one or more options from a list) — 勾选 (gōu xuǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to send good wishes from afar — 遥祝 (yáo zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to send one's greetings — 致意 (zhì yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to send sb away (with an excuse) — 支走 (zhī zǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant) — 反坐 (fǎn zuò)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to serve (in some capacity) — 效劳 (xiào láo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to serve as foil to one another — 对衬 (duì chèn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to set forth one's view — 立论 (lì lùn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to set free a captive animal (in some cases, as an act of Buddhist mercy) — 放生 (fàng shēng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to set off one another — 隐映 (yǐn yìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to set to one side and ignore (idiom) — 漠然置之 (mò rán zhì zhī)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sever all relations with sb — 决绝 (jué jué)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shade one's eyes with one's hand — 手搭凉棚 (shǒu dā liáng péng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to shake one's head — 摇头 (yáo tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to share (let others have some of sth good) — 分享 (fēn xiǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom) — 同声一哭 (tóng shēng yì kū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sharpen (one's voice) — 逼尖 (bī jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shave one's face — 刮脸 (guā liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shave one's head — 削发 (xuē fà)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shift from one hand to the other — 倒手 (dǎo shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shift one's eyes — 转移视线 (zhuǎn yí shì xiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) — 慰劳 (wèi láo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show disrespect — 失敬 (shī jìng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to show love and compassion for all humankind — 博爱 (bó ài)

  social · social · beginner · 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 accomplishments (often derog.) — 表功 (biǎo gōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show off one's cleverness — 卖乖 (mài guāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show off one's military strength (idiom) — 耀武扬威 (yào wǔ yáng wēi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to show off one's skills — 炫技 (xuàn jì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's face — 露脸 (lòu liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's face — 露面 (lòu miàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one's head — 露头 (lù tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show — 捧场 (pěng chǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's true colors — 露相 (lù xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's true nature (derog.) — 显形 (xiǎn xíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to show one's wealth — 露富 (lù fù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 shrug one's shoulders — 耸肩 (sǒng jiān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears — 闭目塞听 (bì mù sè tīng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to sign (one's name with a pen etc) — 签名 (qiān míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to sign (one's name) — 签字 (qiān zì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to sign one's name — 签 (qiān)

  social · social · beginner · 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 sit at a table with others with whom one is unacquainted — 拼桌 (pīn zhuō)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to slip and fall — 滑倒 (huá dǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to slit one's own throat — 抹脖子 (mǒ bó zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to slit one's wrists — 割腕 (gē wàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom) — 溜须拍马 (liū xū pāi mǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to snap one's fingers — 弹指 (tán zhǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 efforts — 拼力 (pīn lì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 big (on sth) — 砸钱 (zá qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to spend one's last years — 终老 (zhōng lǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to spend one's leisure time — 消闲 (xiāo xián)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 in two — 劈 (pī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to split one's sides laughing — 捧腹 (pěng fù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to split one's sides laughing — 笑破肚皮 (xiào pò dù pí)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to split one's sides laughing — 绝倒 (jué dǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 sprain (one's ankle) (Tw) — 歪 (wāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to spray in all directions — 飞沫四溅 (fēi mò sì jiàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to spread one's reputation — 传名 (chuán míng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 squander a family fortune — 败家 (bài jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to squander one's fortune — 败光 (bài guāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to squat on (a domain name, trademark etc) — 抢注 (qiǎng zhù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to stack — 叠放 (dié fàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stake all on one throw — 孤注一掷 (gū zhù yí zhì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stamp one's feet — 跺 (duò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stamp one's feet — 跺脚 (duò jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stamp one's foot — 蹬脚 (dēng jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stamp one's foot (in anger) — 跌足 (diē zú)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 start one's career — 出道 (chū dào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stay out all night (idiom) — 夜不归宿 (yè bù guī sù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stay up all night — 刷夜 (shuā yè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stay up late or all night — 熬夜 (áo yè)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (from behind sth) — 探头 (tàn tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 stick to one's ways — 一条道走到黑 (yì tiáo dào zǒu dào hēi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to stir-fry ingredients that have been cooked or partially cooked — 熟炒 (shú chǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stop (what one is doing) — 停手 (tíng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stop at this point — 到此为止 (dào cǐ wéi zhǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to stop one's pen — 煞笔 (shà bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to straighten one's back — 挺腰 (tǐng yāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to straighten one's back — 挺身 (tǐng shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stretch one's sight as far as possible — 遐眺 (xiá tiào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc) — 伸懒腰 (shēn lǎn yāo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc) — 伸开 (shēn kāi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to strive one's hardest — 尽力 (jìn lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to strongly defend one's position — 固守 (gù shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to struggle to get free — 挣 (zhèng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom) — 不撞南墙不回头 (bú zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 submit to death — 受死 (shòu sǐ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to substitute one's words for the law (idiom) — 以言代法 (yǐ yán dài fǎ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions — 自找 (zì zhǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to suffer in silence — 隐忍 (yǐn rěn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to suffer losses — 折损 (zhé sǔn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc) — 痛失 (tòng shī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to summon one's (courage, faith etc) — 鼓起 (gǔ qǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 a family — 养家 (yǎng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to support one's family (idiom) — 养家活口 (yǎng jiā huó kǒu)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to support one's parents in their old age — 反哺 (fǎn bǔ)

