常用汉语四字词组（汉英对照）举例
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拼音 词语 词语拼音 英译 词序 编号
a- 阿拉伯人a-la-bo/ren/ Arab;Arabian. 1 1
ai- 挨挨挤挤ai-ai-ji>ji> get close to each other 2 2
ai- 挨家挨户ai-jia-ai-hu` house by house 3 3
ai- 挨门挨户ai-men/ai-hu` go from house to house (or door 4 4
to door) 5
ai- 哀兵必胜ai-bing-bi`sheng` an army being bullied is bound 5 6
to win 7
ai- 哀求饶命ai-qiu/rao/ming` beg to be spared 6 8
ai- 唉声叹气ai-sheng-tan`qi` have deep sighs;sigh in des- 7 9
pair;moan and groan 10
ai/ 挨打受怕ai/da>shou`ma` get both a scolding and beating 8 11
ai/ 挨饿受冻ai/e`shou`dong` be hungry and cold 9 12
ai> 蔼然可亲ai>ran/ke>qin- amiable and endearing 10 13
ai` 爱不释手ai`bu`shi`shou> be so fond of sth. as not 11 14
to let go of it 15
ai` 爱才若渴ai`cai/ruo`ke> cherish talented persons as 12 16
one thirsts for water 17
ai` 爱理不理ai`li>bu`li> look cold and indifferent;be 13 18
stabdoffish 19
ai` 爱莫能助ai`mo`neng/zhu` be willing to help but unable 14 20
to do so 21
ai` 爱慕之情ai`mu`zhi-qing/ feelings of admiration 15 22
ai` 爱屋及乌ai`wu-ji/wu- (fig.) Love me,love my dog. 16 23
ai` 爱因斯坦ai`yi-si-tan> Albert Eistein,great physist 17 24
ai` 爱憎分明ai`zeng-fen-ming/ know what to love and what to 18 25
hate;be clear whom to love and 26
whom to hate 27
ai` 碍手碍脚ai`shou>ai`jiao> be in the way 19 28
ai` 碍于情面ai`yu/qing/mian` for fear of hurting sb.'s 20 29
an- 安安静静an-an-jing`jing` very quiet 21 31
an- 安邦定国an-bang-ding`guo/ (of a ruler) bring peaceand 22 32
stability to the country 33
an- 安步当车an-bu`dang-che- stroll over instead of riding 23 34
a carriage -- walk rather than 35
ride 36
an- 安插钉子an-cha-ding-zi plant a saboteur 24 37
an- 安度晚年an-du`wan>nian/ spend one's remaining years 25 38
in comfort 39
an- 安分守己an-fen`shou>ji> be content with one's lot and 26 40
act one's part; know one's 41
place;abide by the law and 42
behave oneself 43
an- 安家落户an-jia-luo`hu` resettle one's family in a 27 44
new place 45
an- 安居乐业an-ju-le`ye live and work in peaceand 28 46
contentment 47
an- 安民告示an-min/gao`shi` advance notice (of an event, 29 48
agenda,etc.) 49
an- 安然无恙an-ran/wu/yang` safe and sound;escape unscathed 30 50
an- 安如泰山an-ru/tai`shan- as solid as Mount Tai;as firm 31 51
as a rock 52
an- 安营扎寨an-ying/zha/zhai` camp at the worksite 32 53
an- 鞍前马后an-qian/ma>hou` fuss around the master 33 54
an- 谙达世情an-da/shi`qing/ be worldly-wise 34 55
an` 案例分析an`li`fen-xi- case analysis;case study 35 56
an` 案头日历an`tou/ri`li` desk calendar 36 57.dj
an` 暗暗好笑an`an`hao>xiao` feel laughable secretly 37 58
an` 暗了下来an`le.xia`lai/ become darker and darker 38 59
an` 暗送秋波an`song`qiu-bo- make eyes at sb. 39 60
an` 暗探军机an`tan`jun-ji- spy on or fish for military 40 61
secret 62
an` 暗无天日an`wu/tian-ri` complete darkness 41 63
an` 暗自高兴an`zi`gao-xing` show delighted but not show it 42 64
an` 暗自盘算an`zi`pan/suan` secretly calculate 43 65
an` 暗中捣鬼an`zhong-dao>gui> play dirty tricks behind sb.'s 44 66
back 67
an` 暗中支持an`zhong-zhi-chi/ give secret support 45 68
an` 按兵不动an`bing-bu`dong` take no action 46 69
an` 按步就班an`bu`jiu`ban- follow a proper order 47 70
an` 按劳分配an`lao/fen-pei` distribution accordibg to work 48 71
na` 按捺不住an`na`bu`zhu` cannot control (or contain) 49 72
oneself 73
an` 按图索骥an`tu/suo>ji` look for a horse with the aid 50 74
of its picture;try to locate 75
sth. by following up a clue 76
an` 黯然泪下an`ran/lei`xia` cry despite oneself 51 77
an` 黯然神伤an`ran/shen/shang- appear dejected or depressed 52 78
an` 黯然无光an`ran/wu/guang- dark and dim 53 79
ang- 肮脏交易ang-zang-jiao-yi` dirty deal 54 80
ang/ 昂然屹立ang/ran/yi`li` stang like a towering miuntain 55 81
ang/ 昂首阔步ang/shou>kuo`bu` stride with one's chin up 56 82
ang/ 昂首挺胸ang/shou>ting>xiong-be spirited;full of vigour;chin 57 83
up and chest out 84
ang/ 昂首阔步ang/shou`kuo`bu` stride proudly ahead 58 85
ao- 凹凸不平ao-tu-bu`ping/ bumpy 59 86
ao/ 嗷嗷待哺ao/ao/dai`bu> cry piteously for food 60 87
ao/ 熬苦日子ao/ku>ri`zi drag out a miserable existence 61 88
ao/ 熬一锅汤ao/yi-guo-tang- prepare a pot of soup 62 89
ao/ 遨游太空ao/you/tai`kong- travel through space 63 90
ao` 傲骨嶙峋ao`gu>lin/xun- proud and unyielding;with 64 91
innate pride 92
ao` 傲气十足ao`qi`shi/zu/ be condescendent 65 93
ao` 傲视一切ao`shi`yi-qie` regard all with contempt 66 94
ao` 懊悔不已ao`hui>bu`yi> endless remorse 67 95
ao` 奥妙神奇ao`miao`shen/qi/ profound and mysterious 68 96
ao` 奥妙无穷ao`miao`wu/qiong/ enigmatic 69 97
ba- 扒开草棵ba-kai-cao>ke- push aside the grass 70 70
ba- 八面玲珑ba-mian`ling/long/ be smooth and slick(in estab- 71 71
lishing social relations 72
ba/ 拔刀相助ba/dao-xiang-zhu` draw one's sword to help 72 73
ba/ 拔地而起ba/di`er/qi> (of a mountain,tree,building, 73 74
etc.) stand tall and erect; 75
rise straight from the ground 76
ba/ 拔苗助长ba/miao/zhu`zhang> try to help the shoots grow by 74 77
pulling them upward --spoil 78
things by excessive enthusiasm 79
ba/ 拔腿就跑ba/tui>jiu`pao> take a step to run 75 80
ba/ 跋山涉水ba/shan-she`shui> scale mountains and ford 76 81
streams 82
ba> 把酒斟满ba>jiu>zhen-man> pour a full cup of wine 77 83
ba> 把马截住ba>ma>jie/zhu` Stop the horse. 78 84
ba> 把门踹开ba>men/chuai>kai- kick the door open 79 85
ba> 把门闩上ba>men/shuan-shang bolt the door 80 86
ba> 把守大门ba>shou>da`men/ guard the gate 81 87
ba> 把头一扭ba>tou/yi-niu> toss one's head 82 88
ba> 把线桄上ba>xian`guang`shang`reel the thread 83 89
ba` 霸权主义ba`quan/zhu>yi` hegemonism 84 90
bai/ 白白净净bai/bai/jing`jing` (of skin) very fair and clear 85 91
bai/ 白璧无瑕bai/bi`wu/xia/ flawless white jade--im- 86 92
peccable moral integrety 93
bai/ 白发苍苍bai/fa`cang-cang- hoary;hoary-headed 87 94
bai/ 白发苍髯bai/fa`cang-ran/ silver-haired;grey-haired 88 95
bai/ 白发皤然bai/fa`po/ran/ white-haired 89 96
bai/ 白费力气bai/fei`li`qi` waste one's energy 90 97
bai/ 白驹过隙bai/ju-guo`xi` a glimpse of a white colt 91 98
flashing past a chink in a 99
wall ( said of the fleeting 100
passage of time) 100
bai/ 白浪滔天bai/lang`tao-tian- white breakers leaping sky- 92101
wards 102
bai/ 白浪掀天bai/lang`xian-tian- white waves heave to the sky 93103
bai/ 白里透红bai/li>tou`hong/ white tinged with red 94104
bai/ 白日做梦bai/ri`zuo`meng` spin daydreams 95105
bai/ 白石粼粼bai/shi/lin/lin/ clear white stones 96106
bai/ 白手起家bai/shou>qi>jia- build up from nothing; start 97107
from scratch 108
bai/ 白天黑夜bai/tian-hei-ye` day and night 98109
bai/ 白头偕老bai/tou/xie/lao> live in conjugal bliss to 99110
a ripe old age 111
bai/ 白雪皑皑bai/xue>ai/ai/ vast expanse of white snow 100112
bai/ 白雪纷飞bai/xue>fen-fei- White snow swirls in the air. 101113
bai/ 白纸黑字bai/zhi>hei-zi` written in black and white 102114
bai> 百般刁难bai>ban-diao-nan` create all sorts of obstacles 103115
bai> 百般狡赖bai>ban-jiao>lai` try by every means to deny 104116
bai> 百般劝解bai>ban-quan`jie> try by every means to persuade 105117
bai> 百般挑剔bai>ban-tiao-ti- try by every means to nitpick 106118
bai> 百般痛苦bai>ban-tong`ku> all kinds of suffering 107119
bai> 百病丛生bai>bing`cong/sheng-all kinds of diseases and 108120
ailments break out 121
bai> 百步穿杨bai>bu`chuan-yang/ shoot with great precision 109122
bai> 百分之百bai>fen-zhi-bai> one hundred per cent 110123
bai> 百分之一bai>fen-zhi-yi- one per cent 111124
bai> 百感交集bai>gan>jiao-ji/ all sorts of feelings well 112125
up in one's heart 126
bai> 百花齐放bai>hua-qi/fang` let a hundred flowers bloom 113127
bai> 百花萎谢bai>hua-wei>xie` all flowers fade 114128
bai> 百花争妍bai>hua-zheng-yan/ all flowers vie for beauty 115129
beauty;the flowers are a riot 130
of colours 131
bai> 百卉千葩bai>hui`qian-pa- hundreds of flowers 116132
bai> 百货公司bai>huo`gong-si- department store 117133
bai> 百货商店bai>huo`shang-dian` general store;department store 118134
bai> 百家争鸣bai>jia-zheng-ming/ a hundred schools of 119135
thought contend 136
bai> 百科全书bai>ke-quan/shu- encyclopaedia 120137
bai> 百孔千疮bai>kong>qian-chuang- riddled with gaping wounds; 121138
afflicted withall ills 139
bai> 百里挑一bai>li>tiao-yi- one in a hundred;cream of the 122140
crop 141
bai> 百炼成钢bai>lian`cheng/gang-(of iron) be tempered into 123142
steel --become strong through 143
many trials 144
bai> 百年大计bai>nian/da`ji` a matter of fundamental im- 124145
portance for generations to 146
come;a project of vital and 147
lasting importance;a major 148
project 149
bai> 百世不磨bai>shi`bu`mo/ will endure for centuries 125150
bai> 百问不烦bai>wen`bu`fan/ (of a shop assistant) serve 126151
the customers patiently 152
bai> 百无禁忌bai>wu/jin`ji` all daboos in abeyance 127153
bai> 百无聊赖bai>wu/liao/lai` bored to death;bored stiff; 128154
overcome with boredom 155
bai> 百战不殆bai>zhan`bu`dai` fight a hundred battles with- 129156
out a single defeat;emerge 157
victorious from every battle; 158
invincible. 159
bai> 百折不挠bai>zhe/bu`nao/ keep on fighting in spite of 130160
all setbacks;be undaunted 161
by repeated setbacks; be 162
dountless; be indomitable; 163
be unrelenting 164
bai` 拜访老师bai`fang>lao>shi- pay a visit to a teacher 131166
bai` 拜访亲友bai`fang>qin-you> pay a visit to one's relatives 132166
and friends 0
bai` 败坏名誉bai`huai`ming/yu` discredit;defame 133167
ban- 颁发奖章ban-fa-jiang>hzng- award a medal 134168
ban- 颁令嘉奖ban-ling`jia-jiang> issue an order of commendation 135169
ban- 班门弄斧ban-men/nong`fu> display one's imperfect skills 136170
before an expert 171
ban- 搬弄是非ban-nong`xi`fei- sow discord;tell tales 137172
ban- 搬运货物ban-yun`huo`wu` transport goods 138173
ban> 板上钉钉ban>shang`ding`ding-that clinches it;that's final; 139174
no two ways about it 175
ban> 版图辽阔ban>tu/liao/kuo` have a vast territory 140176
ban` 半步而踣ban`bu`er/bo/ fall at half a step 141177
ban` 半斤八两ban`jin-ba-liang> two of a kind 142178
ban` 半身不遂ban`shen-bu`sui/ hemiplegia;partial paralysis 143179
ban` 半世坎坷ban`shi`kan>ke> half a lifetime of frustrations144180
ban` 半信半疑ban`xin`ban`yi/ half-believing,half-doubting 145181
ban` 半夜三更ban`ye`san-geng- late at night 146182
ban` 办事不力ban`shi`bu`li` not do one's best in one's 147183
work 184
ban` 办事认真ban`shi`ren`zhen- be conscientious in one's work 148185
ban` 绊手绊脚ban`shou>ban`jiao> be in the way 149186
bang- 帮帮他吧bang-bang-ta-ba Lend him a hand! 150187
bang> 膀大腰圆bang>da`yao-yuan/ broad-shouldered and solidly 151188
built;hefty;husky 189
bao- 包办代替bao-ban`dai`ti` take away sb. else's work 152190
bao- 包产到户bao-chan>dao`hu` fixing of farm output quotas 153191
for each household 192
bao- 包罗万象bao-luo/wan`xiang` rich in content and complete 154193
bao- 褒衣博带bao-yi-bo/dai` loose gown with wide girdle 155194
bao> 保家卫国bao>jia-wei`guo/ protect our homes and defend 156195
our country 196
bao> 保质保量bao>zhi`bao>liang` ensure (or guarantee) both 157197
quality and quantity 198
bao> 饱经沧桑bao>jing-cang-sang- have experienced many vicis- 158198
situdes of life 199
bao> 饱经风霜bao>jing-feng-shuang- weather-beaten;have had 159199
one's fill of hardships 200
bao> 饱览美景bao>lan>mei>jing> drink in the beautiful scenery 160202
bao> 饱食终日bao>shi/zhong-ri` lead an idle life 161203
bao` 暴风骤雨bao`feng-zhou`yu> violent storm 162204
bao` 暴殄天物bao`tian>tian-wu` a reckless waste of the 163205
products of nature 206
bao` 暴跳如雷bao`tiao`ru/lei/ stamp with fury 164207
bao` 报名参赛bao`ming/can-sai` register for a competition 165208
bao` 报效祖国bao`xiao`zu>guo/ serve one's country 166209
bao` 豹头环眼bao`tou/huan/yan> have a well-formed forehead 167210
and round eyes 211
bao` 抱头鼠窜bao`tou/shu>cuan` cover the head and sneak away 168212
like a rat;scurry (or scam- 213
per) off like a frighten rat 214
bao` 抱头痛哭bao`tou/tong`ku- weep in each other's arms; cry 169215
on each other's shoulders 216
bao` 抱薪救火bao`xin-jiu`huo> carry faggots to put out a fire170217
bao` 鲍鱼之肆bao`yu/zhi-si` a shop which sells salted 171218
fish 219
bei- 卑鄙无耻bei-bi`wu/chi> mean and shameless 172220
bei- 卑鄙行为bei-bi`xing/wei/ a base (or mean) action 173221
bei- 卑躬屈膝bei-gong-qu-xi- bow and scrape 174222
bei- 杯弓蛇影bei-gong-she/ying> mistaking the reflection of 175223
a bow in the cup for a snake 224
bei- 杯水车薪bei-shui>che-xin- try to put out a burning cart- 176225
load of faggots with a cup of 226
water 227
bei- 陂塘圬庳bei-tang/wu-bi` dirty and eneven pool 177228
bei- 悲天悯人bei-tian-min>ren/ lament the state of heaven 178229
and pity the fate of man 230
bei- 悲恸欲绝bei-tong`yu`jue/ be overcome with grief;abandon 179231
oneself with grief 232
bei- 悲喜交集bei-xi>jiao-ji/ mixed feelings of grief and 180233
joy 234
bei> 北国风光bei>guo/feng-guang- northern scenery 181235
bei> 北门锁钥bei>men/suo>yue` northern town of strategic 182236
importance 237
bei` 背道而驰bei`dao`er/chi/ run in the opposite direction; 183238
run counter to 239
bei` 背山面海bei`shan-mian`hai> with hills behind and the sea 184240
in front 241
bei` 被人殴打bei`ren/ou-da> be beated 185242
bei` 备受欢迎bei`shou`huan-ying/ enjoy great popurality 186243
ben- 奔走相告ben-zou>xiang-gao` run around passing on the 187244
message 245
ben> 本固枝荣ben>gu`zhi-rong/ When the roots are firm,the 188246
branches and leaves flourish; 247
(fig.) things only develop 248
from sound fundamentals. 249
ben> 本末倒置ben>mo`dao`zhi` put the incidental before the 189250
fundamental;take the brnch 251
before the root;put the cart 252
before the horse 253
ben> 本乡本土ben>xiang-ben>tu> native land;home village 190254
ben> 本小利微ben>xiao>li`wei- small capital and little gain--191255
a small business 256
ben` 笨鸟先飞ben`niao>xian-fei- clumsy birds must start flying 192257
before the rest 258
ben` 笨头笨脑ben`tou/ben`nao> slow;slow-witted 193259
beng` 蹦蹦跳跳beng`beng`tiao`tiao`jump about 194260
beng` 蹦来蹦去beng`lai/beng`qu` jump about frequently 195261
bi- 逼上梁山bi-shang`liang/shan-be driven to rebel 196262
bi/ 鼻青脸肿bi/qing-lian>zhong> bloody nose and swollen face 197263
bi> 比比皆是bi>bi>jie-shi` can be seen here,there and 198264
everywhere 265
bi> 笔耕不辍bi>geng-bu`chuo` never give up writing 199266
bi> 笔力遒劲bi>li`qiu/jing` write with firm stroks;write 200267
with forceful and vigorouse 268
strokes 269
bi> 笔力雄健bi>li`xiong/jian` powerful strokes 201270
bi> 笔墨官司bi>mo`guan-si- paper arguments;written pole- 202271
mics;battle of words 272
bi> 笔墨酣畅bi>mo`han-chang` write with ease and verve 203273
bi> 笔墨流畅bi>mo`liu/chang` easy and smooth writing 204274
bi> 笔墨纸砚bi>mo`zhi>yan` writing brush,ink stick,ink 205275
slab and paper 276
bi> 俾有所悟bi>you>suo>wu` in order to understand 206277
bi> 俾众周知bi>zhong`zhou-zhi- so as to make sth. known 207278
to all(or everyone) 279
bi` 碧波淼淼bi`bo-miao>miao> vast stretch of bluewater 208280
bi` 碧波万顷bi`bo-wan`qing> boundless or vast expanse of 209281
blue water 282
bi` 碧空如洗bi`kong-ru/xi> a cloudless blue sky 210283
bi` 碧瓦珠甍bi`wa>zhu-meng/ green,glaze tile and red ridge 211284
of a roof 285
bi` 避而不谈bi`er/bu`tan/ evade the question;avoid the 212286
subject;keep silent about the 213287
matter 288
bi` 避免冲突bi`mian>chong-tu- avoid conflicts 214289
bi` 避重就轻bi`zhong`jiu`qing- evade major responsibilities 215290
in favour of minor ones 291
bi` 毕恭毕敬bi`gong-bi`jing` reverent and respectful 216292
bi` 必恭必敬bi`gong-bi`jing` reverent and respectful;ex- 217293
tremely deferential 294
bi` 闭关锁国bi`guan-suo>guo/ have no contact with the out- 218295
side world;close the country 296
to the rest of the world 297
bi` 闭关自守bi`guan-zi`shou> close the country to the out- 219298
side world 299
bi` 闭门造车bi`men/zao`che- make a cart behind closed doors220300
-- work behind closed doors;di- 301
vorce oneself fromthe masses 302
and from reality; act blindly 303
bi` 闭目养神bi`mu`yang>shen/ sit in repose with one's eyes 221304
closed 305
bi` 壁垒森严bi`lei>sen-yan/ closely guarded;strongly forti-222306
fied or sharply divided 307
bi` 髀肉复生bi`rou`fu`sheng- one's hips are becoming heavy 223308
(said when sighing over a life 309
of inactivity) 310
bi` 畀以重任bi`yi>zhong`ren` entrust sb. with an important 224311
task 312
bi` 敝帚自珍bi`zhou>zi`zhen- value one's own old broom; 225313
(fig.) cherish sth. of little 314
value simply because it is 315
one's own 316
bian- 鞭长莫及bian-chang/mo`ji/ beyond the reach of one's power226317
(or authority);too far away to 318
be helped 319
bian- 边防部队bian-fang/bu`dui` frontier guards 227320
bian- 边干边学bian-gan`bian-xue/ learn while working 228321
bian- 边沿科学bian-yan/ke-xue/ marginal discipline 229322
bian- 煸牛肉丝bian-niu/rou`si- stir-fried shredded beef 230323
bian- 编竹筐儿bian-zhu/kuang-r weave bamboo baskets 231324
bian` 变本加厉bian`ben>jia-li` worsen;intensify; become 232325
aggravated 326
bian` 变化多端bian`hua`duo-duan- vary a lot 233327
bian` 变化无常bian`hua`wu/chang/ constantly changing;changeable 234328
bian` 变幻莫测bian`huan`mo`ce` changeable;unpredictable 235329
bian` 遍地开花bian`di`kai-hua- spring up all over the place 236330
bian` 遍身银装bian`shen-yin/zhuang- (fig.) all (land or mountan) is237331
covered with snow 332
bian` 遍体鳞伤bian`ti>lin/shang- be covered all over with 238333
cuts and bruises;be beaten 334
black and blue;be a mass of 335
bruises 336
bian` 便后冲水bian`hou`chong-shui>Flush the toilet after use. 239337
biao- 彪炳千古biao-bing>qian-gu> shine through the ages 240338
biao- 彪形大汉biao-xing/da`han` hefty fellow;burly chap 241339
biao- 膘肥体壮biao-fei/ti>zhuang` be plump and sturdy 242340
biao- 标新立异biao-xin-li`yi` do sth. unconventional 243341
biao> 表决通过biao>jue/tong-guo` be voted through 244342
biao> 表里不一biao>li>bu`yi- think one way and act another 245343
biao> 表里如一biao>li>ru/yi- think and act in one and the 246344
same way 345
bie/ 别出心裁bie/chu-xin-cai/ adopt an original approach; 247346
try to be different 347
bie/ 别具匠心bie/ju`jiang`xin- show ingenuity;have originali- 248348
ty 349
bie/ 别来无恙bie/lai/wu/yang` You have been well,I trust, 249350
since we parted? 351
bie/ 别绕弯子bie/rao`wan-zi Don't beat about the bush. 250352
bie/ 别洒了汤bie/sa>le.tang- Don't spill the soup. 251353
bie/ 别无他求bie/wu/ta-qiu/ have no other request 252354
bie/ 蹩痛了脚bie/tong`le.jiao> One sprained one's feet. 253355
bin- 彬彬有礼bin-bin-you>li> refined and courteous;urbane 254356
bin- 宾至如归bin-zhi`ru/gui- where guests feel at home 255357
(said of a hotel, etc.); 358
a home from home 359
bin` 摈斥异己bin`chi`yi`ji> dismiss those who hold differ- 256360
ent opinions 361
bin` 摈而不用bin`er/bu`yong` reject 257362
bin` 殡葬仪式bin`zang`yi/shi` funeral and interment cere- 258363
mony 364
bin` 摈诸门外bin`zhu-men/wai` shut (or lock) sb. out 259365
bing- 兵不言诈bing-bu`yan`zha` there can never be too much 260366
deception in war; all's fair 367
in war 368
bing- 兵贵神速bing-gui`shen/su` speed is what counts in war;in 261369
war it's speed that counts 370
bing- 冰肌玉骨bing-ji-yu`gu> flesh of ice and bonesof 262371
jade --1.a beautiful woman; 372
2.noble and unsullied 373
bing- 冰天雪地bing-tian-xue>di` world of ice and snow 263374
bing> 禀赋聪明bing>fu`cong-ming/ be gifted with keen intelli- 264375
gence 376
bing> 秉公办理bing>gong-ban`li> handle a matter impartially; 265377
act with justice 378
bing> 禀性纯厚bing>xing`chun/hou` be simple and honest bynature266379
bing> 秉性剌戾bing>xing`la`li` of a surly temperament 267380
bing> 秉性峭直bing>xing`qiao`zhi/ be stern or severe by nature 268381
bing> 秉烛夜游bing>zhu/ye`you/ go out at night taking a lamp 269382
-- make merry while one may 383
bing> 屏住呼吸bing>zhu`hu-xi- hold one's breath 270384
bing` 摒挡婚事bing`dang`hun-shi` arrange a wedding 271385
bing` 摒挡行李bing`dang`xing/li> get one's luggage ready 272386
bing` 摒挡一切bing`dang`yi-qie` put everything in order 273387
bing` 摒弃前嫌bing`qi`qian/xian/ dispense with all previous 274388
ill will 388
bing` 摒之于外bing`zhi-yu/wai` get rid of;brush aside;dismiss 275389
bing` 并驾驰驱bing`jia`qi/qu- run neck and neck;keep abreast 276390
of sb.;keep pace with sb.;be 391
on a par with sb. 392
bing` 并行不孛bing`xing/bu`bei` both can be accomplished with- 277393
out coming into conflict;not 394
mutually exclusive;run parallel 395
with one another 396
bing` 病入膏肓bing`ru`gao-huang- the disease has attacked the 278397
vitals--is beyond cure 398
bing` 病情好转bing`qing/hao>zhuan>The patient's condition has 279399
taken a turn for the better. 399
bing` 病态心理bing`tai`xin-li> morbid psycology or mentality 280340
bo- 波光粼粼bo-guang-lin/lin/ bright and clear waves on the 281400
surface of water 401
bo- 波澜起伏bo-lan/qi>fu/ waves rise and fall 282402
bo- 波澜壮阔bo-lan/zhuang`kuo` surging forward with great 283403
momentum;unfolding on a mag- 404
nificent scale 405
bo- 波浪滔天bo-lang`tao-tian- skyfuls of billows 284406
bo- 波涛滚滚bo-tao-gun>gun> waves rolling 285407
bo- 波涛澎湃bo-tao-peng/pai` billowing waves 286408
bo- 波涛汹涌bo-tao-xiong-yong> waves surging turbulently; 287409
waves running high 410
bo- 拨出资金bo-chu-zi-jin- allocatefunds 288411
bo- 拨开云雾bo-kai-yun/wu` part the clouds and mist 289412
bo- 拨乱反正bo-luan`fan>zheng` bring order out of chaos;set 290413
to rights what has been thrown 414
into disorder;restore things 415
to order 416
bo- 拨云见日bo-yun/jian`ri` dispel the clouds and see the 291417
sun 418
bo- 拨转马头bo-zhuan>ma>tou/ turn the horse round 292419
bo- 播发新闻bo-fa-xin-wen/ broadcast news 293420
bo/ 博采众议bo/cai>zhong`yi` adopt good advice from all 294421
quarters 422
bo/ 博古通今bo/gu>tong-jin- possess a wide knowledgeof 295423
things ancient andmodern-- 424
erudite and informed 425
bo/ 搏击风浪bo/ji-feng-lang` battle with the winds and waves296426
bo/ 博览群书bo/lan>qun/shu- be well-read 297427
bo/ 博识洽闻bo/shi/qia`wen/ experienced and knowledgeable; 298428
erudite 429
bo/ 博闻强识bo/wen/qiang/zhi` possess wide learning and a 299430
powerful memory; have encyclo- 431
pedic knowledge 432
bo/ 薄利多销bo/li`duo-xiao- small profits but quick 300433
turnover 434
bo/ 勃然大怒bo/ran/da`nu` fly into a rage;flare up 301435
bo/ 铂铱合金bo/yi-he/jin- alloy of platinum and iridium 302436
bo/ 伯仲叔季bo/zhong`shu-ji` eldest,second,third and young- 303437
est of brothers;order of seni- 438
ority among brothers 439
bu> 捕风捉影bu>feng-zhuo-ying> chase the wind and clutch at 304440
shadows--speak or act on hear- 441
say evidengce 442
bu> 哺乳动物bu>ru>dong`wu` mammal 305443
bu` 步步为营bu`bu`wei/ying/ (fig.)consolidate at every step306444
fle along 445
bu` 步履蹒跚bu`lyu>pan/shan- walk in unsteady steps; shuf- 307446
bu` 步履为艰bu`lyu>wei/jian- have difficulty walking;walk 308447
with difficulty 448
bu` 步人后尘bu`ren/hou`chen/ follow in sb.'s footsteps 309449
bu` 不谙水性bu`an-shui>xing` do not know how to swim 310450
bu` 不卑不亢bu`bei-bu`kang` neither haughty nor humble; 311451
neither supercilious nor obse- 452
quious;neither overbearing 453
nor servile 454
bu` 不辨菽麦bu`bian`shu-mai` be unable to tell beans from 312455
wheat --have no knowledge of 456
practicalmatters 457
bu` 不辨妍媸bu`bian`yan/chi- unable to tell the beautiful 313458
from the ugly 459
bu` 不耻下问bu`chi>xia`wen` not feel ashamed to ask one's 314460
subordinates or people below 461
bu` 不揣冒昧bu`chuai>mao`mei` Excuse me for taking the 315462
liberty of... 463
bu` 不辞劬劳bu`ci/qu/lao/ make light of overwork 316464
bu` 不辞辛苦bu`ci/xin-ku> spare no effort;take pains; 317465
take the trouble to;go to 466
the trouble of doing sth. 467
bu` 不存幻想bu`cun/huan`xiang> cherish no illusions 318468
bu` 不打自招bu`da>zi`zhao- make a confession without 319469
prompting 470
bu` 不乏其人bu`fa/qi/ren/ such people are not rare; 320471
there is no lack of such 472
people 473
bu` 不妨一试bu`fang/yi-shi` There is no harm in trying. 321474
bu` 不分轩轾bu`fen-xuan-zhi` equally matched;on a par 322475
bu` 不分畛域bu`fen-zhen>yu` make no distinctions 323476
bu` 不分昼夜bu`fen-zhou-ye` night and day 324477
bu` 不尴不尬bu`gan-bu`ga` in a dilenmma;in an awkward 325478
predicament 479
bu` 不甘寂寞bu`gan-ji`mo` hate to be neglected or over- 326480
looked 481
bu` 不甘示弱bu`gan-shi`ruo` unwilling to be outdone; 327482
refuse to yield 483
bu` 不苟言笑bu`gou>yan/xiao` reserved;reticent;sober 328484
bu` 不寒而栗bu`hai/er/li` shiver all over though not 329485
cold--tremble with fear;shud- 486
der 487
bu` 不好意思bu`hao>yi`si- feel embarrased;be ill at ease 330488
bu` 不合手续bu`he/shou>xu` not conform to the formalities 331489
bu` 不慌不忙bu`huang-bu`mang/ unhurried;calmly;leisurely 332490
bu` 不及躲避bu`ji/duo>bi` there is not enough time to 333491
dodge aside (or hide oneself) 492
bu` 不计其数bu`ji`qi/shu` countless;innumerable 334493
bu` 不加可否bu`jia-ke>fou> noncommittal;decline to comment335494
bu` 不解之谜bu`jie>zhi-mi/ unsolved riddle (or puzzle) 336495
bu` 不解之缘bu`jie>zhi-yuan/ an indissoluble bond;an 337496
irrivocable commitment 497
bu` 不矜不夸bu`jin-bu`kua- be neither arrogant nor boast- 338498
ful 499
bu` 不紧不慢bu`jin>bu`man` neither fast nor slowly; in 339500
quiet manner 501
bu` 不胫而走bu`jing`er/zou> get around fast;spread like 340502
wildfire 503
bu` 不拘一格bu`ju-yi-ge/ not stick to one pattern;not 341504
limited to one type(or style) 505
bu` 不堪设想bu`kan-she`xiang> too ghastly (or dreadful) to 342506
contemplate 507
bu` 不堪一击bu`kan-yi-ji- cannot withstand a single blow;343508
collapse at the first blow 509
bu` 不可低估bu`ke>di-gu- must not underestimate 344510
bu` 不可告人bu`ke>gao`ren/ to be held in secrecy;convert 345511
bu` 不可或缺bu`ke>huo`que- indispensable 346512
bu` 不可计数bu`ke>ji`shu` innumerable 347513
bu` 不可救药bu`ke>jiu`yao` incurable;incorrigible;hope- 348514
less 515
bu` 不可开交bu`ke>kai-jiao- (used after 得 as its comple- 349516
ment) be locked in 517
bu` 不可抗拒bu`ke>kang`ju` irresistible 350518
bu` 不可理喻bu`ke>li>yu` be impervious to reason;won't 351519
listen to reason 520
bu` 不可名状bu`ke>ming/zhuang` beyond description;indescrib- 352521
able 522
bu` 不可胜数bu`ke>sheng`shu` countless;innumerable 353523
bu` 不可替代bu`ke>ti`dai` irreplaceable 354524
bu` 不可逾越bu`ke>yu/yue` impassable;insurmountable; 355525
insuperable 526
bu` 不劳而获bu`lao/er/huo` reap without sowing 356527
bu` 不理不睬bu`li>bu`cai> pay no attention to;take no 357528
notice of;ignore 529
bu` 不利于行bu`li`yu/xing/ it is inconvenient to walk 358530
bu` 不了了之bu`liao>liao>zhi- settle a matter by leaving 359531
it unsettled;end upwith 532
nothing definite 533
bu` 不吝赐教bu`lin`ci`jiao` not be stinting with comments 360534
or criticism 535
bu` 不落痕迹bu`luo`hen/ji` leave no trace 361536
bu` 不满一年bu`man>yi-nian/ less than one year 362537
bu` 不名一钱bu`ming/yi-qian/ without a penny to one's name; 363538
penniless 539
bu` 不明真相bu`ming/zhen-xiang` be unaware of the truth;be 364540
ignorant of the facts 541
bu` 不偏不倚bu`pian-bu`yi> even-handed;impartial;un- 365542
biased 543
bu` 不平则鸣bu`ping/ze/ming/ Injustice provokes outcry; 366544
Where there is injustice, 545
there will be protest. 546
bu` 不期而遇bu`qi-er/yu` meet unexpectedly(or by 367547
chance);have a chance 548
encounter 549
bu` 不求名利bu`qiu/ming/li` not seek fame and gain 368550
bu` 不屈不挠bu`qu-bu`nao/ unyielding;indomitable;unbending 369552
bu` 不容抵赖bu`rong/di>lai` cannot be denied 370553
bu` 不容分说bu`rong/fen-shuo- indisputable;incontestable 371554
bu` 不容置喙bu`rong/zhi`hui` permit no interruption 372555
bu` 不容置疑bu`rong/zhi`yi/ allow (or admit) no doubt; not 373556
be open to doubt;be beyond 557
doubt 558
bu` 不辱使命bu`ru>shi>ming` not be unworthy of the mission 374559
bu` 不善辞令bu`shan`ci/ling` be not good at speech; lack 375560
facility in polite or tactful 561
speech 562
bu` 不声不响bu`sheng-bu`xiang> quiet;silent 376563
bu` 不胜憾然bu`sheng`han`ran/ very disappointed 377564
bu` 不胜枚举bu`sheng`mei/ju> too numerous to mention indi- 378565
vidually (or one by one) 566
bu` 不胜其烦bu`sheng`qi/fan/ be pestered beyondendurance 379567
bu` 不速之客bu`su`zhi-ke` uninvited (or unexpected) guest380568
bu` 不腆之仪bu`tian>zhi-yi/ small (or unworthy) gift 381569
bu` 不痛不痒bu`tong`bu`yang> scratching the surface;super- 382570
ficial;perfunctory 571
bu` 不畏严寒bu`wei`yan/han/ no fear bitter cold 383572
bu` 不闻不问bu`wen/bu`wen` be indifferent to 384573
bu` 不务正业bu`wu`zheng`ye` 1.not do honest work;not live 385574
one'sproper occupations; 575
not attend to one's duties 576
by honest labour; 2.ignore 577
bu` 不惜工本bu`xi-gong-ben/ spare no expense 386578
bu` 不惜血本bu`xi-xue`ben> spare no expense 387579
bu` 不祥之兆bu`xiang/zhi-zhao` an ill (or evil) omen 388580
bu` 不屑一顾bu`xie`yi-gu` disdain to take a look 389581
bu` 不省人事bu`xing>ren/shi` lose consciousness;be 390582
unconscious;be in a coma 583
bu` 不修边幅bu`xiu-bian-fu/ not care about one's appear- 391584
ance;be slovenly 585
bu` 不须赘述bu`xu-zhui`shu` It is unnecessary to go into 392586
such detail. 587
bu` 不学无术bu`xue/wu/shu` have neither learning nor 393588
skill;be ignorant and in- 589
competent 590
bu` 不厌其详bu`yan`qi/xiang/ go into details;dwell at 394591
length upon 592
bu` 不要扯皮bu`yao`che>pi/ stop arguing over nothing 395593
bu` 不要怄气bu`yao`ou`qi` Don't be annoyed. 396594
bu` 不遗余力bu`yi/yu/li` spare no pains(or effort); 397595
do one's utmost 596
bu` 不以为然bu`yi>wei/ran/ do not think so;disagree 398597
bu` 不以语人bu`yi>yu>ren not to be divulged 399598
bu` 不用客气bu`yong`ke`qi` Make yourself at home. 400599
bu` 不用找了bu`yong`zhao>le (to a taxi-driver,etc.) Keep 401600
the change. 600
bu` 不由自主bu`you/zi`zhu> can't help (doing sth.) 402601
bu` 不豫之色bu`yu`zhi-se` unhappy expression 403602
bu` 不约而同bu`yue-er/tong/ do or think the samewithout 404603
prior consultation;happen to 604
coincide 605
bu` 不择手段bu`ze/shou>duan` by fair means or foul;by hook 405606
or by crook; unscrupulously 607
bu` 不折不扣bu`zhe/bu`kou` one hundred per cent; pure and 406608
simple 609
bu` 不知不觉bu`zhi-bu`jue/ unconsciously;unwittingly 407610
bu` 不知好歹bu`zhi-hao>dai> can't tell good from bad;not 408611
know what's good for one 612
bu` 不知所云bu`zhi-suo>yun/ 1.scarcelyknow what one 409613
has said;2.not understand 614
what sb. is driving at 615
bu` 不值一哂bu`zhi/yi-shen> not worth a smile 410616
bu` 不值一提bu`zhi/yi-ti/ not worth mentioning 411617
bu` 不忮不求bu`zhi`bu`qiu/ free from jealousy and greed 412618
bu` 不知可否bu`zhi`ke>fou> decline to comment;not express 413619
an opinion;be noncommittal; 620
hedge 621
bu` 不足为虑bu`zu/wei/lyu` give no cause for anxiety 414622
bu` 不足为训bu`zu/wei/xun` not fit to serve as a model; 415623
not to be taken as an example; 624
not an example to be followed; 625
no to be taken as authorita- 626
tive 627
bu` 布衣蔬食bu`yi-shu-shi/ coarse clothes and simple 416628
fare-- a thrifty and simple 629
life 630
bu` 布置工作bu`zhi`gong-zuo` assign work 417631
bu` 布置会场bu`zhi`hui`chang> arrange a place for a meeting 418632
bu` 布置新房bu`zhi`xin-fang/ decorate the bridal chamber 419633