  social · social · beginner · 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 surpass one's father — 跨灶 (kuà zào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to surreptitiously add (sth that shouldn't be there) — 偷加 (tōu jiā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to swallow one's cries — 吞声 (tūn shēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to sway one's hips — 扭腰 (niǔ yāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to swell to bursting (after having eaten too much) — 饱绽 (bǎo zhàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to swing (one's arms, a heavy object) — 抡 (lūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to swing one's arms — 甩手 (shuǎi shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to swing one's sleeve (in anger) — 甩袖子 (shuǎi xiù zǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to switch one's microphone to "mute" — 闭麦 (bì mài)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 along with one — 带上 (dài shàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take along with one — 带去 (dài qù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take care of a matter all by oneself — 一手包办 (yì shǒu bāo bàn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take care of one's family — 顾家 (gù jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to take defeat with bad grace — 输不起 (shū bù qǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to take it all upon oneself — 包揽 (bāo lǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take off — 摘下 (zhāi xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take off one's shoes — 脱鞋 (tuō xié)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it) — 迁怒 (qiān nù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take one's fancy — 中意 (zhòng yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take one's last breath — 气绝 (qì jué)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take one's leave — 作别 (zuò bié)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 one's seat — 入席 (rù xí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take one's seat — 入座 (rù zuò)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take over (from one another) — 更替 (gēng tì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take some time out — 偷空 (tōu kòng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 take to one's heels — 撒腿 (sā tuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take up (one's time etc) — 占去 (zhàn qù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take up one's pen — 提笔 (tí bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to take up one's post — 上岗 (shàng gǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 — 吹擂 (chuī lèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to talk big — 吹牛 (chuī niú)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another) — 撕咬 (sī yǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment) — 车裂 (chē liè)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 tender one's resignation — 请辞 (qǐng cí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to thank — 谢 (xiè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank — 谢谢 (xiè xiè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official) — 谢恩 (xiè ēn)

  social · social · beginner · formal

• to thank sb for favor or hospitality — 谢候 (xiè hòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank sb personally — 面谢 (miàn xiè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank the matchmaker — 谢媒 (xiè méi)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank with a gift — 酬答 (chóu dá)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to thank with a gift — 酬谢 (chóu xiè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to think — 以为 (yǐ wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to think that ... — 觉得 (jué de)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to think too much of oneself — 自命不凡 (zì mìng bù fán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to throw away one's life — 送死 (sòng sǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to throw one's energies (into an activity) — 投注 (tóu zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 throw up one's hands — 摊手 (tān shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to thump repeatedly with one's fist — 饱以老拳 (bǎo yǐ lǎo quán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to tie up (funds or resources etc that could otherwise be used) — 占压 (zhàn yā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to tie up one's hair — 束发 (shù fā)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to tighten one's belt — 过紧日子 (guò jǐn rì zi)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to tilt one's head back to see (sth) — 仰视 (yǎng shì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to tolerate or condone wrongdoing — 纵容 (zòng róng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to touch (physically, one's feelings etc) — 触及 (chù jí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to touch on sth and leave it there — 点到即止 (diǎn dào jí zhǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to trade sex for favorable treatment (career advancement, higher grades, rent-free accommodation etc) — 陪睡 (péi shuì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to transfer (from one unit to another) — 转关系 (zhuǎn guān xì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else) — 出让 (chū ràng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to transfer (one's savings, data etc) elsewhere for storage — 转存 (zhuǎn cún)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to translate a term into Chinese using a combination of characters or words that suggests its meaning (as opposed to transliteration 音譯|音译[yin1 yi4]) (e.g. 超文本[chao1 wen2 ben3], 火車|火车[huo3 che1]) — 义译 (yì yì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc) — 连坐 (lián zuò)