bu` 布置学习bu`zhi`xue/xi/ make study arrangements 420634
ca- 擦肩而过ca-jian-er-guo` brush past sb. 421421
ca- 擦亮眼睛ca-liang`yan>jing keep one's eyes peeled 422422
cai- 猜拳行令cai-quan/xing/ling` play a finger-guessinggame 423423
cai/ 才高运蹇cai/gao-yun`jian> be unlucky talents 424424
cai/ 才力相埒cai/li`xiang-lie` be equally talented 425425
cai/ 才疏学浅cai/shu-xue/qian> have little talent and less 426426
learning 427
cai/ 才思敏捷cai/si-min>jie/ have quick-witted imagination 427428
cai/ 才智过人cai/zhi`guo`ren/ far surpass others in ability 428429
and wisdom 430
cai/ 财大气粗cai/da`qi`cu- he who has wealth speaks 429431
louder than others 432
cai/ 财会制度cai/kuai`zhi`du` financial and accounting regu- 430433
lations 434
cai/ 财迷心窍cai/mi/xin-qiao` be mad about money; be money- 431435
grubbing 436
cai/ 财源茂盛cai/yuan/mao`sheng` rich in financial resources 432437
cai> 采取措施cai>qu>cuo`shi- adopt measures;take measures 433438
cai> 彩色斑斓cai>se`ban-lan/ bright-coloured 434439
can- 参观学习can-guan-xue/xi/ visit and learn 435440
can/ 残碑断碣can/bei-duan`jie/ crumbling monuments and di- 436441
lapidated walls;desolate scene 442
can/ 残羹剩饭can/geng-sheng`fan` remains of a meal;leftovers; 437443
crumbs from the table 444
can/ 残缺不全can/que`bu`quan/ incomplete;fragmentary 438445
can/ 蚕食鲸吞can/shi/jing-tun- nibble away like a silkworm 439446
or swallow like a wale -- 447
seize another country's ter- 448
ritorythroughpiecemeal 449
encrouchment 450
can> 惨无人道can>wu/ren/dao` inhuman;brutal 440451
can` 璨若明星can`ruo`ming/xing- as bright as brilliant stars 441452
can` 灿若云锦can`ruo`yun/jin> as shiny like brocade 442453
cang- 沧海桑田cang-hai>sang-tian/ from seas into mulberry fields 443454
and from mulberry fields into 455
seas -- time brings great 456
changes to the world 457
cang- 沧海一粟cang-hai>yi-su` a drop in the ocean 444458
cang- 仓惶失措cang-huang/shi-cuo` be disconcerted;be scared out 445459
ofone'swits; thepanic- 460
stricken 461
cang- 苍劲有力cang-jing`you>li` be bold and vigorous 446462
cang- 苍茫迷蒙cang-mang/mi/meng/ vast and hazy 447463
cang- 苍松翠柏cang-song-cui`bai> green pines and cypresses 448464
cang- 苍蝇见血cang-ying/jian`xie> as if a fly sees blood; 449465
(fig.) very greedy vv 466
cang/ 藏龙卧虎cang/long/wo`hu> people of unusual ability are 450467
to be found 468
cang/ 藏污纳垢cang/wu-na`gou` shelter evil people and coun- 451469
tenance evil practices 470
cao- 操练完毕cao-lian`wan/bi` The drills came to an end. 452471
cao- 操之过急cao-zhi-guo`ji/ act with undue haste 453472
cao- 操纵自如cao-zong`zi`ru/ operate with skill 454473
cao> 草草了事cao>cao>liao>shi` rush through the work 455474
cao> 草莽英雄cao>mang>ying-xiong/greenwood hero 456475
cao> 草木皆兵cao>mu`jie-bing- every bush or tree looks like 457476
an enemy soldier-- over sus- 477
picious and frightened 478
ce` 侧耳倾听ce`er>qing-ting- listen attensively 458479
ce` 侧目而视ce`mu`er/shi` look askance at sb. 459480
ce` 侧身而过ce`shen-er/guo` move sideways 460481
ce` 测量水温ce`liang/shui>wen- measure the water temperature 461482
ce` 恻隐之心ce`yin>zhi-xin- latent compassion of one's 462483
heart;sympathy;sense of pity; 484
compassion 485
cen- 参差不齐cen-ci-bu`qi/ different in length,height 463486
or size 487
ceng/ 曾几何时ceng/ji>he/shi/ before long;not long after 464488
ceng/ 层层叠叠ceng/ceng/die/die/ one on top of another 465489
ceng/ 层出不穷ceng/chu-bu`qiong/ emerge in an endless stream 466490
ceng/ 层峦叠翠ceng/luan/die/cui` range upon range of green hills467491
ceng/ 层峦叠嶂ceng/luan/die/zhang`peaks upon peaks;topographic 468492
turmoil of mountains 493
cha- 插不上手cha-bu`shang`shou> cannot join in 469494
cha- 插翅难飞cha-chi`nan/fei- unable to escape even given 470495
wings 496
cha- 插队落户cha-dui`luo`hu` be sent to settle in the coun- 471497
tryside as a regular and per- 498
menent member of a production 499
team 500
cha- 差强人意cha-qiang/ren/yi` just passable 472501
cha/ 茶楼酒肆cha/lou/jiu>si` teahouses and wineshops 473502
cha/ 茶余饭后cha/yu/fan`hou` over a cup of tea or after 474503
a meal 504
cha/ 搽脂抹粉cha/zhi-mo>fen> apply powder and paint--tret- 475505
tify;whitewash 506
cha/ 查明属实cha/ming/shu>shi/ be proven true after investi- 476507
gation 508
cha/ 查无实据cha/wu/shi/ju` investigation reveals no evi- 477509
dence(against the suspect) 510
cha/ 察言观色cha/yan/guan-se` weigh a person's words and 478511
watch his expresion;watch a 512
person's mood 513
cha` 诧为奇事cha`wei/qi/shi` surprised by sth.strange 479514
cha` 姹紫嫣红cha`zi>yan-hong/ brilliant purples and bright 480515
reds --beautiful flowers 516
chai/ 豺狼成性chai/lang/cheng/xing` as cruel and evil as jackals 481517
and wolves 518
chai/ 豺狼当道chai/lang/dang-dao` jackals and wolves hold sway 482519
-- the cruel and the wicked 520
are in power 521
chai/ 柴米油盐chai/mi>you/yan/ fuel,rice,oil and salt --chief 483522
daily necessities. 523
chan/ 潺潺流水chan/chan/liu/shui> a murmuring stream 484524
chan/ 谗害忠良chan/hai`zhong-liang/ vilify and harm loyal and good 485525
(courtiers) 526
chan/ 馋涎欲滴chan/xian/yu`di- one's mouth isalmost drool- 486527
ing -- one is very greedy for 528
food 529
chan/ 缠绵悱恻chan/mian/fei>ce` lingering sorrow 487530
chan> 铲除祸根chan>chu/huo`gen- root out the cause for more 488531
disaster 532
chan> 铲除杂草chan>chu/za/cao> weed;root out the weeds 489533
chan> 冁然而笑chan>ran/er/xiao` break into a smile;burst out 490534
laughing 535
chan> 谄上欺下chan>shang`qi-xia` be servile to one's superious 491536
and tyrannical to one's subor- 537
dinates 538
chang/长短不同chang/duan>bu`tong/ different in length 492539
chang/长江三峡chang/jiang-san-xia/Three Gorges of the Yangtze 493540
River 541
chang/长江天堑chang/jiang-tian-qian the natural moat of the 494542
Changjiang River 543
chang/长江以南chang/jiang-yi>nan/ south of the Yangtse River 495544
chang/长命百岁chang/ming`bai>sui` live to be a hundred;live 496545
to a ripe old age 546
chang/长年累月chang/nian/lei>yue` year in year out;over the years497547
chang/长驱直入chang/qu-zhi/ru` drive straight in 498548
chang/长途跋涉chang/tu/ba/she` travel long distances under 499549
difficult conditions 550
chang/长袖衬衣chang/xiu`chen`yi- shirt with long sleeves 500551
chang/长吁短叹chang/xu-duan>tan` utter sighs and groans; 501552
moan and groan 553
chang/常规武器chang/gui-wu>qi` conventional weapons 502554
chang/常来常往chang/lai/chang/wang> exchange frequent visits;pay 503555
frequent calls 556
chang/常绿乔木chang/lyu`qiao/mu` evergreen tree 504557
chang/常用词语chang/yong`ci/yu> everyday expressions 505558
chang/尝试尝试chang/shi`chang/shi`try a bit to do sth. 506559
chang>敞篷汽车chang>peng/qi`che- open car 507560
chang>敞胸露怀chang>xiong-lu`huai/bare one's chest 508561
chang`惝然若失chang`ran/ruo`shi- feel depressed and lost 509562
chang`畅所欲言chang`suo>yu`yan/ pour out all that one wishes 510563
to say;speak without any inhi- 564
bitions;speak one's mind free- 565
ly;speak out freely 566
chang`畅行无阻chang`xing/wu/zu> pass unimpeded;proceed with- 511567
out hindrance 568
chang`畅叙衷肠chang`xu`zhong-chang/ have a heart-to-heart talk 512569
chao- 抄近路走chao-jin`lu`zou> Take ashortcut. 513570
chao- 抄收电讯chao-shou-dian`xun` receive and record (telegram) 514571
dispatches 572
chao- 超群拔类chao-qun/ba/lei` head and shoulder above all 515573
others;preeminent 574
chao> 吵吵闹闹chao>chao>nao`nao` wrangle;kick up a row 516575
chao> 吵吵嚷嚷chao>chao>rang>rang>make a racket;shout in confu- 517576
sion;clamour 577
che- 车个螺丝che-ge.luo/si- lathe a screw 518578
che- 车水马龙che-shui>ma>long/ incessant stream of horses and 519579
carriages; heavy traffic 580
che- 车载斗量che-zai`dou>liang/ enough to fill carts and 520581
be measured by bushel -- 582
common and numerous 583
che> 扯开嗓子che>kai-sang>zi (shout) at the top of one's 521584
voice 585
che> 扯起篷来che>qi>peng/lai/ hoist a sail 522586
che` 彻骨痛恨che`gu>tong`hen` hate sb. to the marrow 523587
che` 彻头彻尾che`tou/che`wei> out and out;through and 524588
through;downright;dyed- 589
in-the-woods 590
che` 彻夜不眠che`ye`bu`mian/ lie awake all night 525591
che` 撤换人选che`huan`ren/xuan> recall and replace candidates 526592
che` 撤职查办che`zhi/cha/ban` discharge sb. from his post 527593
and prosecute him 594
chen/ 沉湎酒色chen/mian>jiu>se` be addicted to wine and women 528595
chen/ 沉下脸来chen/xia`lian>lai/ pull a long face;put on a 529596
serious expression 597
chen/ 沉鱼落雁chen/yu/luo`yan` make fish sink and birds 530598
alight 599
chen/ 晨光熹微chen/guang-xi-wei- the first rays of dawn 531600
chen/ 晨钟暮鼓chen/zhong-mu`gu> toll the bell in the morning 532601
and beat the drum in the even- 602
ing 603
chen` 趁火打劫chen`huo>da>jie/ loot a burning house-- take 533604
advantage of sb.'s misfortune 605
to do him harm;fish in trou- 606
bled waters 607
chen` 趁热打铁chen`re`da>tie> strike while the iron is hot 534608
chen` 称心如意chen`xin-ru/yi` satisfactory 535609
chen/ 称臣纳贡cheng-chen/na`gong` acknowledge one's allegiance 536610
to a ruler and pay tribute to 611
him 612
cheng-称兄道弟cheng-xiong-dao`di` friends that call each other 537613
brother;brother sb. 614
cheng-撑持危局cheng-chi/wei-ju/ shore up a shaky situation 538615
cheng-撑起身子cheng-qi>shen-zi support the body with two 539616
hands on the bed 617
cheng-瞠目结舌cheng-mu`jie/she/ stupefaction 540618
cheng/成败利钝cheng/bai`li`dun` succes or failue,smooth going 541619
or rough 620
cheng/成绩出众cheng/ji`chu-zhong` accomplish outstanding 542621
achievements 622
cheng/成千累万cheng/qian-lei>wan` thousands upon thousands 543623
cheng/成千上万cheng/qian-shang`wan` thousands upon thousands 544624
cheng/枨触良深cheng/chu`liang/shen- be moved very deeply 545625
cheng/乘风破浪cheng/feng-po`lang` ride the wind and cleave the 546626
waves;brave the wind and waves 627
cheng/乘机逃脱cheng/ji-tao/tuo- take the chance and flee 547628
cheng/承蒙指点cheng/meng/zhi>dian>Thank you for your advice. 548629
cheng/承前启后cheng/qian/qi>hou` inherit the past and give en- 549630
lightenment to the following 631
generation 632
cheng/承上启下cheng/shang`qi>xia` link the proceeding and the 550633
following 634
cheng/承先启后cheng/xian-qi>hou` inherit the past and give en- 551635
lightenment tothe following 636
generation 637
cheng/澄清事实cheng/qing-shi`shi/ clarify the facts 552638
cheng/呈上名片cheng/shang`ming/pian` present one's name card 553639
cheng/诚心诚意cheng/xin-cheng/yi` earnestly and sincerely 554640
cheng/惩一儆百cheng/yi-jing>bai> punish a few to warn a great 555641
number of people 642
cheng/惩一警百cheng/yi-jing>bai> punish a few to warn a great 556643
number of people 644
cheng>骋怀痛饮cheng>huai/tong`yin>drink to one's heart's content 557645
chi- 吃闭门羹chi-bi`men/geng- be denied entry 558646
chi- 吃糠咽菜chi-kang-yan`cai` eat chaff and herbs 559647
chi- 吃苦耐劳chi-ku>nai`lao/ bear hardships and stand hard 560648
work 649
chi- 吃苦受穷chi-ku>shou`qiong/ live in hardship and poverty 561650
chi- 吃苦在前chi-ku>zai`qian/ be the first to bear hardships 562651
chi- 哧哧地笑chi-chi-de.xiao` titter;laugh up or inone's 563652
sleeve; laugh under one's 653
breath or to oneself 654
chi- 痴心妄想chi-xin-wang`xiang> wishful thinking;daydreaming; 564655
hallucination;illusion 656
chi- 嗤之以鼻chi-zhi-yi>bi/ turn up one's nose at sb. or 565657
sth.;give a snort of com- 658
tempt 659
chi/ 驰骋疆场chi/cheng>jiang-chang>gallop across the battle field 566660
chi/ 驰名中外chi/ming/zhong-wai` be renowned at home and abroad 567661
chi/ 池鱼之殃chi/yu/zhi-yang- a disaster for the fish in the 568662
moat -- trouble not of one's 663
own making 664
chi/ 持之以恒chi/zhi-yi>heng/ make unremitting effort;persue 569665
with determinationg;persevere 666
in doing sth.;persist in 667
chi> 齿德俱尊chi>de/ju`zun- win respect because of one's 570668
age and moral integrity 669
chi> 尺蠖求伸chi>huo`qiu/shen- a looper trying tostretch 571670
itself 671
chi` 赤膊上阵chi`bo/shang`zhen` go into battle barebacked;expe-572672
dite mattersusing neither 673
disguise nor strategy 674
chi` 赤胆忠心chi`dan>zhong-xin- utter devotion;complete dedi- 573675
cation; absolute royalty or 676
commitment 677
chi` 赤身裸体chi`shen-luo>ti> naked without a stitch of 574678
clothing on 679
chi` 赤手空拳chi`shou>kong-quan/ bare-handed;without anything 575680
to rely on 681
chi` 赤子之心chi`zi>zhi-xin- the heart of a newborn;(fig.) 576682
pure and innocent 683
chi` 叱咤风云chi`zha`feng-yun/ command the wind and clouds; 577684
thundering;extremely powerful 685
chi` 斥地千里chi`di`qian-li> expand territory by a thousand 578686
li 687
chong-充耳不闻chong-er>bu`wen/ stuff one's ears and refuse to 579688
listen;turna deaf ear to 689
chong-冲锋陷阵chong-feng-xian`zhen` charge and shatter enemy 580690
positions;charge the enemy 691
positions;charge the enemy 692
lines;charge forward 693
chong-憧憬未来chong-jing>wei`lai/ yearn for a brighter future 581694
future 695
chong/重蹈复辙chong/dao`fu`zhe/ follow the track of the over- 582696
turned cart-- follow the same 697
old road to ruin 698
chong/崇山峻岭chong/shan-jun`ling>towering and precipitous moun- 583699
tains 700
chou- 抽薪止沸chou-xin-zhi>fei` stop water from boiling by 584701
taking the firewood away 702
chou/ 酬宾展销chou/bin-zhan>xiao- show for sale with gifts to 585703
customers 704
chou/ 愁肠寸断chou/chang/cun`duan`be anxious and heartbroken 586705
chou/ 踌躇不决chou/chu/bu`jue/ hesitate in decision-making;be 587706
irreslute 707
chou/ 踌躇满志chou/chu/man>zhi` enormously proud of one's suc- 588708
cess;complacent 709
chou/ 愁眉不展chou/mei/bu`zhan> knit one's brows in worry 589710
chou/ 愁眉紧锁chou/mei/jin>suo> tightly knitted brows 590711
chou/ 愁眉苦脸chou/mei/ku>lian` wear a worried look;pull a 591712
long face 713
chou/ 稠人广众chou/ren/guang>zhong` a large clowd;a big gathering 592714
chou/ 筹资修路chou/zi-xiu-lu` raise funds for the building 593715
of a road 716
chou` 臭名远扬chou`ming/yuan>yang/notorious 594717
chou` 臭气熏天chou`qi`xun-tian- stink to high heaven 595718
chou` 臭味相投chou`wei`xiang-tou/ be close to each other in 596719
notoriety;be birds of a 720
feather;be two of a kind 721
chou` 臭鱼烂虾chou`yu/lan`xia- stinking fishes and rotten 597722
shrimps 723
chu- 初步解决chu-bu`jie>jue/ be initially solved 598724
chu- 初出茅庐chu-chu-mao/lu/ at the beginning of one's 599725
career 726
chu- 初等教育chu-deng>jiao`yu` elementary education 600727
chu- 初级形式chu-ji/xing/shi` intitial form 601728
chu- 初具规模chu-ju`gui-mo/ be just beginning to take 602729
shape 730
chu- 初来乍到chu-lai/zha`dao` be a newcomer to a place 603731
chu- 初露头角chu-lu`tou/jiao> (fig.) begin to show certain 604732
talent;cut a striking figure 733
chu- 出尔反尔chu-er>fan>er> go back on one's word 605734
chu- 出乎意料chu-hu-yi`wai` unexpectedly 606735
chu- 出乎预料chu-hu/yu`liao` exceeding one's expectations; 607736
contrary to one's expecta- 737
tions;unexpectedly 738
chu- 出口成章chu-kou>cheng/zhang-What one speaks is like a 608739
written article.(fig.) quick 740
in writing or succinct in 741
speech;have the gift of gab 742
chu- 出类拔萃chu-lei`ba/cui` excel one's fellow beings 609743
chu- 出谋画策chu-mou/hua`ce` offer advice;work out a 610744
strategy 745
chu- 出谋划策chu-mou/hua`ce` offer advice;work out a 611746
strategy 747
chu- 出奇制胜chu-qi/zhi`sheng` win by surprise; have an ace 612748
in the hole 749
chu- 出人头地chu-ren/tou/di` rise head and shoulders above 613750
others;make one's mark 751