  social · social · beginner · 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 doing (sth) to see how well it turns out — 试做 (shì zuò)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 try to make one's case using false arguments — 强辩 (qiáng biàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to try to please — 取悦 (qǔ yuè)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to tuck one's tail between one's legs — 夹起尾巴 (jiá qǐ wěi ba)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to turn around in one's hands — 把玩 (bǎ wán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn on one's heels — 掉头就走 (diào tóu jiù zǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to turn one's back — 转背 (zhuǎn bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 face away — 别脸 (bié liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's head — 回过头来 (huí guò tóu lái)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to turn one's head — 扭头 (niǔ tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's head — 掉头 (diào tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's head — 转脸 (zhuǎn liǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn one's head — 转头 (zhuǎn tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (when lying) — 翻身 (fān shēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn over in one's mind (idiom) — 左思右想 (zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to turn round — 回头 (huí tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to turn up one's nose — 傲视 (ào shì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 understand what one is reading or watching — 看懂 (kàn dǒng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to unfold before one's eyes — 展现 (zhǎn xiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to unite as one — 团结一心 (tuán jié yì xīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to unleash one's power — 发威 (fā wēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral) — 鼓动 (gǔ dòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to urge sb (typically, one's adult child or nephew etc) to get married — 催婚 (cuī hūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one — 移用 (yí yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use (two words etc) together — 连用 (lián yòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use all one's willpower (to do sth) — 强撑 (qiáng chēng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use all sorts of excuses — 推三阻四 (tuī sān zǔ sì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use as an excuse — 借口 (jiè kǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to use as an excuse — 藉口 (jiè kǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to use influence to get what one wants — 钻谋 (zuàn móu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent — 聊以 (liáo yǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 brain — 动脑 (dòng nǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to use one's brains — 动脑筋 (dòng nǎo jīn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to use one's mouth (to say sth) — 动口 (dòng kǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 power and influence to take another man's wife for oneself — 霸妻 (bà qī)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old) — 犯讳 (fàn huì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own — 对火 (duì huǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to vent one's anger — 出气 (chū qì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to vent one's anger on (an innocent party) — 煞气 (shà qì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom) — 迁怒于人 (qiān nù yú rén)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to vie against one another — 相争 (xiāng zhēng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) — 探监 (tàn jiān)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to visit one's friends and relatives — 走亲访友 (zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to visit one's parents — 省亲 (xǐng qīn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences — 吊丧 (diào sāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to vote against the party line — 跑票 (pǎo piào)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to vow before one's troops — 誓师 (shì shī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to vow not to break one's promise — 誓不反悔 (shì bù fǎn huǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom) — 摸着石头过河 (mō zhe shí tou guò hé)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• to wag one's tongue — 鼓舌 (gǔ shé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wait one's turn — 轮候 (lún hòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wait quietly — 静待 (jìng dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to walk around — 走动 (zǒu dòng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom) — 同流合污 (tóng liú hé wū)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to wash one's hair — 洗头 (xǐ tóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wash one's hands — 洗手 (xǐ shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wash one's hands — 净手 (jìng shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wash one's hands of sth — 丢手 (diū shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) — 枉费 (wǎng fèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to waste (one's energy etc) — 白费 (bái fèi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 waste one's life — 白活 (bái huó)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wave (one's hand) — 挥手 (huī shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wave goodbye — 挥别 (huī bié)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wave one's hand — 摆手 (bǎi shǒu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) — 摇手 (yáo shǒu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wear (on one's face) — 面带 (miàn dài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wear out one's lips (idiom) — 磨破嘴皮子 (mó pò zuǐ pí zǐ)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 — 欢迎 (huān yíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to welcome — 迎 (yíng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to welcome — 迎接 (yíng jiē)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to welcome (a visitor or newcomer) — 迎来 (yíng lái)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to welcome a guest — 迎宾 (yíng bīn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to welcome sb — 相迎 (xiāng yíng)