chu- 出入平安chu-ru`ping/an- come in and go out safely 614752
chu- 出神入化chu-shen/ru`hua` reach the height of perfec- 615753
tion;be superb 754
chu- 出生入死chu-sheng-ru`si> brave the risk of one's life; 616755
go through thick and thin 756
chu- 出手大方chu-shou>da`fang- be open-handed;be generous 617757
chu- 出水芙蓉chu-shui>fu/rong/ a lotus flower just appearing 618758
above the water(said of a beau- 759
tiful poem or painting or of 760
a beautiful woman) 761
chu- 出租汽车chu-zu-qi`che` taxi 619762
chu/ 除暴安良chu/bao`an-liang/ root out thug to rescure people620763
chu/ 锄强扶弱chu/qiang/fu/ruo` suppress the strong and aid 621764
the weak 765
chu> 储存数据chu>cun/shu`ju` accumulatedata 622766
chu> 楚河汉界chu>he/han`jie` the border of kingdoms Chu and 623767
Han;the border of two opposing 768
powers 769
chu> 储粮备荒chu>liang/bei`huang-store up grain against crop 624770
failure. 771
chu> 础润而雨chu>run`er/yu> A damp plinth heralds rain. 625772
chu` 触犯刑律chu`fan`xing/lyu` violate the criminal law 626773
chu` 触景生情chu`jing>sheng-qing/the sight strikes a chord in 627774
one's heart 775
chu` 触类旁通chu`lei`pang/tong- comprehend by analogy 628776
chu` 触目惊心chu`mu`jing-xin- be appalled at a serious situ- 629777
ation 778
chu` 怵目惊心chu`mu`jing-xin- horrid;ghastly;be nervous, 630779
sight of sth. terribly wrong 780
chu` 矗入云霄chu`ru`yun/xiao- soar into the clouds 631781
chuan-穿着入时chuan-chuo/ru`shi/ fashionably dressed 632782
chuan-穿连裆裤chuan-lian/dang-ku` band together;collude;gang up 633783
chuan-穿梭似的chuan-suo-shi.de as if shuttle back and forth 634784
chuan-穿梭外交chuan-suo-wai`jiao- shuttle diplomacy 635785
chuan-穿着入时chuan-zhuo/ru`shi/ look modern in one's attire 636786
chuan/传为笑柄chuan/wei/xiao`bing>spread as a laughing stock 637787
chuan-川流不息chuan-liu/bu`xi- come and go like endless stream638788
chuan`串亲访友chuan`qin-fang>you> visit one's relatives or 639789
friends 790
chuang- 窗明几净chuang-ming/ji-jing`with bright windows and clean 640791
tables;bright and clean 792
chuang- 疮痍满目chuang-yi/man>mu` Everywhere a scene of devas- 641793
tation meets the eye. 794
chuang` 创办学校chuang`ban`xue/xiao`set up a school 642795
chuang` 怆然泪下chuang`ran/lei`xia` burst into tears 643796
chuang` 创新精神chuang`xin-jing-shen/ pioneering spirit 644797
chuang` 创业守成chuang`ye`shou>cheng/ establish a cause and maintain 645798
it 799
chui- 吹吹打打chui-chui-da>da> beating drums and blowing 646800
trumpets;piping and drumming 800
chui- 吹吹拍拍chui-chui-pai-pai- boasting and flattering 647801
chui- 吹笛弄箫chui-di/nong`xiao- play the bamboo flute 648802
chui- 吹灰之力chui-hui-zhi-li` little effort 649803
chui- 吹毛求疵chui-mao/qiu/ci` find fault (with);pick holes 650804
(in);nitpick 805
chui- 吹牛拍马chui-niu/pai-ma> boast and flatter 651806
chui- 炊烟袅袅chui-yan-niao>niao> cooking smoke in curling and 652807
uncurling ascent 808
chui/ 锤炼文笔chui/lian`wen/bi> polish one's style of writing 653809
chui/ 垂柳拂水chui/liu>fu/shui> weeping willow branches 654810
touch the water surface 811
chui/ 垂手可得chui/shou>ke>de/ extremely easy to obtain 655812
chui/ 纯属虚构chui/shu>xu-gou` be purely trumped up 656813
chui/ 垂死挣扎chui/si>zheng-zha/ put up a last-ditch( or des- 657814
perate) struggle; be in one's 815
death throes 816
chui/ 垂头丧气chui/tou/sang`qi` be crestfallen;be dejected 658817
chui/ 垂涎三尺chui/xian/san-chi> slobber so much that the 659818
saliva drools a metre from 819
the mouth;have one's mouth 820
watering 821
chui/ 椎心泣血chui/xin-qi`xue` beat one's chest and shed tears660822
of bood --be heartbroken 823
chui/ 捶胸顿足chui/xiong-dun`zu/ beat one's breast and stamp 661824
one's feet(in sorrow,etc.) 825
chun- 春风拂面chun-feng-fu/mian` a spring breeze stroking the 662826
face 827
chun- 春风化雨chun-feng-hua`yu> life-giving spring breeze and 663828
rain--salutary influenceof 829
education 830
chun- 春光明媚chun-guang-ming/mei`sunny and pretty spring scene 664831
chun- 春满人间chun-man>ren/jian- The world bathed in the warmth 665832
of spring. 833
chun- 春暖花开chun-nuan>hua-kai- Spring has come and the flowers666834
are in bloom. 835
chun- 春秋末期chun-qiu-mo`qi- the last years of the Spring 667836
and Autumn Period 837
chun- 春秋时代chun-qiu-shi/dai` Spring and Autumn Period 668838
(722-481 B.C.) 839
chun- 春夏秋冬chun-xia`qiu-dong- spring,summer,autumn and winter669840
chun- 春夏之交chun-xia`zhi-jiao- time of the year when spring 670841
gives way to summer 842
chun- 椿萱并茂chun-xuan-bing`mao` Both parents are living and 671843
in good health. 844
chun- 春意盎然chun-yi`ang`ran/ Spring is very much in the air.672845
chun- 春意阑珊chun-yi`lan/shan- Spring is coming to an end. 673846
chun- 春酝夏成chun-yun`xia`cheng/ start brewing in spring and 674847
become ready in summer 848
chun/ 唇齿相依chun/chi>xiang-yi- (fig.)be closely related and 675849
mutually dependent 850
chun/ 唇亡齿寒chun/wang/chi>han/ The teeth will be exposed to 676851
the cold once the lips are 852
gone;(fig.)as closely related 853
as the lips and the teeth 854
chun> 蠢蠢欲动chun>chun>yu`dong` ready to start wriggling 677855
-- ready to make trouble 856
chuo` 绰绰有余chuo`chuo`you>yu/ more than enough 678857
chuo` 绰有余裕chuo`you>yu/yu` have more than enough 679858
ci- 刺的一声ci-de.yi-sheng- with a swish 680859
ci/ 词不达意ci/bu`da/yi` the words fail to convey 681860
the idea 861
ci/ 词藻华丽ci/zao>hua/li` flowery language 682862
ci/ 辞朝归薮ci/chao/gui-sou> resign one's post as an 683863
official and return to 864
one's native village 865
ci/ 慈眉善目ci/mei/shan`mu` benign looking 684866
ci/ 慈善心肠ci/shan`xin-chang/ kind-hearted 685867
ci> 此起彼伏ci>qi>bi>fu/ rise and fall continuously 686868
ci` 刺刺不休ci`ci`bu`xiu- talk incessantly;chatter 687869
on and on 870
ci` 伺候病人ci`hou`bing`ren/ look after a patient 688871
cong- 匆匆忙忙cong-cong-mang/mang/hurriedly;in haste 689872
cong- 聪慧过人cong-hui`guo`ren/ far surpass others in intelli- 690873
gence;be exceptionally bright 874
cong- 聪颖绝伦cong-ying>jue/lun/ incomparably intelligent 691875
cong/ 从古到今cong/gu>dao`jin- from ancient times tothe 692876
present;from time immemorial 877
cong/ 从谏如流cong/jian`ru/liu/ follow good advice as natural 693878
as a river follows its course 879
cong/ 从容不迫cong/rong>bu`po` take it leisurely;take easy 694880
stages;calm and unhurried; 881
self-possessed 882
cong/ 从头学起cong/tou/xue/qi> start to learn something all 695883
over again 884
cong/ 从中作梗cong/zhong-zuo`geng>hinder sb. from carrying out 696885
a plan;place obstacles in the 886
way;put a spoke in sb.'s wheel 887
cong/ 从左到右cong/zuo>dao`you` from left to right 697888
cu- 粗茶淡饭cu-cha/dan`fan` plain tea and simple food 698889
cu- 粗细各异cu-xi`ge`yi` different degrees of thick- 699890
ness 891
cu- 粗心大意cu-xin-da`yi` negligent;careless 700892
cu- 粗枝大叶cu-zhi-da`ye` crude and careless(in doing 701893
things);done in broad strokes 894
or rough outline;in a cursory 895
fashion;roughly finished 896
cu- 粗制滥造cu-zhi`lan`zao` manufacture in a rough and 702897
slipshod way 898
cu` 猝不及防cu`bu`ji/fang/ be caught off guard;be taken 703899
by surprise;be caught unpre- 900
pared;be put off one's guard 901
cu` 促膝谈心cu`xi-tan/xin- sit side by side and talk 704902
intimately;have a heart- 903
to-heart talk 904
cuan/ 攒三聚五cuan/san-ju`wu> (of people) gather in knots; 705905
gather in threes and fours 906
cui- 催逼还债cui-bi-huan/zhai` press sb. to pay a debt 706907
cui- 摧枯拉朽cui-ku-la-xiu> (as easy as) crushing dry 707908
weeds and smashing rotten 909
woods 910
cui- 摧眉折腰cui-mei/zhe/yao- bowing and scraping 708911
cui- 摧心剖肝cui-xin-pou-gan- break one's heart and liver; 709912
great sorrow; deep grief; 913
anguish 914
cui> 璀灿夺目cui>can`duo/mu` dazzling 710915
cui` 粹而不杂cui`er/bu`za/ pure and unadulterated 711916
cun/ 存心不良cun/xin-bu`liang/ cherish evil designs (or 712917
intentions) 918
cun` 寸步不离cun`bu`bu`li/ follow sb. closely;keep close 713919
to sb.; be always at sb.'s 920
elbow 921
cun` 寸步难行cun`bu`nan/xing/ be unable to move even a 714922
single step -- be unable to 923
do anything 924
cun` 寸草不留cun`cao>bu`liu/ be devastated;leave not com- 715925
plete devastation (of land) 926
cun` 寸草不生cun`cao>bu`sheng- Even a blade of grass cannot 716927
grow. 928
cun` 寸土不让cun`tu>bu`rang` never to yield an inch of 717929
ground;not to surrender a 930
single inch of one's land 931
cun` 寸土必争cun`tu>bi`zheng- fight (or contest) for every 718932
inch of land 933
cuo` 厝火积薪cuo`huo>ji-xin- a fire beneath a pile of 719934
faggots -- a hidden danger 935
cuo` 措手不及cuo`shou>bu`ji/ be caught unprepared;be 720936
caught unawares 937
cuo` 错综复杂cuo`zong-fu`za/ intricate;complex 721938
da- 搭箭开弓da-jian`kai-gong- draw one's bow and set 722 1168
an arrow on its string 1169
da/ 答非所问da/fei-suo>wen` give an irrelevant answer 723 1170
da> 打扮入时da>ban`ru`shi/ fashionably attired 724 1171
da> 打草储饲da>cao>chu>si` cut grass to store as forage 725 1172
da> 打草惊蛇da>cao>jing-she/ stir the glass and startle 726 1173
the snake --act rashly and 1174
alert the enemy 1175
da> 打错算盘da>cuo`suan`pan/ miscalculate;make a wrong 727 1176
decision 1177
da> 打过交道da>guo`jiao-dao` have dealings with sb. 728 1178
da> 打那儿起da>na`r.qi> from that time on 729 1179
da> 打破僵局da>po`jiang-ju/ break a deadlock 730 1180
da> 打听一下da>ting-yi-xia` make some inquiries 731 1181
da> 打退堂鼓da>tui`tang/gu> beat a retreat;back out 732 1182
da> 打小报告da>xiao>bao`gao` inform secretly on sb. 733 1183
da` 大爆冷门da`bao`leng>men/ unexpected turn of events; 734 1184
surprise 1185
da` 大笔如椽da`bi>ru/chuan/ writing brush as big as a 735 1186
rafter (used to praise some- 1187
one's written work or writing 1188
ability) 1189
da` 大材小用da`cai/xiao>yong` large material put to small 736 1190
use -- one's talent wasted 1191
on a petty job;not do justice 1192
to sb.'s talent 1193
da` 大吵大嚷da`chao>da`rang> kick up a row;quarrel in a 737 1194
loud noise 1195
da` 大彻大悟da`che`da`wu` realize completely 738 1196
da` 大吃大喝da`chi-da`he- eat and drink extravagantly 739 1197
da` 大大咧咧da`da.lie-lie- careless;casual 740 1200
da` 大大方方da`da`fang-fang- very natural;very easy 741 1198
da` 大刀阔斧da`dao-kuo`fu> make snap and bold decisions 742 1199
da` 大动干戈da`dong`gan-ge- take up arms;go to war 743 1201
da` 大度宽容da`du`kuan-rong/ magnanimous and tolerant 744 1202
da` 大队人马da`dui`ren/ma> a large contingent of troops 745 1203
da` 大发慈悲da`fa-ci/bei- show great mercy 746 1204
da` 大发牢骚da`fa-lao/sao- pour out a stream of complaints747 1205
da` 大发雷霆da`fa-lei/ting/ fly into a temper 748 1206
da` 大发脾气da`fa-pi/qi` be furious;fly into a rage 749 1207
da` 大放厥词da`fang`jue/ci/ talk a lot of nonsense 750 1208
da` 大风大浪da`feng-da`lang` wind and waves;great storms 751 1209
da` 大公无私da`gong-wu/si- 1.selfless;unselfish;2.per- 752 1210
fectly impartial 1211
da` 大海捞针da`hai>lao-zhen- fish for a needle in the 753 1212
ocean;look for a needle in 1213
a haystack 1214
da` 大喊大叫da`han>da`jiao` 1.shout at the top of one's 754 1215
voice;2.conduct vigorous 1216
propaganda 1217
da` 大好河山da`hao>he/shan- beautiful rivers and mountains 755 1218
(of a country);beautiful coun- 1219
country 1220
da` 大喝一声da`he`yi-sheng- give a loud shout 756 1221
da` 大惑不解da`huo`bu`jie> be extremely puzzled;be unable 757 1222
to make head or tail of dth. 1223
da` 大吉大利da`ji/da`li` good luck and great prosperity 758 1224
(an expression of good wishes) 1225
da` 大家风范da`jia-feng-fan` air of a great master; refined 759 1226
manner 1227
da` 大家闺秀da`jia-gui-xiu` a girl from a good family; 760 1228
a well-bred girl;lady 1229
da` 大街小巷da`jie-xiao>xiang` streets and lanes 761 1230
da` 大惊失色da`jing-shi-se` turn pale with fright 762 1231
da` 大惊小怪da`jing-xiao>guai` be surprised or alarmed at 763 1232
sth. quite normal;make a fuss 1233
about nothing 1234
da` 大局已定da`ju/yi>ding` The outcome is a foregone con- 764 1235
clusion. 1236
da` 大举进攻da`ju>jin`gong- mount a large-scale offensive 765 1237
da` 大开眼界da`kai-yan>jie` be a real eye-opener 766 1238
da` 大力支持da`li`zhi-chi/ give energetic support 767 1239
da` 大梦初醒da`meng`chu-xing> just wake up from a dream 768 1240
da` 大模大样da`mu/da`yang` in an ostentatious manner; 769 1241
with a swagger 1242
da` 大难临头da`nan`lin/tou/ withgreatdisaster hanging 770 1243
overone; be faced with immi- 1244
nent disaster 1245
da` 大气磅礴da`qi`pang/bo/ of a great momentum 771 1246
da` 大器晚成da`qi`wan>cheng/ Great vessels take years to 772 1247
produce. Great minds nature 1248
slowly. 1249
da` 大权旁落da`quan/pang/luo` lose one's power to sb. else 773 1250
da` 大嚷大叫da`rang>da`jiao` shout at the top of one's 774 1251
voice 1252
da` 大厦将倾da`sha`jiang-qing- a great mansion on the point 775 1253
of collapse --the situation 1254
is hopeless 1255
da` 大声疾呼da`sheng-ji/hu- raise a cry of warning;loudly 776 1257
appeal tothe public 1258
da` 大势所趋da`shi`suo>qu- the trend of the times; 777 1259
the general trend 1260
da` 大事渲染da`shi`xuan`ran> enormously exaggerate; 778 1264
play up 1265
da` 大势已去da`shi`yi>qu` the situation is hopeless; 779 1261
the game is as good as lost; 1262
it's all up with sb. 1263
da` 大书特书da`shu-te`shu- record in letters of gold; 780 1266
write volumes about 1267
da` 大肆吹嘘da`si`chui-xu- loudly adocate 781 1268
da` 大庭广众da`ting/guang>zhong`(before) a big crowd; (on) 782 1268
a public occasion 1269
da` 大同小异da`tong/xiao>yi` much the same but with minor 783 1270
differences 1271
da` 大为恼火da`wei/nao>huo> be very upset 784 1272
da` 大显身手da`xian>shen-shou> display one's skills to the 785 1273
full;give full scope to one's 1274
ability 1275
da` 大相径庭da`xiang-jing`ting/ widely devergent;entirely 786 1276
different;poles apart 1277
da` 大小相等da`xiao>xiang-deng> equal in size 787 1278
da` 大雄宝殿da`xiong/bao>dian` Mahavira Hall 788 1279
da` 大雪纷飞da`xue>fen-fei- Snowflakes were falling thick 789 1280
and fast. 1281
da` 大言不惭da`yan/bu`can/ be shamelessly boastful;boast 790 1282
unshamely;brag unblushingly; 1283
talk big 1284
da` 大洋彼岸da`yang/bi>an` other bank of the Pacific 791 1285
Ocean 1286
da` 大摇大摆da`yao/da`bai> walk with pompous bearing; 792 1287
sryt;swagger 1288
da` 大义凛然da`yi`lin>ran/ inspire awe by upholding 793 1289
justice 1290
da` 大有裨益da`you>bi`yi` be of great benefit 794 1291
da` 大有妙用da`you>miao`yong` work wonders 795 1292
da` 大有区别da`you>qu-bie/ There is a great difference. 796 1293
da` 大有长进da`you>zhang>jin` make major progress 797 1294
da` 大有作为da`you>zuo`wei/ have bright prospects 798 1295
da` 大鱼大肉da`yu/da`rou` abundant fish and meat -- rich 799 1296
food;sumptuous diet 1296
da` 大雨滂沱da`yu>pang-tuo/ It's raining in torrents. 800 1297
da` 大禹治水da`yu>zhi`shui> Yu the Great brought the 801 1298
waters under control. 1299
da` 大展宏图da`zhan>hong/tu/ create a grand prospect 802 1300
da` 大张旗鼓da`zhang-qi/gu> on a grand scale;with a great 803 1301
fanfare 1302
da` 大奏奇功da`zou`qi/gong- perform a great merit 804 1303
dai- 呆若木鸡dai-ruo`mu`ji- dumb as a wooden chicken; 805 1304
dumbstruck;transfixed( with 1305
fear or amazement) 1306
dai- 呆头呆脑dai-tou/dai-nao> stupid-looking 806 1307
dai- 呆在家里dai-zai`jia-li> stay at home 807 1308
dai` 逮捕归案dai`bu`gyi-an` arrestandbring to justice 808 1309
dai` 待价而沽dai`jia`er/gu- wait to sell at a good price; 809 1310
wait for the highest bid 1311
dai` 待理不理dai`li>bu`li> coldly ignore sb.;snub sb.; 810 1312
give cold shoulder to sb. 1313
dai` 待人接物dai`ren/jie/wu` manner of dealing with people 811 1314
dai` 待字闺中dai`zi`gui-zhong- not yet betrothed;still a mai- 812 1315
den (in her boudoir);not yet 1316
affianced 1317
dai` 戴上帽子dai`shang`mao`zi put on a hat 813 1318
dai` 戴罪立功dai`zui`li`gong- atone for a sin,a mistake or 814 1319
failure by meritorious ser- 1320
vice 1321
dan- 担当重任dan-dang-zhong`ren` take on a heavy burden 815 1322
dan- 担惊受怕dan-jing-shou`pa` feel alarmed; be in fear 816 1323
dan- 丹凤朝阳dan-feng`chao/yang/ The scarlet phoenix flies 817 1324
towards the sun. 1325
dan- 殚精竭虑dan-jing-jie/lyu` devote one's entire energy and 818 1326
thought to 1327
dan- 单枪匹马dan-qiang-pi>ma> act on one's own; do sth. 819 1328
without help;singgle-handed 1329
dan- 箪食壶浆dan-shi/hu/jiang` greet the arrival of an army 820 1330
with food and drink 1331
dan- 眈于幻想dan-yu/huan`xiang> indulge in illusion 821 1332
dan- 眈于酒色dan-yu/jiu>se` indulge in sensual persuits 822 1333
dan- 耽误时间dan-wu`shi/jian- waste time 823 1333
dan> 胆大包天dan>da`bao-tian- audacious in the extreme 824 1334
dan> 胆大妄为dan>da`wang`wei/ act wildly against law and 825 1335
public opinions 1336
dan> 胆大心细dan>da`xin-xi` bold but cautious 826 1337
dan> 胆小怕事dan>xiao>pa`shi` timidand overcautious; 827 1338
cowardly and overcautious 1339
dan> 胆小怯懦dan>xiao>qie`nuo` timid and overcautious 828 1340
dan> 胆小如鼠dan>xiao>ru/shu> be as timid as a mouse; be 829 1341
chicken-hearted 1342
dan> 胆战心惊dan>zhan`xin-jing- tremble with fear;be scared 830 1343
out of one's wits 1344
dan` 淡泊寡欲dan`bo/gua>yu` seek no fame or wealth and 831 1345
have few worldly desires 1346
dan` 淡泊明志dan`bo/ming/zhi` show one's purpose of life by 832 1347
simple life 1348
dan` 淡而无味dan`er/wu/wei` tasteless 833 1349
dan` 淡然置之dan`ran/zhi`zhi- take with indifference 834 1353
dan` 弹尽粮绝dan`jin`liang/jue/ run out of ammunitionand 835 1350
provisions 1351
dan` 弹片纷飞dan`pian`fen-fei- splinter swirling in the air 836 1352
dan` 弹丸之地dan`wan/zhi-di` a pellet of land; a tiny place 837 1354
dan` 啖以重利dan`yi>zhong`li` allure or lure sb. with hand- 838 1355
some rewards 1356
dan` 但愿如此dan`yuan`ru/ci> May this be true. I hope so. 839 1357
dang- 当机立断dang-ji-li`duan` decide quickly;make a prompt 840 1358
decision 1359
dang- 当仁不让dang-ren/bu`rang` not decline to shoulder a 841 1360
responsibility;not leave to 1361
others what one ought to do 1362
oneself 1363
dang- 当之无愧dang-zhi-wu/kui` deserve (one's title,honour, 842 1364
award,or praise) 1365
dang> 挡住去路dang>zhu`qu`lu` stand in one's way 843 1366
dang` 荡然无存dang`ran/wu/cun/ Everyhing is gone. 844 1367
dao- 刀光剑影dao-guang-jian`ying>glint and flash of steel; 845 1368
fierce fighting; under the 1369
flashes of knives and the 1370
shadows of swords 1371
dao- 刀山火海dao-shan-huo>hai> a mountain of swords and a sea 846 1372
of flames -- most dangerous 1373
places;most severe trials 1374
dao> 倒买倒卖dao>mai>dao>mai` buy low and sell high to make 847 1375
profit by using the rise and 1376
fall in prices 1377
dao` 倒背如流dao`bei`ru/liu/ can recite sth. backwards;know 848 1378
sth.(e.g. a poem or article) 1379
by heart 1380
dao` 倒打一耙dao`da>yi-pa/ (fig.) make unfounded counter- 849 1381
charges;blame one's victim; 1382
recriminate 1383
dao` 道貌岸然dao`mao`an`ran/ be a hypocrite 850 1384
dao` 倒竖蜻蜓dao`shu`qing-ting/ stand upside down 851 1385
dao` 道听途说dao`ting-tu/shuo- hearsay;rumour;gossip 852 1386
dao` 盗用公款dao`yong`gong-kuan> embezzle public funds 853 1387
dao` 盗用名义dao`yong`ming/yi` usurp a name 854 1388
de/ 得不偿失de/bu`chang/shi- the loss outweighs the gain;the855 1389
game is not worth the candle 1390
de/ 德才兼备de/cai/jian-bei` have both good moral character 856 1391
and professional ability; have 1392
both ability and political in- 1393
tegrity 1394
de/ 德高望重de/gao-wang`zhong` be of noble character and 857 1399
high prestige 1400
de/ 得寸进尺de/cun`jin`chi> reach for a yard after getting 858 1395
an inch; give him an inch and 1396
he'll take a yard (or a mile, 1397
an ell); be insatiable 1398
de/ 得过且过de/guo`qie>guo` get by however one can;muddle 859 1401
alone;drift along 1402
de/ 得力助手de/li`zhu`shou> capable assistent;right-hand 860 1403
man 1404
de/ 得天独厚de/tian-du/hou` be particularly favoured by na-861 1405
ture;abound in gifts by nature 1406
de/ 得心应手de/xin-ying`shou> 1.with facility;with high pro- 862 1407
ficiency;2.be serviceable;handy 1408
de/ 得意忘形de/yi`wang`xing/ get dizzy with success 863 1409
de/ 得意洋洋de/yi`yang/yang/ be immensely proud;look trium- 864 1410
phant 1411
deng- 登峰造极deng-feng-zao`ji/ reach the peak and attain 865 1412
perfection;achieve a very high 1413
level;reach great heights 1414
deng- 登高长啸deng-gao-chang/xiao`climb to a height to make 866 1415
a long whistle 1416
deng- 登高望远deng-gao-wang`yuan> ascend a height to enjoy a 867 1417
distant view 1418
deng- 登台表演deng-tai/biao>yan> take the stage and perform 868 1420
deng- 登坛拜将deng-tan/bai`jiang` mount the altar and hold the 869 1421
ceremony to appoint a general 1422
deng- 灯火辉煌deng-huo>hui-huang/ be ablaze with lights 870 1419
deng> 等价交换deng>jia`jiao-huan` exchange at equal value 871 1423
deng> 等闲之辈deng>xian/zhi-bei` quite ordinary 872 1424
di- 嘀哩嘟噜di-li~du-lu- speak quickly and indistinctly;873 1425
slur one's words really 1426
di- 低人一等di-ren/yi-deng> inferior to others 874 1427
di- 低三下四di-san-xia`si` 1.lowly;humble;degrading;2. 875 1428
servile;obsequios;cringing 1429
di- 低声啜泣di-sheng-chuo`qi` sob quietly 876 1430
di- 低声悄语di-sheng-qiao`yu> speak in a low voice 877 1431
di- 滴水不漏di-shui>bu`lou` speak in a watertight or leak- 878 1432
proof manner,leaving nothing 1433
for people to pick on;make 1434
one's argument flawless 1435
di- 滴水穿石di-shui>chuan-shi/ Dripping water makes holes in 879 1436
stone --despite weak power, 1437
unremitting efforts will lead 1438
to success 1439
di/ 涤除旧习di/chu/jiu`xi/ do away with old customs 880 1440
di/ 的的确确di/di/que`que` completely really 881 1441
di/ 敌对势力di/dui`shi`li` hostile forces 882 1442
di/ 敌我矛盾di/wo>mao/dun` contradition between ourselves 883 1443
and the enemy 1444
di> 抵抗外侮di>kang`wai`wu> resist foreign aggression 884 1445
di` 地坼天崩di`che`tian-beng- the ground cracked and the 885 1446
heaven fell 1447
di` 地动山摇di`dong`shan-yao/ earthshaking 886 1448
di` 地旷人稀di`kuang`ren/xi- vast and sparesly populated 887 1449
area 1450
di` 地痞流氓di`pi>liu/mang/ thugs and rascals 888 1451
di` 帝王将相di`wang/jiang`xiang`kings and princes,generals 889 1452
and ministers 1453
di` 地下资源di`xia`zi-yuan/ underground resources 890 1454
di` 地心引力di`xin-yin>li` terrestrial gravity;gravity 891 1455
di` 地窄人稠di`zhai>ren-chou/ small in area but densely 892 1456
populated 1457
dia> 嗲声嗲气dia>sheng-dia>qi` (speak) in a coquettish voice 893 1458
dian- 颠倒黑白dian-dao>hei-bai/ confound black andwhite;con- 894 1459
fuse right and wrong; stand 1460
facts on their heads 1461
dian- 掂斤播两dian-jin-bo-liang> engage in petty calculations;be895 1462
calculating in small matters 1463
dian- 颠扑不破dian-pu-bu`po` be able to withstand heavy 896 1464
battering;irrefutable;indis- 1465
putable 1466
dian- 颠三倒四dian-san-dao>si` incoherent;disorderly;confused 897 1467
dian> 点点滴滴dian>dian>di-di- a bit;bit by bit 898 1468
dian> 点头哈腰dian>tou/ha-yao- bow and scrape --be unduly 899 1469
compliant or cordial 1470
dian> 点头问好dian>tou/wen`hao` nod as a form of greeting 900 1471
dian` 电掣雷鸣dian`che`lei/ming/ Lightning flashed and thunder 901 1472
rolled. 1473
dian` 电光闪亮dian`guang-shan>liang The lightning flashed. 902 1474
dian` 电光煜煜dian`guang-yu`yu` The lightning flashed. 903 1475
dian` 电力机车dian`li`ji-che- electric locomotive 904 1476
dian` 电闪雷鸣dian`shan>lei/ming/ Lightning flashed and thunder 905 1477
rolled. 1478
dian` 阽于死亡dian`yu/si>wang/ at one's last gasp;close to 906 1479
death;near one's end;approach- 1480
ing death 1481
diao- 雕虫小技diao-chong/xiao>ji` insignificant skill(esp. in 907 1482
writing);the trifling skill 1483
of a scribe 1484
diao- 雕栏玉砌diao-lan/yu`qi` carved balustrades and marvel 908 1485
diao- 雕梁画栋diao-liang/hua`dong`carved beams and painted 909 1486
rafters--a richly ornamented 1487
building 1488
steps 1489
diao` 调兵遣将diao`bing-qian>jiang` 1.move troops;deploy forces; 910 1490
2.muster and organize man- 1491
power 1492
diao` 调虎离山diao`hu>li/shan- lure the tiger out of 911 1496
the mountains --lure the 1497
enemy away from his base 1498
diao` 掉到海里diao`dao`hai>li> drop into the sea 912 1493
diao` 掉以轻心diao`yi>qing-xin- treat (take) sth. lightly; 913 1499
let down one's guard;relax 1500
one's vigilance 1501
diao` 吊儿郎当diao`er/lang/dang- be careless and casual;slo- 914 1494
venly;frivolous 1495
die- 跌跌撞撞die-die-zhuang`zhuang`tumble along;stagger;lurch 915 1502
die/ 叠床架屋die/chuang/jia`wu- needless duplication (or repe- 916 1503
tition);repetitioness 1504
die/ 喋喋不休die/die/bu`xiu- chatter away;rattle on;talk 917 1505
endlessly 1506
ding> 鼎鼎大名ding>ding>da`ming/ very famous;well-known 918 1507
ding> 顶天立地ding>tian-li`di` of gigantic stature;of indomi- 919 1508
table spirit;dauntless 1509
ding> 顶头上司ding>tou/shang`si- one's immediate ( or direct) 920 1510
superior 1511
ding` 定睛观看ding`jing-guan-kan` gaze at 921 1512
ding` 定时定量ding`shi/ding`liang`at regular times and with 922 1513
fixed quantity 1514
diu- 丢盔弃甲diu-kui-qi`jia> throw away one's helmet and 923 1515
coat of mail;throw away every- 1516
thing in headlong flight 1517
diu- 丢三落四diu-san-la`si` forget this and that;be always 924 1518
forgetting things 1519
diu- 丢卒保车diu-zu/bao>ju- give up a pawn to save a 925 1520
chariot--sacrifice minor 1521
things to save major ones 1522
dong- 东奔西跑dong-ben-xi-pao> rush about busily;run to and 926 1523
fro 1524
dong- 东倒西歪dong-dao>xi-wai- leaning;unsteady;tottering 927 1525
dong- 东渐于海dong-jian-yu/hai> flow east and empty into the 928 1526
sea 1527
dong- 东拉西扯dong-la-xi-che> drag in irrelevant matters; 929 1528
talk at random; ramble 1529
dong- 东南西北dong-nan/xi-bei> east,south,west and north 930 1530
dong- 东拼西凑dong-pin-xi-cou` scrape together;knock together 931 1533
dong- 东山再起dong-shan-zai`qi> stage a comeback;resume one's 932 1534
position 1535
dong- 东施效颦dong-shi-xiao`pin/ Dongshi,an ugly woman,knit- 933 1536
ting her brows in immitation 1537
of the famous beauty Xishi, 1538
only to make herself uglier-- 1539
crude immitation with ludic- 1540
rous effect;imitate awkwardly 1541
dong- 东游西逛dong-you/xi-guang` roam about 934 1542
dong- 东岳泰山dong-yue`tai`shan- Mount Tai in East China 935 1543
dong- 东张西望dong-zhang-xi-wang` gaze around;peer around;glance 936 1544
this way and that;look in every 1545
direction 1546
dong- 东找西找dong-zhao>xi-zhao> look for sth. here and there 937 1547
dong- 冬暖夏凉dong-nuan>xia`liang/warm in winter and cool in 938 1531
summer 1532
dong> 懂事明理dong>shi`ming/li> sensible;intelligent 939 1548
dong` 洞察下情dong`cha/xia`qing/ (for sb. in a high position) 940 1549
know the feelings of the people 1550
clearly 1551
dong` 洞房花烛dong`fang/hua-zhu/ wedding festivities 941 1552
dong` 栋梁之材dong`liang/zhi-cai/ pillar of state or society; 942 1553
person of tremendous promise 1554
dong` 动人心弦dong`ren/xin-xian/ tug at one's heart-strings; 943 1555
be deeply moved;be exciting 1556
dong` 动弹不得dong`tan/bu`de/ cannot move 944 1557
dong` 动辄得咎dong`zhe/de/jiu` be blamed for whatever one 945 1558
does 1559
dong` 动辄发怒dong`zhe/fa-nu` be very irritable 946 1560
dong` 洞烛其奸dong`zhu/qi/jian- see through sb.'s tricks 947 1561
dou> 陡然醒悟dou>ran/xing>wu` come to realise suddenly 948 1562
dou> 斗转星移dou>zhuan>xing-yi/ change in the positions of the 949 1563
stars -- change of seasons; 1564
passage of time 1565
dou` 豆蔻年华dou`kou`nian/hua/ odolescence;(of a girl) in 950 1566
early teens like a blooming 1567
cardamon 1568
dou` 斗争方式dou`zheng-fang-shi` form of struggle 951 1569
dou` 斗志昂扬dou`zhi`ang/yang/ have high morale;with high moral 952 1570
dou` 斗智斗勇dou`zhi`dou`yong> contes of wits ang courage 953 1571
dou` 斗嘴怄气dou`zui>ou`qi` fall out with sb. and sulk 954 1572
du- 嘟嘟囔囔du-du-nang~nang~ numble to oneself 955 1573
du/ 独当一面du/dang-yi-mian` take charge of a department 956 1574
or locality;assume resposi- 1575
bility for a certain sector 1576
du/ 独揽大权du/lan>da`quan/ arrogate all powers toone- 957 1578
self 1579
du/ 独立自主du/li`zi`zhu> maintain independence and keep 958 1580
the initiative;act indepemdent- 1581
and with the initiative in 1582
one's own hands 1583
du/ 独辟蹊径du/pi`xi-jing` open a new road for oneself; 959 1584
develop a new style or a 1585
method of one's own 1586
du/ 独树一帜du/shu`yi-zhi` fly one's own colours -- de- 960 1588
velop a school of one's own 1589
du/ 独一无二du/yi-wu/er` unique;unparalleled;unmatched 961 1591
du/ 独占鳌头du/zhan`ao/tou be the champion 962 1592
du/ 读书明理du/shu-ming/li> be educated and reasonsable 963 1587
du/ 毒辣透顶du/la`tou`ding> extremely sinister 954 1577
du/ 毒刑拷打du/xing/kao>da> subject sb. to torture 965 1590
du> 睹物思人du>wu`si-ren/ seeing a thing makes one think 966 1593
of the person associated with 1594
it; sth. that reminds one of 1595
its owner;mememto is reminis- 1596
cent of the person who gave it 1597
du` 渡过难关du`guo`nan/guan- tide over a difficulty 967 1598
du` 妒火中烧du`huo>zhong-shao- be burning with jealousy 968 1599
du` 杜门谢客du`men/xie`ke` close one's door to visitors; 969 1600
live in seclusion 1601
du` 度日如年du`ri`ru/nian/ one day seems like a year;the 970 1602
days drag on like years 1603
duan- 端端正正duan-duan-zheng`zheng upright;regular 971 1604
duan> 短小精悍duan>xiao>jing-han` 1.not of imposing stature but 972 1605
strong and capable; 2.(of a 1606
piece of writing)short and 1607
pithy;terse and forceful 1608
duan> 短袖衬衣duan>xiu`chen`yi- shirt with short sleeves 973 1609
duan` 断断续续duan`duan`xu`xu` off and on;intermittently 974 1610
duan` 断章取义duan`zhang-qu>yi` quote out of context;garble 975 1611
a statement,etc. 1612
dui- 堆积如山dui-ji-ru/shan- be piled up mountain-high on 976 1613
the ground 1614
dui` 对簿公堂dui`bu`gong-tang/ be interrogated in court 977 1615
dui` 对答如流dui`da/ru/liu/ answer fluently;answer ques- 978 1616
tions without hesitation 1617
dui` 对号入座dui`hao`ru`zuo` 1.take one's seat according 979 1618
to the number on the ticket; 1619
sit in the right seat 1620
dui` 对牛弹琴dui`niu/tan/qin/ play the lute to a cow-- 980 1621
address the wrong listner; 1622
talk over sb.'s head;cast 1623
pearls before a swine 1624
dui` 对外贸易dui`wai`mao`yi` foreign trade 981 1625
dui` 对症良方dui`zheng`liang/fang- good prescription suiting the 982 1626
medicine to the illness 1627
dui` 对症下药dui`zheng`xia`yao` suit the medicine to the 983 1628
illness;suit the remedy 1629
to the case;prescribe the 1630
right remedy for an illness 1631
dun- 敦厚朴实dun-hou`pu>shi/ be simple and sincere 984 1632
dun- 敦实纯朴dun-shi/chun/pu` stocky and honest 985 1633
dun- 蹲在家里dun-zai`jia-li> stay at home 986 1634