  social · social · beginner · 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 whistle (with fingers in one's mouth) — 忽哨 (hū shào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to win — 打赢 (dǎ yíng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wipe one’s ass — 擦屁股 (cā pì gǔ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• to wipe one's eyes — 拭目 (shì mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to wish — 祝愿 (zhù yuàn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wish — 愿意 (yuàn yì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wish for — 欲 (yù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wish for higher status (idiom) — 巴高望上 (bā gāo wàng shàng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to wish for the stars and the moon — 盼星星盼月亮 (pàn xīng xīng pàn yuè liàng)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom) — 唯恐天下不乱 (wéi kǒng tiān xià bú luàn)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc) — 预祝 (yù zhù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wish to continue sth — 意犹未尽 (yì yóu wèi jìn)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• to withdraw from a political party — 退党 (tuì dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk) — 合抱 (hé bào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• to yield to one another — 互让 (hù ràng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question — 反问语气 (fǎn wèn yǔ qì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• too bad — 不巧 (bù qiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• too bad — 糟糕 (zāo gāo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• too busy — 无暇 (wú xiá)

  social · social · beginner · 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 many — 过多 (guò duō)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt) — 膀爷 (bǎng yé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact) — 摸吧 (mō ba)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• tough battle — 硬仗 (yìng zhàng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• traditional hairstyle for children, with two pointy braids, giving it a horn-like appearance — 丫角 (yā jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth — 月子 (yuè zǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone — 反切 (fǎn qiè)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 (zhuǎn zhù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle) — 轮距 (lún jù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• treasure knife does not age (idiom) — 宝刀未老 (bǎo dāo wèi lǎo)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites) — 桐 (tóng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• triploblastic animals (having three germ layers) — 三胚层动物 (sān pēi céng dòng wù)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• troops under one's command — 所部 (suǒ bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• troops under one's command — 部下 (bù xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• troops under one's command — 部属 (bù shǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• troubles — 烦心事 (fán xīn shì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• true love — 真爱 (zhēn ài)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• tuition within family — 庭训 (tíng xùn)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• turning one's back to (sth or sb) — 背着 (bèi zhe)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions) — 二十五史 (èr shí wǔ shǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• twice as much — 两倍 (liǎng bèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two — 二 (èr)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two — 两 (liǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two — 双 (shuāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) — 俩 (liǎ)

  social · communication · beginner · casual

• two bits — 俩钱 (liǎ qián)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate — 两院 (liǎng yuàn)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 Germanies — 两德 (liǎng dé)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 legs — 双脚 (shuāng jiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two or three — 三两 (sān liǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 sides — 二侧 (èr cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two sides — 两侧 (liǎng cè)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 trees that grow together as one — 连理 (lián lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname (such as 司馬|司马[Si1 ma3] or 諸葛|诸葛[Zhu1 ge3]) — 复姓 (fù xìng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Baili — 百里 (bǎi lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Duanmu — 端木 (duān mù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Dugu — 独孤 (dú gū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Gongsun — 公孙 (gōng sūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Guliang — 谷梁 (gǔ liáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Huangfu — 皇甫 (huáng fǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Huyan — 呼延 (hū yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Nangong — 南宫 (nán gōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Ouyang — 欧阳 (ōu yáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Shangguan — 上官 (shàng guān)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Shentu — 申屠 (shēn tú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Sikong — 司空 (sī kōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Sikou — 司寇 (sī kòu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Situ — 司徒 (sī tú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Taishi — 太史 (tài shǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Wanyan — 完颜 (wán yán)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Xiahou — 夏侯 (xià hóu)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Ximen — 西门 (xī mén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Yelü — 耶律 (yē lǜ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Zhangsun — 长孙 (zhǎng sūn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-character surname Zhuge — 诸葛 (zhū gě)