dun` 遁迹空门dun`ji`kong-men/ become a monk or nun 987 1635
dun` 顿开茅塞dun`kai-mao/se` suddenly see the light;be 988 1636
suddenly enlightened 1637
duo- 多财善贾duo-cai/shan`gu> if you have much money, you'll 989 1638
be good at business---given 1639
the facilities success is 1640
assured 1641
duo- 多吃多占duo-chi-duo-zhan` eat or take more thanone 990 1642
is entitled to; grab more 1643
than one's share 1644
duo- 多愁善感duo-chou/shan`gan> be sentimental (or emotional) 991 1645
duo- 多多益善duo-duo-yi`shan` the more,the better 992 1646
duo- 哆哆嗦嗦duo-duo-suo-suo- tremble;shiver 993 1647
duo- 咄咄逼人duo-duo-bi-ren/ overbearing;aggressive 994 1648
duo- 咄咄称奇duo-duo-cheng-qi/ cannot help wondering out loud 995 1649
duo- 咄咄怪事duo-duo-guai`shi` monstrous absurdity 996 1650
duo/ 度德量力duo/de/liang`li` estimate one's own moral 997 1651
duo/ 踱来踱去duo/lai/duo/qu` pace to and fro;pace up and 998 1652
down 1653
duo/ 踱着方步duo/zhe.fang-bu` walk with measured steps 999 1654
duo> 躲躲闪闪duo>duo>shan>shan> be evasive;hedge;equivocate 1000 1655
e- 婀娜多姿e-nuo/duo-zi- pretty and charming;graceful 1001 1001
e- 阿谀奉承e-yu/feng`cheng/ flatter sb. so as to curry 1002 1002
favour 1003
e/ 鹅毛大雪e/mao/da`xue> fluffy snow;large (featury) 1003 1004
snowflakes 1005
e` 恶贯满盈e`guan`man>ying/ be guilty of countless crimes 1004 1006
e` 恶劣环境e`lie`huan/jing` adverce circumstance 1005 1007
e` 恶劣行径e`lie`xing/jing` disgusting conduct 1006 1008
e` 恶劣作风e`lie`zuo`feng- abominable beheviour 1007 1009
e` 饿虎扑食e`hu>pu-shi/ like a hungry tiger pouncing 1008 1010
on its prey 1011
e` 鄂伦春族e`lun/chun-zu/ Orenqen (Olunchun) people,one 1009 1012
of China's ethnic groups 1013
e` 鄂温克族e`wen-ke`zu/ Ewenki (Owenk) people,one of 1010 1014
China's ethnic groups 1015
e` 扼腕叹息e`wan>tan`xi- sigh while wringing one's 1011 1016
hands 1017
en- 恩爱夫妻en-ai`fu-qi- an affectionate couple 1012 1018
en- 恩将仇报en-jiang`chou/bao` return evil for good;requite 1013 1019
kindness with enmity 1020
en- 恩深似海en-shen-si`hai> infinite kindness;numerous 1014 1021
favours 1022
en- 恩深义重en-shen-yi`zhong` a great debt of gratitude 1015 1023
en- 恩威并用en-wei-bing`yong` employ both kindness and sever- 1016 1024
ity;combine justice and mercy 1025
en- 恩怨分明en-yuan`fen-ming/ clearly distinguish between 1017 1026
kindness and hatred 1027
en- 恩重如山en-zhong`ru/shan- sb.'s great kindness is as 1018 1028
weighty as a mountain 1029
en` 摁住不放en`zhu`bu`fang` press sth. down and hold it 1019 1030
there 1031
er/ 而立之年er/li`zhi-nian/ thirty years old 1020 1032
er/ 儿科医生er/ke-yi-sheng- paediatrician 1021 1033
er/ 儿女情长er/nyu>qing/chang/ Love between man and woman is 1022 1034
long. 1035
er/ 儿孙满堂er/sun-man>tang/ with generations of offspring 1023 1036
filling the house 1037
er/ 儿童读物er/tong/du/wu` reading materials for children1024 1038
er/ 儿童节目er/tong/jie/mu` children's programme 1025 1039
er/ 儿童团员er/tong/tuan/yuan/ member of the Children's Corpse 1026 1040
er/ 儿童文学er/tong/wen/xue/ children's literature 1027 1041
er/ 儿童医院er/tong/yi-yuan` children's hospital 1028 1042
er> 耳鼻喉科er>bi/hou/ke- E.N.T.(ear-nose-throat) depart- 1029 1043
ment 1044
er> 耳鬓撕磨er>bin`si-mo/ ear to ear and temple to temple 1030 1045
--(of a boy childhood friend- 1046
ship) 1047
er> 耳聪目明er>cong-mu`ming/ have good ears and eyes -- 1031 1048
have a clear understanding 1049
(of the situation) 1050
er> 耳聋眼花er>long/yan>hua- deaf ears and dim eyes 1032 1051
er> 耳目一新er>mu`yi-xin- find everything fresh and new 1033 1052
er> 耳目之娱er>mu`zhi-yu/ pleasure of the senses 1034 1053
er> 耳濡目染er>ru/mu`ran> be imperceptibly influenced 1035 1054
by what one sees and hears 1055
er> 耳闻目睹er>wen/mu`du> what one sees and hears 1036 1056
er` 二次方程er`ci`fang-cheng/ quadratic equation 1037 1057
er` 二次能源er`ci`neng/yuan/ secondary energy source (such 1038 1058
as electricity,steam,etc.) 1059
er` 二道贩子er`dao`fan`zi a person who resells at inflatt 1039 1060
price 1061
er` 二等公民er`deng>gong-min/ sub-citizen 1040 1062
er` 二等秘书er`deng>mi`shu- diplomacy Second Secretary 1041 1063
er` 二话不说er`hua`bu`shuo- without demur 1042 1064
er` 二里来地er`li>lai/di` a distance about two li 1043 1065
er` 二十八宿er`shi/ba-xiu` 28 constellations 1044 1066
er` 二十来岁er`shi/lai/sui` about twenty years old 1045 1067
fa- 发愤图强fa-fen`tu/qiang/ make determined efforts to 1046 1046
better oneself; resolve to 1047
make one'scountry strong 1048
fa- 发聋振聩fa-long/zhen`kui` make a noise loud enough to 1047 1049
rouse the deaf and awaken 1050
the unhearing;(fig.)enlighten 1051
the ignorant or the benighted 1052
through spoken or written 1053
words 1054
fa- 发霉发臭fa-mei/fa-chou` go mouldy and go bad 1048 1055
fa/ 伐木丁丁fa/mu`zheng-zheng- Clang,clang goes the woodman's1049 1056
axe. 1057
fan- 翻来覆去fan-lai/fu`qu` 1.toss and turn;toss from side1050 1058
to side;2.again and again;re- 1059
peatedly 1060
fan- 翻山越岭fan-shan-yue`ling> climb over mountains and hills1051 1061
fan- 翻箱倒柜fan-xiang-dao>gui` rummage through chests and 1052 1062
cupboards;ransack boxes and 1063
chests 1064
fan- 帆樯如林fan-qiang/ru/lin/ forest of masts 1053 1065
fan/ 繁简允当fan/jian>yun>dang` just the right degree of 1054 1066
simplicity 1067
fan/ 繁荣昌盛fan/rong/chang-sheng` prosperous;flourishing 1055 1068
fan/ 繁文缛节fan/wen/ru`jie/ cumbersome formalities;red 1056 1069
tape;(fig.) other miscel- 1070
laneous and unnecessary items 1071
fan/ 繁星烁烁fan/xing-shuo`shuo` Clusters of stars are glitter-1057 1072
ing in the sky. 1073
fan/ 繁星满天fan/xing-man>tian- The sky was studded with 1058 1074
stars. 1075
fan> 反败为胜fan>bai`wei/sheng` turn defeat into victory 1059 1076
fan> 反哺之情fan>bu>zhi-qing/ filial piety 1060 1077
fan> 反唇相讥fan>chun/xiang-ji- answer back sarcastically 1061 1078
fan> 反反复复fan>fan>fu`fu` repeatedly;again and again 1062 1079
fan> 反腐倡廉fan>fu>chang`lian/ combat corruption and advo- 1063 1080
cate honesty 1081
fan> 反复无常fan>fu`wu/chang/ unpredicable;caprecious;change1064 1082
like a weathercock 1083
fan> 反躬自问fan>gong-zi`wen` examine oneself;examine one's 1065 1084
conscience 1085
fan> 反璞归真fan>pu/gui-zhen- return to one's original self 1066 1086
and regain truth from life; 1087
return to nature 1088
fan> 反咬一口fan>yao>yi-kou> trump up a countercharge 1067 1089
against one's accuser 1090
fan` 泛泛之交fan`fan`zhi-jiao- a casual acquaintance 1068 1091
fang- 方便群众fang-bian`qun/zhong`make things convenient for the1069 1092
people 1093
fang- 方方面面fang-fang-mian`mian`every aspect;every side 1070 1094
sperity 1095
fang- 方今盛世fang-jin-sheng`shi` at the present time of pro- 1071 1096
fang- 方可取胜fang-ke>qu>sheng` can win victory not until... 1072 1097
fang- 方枘圆凿fang-rui`yuan/zao/ square peg in a round hole-- 1073 1098
incompatible 1099
fang- 方兴未艾fang-xing-wei`ai` be burgeoning;be in the 1074 1100
ascendant 1101
fang- 芳草萋萋fang-cao>qi-qi- green grass wafting a deli- 1075 1102
catefragrance inthe air 1103
fang- 芳名永垂fang-ming/yong>chui/leave a good name for pasterty1076 1104
fang/ 防不胜防fang/bu`sheng`fang/ hard to guard against;can- 1077 1105
not reckon with all eventu- 1106
alities 1107
fang/ 防腐倡廉fang/fu>chang`lian/ prevent corruption and advo- 1078 1108
cate honesty 1109
fang/ 防患未然fang/huan`wei`ran/ take preventive measures be- 1079 1110
fore an accident or disaster 1111
fang> 访古寻幽fang>gu>xun/you- search for scenes of histori- 1080 1112
cal interest and sights of 1113
scenic beauty 1114
fang> 仿若隔世fang>ruo`ge/shi` it seems to belong to another 1081 1115
world 1116
fang> 仿照办理fang>zhao`ban`li> follow the example;do (or act)1082 1117
accordingly 1118
fang` 放荡不羁fang`dang`bu`ji- unconventional and unres- 1083 1119
trained 1120
fang` 放高利贷fang`gao-li`dai` pratise usury 1084 1121
fang` 放任自流fang`ren`zi`liu/ let things drift( orslide) 1085 1122
fang` 放声大笑fang`sheng-da`xiao` laugh loudly 1086 1123
fei- 飞蛾扑火fei-e/pu-huo> a moth darting into a flame 1087 1124
--bring destructionupon 1125
oneself; seek one's own doom 1126
fei- 飞黄腾达fei-huang/teng/da/ make rapid advances in one's 1088 1127
career;have a meteoric rise 1128
fei- 飞禽走兽fei-qin/zou>shou` birds and beasts 1089 1129
fei- 飞沙走石fei-sha-zou>shi/ sand flying about and stones 1090 1130
hurtling through the air(as in 1131
in a windstorm) 1132
fei- 飞檐走壁fei-yan/zou>bi` gravity-defying stunt; leap 1091 1133
onto roofs and scale walls 1134
fei- 飞扬拔扈fei-yang/ba/hu` arrogant and domineering 1092 1135
fei- 非公莫入fei-gong-mo`ru` No addmitance except on busi- 1093 1136
ness. 1137
fei- 非驴非马fei-lyu/fei-ma> neither ass nor horse -- 1094 1138
neither fish,flesh,nor 1139
fowl 1140
fei- 非亲非故fei-qin-fei-gu` be neither kith nor kin;perfect 1095 1141
stranger 1142
fei- 蜚声文坛fei-sheng-wen/tan/ be famous in literary circles 1096 1143
fei/ 肥田沃土fei/tian/wo`tu> fertile land 1097 1144
fei/ 肥头大耳fei/tou/da`er> (of a man) fat and bulky 1098 1145
fei/ 肥猪满圈fei/zhu-man>juan` In the whole sty there are 1099 1146
plenty of fat pigs. 1147
ciously 1148
fei> 诽谤中伤fei>bang`zhong-shang- slander (or malign) sb. vi- 1100 1149
fei> 斐然成章fei>ran/cheng/zhang-show striking literary merit 1101 1150
or talent 1151
fei> 匪夷所思fei>yi/suo>si- (of ideas) unimaginably queer;1102 1152
fantastic 1153
fei` 沸沸扬扬fei`fei`yang/yang/ bubbling and gurgling 1103 1154
fei` 肺腑之言fei`fu/zhi-yan/ words from the bottom of one's1104 1155
heart 1156
fei` 废寝忘食fei`qin>wang`shi/ forget to eat and sleep 1105 1157
fei` 吠形吠声fei`xing/fei`sheng- When one dog barks at a shadow, 1106 1158
all the others join it -- 1159
slavishlyecho others without 1160
really knowing whether they 1161
are right orwrong 1162
fen- 分崩离析fen-beng-li/xi- (of agroup, country,etc.) 1107 1163
disintegrate;crumble;come or 1164
fall apart 1165
fen- 分成两拨fen-cheng/liang>bo- divide into two groups 1108 1166
fen- 分道扬镳fen-dao`yang/biao- separate and go different ways; 1109 1167
(fig.)each going his or her own 1168
way or doing his or her own 1169
business because of different 1170
objectives 1171
fen- 分居异爨fen-ju-yi`cuan` (in former times)divide the 1110 1172
household among brothers 1173
fen- 分门别类fen-men/bie/lei` put into different catagories;1111 1174
classify 1175
fen- 分秒必争fen-miao>bi`zheng- seize every minute and second;1112 1176
not a second to be lost 1177
fen- 分庭抗礼fen-ting/kang`li> stand up to sb. as an equal act 1113 1178
independently and defiantly 1179
fen- 芬芳馥郁fen-fang-fu`yu` beautiful and fragrant 1114 1180
fen- 纷纷提问fen-fen-ti/wen` ask questions one after another 1115 1181
fen- 纷纷扬扬fen-fen-yang/yang/ flying or fluttering in con- 1116 1182
fusion 1183
fen- 纷争不已fen-zheng-bu`yi> endless dispute 1117 1184
fen- 纷至沓来fen-zhi`ta`lai/ come in a continuous stream; 1118 1185
come thick and fast;keep pour- 1186
ing in;come one after another 1187
fen/ 焚膏继晷fen/gao-ji`gui> burn a candle to prolong the 1119 1188
day;study or work hard day 1189
and night 1190
fen> 粉墨登场fen>mo`deng-chang> make oneself up and go on 1120 1191
stage --embark upon a political 1192
venture 1193
fen> 粉身碎骨fen>shen-sui`gu> have one's body smashed to 1121 1194
pieces and one's bones ground 1195
to powder;diethe most cruel 1196
death 1197
fen> 粉饰太平fen>shi`tai`ping/ present a false picture of 1122 1198
peace and prosperity 1199
fen> 粉装玉琢fen>zhuang-yu`zhuo/ silvery white (said of a snow 1123 1200
scene) 1201
fen` 奋不顾身fen`bu`gu`shen- dash ahead regardless of one's1124 1202
safty 1203
fen` 奋发图强fen`fa-tu/qiang/ go all out to make the country1125 1204
strong;work hard for the pro- 1205
perity of the country 1206
fen` 奋力拼搏fen`li`pin-bo/ struggle with all one's might 1126 1207
fen` 奋勇冲杀fen`yong>chong-sha- fight heroically in a battle; 1127 1208
fight desperately 1209
fen` 奋勇前进fen`yong>qian/jin` advance bravely;forge ahead 1128 1210
courageously 1211
fen` 忿忿不平fen`fen`bu`ping/ be indignant;feel aggrieved; 1129 1212
be resentful 1213
fen` 忿然作色fen`ran/zuo`se` turn angry 1130 1214
fen` 愤愤不平fen`fen`bu`ping/ indignant;resentful 1131 1215
fen` 分量不足fen`liang`bu`zu/ be short of measure 1132 1216
feng- 风餐露宿feng-can-lu`su` eat in the wind and sleep in 1133 1217
the dew--endure the hardships 1218
of an arduous journey 1219
feng- 风尘仆仆feng-chen/pu/pu/ worn out by a long journey; 1134 1220
travel-worn and weary 1221
feng- 风驰电掣feng-chi/dian`che` swift as the wind and quick 1135 1222
as lightning 1223
feng- 风吹草动feng-chui-cao>dong` (fig.) slight change;hint of 1136 1224
disturbance or trouble 1225
feng- 风吹雨打feng-chui-yu>da> be buffeted by wind and rain; 1137 1226
be exposed by theweather 1227
feng- 风和日丽feng-he/ri`li` a bright sun and a gentle 1138 1228
breeze;warm and sunny weather 1229
feng- 风华正茂feng-hua/zheng`mao` at life's full flowering;in 1139 1230
one's prime 1231
feng- 风卷残云feng-juan>can/yun/ a strong wind scattering the 1140 1232
last clouds -- make a clean 1233
sweep of sth. 1234
feng- 风流儒雅feng-liu/ru/ya> elegant in manners 1141 1235
feng- 风流倜傥feng-liu/ti`tang> unrestrained and overflowing 1142 1236
with talent; romantic 1237
feng- 风平浪静feng-ping/lang`jing`the wind has abated and the 1143 1238
waves have stilled;(fig.) calm 1239
and tranquil 1240
feng- 风起云涌feng-qi>yun/yong> winds rising and clouds scud- 1144 1241
ding;rolling on with full 1242
force;surging forward 1243
feng- 风俗人情feng-su/ren/qing/ local customs 1145 1244
feng- 风调雨顺feng-tiao/yu>shun` good weather for the crops; 1146 1245
favourable weather 1246
feng- 风雨交加feng-yu>jiao-jia- It's raining and blowing hard;1147 1247
It's wet and windy. 1248
feng- 风雨凄凄feng-yu>qi-qi- chilly wind and endless rain 1148 1249
feng- 风雨如晦feng-yu>ru/hui` wind and rain sweeping across 1149 1250
a glooming sky-- a grim situ- 1251
ation 1252
feng- 风雨同舟feng-yu>tong/zhou- in the same storm-tossed 1150 1253
boat -- stand together 1254
through thick and thin 1255
feng- 风雨无阻feng-yu>wu/zu> stopped neither wind nor 1151 1256
rain --regardless of the 1257
weather;rain or shine 1258
feng- 风云陡变feng-yun/dou>bian` a sudden change in the situ- 1152 1259
ation 1260
feng- 风姿潇洒feng-zi-xiao-sa> with an easy and natural 1153 1261
bearing 1262
feng- 枫桥夜泊feng-qiao/ye`bo/ Mooring at Night by Maple 1154 1263
Bridge 1264
feng- 疯疯癜癫feng-feng-dian-dian-mentally deranged;acting like 1155 1265
a lunatic 1266
feng- 丰富多彩feng-fu`duo-cai> rich and varied;rich and 1156 1267
colourful 1268
feng- 丰富多腔feng-fu`duo-qiang- with various tunes 1157 1269
feng- 丰功伟绩feng-gong-wei>ji- glorious exploits and feats; 1158 1270
signal or monumental contri- 1271
butions 1272
feng- 丰衣足食feng-yi-zu/shi/ have ample food and clothing; 1159 1273
be well-fedand well-clothed 1274
feng- 封官许愿feng-guan-xu>yuan` offer official posts and make 1160 1275
lavish promises;promise high 1276
posts and other favours 1277
feng- 封建礼教feng-jian`li>jiao` feudal ethical code 1161 1278
feng- 封山育林feng-shan-yu`lin/ close hillsides (to livestock 1162 1279
grazing and fuel gathering) 1280
to facilitateafforestation 1281
feng- 锋镝余生feng-di/yu/sheng- survivors of a war 1163 1282
feng- 峰回路转feng-hui/lu`zhuan> amidst surrounding elevations 1164 1283
and winding roads 1284
feng- 烽火连天feng-huo>lian/tian- frighty flames of battle 1165 1285
raging everywhere 1286
feng- 烽烟四起feng-yan-si`qi> flames of war raging all over 1166 1287
the country 1288
feng- 蜂拥而至feng-yong-er/zhi` come swarming;swarm forward 1167 1289
feng/ 逢场作戏feng/chang>zuo`xi` join in the fun whenever there1168 1290
is a chance;make the most of 1291
whatever amusement is availa- 1292
ble 1293
feng/ 逢年过节feng/nian/guo`jie/ on New Year's Day or other 1169 1294
festivals 1295
feng/ 缝缝补补feng/feng/bu>bu> sewing and mending 1170 1296
feng/ 缝合伤口feng/he/shang-kou> sew up a wound 1171 1297
feng` 奉公守法feng`gong-shou>fa> law-abiding 1172 1298
feng` 奉和一首feng`he`yi-shou> write a poem in reply 1173 1299
feng` 凤凰于飞feng`huang/yu/fei- a couple of phoenixes flying 1174 1300
together --marital felicity 1301
feng` 凤毛麟角feng`mao/lin/jiao> phoenix feathers and unicorn 1175 1302
horns--unique and valuable 1303
person or object 1304
fu- 夫唱妇随fu-chang`fu`sui/ the husband sings and the wife1176 1305
follows --domestic hamony;con- 1306
jugal felicity 1307
fu- 敷衍塞责fu-yan>se`ze/ perform one's duty in a per- 1177 1308
functory manner 1309
fu/ 伏尔加河fu/er>jia-he/ Volga 1178 1310
fu/ 桴鼓相应fu/gu>xiang-ying` drum responds to the drum- 1179 1311
sticks--cooporate in perfect 1312
harmony;work in perfect co- 1313
ordination 1314
fu/ 浮光掠影fu/guang-lyue`ying> skimming over the surface; 1180 1315
hasty and casual;cursory 1316
fu/ 浮想联翩fu/xiang>lian/pian- thought throughing one's mind 1181 1317
fu/ 浮云蔽日fu/yun/bi`ri` Clouds shut out the sun. 1182 1318
fu/ 浮在水面fu/zai`shui>mian` float on water 1183 1319
fu/ 扶老携幼fu/lao>xie/you` help the old along and lead 1184 1320
the young by the hand 1321
fu/ 扶起伤员fu/qi>shang-yuan/ prop up the wound 1185 1322
fu/ 扶摇直上fu/yao/zhi/shang` soar on the wings of a cyclone; 1186 1323
rise steeply;skyrocket 1324
fu/ 扶杖而行fu/zhang`er/xing/ walk with a stick 1187 1325
fu/ 凫趋雀跃fu/qu-que`yue` jubilant;elated;in high 1188 1326
spirits 1327
fu/ 怫然作色fu/ran/zuo`se` glower;flush with anger 1189 1328
fu/ 夫天地者fu/tian-di`zhe> (art.)(used at the beginning 1190 1329
of a sentenceto introduce 1330
a new subject) As for the 1331
heavenand the earth... 1332
fu/ 拂袖而去fu/xiu`er/qu` go off in a huff 1191 1333
fu/ 幅员辽阔fu/yuan/liao/kuo` vast territory 1192 1334
fu> 釜底抽薪fu>di>chou-xin- take away the firewood from 1193 1335
under the cauldron -- take 1336
drastic measures to deal with 1337
an emergency 1338
fu> 抚今追昔fu>jin-zhui-xi- recall the past and compare 1194 1339
it with the present; reflect 1340
on the past in the light of 1341
the present 1342
fu> 俯拾即是fu>shi/ji/shi` extremely common 1195 1343
fu> 俯首贴耳fu>shou>tie-er> docile and obedient;servile 1196 1344
fu> 斧钺之诛fu>yue`zhi-zhu- killing by using exacu- 1197 1345
tioner's axe-- capital 1346
punishment 1347
fu> 拊掌大笑fu>zhang>da`xiao` clap hands and laugh loudly 1198 1348
fu` 富国利民fu`guo/li`min/ enrich the nation and bring 1199 1349
benefits to he people 1350
fu` 富国裕民fu`guo/yu`min/ make the country rich and 1200 1351
the people prosperous 1352
fu` 富丽堂皇fu`li`tang/huang/ beautiful and imposing; in 1201 1353
majestic splendour; sumptuous; 1354
magnificent 1355
fu` 富埒王侯fu`lie`wang/hou/ one's wealth equals that of 1202 1356
the nobility 1357
fu` 负担不起fu`dan`bu`qi> can not afford 1203 1358
fu` 负笈从师fu`ji/cong/shi- carry a book case and leave 1204 1359
home to pursuestudies 1360
fu` 负荆请罪fu`jing-qing>zui` proffer a birch and ask for 1205 1361
a flogging -- offer a humble 1362
apology 1363
fu` 负面效应fu`mian`xiao`ying` negative reaction 1206 1364
fu` 负隅顽抗fu`yu/wan/kang` (of an enemy or a robber) 1207 1365
fight subbornly with one's 1366
back to thewall;put up 1367
desperate struggle 1368
fu` 父母双全fu`mu>shuang-quan/ with both parents alive 1208 1369
fu` 妇孺皆知fu`ru/jie-zhi- known even to women and 1209 1370
children 1371
fu` 赋诗寄怀fu`shi-ji`huai/ compose a poem to express 1210 1372
one's feelings 1373
fu` 覆水难收fu`shui>nan/shou- Split water can't be gathered 1211 1374
up -- what is donecan't be 1375
redone. 1376
fu` 副司令员fu`si-ling`yuan/ assistant commanding officer 1212 1377
(or commandant) 1378
fu` 副研究员fu`yan/jiu-yuan/ associate research fellow 1213 1379
fu` 赴汤蹈火fu`tang-dao>huo> go through fire and water; 1214 1380
defy all difficulties and 1381
dangers 1382
fu` 赋性刚强fu`xing`gang-qiang/ unyielding by nature;of firm 1215 1383
(or strong) character 1384
fu` 附庸风雅fu`yong-feng-ya> minggo with men of letters and1216 1385
pose as a lover of culture 1386
fu` 付之一炬fu`zhi-yi-ju` commit to the flames 1217 1387
fu` 付诸东流fu`zhu-dong-liu/ drift away on the eastflowing 1218 1388
stream;wasted efforts; come 1389
to naught;lose all precious 1390
gains 1391
fu` 付诸实现fu`zhu-shi/xian` put into effect 1219 1392
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la- 摧枯拉朽cui-ku-la-xiu> (as easy as) crushing dry 2276 3916
weeds and smashing rotten 3917
woods 3918
la- 哇啦乱叫wa-la-luan`jiao` raise a hullabaloo 2277 3919
la` 秉性剌戾bing>xing`la`li` of a surly temperament 2278 3920
la` 落在后头la`zai`hou`tou lag behind 2279 3921
la` 丢三落四diu-san-la`si` forget this or that; be 2280 3922
always forgetting things 3923
la` 一字不落yi-zi`bu`la` not missing any word 2281 3924
la` 味同嚼蜡wei`tong/jiao/la` like chewing wax--insipid 2282 3925
lai/ 来客人了lai/ke`ren/le We have guests. 2283 3926
lai/ 来龙去脉lai/long/qu`mai` origin and development;the 2284 3927
whole process;beginning and 3928
end 3929
lai/ 来去自由lai/qu`zi`you/ free to come and go 2285 3930
lai/ 来日方长lai/ri`fang-chang/ there will be plenty of time; 2286 3931
there will be time for that 3932
lai/ 来之不易lai/zhi-bu`yi` not easily come by;hard- 2287 3933
earned 3934
lai/ 说来话长shuo-lai/hua`chang/ It's a long story. 2288 3935
lai/ 问题来了wen`ti/lai/le There is a problem here. 2289 3936
lai/ 我来唱歌wo>lai/chang`ge- I'll sing a song. 2290 3937
lai/ 二里来地er`li>lai/di` a distance about two li 2291 3938
lai/ 二十来岁er`shi/lai/sui` about twenty years old 2292 3939
lai/ 继往开来ji`wang>kai-lai/ carry forward the cause and 2293 3940
forge ahead into the future 3941
lai/ 信笔写来xin`bi>xie/lai/ write at random 2294 3942
lai/ 一觉醒来yi-jiao`xing>lai/ wake up after a sound sleep 2295 3943
lai` 百无聊赖bai>wu/liao/lai` bored to death;bored stiff; 2296 3944
overcome with boredom 3945
lai` 万籁俱寂wan`lai`ju`ji` All is quiet in this part of 2297 3946
the world 3947
lan/ 拦河大坝lan/he/da`ba` a dam across a river 2298 3948
lan/ 蓝领工人lan/ling>gong-ren/ blue-collar worker 2299 3949
lan/ 绘制蓝图hui`zhi`lan/tu/ design (or draw) blueprint 2300 3950
lan/ 蓝蓝的天lan/lan/de.tian- blue sky 2301 3951
lan/ 青出于蓝qing-chu-yu/lan/ blue comes from the indigo 2302 3952
plant but is bluer than the 3953
plant itself--the pupil sur- 3954
passes themaster 3955
lan/ 彩色斑斓cai>se`ban-lan/ bright-coloured 2303 3956
lan/ 波澜起伏bo-lan/qi>fu/ waves rise and fall 2304 3957
lan/ 力挽狂澜li`wan>kuang/lan/ do one's utmost to stem a 2305 3958
raging tide or save a des- 3959
perate situation;make vigo- 3960
rous efforts to turn the tide 3961
lan/ 推波逐澜tui-bo-zhu`lan/ make a stormy sea stormier; 2306 3962
add fuel to the flames 3963
lan/ 夜阑人静ye`lan/ren/jing` in the dead of night;in the 2307 3964
still(or quiet) of the night 3965
lan/ 春意阑珊chun-yi`lan/shan- Spring is coming to an end. 2308 3966
lan> 独揽大权du/lan>da`quan/ arrogate all powers toone- 2309 3967
self 3968
lan> 饱览美景bao>lan>mei>jing> drink in the beautiful scenery2310 3969
lan> 一览无余yi-lan>wu/yu/ take in everything at a glance2311 3970
lan` 臭鱼烂虾chou`yu/lan`xia- stinking fishes and rotten 2312 3971
shrimps 3972
lan` 滥竽充数lan`yu/chong-shu` (fig.)(of incompetent people 2313 3973
or inferior goods) be there 3974
just to make up the number; 3975
mess up the number with sth. 3976
inferior 3977
lan` 粗制滥造cu-zhi`lan`zao` manufacture in a rough and 2314 3978
slipshod way 3979
lan` 烂醉如泥lan`zui`ru/ni/ dead drunk;be as drunk as 2315 3980
a lord 3981
lan` 破铜烂铁po`tong/lan`tie> scrap iron and copper 2316 3982
lan` 破衣烂衫po`yi-lan`shan- worn out clothes 2317 3983
lan` 天真烂漫tian-zhen-lan`man` innocent and naive 2318 3984
lan` 鞋穿烂了xie/chuan-lan`le The shoes are worn-out. 2319 3985
lan` 一本烂账yi-ben>lan`zhang` messy accounts 2320 3986
lang/ 狼心狗肺lang/xin-gou>fei` with the heart of a wolf 2321 3987
lang/ 狼子野心lang/zi>ye>xin- as savage as a wolf in dispo- 2322 3988
sition;wild and evil ambition 3989
lang/ 郎才女貌lang/cai/nyu>mao` a brilliant young scholar 2323 3990
and a beautiful woman -- 3991
a fine couple 3992
lang/ 前廊后厦qian/lang/hou`sha` (of a traditional Chinese 2324 3993
house) having a veranda in the 3994
frontand a portion in the 3995
rear 3996
lang/ 书声朗朗shu-sheng-lang/lang/reading loudly and clearly 2325 3997
lang` 大风大浪da`feng-da`lang` wind and waves;great storms 2326 3998
lao- 大海捞针da`hai>lao-zhen- fish for a needle in the 2327 3999
ocean;look for a needle in 4000
a haystack 4001
lao- 水中捞月shui>zhong-lao-yue` try to scoop the moon from 2328 4002
the bottom of the sea;try to 4003
make the impossible possible 4004
lao/ 劳动竞赛lao/dong`jing`sai` labour emulation 2329 4005
lao/ 劳逸结合lao/yi`jie/he/ strike a proper balance be- 2330 4006
tween work and rest;alternate 4007
work with rest and recreation 4008
lao/ 牢不可破lao/bu`ke>po` unbreakable;indestructible 2331 4009
lao/ 唠唠叨叨lao/lao/dao-dao babble on and on 2332 4010
lao> 老马识途lao>ma>shi/tu/ An old horse knows the way; 2333 4011
An old hand is a good guide. 4012
lao> 老羊皮袄lao>yang/pi/ao> sheep fur coat 2334 4013
le` 乐不可支le`bu`ke>zhi- overwhelmed with joy; over- 2335 4014
joyed 4015
le` 乐于助人le`yu/zhu`ren/ find pleasure in helping 2336 4016
others 4017
le` 勒令停业le`ling`ting/ye` be ordered to close down 2337 4018
le` 勒令搬迁le`ling`ban-qian- be ordered to move out 2338 4019
lei- 勒根绳子lei-gen-sheng>zi tie a rope tight 2339 4020
lei/ 果实累累guo>shi/lei/lei/ fruit growing in close clus- 2340 4021
ters;fruit hanging heavy in 4022
the trees 4023
lei/ 雷打不动lei/da>bu`dong` not to be shaken by thunder-- 2341 4024
(of an arrangement of plan) 4025
not to be altered under any 4026
circumstances 4027
lei/ 雷电交加lei/dian`jiao-jia- lightning accompanied by 2342 4028
peals of thunder 4029
lei/ 雷厉风行lei/li`feng-xing/ with the power of a thunder- 2343 4030
bolt and the speed of light- 4031
ning--(carry out orders,poli- 4032
cies,etc.) vigorously and 4033
speedily;vigorously and 4034
resolutely 4035
lei/ 自吹自擂zi`chui-zi`lei/ blow one's own trumpet or 2344 4036
horn;beat one's own drum; 4037
(fig.) brag;praise oneself; 4038
self-glorification 4039
lei> 成千累万cheng/qian-lei>wan` thousands upon thousands 2345 4040
lei> 光明磊落guang-ming/lei>luo` open and aboveboard 2346 4041
lei> 护苗保蕾hu`miao/bao>lei> protect the seedlings and 2347 4042
flower buds 4043
lei> 垒一道墙lei>yi-dao`qiang/ build a wall 2348 4044
lei> 两军对垒liang>jun-dui`lei> two armies pitted against 2349 4045
each other 4046
lei> 日积月累ri`ji-yue`lei> accumulate on a daily and 2350 4047
monthly basis 4048
lei` 出类拔萃chu-lei`ba/cui` excel one's fellow beings 2351 4049
lei` 泪痕满面lei`hen/man>mian` a face bathed in tears 2352 4050
lei` 泪如雨下lei`ru/yu>xia` tears falling like rain 2353 4051
lei` 凄然泪下qi-ran/lei`xia` Tears of sorrow roll down 2354 4052
the cheeks. 4053
lei` 味同鸡肋wei`tong/ji-lei` of little taste just like 2355 4054
chicken ribs 4055
leng/ 见棱见角jian`leng/jian`jiao>angular 2356 4056
leng> 冷酷无情leng>ku`wu/qing/ unfeeling;cold-blooded 2357 4057
leng> 冷冷清清leng>leng>qing-qing-deserted;quiet;desolate; 2358 4058
solitary;lonely 4059
leng> 冷言冷语leng>yan/leng>yu> sarcastic comments;ironical 2359 4060
remarks 4061
leng> 你冷不冷? ni>leng>bu`leng> Do you feel cold? 2360 4062
li- 哩哩啦啦li-li.la-la- scattered;sporadic 2361 4063
li/ 寄人篱下ji`ren/li/xia` live under another's roof; 2362 4064
depend on sb. for a living 4065
li/ 黎明即起li/ming/ji/qi> rise at dawn;get up at dawn 2363 4066
li/ 离弦的箭li/xian/de.jian` an arrow shot out of the 2364 4067
bowstring 4068
li/ 离弦走板li/xian/zou>ban> (fig.)off the standard; off 2365 4069
the beam 4070
li/ 离乡别井li/xiang-bie/jing> leave one's native place; be 2366 4071
away from home 4072
li/ 淋漓尽致lin/li/jin`zhi` vividly and incisively; in 2367 4073
great detail;thoroughly 4074
li/ 面目黧黑mian`mu`li/hei- dark face 2368 4075
li/ 让枣推梨rang`zao>tui-li/ offer dates and decline pears 2369 4076
--show brotherly love 4077
li/ 以蠡测海yi>li/ce`hai> (fig.)make an appraisal in 2370 4078
one's superficial view;be 4079
shallow in understanding 4080
li/ 竹篱茅舍zhu/li/mao/she` bamboo hedge and thatched 2371 4081
hut bamboo fence 4082
li> 封建礼教feng-jian`li>jiao` feudal ethical code 2372 4083
li> 拱手施礼gong>shou>shi-li> with a cupped-hand salute 2373 4084
li> 理所当然li>suo>dang-ran/ of course;as a matter of 2374 4085
course;naturally 4086
li> 理直气壮li>zhi/qi`zhuang` with justice at one's side, 2375 4087
one is bold and assured 4088
li> 里应外合li>ying`wai`he/ collaborate from withinwith 2376 4089
forces from without 4090
li> 雾里看花wu`li>kan`hua- look at flowers in a fog-- 2377 4091
a blurred vision 4092
li> 礼仪之邦li>yi/zhi-bang- land of ceremony and prop- 2378 4093
riety 4094
li> 礼义廉耻li>yi`lian/chi> propriety,righteousness,hones-2379 4095
ty,and a sense of shame 4096
li> 行鞠躬礼xing/ju/gong-li> salute with bowing 2380 4097
li` 力大无比li`da`wu/bi> have incomparable strength 2381 4098
li` 力戒骄傲li`jie`jiao-ao> guard against arrogance 2382 4099
li` 力排众议li`pai/zhong`yi` prevail over all dissenting 2383 4100
views;override all objections 4101
li` 大力支持da`li`zhi-chi/ give energetic support 2384 4102
li` 身强力壮shen-qiang/li`zhuang` (of a person) strong;tough; 2385 4103
sturdy 4104
li` 办事不力ban`shi`bu`li` not do one's best in one's 2386 4105
work 4106
li` 领导不力ling>dao>bu`li` not exercise effective leader-2387 4107
ship 4108
li` 四肢无力si`zhi-wu/li` feel weak in one's limbs 2388 4109
li` 地心引力di`xin-yin>li` terrestrial gravity;gravity 2389 4110
li` 风和日丽feng-he/ri`li` a bright sun and a gentle 2390 4111
breeze;warm and sunny weather 4112
li` 口齿伶利kou>chi>ling/li` speak eloquently and fluently 2391 4113
li` 励精图治li`jing-tu/zhi` exert oneself to make the 2392 4114
country prosperous 4115
li` 历尽沧桑li`jin`cang-sang- have experienced various 2393 4116
vicissitudes of life 4117
li` 历尽艰辛li`jin`jian-xin- have experienced all hardships2394 4118
li` 历历在目li`li`zai`mu` come clearly into view;leap 2395 4119
up before the eyes 4120
li` 历史遗产li`shi>yi/chan> a legacy of history 2396 4121
li` 利国利民li`guo/li`min/ benefit the country and the 2397 4122
people 4123
li` 薄利多销bo/li`duo-xiao- small profits but quick 2398 4124
turnover 4125
li` 手脚麻利shou>jiao>ma/li` nimble limbs 2399 4126
li` 无往不利wu/wang>bu`li` go smoothly everywhere;be 2400 4127
ever succesful 4128
li` 兴利除弊xing-li`chu/bi` promote what is beneficial 2401 4129
and abolish what is harmful 4130
li` 言词犀利yan/ci/xi-li` be incisive in conversation 2402 4131
li` 一本万利yi-ben>wan`li` asmall investment brings a 2403 4132
ten-thousand-fold profit; make 4133
big profits with a small capi- 4134
tal 4135
li` 有利无害you>li`wu/hai` have profit but no harm 2404 4136
li` 例行公事li`xing/gong-shi` routine;routine business;mere 2405 4137
formality 4138