  social · communication · beginner · 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-day weekend (abbr. for 雙休日|双休日[shuang1 xiu1 ri4]) — 双休 (shuāng xiū)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-dimensional — 二次元 (èr cì yuán)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-dimensional — 二维 (èr wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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-person — 双人 (shuāng rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-phase (physics) — 两相 (liǎng xiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-pronged strategy — 两手策略 (liǎng shǒu cè lüè)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• two-sided — 双侧 (shuāng cè)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• two-stringed bowed instrument — 坠胡 (zhuì hú)

  social · communication · beginner · 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-way translation — 互译 (hù yì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom) — 丑人多作怪 (chǒu rén duō zuò guài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery) — 鲜味 (xiān wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 keep one's thoughts to oneself — 快嘴 (kuài zuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• 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

• uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) — 世伯 (shì bó)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• under one's control or administration — 手下 (shǒu xià)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• under one's own name — 以本人名 (yǐ běn rén míng)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• under sb's name — 名下 (míng xià)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• unexpectedly — 不想 (bù xiǎng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• universal — 共通 (gòng tōng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• unlikely to go so far as to — 不至于 (bú zhì yú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unmarried woman who is not a virgin — 非处 (fēi chù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• unprofitable goods — 赔钱货 (péi qián huò)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• unrequited love — 单恋 (dān liàn)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• until this moment — 到那个时候 (dào nà ge shí hòu)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• up to — 多达 (duō dá)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• upon seeing this, ... — 见状 (jiàn zhuàng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• useless person — 废材 (fèi cái)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• using this as a pretext — 借此 (jiè cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• vain regrets of old age (idiom) — 老大徒伤悲 (lǎo dà tú shāng bēi)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• variable glycine (Glycine tabacina), a scrambling plant in the bean family — 烟豆 (yān dòu)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• variant pronunciation (when the same character has more than one reading) — 异读 (yì dú)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea — 术 (shù)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• various sages and ten schools of thought — 诸子十家 (zhū zǐ shí jiā)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• vast, with no clear boundary — 茫 (máng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• vernacular name — 俗名 (sú míng)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• vertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages — 中缝 (zhōng fèng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 good — 挺好 (tǐng hǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• very happy — 美滋滋 (měi zī zī)

  social · social · intermediate · neutral

• very much — 万分 (wàn fēn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• very small — 小小 (xiǎo xiǎo)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• very small — 甚微 (shèn wēi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• very small room — 斗室 (dòu shì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas — 帮腔 (bāng qiāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• voice (as sth that may be described as husky 沙啞|沙哑[sha1 ya3] or deep 低沉[di1 chen2] etc) — 声线 (shēng xiàn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• vote of no-confidence — 不信任投票 (bú xìn rèn tóu piào)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• wastewater that contains feces — 粪水 (fèn shuǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• we warmly invite (you to participate, attend, collaborate etc) — 诚邀 (chéng yāo)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris) — 不题 (bù tí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• wealth never survives three generations (idiom) — 富不过三代 (fù bú guò sān dài)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• wealthy and influential family — 豪门 (háo mén)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• welcome fall of rain — 喜雨 (xǐ yǔ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• well-behaved girl — 乖乖女 (guāi guāi nǚ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what — 什 (shén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what — 何 (hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what a coincidence! — 巧了 (qiǎo le)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what are you doing? — 干什么 (gàn shén me)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what are you doing? — 干嘛 (gān ma)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what for — 怎的 (zěn de)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what for? — 何故 (hé gù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what harm is there in (doing sth) — 何妨 (hé fáng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what is — 何为 (hé wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what is meant by the expression ... — 所谓 (suǒ wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth) — 何乐而不为 (hé lè ér bù wéi)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• what is true and what is false — 虚实 (xū shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what kind? — 什么样 (shén me yàng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what kind? — 何等 (hé děng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one acquires — 所得 (suǒ dé)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 does — 所为 (suǒ wèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) — 心得 (xīn dé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one has seen and heard — 见闻 (jiàn wén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one hears and sees (idiom) — 所见所闻 (suǒ jiàn suǒ wén)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what one is good at — 所长 (suǒ cháng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what one thinks — 所思 (suǒ sī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what people see and hear — 视听 (shì tīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what remains unseen is deemed to be clean — 眼不见为净 (yǎn bú jiàn wéi jìng)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• what the hell — 活见鬼 (huó jiàn guǐ)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• what time? — 几点 (jǐ diǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• what? — 什么 (shén me)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 that have to do with it? — 哪儿跟哪儿 (nǎ ér gēn nǎ ér)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 — 何时 (hé shí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom) — 女大不中留 (nǚ dà bù zhōng liú)

  social · social · advanced · neutral

• when it rains, it pours (idiom) — 屋漏偏逢连夜雨 (wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• when it rains, it pours (idiom) — 屋漏更遭连夜雨 (wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ)

  social · communication · advanced · neutral

• when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom) — 萝卜快了不洗泥 (luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní)

  social · communication · advanced · 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? — 何日 (hé rì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• when? — 多早晚 (duō zǎo wǎn)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• where — 何所 (hé suǒ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where — 焉 (yān)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 in the order of seniority among siblings? — 老几 (lǎo jǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom) — 得饶人处且饶人 (dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• where? — 何在 (hé zài)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where? — 何方 (hé fāng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where? — 哪儿 (nǎ ér)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• where? — 哪里 (nǎ lǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• wherever one goes — 所到之处 (suǒ dào zhī chù)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• white flowered gourd or calabash (family Crescentia) — 蒲瓜 (pú guā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• who — 何人 (hé rén)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who — 谁 (shuí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who — 阿谁 (ā shuí)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who cares — 管他三七二十一 (guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yī)

  social · communication · advanced · 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 imagined? — 哪知 (nǎ zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who would have thought — 谁知 (shuí zhī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who would have thought that — 谁料 (shuí liào)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• who would have thought that — 岂料 (qǐ liào)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• whole — 全部 (quán bù)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• whole family — 全家 (quán jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• whole family — 合家 (hé jiā)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• why — 为何 (wèi hé)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• why bother? — 何苦 (hé kǔ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• why not? — 何不 (hé bù)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• wife's family (before marriage) — 娘家 (niáng jiā)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence) — 祝好 (zhù hǎo)

  social · social · beginner · 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 one's might — 猛力 (měng lì)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with all one's strength — 全力 (quán lì)

  social · communication · beginner · 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 hands behind one's back — 反剪 (fǎn jiǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with no regard for law or discipline (idiom) — 目无法纪 (mù wú fǎ jì)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• with one's clothes on (when sleeping) — 和衣 (hé yī)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with one's face covered in tears (idiom) — 一把眼泪一把鼻涕 (yì bǎ yǎn lèi yì bǎ bí tì)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• with one's own ears — 亲耳 (qīn ěr)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with one's own eyes — 亲眼 (qīn yǎn)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• with this — 以此 (yǐ cǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China — 三退 (sān tuì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• within one's area of responsibility — 分内 (fèn nèi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• within the party (esp. Chinese communist party) — 党内 (dǎng nèi)

  social · social · beginner · 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 ice — 去冰 (qù bīng)

  social · communication · beginner · 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

• woman from an ordinary family — 民女 (mín nǚ)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• word family (cognate words within a given language) — 词族 (cí zú)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• words written on one’s deathbed — 绝笔 (jué bǐ)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with — 榴莲族 (liú lián zú)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• worker's party — 工党 (gōng dǎng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• would like to invite (epistolary style) — 谨订 (jǐn dìng)

  social · social · beginner · 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

• years of age — 年事 (nián shì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• years of age — 年岁 (nián suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral

• yes — 唯 (wéi)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• yes-man — 应声虫 (yìng shēng chóng)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• yes, that's right — 是的 (shì de)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom) — 朋友妻不可欺 (péng yǒu qī bù kě qī)

  social · social · advanced · 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 adopts an outwardly artistic or intellectual style (abbr. for 文藝青年|文艺青年[wen2 yi4 qing1 nian2]) — 文青 (wén qīng)

  social · communication · beginner · neutral

• young person who pursues multiple careers simultaneously — 斜杠青年 (xié gàng qīng nián)

  social · communication · intermediate · neutral

• younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom) — 儿孙自有儿孙福 (ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú)

  social · communication · advanced · 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

• youthful age — 绮岁 (qǐ suì)

  social · social · beginner · neutral