li` 立竿见影li`gan-jian`ying> set up a pole and you see its 2406 4139
shadow--produce instant re- 4140
sults 4141
li` 凌砾百姓ling/li`bai>xing` oppress the people 2407 4142
li` 披肝沥胆pi-gan-li`dan> open one's heart;be open and 2408 4143
sincere;be loyal and faithful 4144
li` 泉声沥沥quan/sheng-li`li` Water keeps gurgling from the 2409 4145
spring. 4146
li` 天生丽质tian-sheng-li`zhi` natural beauty 2410 4147
li` 呖呖莺声li`li`ying-sheng- The orioles are warbling. 2411 4148
li`~ 狐狸尾巴hu/li.wei>ba fox's tail --something that 2412 4149
gives away one's real charac- 4150
ter or evil intentions;cloven 4151
hoof 4152
lian/ 浮想联翩fu/xiang>lian/pian- thought throughing one's mind 2413 4153
lian/ 连蹦带跳lian/beng`dai`tiao` hopping and skipping 2414 4154
lian/ 连打几枪lian/da>ji>qiang- fire a succession of shots 2415 4155
lian/ 连连叫好lian/lian/jiao`hao> applaud repeatedly 2416 4156
lian/ 连声称赞lian/sheng-cheng-zan` praise again and again 2417 4157
lian/ 连声道歉lian/sheng-dao`qian`say "sorry" repeatedly 2418 4158
lian/ 连声讨饶lian/sheng-tao>rao/ ask for mercy repeatedly 2419 4159
lian/ 根连着根gen-lian/zhe.gen- roots are linked to each other2420 4160
lian/ 一连三排yi-lian/san-pai/ third platoon of first company2421 4161
lian/ 秋雨连绵qiu-yu>lian/mian/ the continuous autumn rain 2422 4162
lian/ 水天相连shui>tian-xiang-lian/ the water and the sky are 2423 4163
connected together(said of 4164
a vast body of water) 4165
lian/ 怜香惜玉lian/xiang-xi-yu` have pity and tenderness for 2424 4166
women 4167
lian/ 孤影自怜gu`ying>zi`lian/ 1.look at one's reflection and2425 4168
admire oneself; 2.look at one's 4169
shadow and lament one's lot 4170
lian/ 同病相怜tong/bing`xiang-lian/ those who have the same ill- 2426 4171
ness sympathize witheach 4172
other -- fellow sufferers 4173
commiseratewith each other 4174
lian/ 摇尾乞怜yao/wei>qi>lian/ (of dogs) wag the tail in- 2427 4175
gratiatingly;(fig.) fawn 4176
obsequiously 4177
lian/ 价廉物美jia`lian/wu`mei> good in quality and cheap in 2428 4178
price;good and cheap 4179
lian/ 泣涕涟涟qi`ti`lian/lian/ tears streaming down one's 2429 4180
face;tears flowing continu- 4181
ously 4182
lian> 没脸见人mei/lian>jian`ren/ be too ashamed to face anyone 2430 4183
lian` 湖光潋滟hu/guang-lian`yan` There are glistening ripples 2431 4184
on the lake. 4185
lian` 江平如练jiang-ping/ru/lian` The river runs as smoothly as 2432 4186
silk. 4187
lian` 恋恋不舍lian`lian`bu`she> be reluctant to part from;hate2433 4188
to see sb. go 4189
lian` 炼石补天lian`shi/bu>tian- patch up the sky with multi- 2434 4190
hued stone 4191
lian` 百炼成钢bai>lian`cheng/gang-(of iron) be tempered into 2435 4192
steel --become strong through 4193
many trials 4194
lian` 练达老成lian`da/lao>cheng/ experienced 2436 4195
lian` 练习钢琴lian`xi/gang-qin/ practise piano 2437 4196
liang/粮尽援绝liang/jin`yuan/jue/ grains have been exhausted 2438 4197
and relief troopshave dis- 4198
appeared 4199
liang/梁上君子liang/shang`jun-zi> gentleman on the beam -- 2439 4200
burglar;thief 4201
liang/良师益友liang/shi-yi`you> good teacher and helpful friend 2440 4202
liang/良师诤友liang/shi-zheng`you>good teacher and frank friend 2441 4203
who will give forthright criti- 4204
cism 4205
liang/完粮纳税wan/liang/na`shui` pay the grain tax 2442 4206
liang/用尺量布yong`chi>liang/bu` measure cloth with a ruler 2443 4207
liang>两地分居liang>di`fen-ju- (husband and wife) live in 2444 4208
different places 4209
liang>两相对比liang>xiang-dui`bi> contrast between the two things 2445 4210
liang`量力而行liang`li`er/xing/ do what one is capable of; 2446 4211
act according to one's capa- 4212
bility 4213
liang`亮出底牌liang`chu-di>pai/ put one's cards on the table 2447 4214
liang`亮得刺眼liang`de.ci`yan> too bright to see clearly 2448 4215
liang`亮家底儿liang`jia-di>r reveal frankly one's family 2449 4216
property 4217
liang`亮开嗓子liang`kai-sang>zi lift one's voice 2450 4218
liang`亮起嗓子liang`qi>sang>zi raise one's voice;lift one's 2451 4219
voice 4220
liang`擦亮眼睛ca-liang`yan>jing keep one's eyes peeled 2452 4221
liang`高风亮节gao-feng-liang`jie/ noble character and sterling 2453 4222
integrity 4223
liang`心明眼亮xin-ming/yan>liang` see and think clearly; be 2454 4224
shape-eyed and clear-headed; 4225
discern things clearly 4226
liang`谅不见怪liang`bu`jian`guai` I trust that you will not 2455 4227
blame me. 4228
liang`踉踉跄跄liang`liang`qiang`~ stagger;walk unsteadily 2456 4229
liao- 撩起帘子liao-qi>lian/zi lift (or raise) a curtain 2457 4230
liao/ 歌声嘹亮ge-sheng-liao/liang`loud singing 2458 4231
liao/ 燎原烈火liao/yuan/lie`huo> a blazing prairie fire 2459 4232
liao/ 寥寥无几liao/liao/wu/ji> very few;sparse;scanty 2460 4233
liao/ 美景撩人mei>jing>liao/ren/ The beautiful scenery is 2461 4234
teasing. 4235
liao/ 民不聊生min/bu`liao/sheng- the people have no means 2462 4236
of livelihood;the masses 4237
live in dire poverty;the 4238
people are destitute 4239
liao/ 青面獠牙qing-mian`liao/ya/ green-faced and long-toothed 2463 4240
--terrifying inappearance 4241
liao> 了解了解liao>jie>liao>jie> make an investigation of... 2464 4242
liao> 不了了之bu`liao>liao>zhi- settle a matter by leaving 2465 4243
it unsettled;end upwith 4244
nothing definite 4245
lie- 大大咧咧da`da~lie-lie- careless;casual 2466 4246
lie- 骂骂咧咧ma`ma.lie-lie- foul-mouthed;grumbling and 2467 4247
swearing 4248
lie> 咧着嘴笑lie>zhe.zui>xiao` grin from ear to ear 2468 4249
lie> 胡诌八咧hu/zhou-ba-lie> fabricate wild tales;cook 2469 4250
up stories 4251
lie` 才力相埒cai/li`xiang-lie` be equally talented 2470 4252
lie` 富埒王侯fu`lie`wang/hou/ one's wealth equals that of 2471 4253
the nobility 4254
lie` 红旗猎猎hong/qi/lie`lie` The red flags flapped in the 2472 4255
wind. 4256
lie` 列队相送lie`dui`xiang-song` line up to see sb. off 2473 4257
lie` 列队相迎lie`dui`xiang-ying/ line up to welcome sb. 2474 4258
lie` 山高凛冽shan-gao-lin>lie` The mountain is high and the 2475 4259
weather is bitterly cold. 4260
lie` 四分五裂si`fen-wu>lie` fall apart;be rent by dis- 2476 4261
unity;be all split up; disin- 4262
tegrate 4263
lie` 优胜劣败you-sheng`lie`bai` survival of the fittest 2477 4264
lie` 壮烈牺牲zhuang`lie`xi-sheng-heroicallygive one's life; 2478 4265
die a hero's death 4266
lin- 拎着饭盒lin-zhe.fan`he/ carry a lunch box 2479 4267
lin/ 白石粼粼bai/shi/lin/lin/ clear white stones 2480 4268
lin/ 鳞次栉比lin/ci`zhi`bi> (of buildings)like fish scales2481 4269
and comb teeth;in tight rows; 4270
rows upon rows 4271
lin/ 一鳞半爪yi-lin/ban`zhua> odd bits;fragments 2482 4272
lin/ 遍体鳞伤bian`ti>lin/shang- be covered all over with 2483 4273
cuts and bruises;be beaten 4274
black and blue;be a mass of 4275
bruises 4276
lin/ 麟角凤嘴lin/jiao>feng`zui> the unicorn's horn and the 2484 4277
phoenix's beak -- rare treas- 4278
ures 4279
lin/ 凤毛麟角feng`mao/lin/jiao> phoenix feathers and unicorn 2485 4280
horns--unique and valuable 4281
person or object 4282
lin/ 街坊邻舍jie-fang-lin/she` neighbour 2486 4283
lin/ 居高临下ju-gao-lin/xia` occupy a commanding position 2487 4284
(or height) 4285
lin/ 琳琅满目lin/lang/man>mu` a superb collection of beau- 2488 4286
tiful things; a feast for the 4287
eyes 4288
lin/ 林间小道lin/jian-xiao>dao` path in a forest 2489 4289
lin/ 高楼林立gao-lou/lin/li` There is a forest of tall 2490 4290
buildings 4291
lin/ 淋漓尽致lin/li/jin`zhi` vividly and incisively;in great 2491 4292
detail;thoroughly 4293
lin/ 日晒雨淋ri`shai`yu>lin/ exposed to the sun and rain 2492 4294
lin/ 瘦骨嶙峋shou`gu>lin/xun/ bony;bag of bones;all skin and2493 4295
bone;as thin as a latch 4296
lin/ 遴选人才lin/xuan>ren/cai/ select (talent) for a post 2494 4297
lin/ 鹰膦鹗视ying-lin/e`shi` eye vigilently;look fiercely 2495 4298
(at sth.) 4299
lin/ 粼粼碧波lin/lin/bi`bo- clear blue waves 2496 4300
lin> 大义凛然da`yi`lin>ran/ inspire awe by upholding 2497 4301
justice 4302
lin> 大义懔然da`yi`lin>ran/ inspire awe by upholding 2498 4303
justice 4304
lin> 威风懔懔wei-feng-lin>lin> have an awesome bearing; have 2499 4305
a commanding presence 4306
lin` 不吝赐教bu`lin`ci`jiao` not be stinting with comments 2500 4307
or criticism 4308
ling/ 八面玲珑ba-mian`ling/long/ be smooth and slick(in estab- 2501 4309
lishing social relations 4310
ling/ 高屋建瓴gao-wu-jian`ling/ pour water off a steep roop 2502 4311
-- sweep down irresistibly 4312
from a commanding height; 4313
operate froma strategically 4314
advantageous position 4315
ling/ 孤苦伶仃gu-ku>ling/ding- orphant and helpless;alone and2503 4316
uncared for;friendless and 4317
wretched 4318
ling/ 娇小玲珑jiao-xiao>ling/long/delicate and supple;small and 2504 4319
dainty 4320
ling/ 零零落落ling/ling/luo`luo` 1.(of plants) withered;strip 2505 4321
of leaves;2.scattered;sporatic 4322
ling/ 零敲碎打ling/qiao-sui`da> do sth. bit by bit,off and on;2506 4323
adopt a piecemeal approach 4324
ling/ 三零六号san-ling/liu`hao` No 306 2507 4325
ling/ 灵机一动ling/ji-yi-dong` have a brainwave 2508 4326
ling/ 脑瓜真灵nao>gua-zhen-ling/ be really quick-witted 2509 4327
ling/ 心灵手巧xin-ling/shou>qiao> clever and deft 2510 4328
ling/ 在天之灵zai`tian-zhi-ling/ sb.'s soul in heaven (said 2511 4329
when thinking fondly of a dead 4330
person) 4331
ling/ 陵谷变迁ling/gu>bian`qian- vicissitutes;ups and downs 2512 4332
ling/ 身陷囹圄shen-xian`ling/yu> be jailed;be thrown into prison 2513 4333
ling/ 壮志凌云zhuang`zhi`ling/yun/with soaring (or high) aspira-2514 4334
tions 4335
ling/ 绫罗绸缎ling/luo/chou/duan` silks and satins 2515 4336
ling` 猜拳行令cai-quan/xing/ling` play a finger-guessing 2516 4337
ling` 另当别论ling`dang-bie/lun` should be regarded as a dif- 2517 4338
ferent matter 4339
ling` 另眼相看ling`yan>xiang-kan` 1.regard (or look up to) sb. 2518 4340
with special respect;give sb. 4341
special treatment;2.view sb. 4342
in a new,favourable light; 4343
see sb. in a new light 4344
ling` 令人满意ling`ren/man>yi` satisfactory;satisfying ex- 2519 4345
citing 4346
ling` 令人目眩ling`ren/mu`xuan/ be too dazzling 2520 4347
The light is too dazzling. 4348
ling` 通令全国tong-ling`quan/guo/ issue a general order to all 2521 4349
parts of the nation 4350
ling` 猜拳行令cai-quan/xing/ling` play a finger-guessing game 2522 4351
liu- 滑溜里肌hua/liu-li>ji- saute fillet with thick granvy2523 4352
liu/ 留不住他liu/bu`zhu`ta- cannot persuade him to stay on2524 4353
liu/ 留个名额liu/ge.ming/e` keep a quota 2525 4354
liu/ 留条后路liu/tiao/hou`lu` keep a way open for retreat; 2526 4355
leave a way out 4356
liu/ 留下意见liu/xia`yi`jian` leave one's comments 2527 4357
liu/ 留在家里liu/zai`jia-li> stay at home 2528 4358
liu/ 留职停薪liu/zhi/ting/xin- take long leave of absence 2529 4359
without pay;retain post on 4360
suspended salary 4361
liu/ 片甲不留pian`jia>bu`liu/ not a single armoured warrior 2530 4362
remains--the army is complete- 4363
ly wiped out 4364
liu/ 流毒甚广liu/du/shen`guang> exert a widespread pernicious 2531 4365
influence 4366
liu/ 流入云际liu/ru`yun/ji` flow into the clouds 2532 4367
liu/ 流血牺牲liu/xue`xi-sheng- shed blood and lay down one's 2533 4368
life for a just cause 4369
liu/ 流于形式liu/yu/xing/shi` become a mere formality 2534 4370
liu/ 流于庸俗liu/yu/yong-su/ become vulgar 2535 4371
liu/ 三流演员san-liu/yan>yuan/ actor of the third class 2536 4372
liu/ 三教九流san-jiao`jiu>liu/ various religious sects and 2537 4373
acadenic schools; all sorts 4374
of people 4375
liu> 柳暗花明liu>an`hua-ming/ dark willows and blooming 2538 4376
flowers--a beauteous scene; 4377
a new vista 4378
liu> 一绺头发yi-liu>tou/fa` a lock of hair 2539 4379
long/ 耳聋眼花er>long/yan>hua- deaf ears and dim eyes 2540 4380
long/ 林木葱茏lin/mu`cong-long/ luxiriant vegetation 2541 4381
long/ 龙飞凤舞long/fei-feng`wu> (of mountains or calligraphy) 2542 4382
like dragons flying and phoe- 4383
nixes dancing;lively and vigo- 4384
rous flourishes in calligraphy 4385
long/ 龙马精神long/ma>jing-shen/ vigorous spirit 2543 4386
long/ 龙门石窟long/men/shi/ku- Longmen Grottoes (in Luoyang, 2544 4387
Henan province) 4388
long/ 龙争虎斗long/zheng-hu>dou` fighting between a tiger and 2545 4389
a dragon;fight as closely as if 4390
between a tiger and a dragon; 4391
fierce struggle between well- 4392
matched opponents;contest be- 4393
tween giants 4394
long/ 隆情厚意long/qing/hou`yi` profound feelings and great 2546 4395
friendship 4396
long> 烟笼雾罩yan-long>wu`zhao` be shrouded in mist and smoke 2547 4397
lou/ 空中楼阁kong-zhong-lou/ge/ castles in the air;mirage; 2548 4398
(fig.) farfetched theory, plan, 4399
etc. 4400
lou/ 近水楼台jin`shui>lou/tai/ waterside pavilion -- a favour- 2549 4401
able position 4402
lou> 搂在怀里lou>zai`huai/li> hold in one's arms 2550 4403
lou` 因陋就简yin-lou`jiu`jian> make do with whatever is avail- 2551 4404
able;do things simply and 4405
thriftily 4406
lou` 走漏风声zou>lou`feng-sheng- devulge a secret;leak infor- 2552 4407
mation 4408
lou` 镂骨铭心lou`gu>ming/xin- (fig.)engraved on one's bones 2553 4409
and heart;incribein one's 4410
heart;unforgetable 4411
lu- 撸起袖子lu-qi>xiu`zi roll up the sleeves 2554 4412
lu/ 另起炉灶ling`qi>lu/zao` start sth. anew 2555 4413
lu> 掳人勒赎lu>ren/le`shu/ kidnap and blackmail 2556 4414
lu` 陆陆续续lu`lu`xu`xu` one after another;in succes- 2557 4415
sion 4416
lu` 光怪陆离guang-guai`lu`li/ grotesque in shape and gaudy 2558 4417
in colour;bizarre and motley 4418
lu` 饥肠辘辘ji-chang/lu`lu` one's stomach rumbling with 2559 4419
hunger 4420
lu` 路人皆知lu`ren/jie-zhi- be known to all;known by 2560 4421
every passer-by 4422
lu` 鹿死谁手lu`si>shui/shou> at whose hand will the deer 2561 4423
die--who will win the prize; 4424
who will gain supremacy 4425
lu` 戮力同心lu`li`tong/xin- unite in a concerted effort; 2562 4426
make concerted efforts 4427
lu` 绿林起义lu`lin/qi>yi` Lulin Uprising 2563 4428
lu` 无功受禄wu/gong-shou`lu` get a reward without deserving2564 4429
it 4430
luan/ 蓥銮护驾ying/luan/hu`jia` greet and protect the emperor 2565 4431
luan/ 鸾凤和鸣luan/feng`he/ming/ be a happy couple 2566 4432
luan> 以卵击石yi>luan>ji-shi/ throw an egg against a rock 2567 4433
luan` 乱七八糟luan`qi-ba-zao- in great disorder;in an awful 2568 4434
mess 4435
luan` 以假乱真yi>jia>luan`zhen- mix the false with true; mix 2569 4436
the spurious with the genuine 4437
lun/ 荒谬绝伦huang-miu`jue/lun/ absolutely (or utterly) 2570 4438
preposterous 4439
lun/ 四轮马车si`lun/ma>che- four-wheeled waggonette 2571 4440
lun/ 头轮影院tou/lun/ying>yuan` top-class cinema (which has the 2572 4441
priority to show a new film) 4442
lun/ 一轮红日yi-lun/hong/ri` red sun 2573 4443
lun/ 一轮明月yi-lun/ming/yue` bright moon 2574 4444
lun/ 无以伦比wu/yu>lun/bi> incomparable;unparalleled; 2575 4445
peerless;unique 4446
lun` 论文答辩lun`wen/da-bian` thesis defence 2576 4447
lun` 就事论事jiu`shi`lun`shi` consider (or judge) sth. as it2577 4448
stands;deal with a mtter on 4449
its merits 4450
luo- 罗罗唆唆luo-luo-suo-suo- (of words) long-winded;loqua- 2578 4451
cious;garrulous;wordy;repeti- 4452
tive 4453
luo- 捋起袖子luo-qi>xiu`zi roll up one's sleeves 2579 4454
luo/ 鸣锣开道ming/luo/kai-dao` beat gongs to clear the way 2580 4455
(for officials in feudal 4456
times)-- prepare the public 4457
for a coming event; pave the 4458
way for sth. 4459
luo/ 敲锣打鼓qiao-luo/da>gu> beat drums and gongs (in 2581 4460
celebration of sth.) 4461
luo/ 网罗人才wang>luo`ren/cai/ enlist talented people 2582 4462
luo/ 星罗棋布xing-luo/qi/bu` scattered all over like stars 2583 4463
in the sky or men on a chess- 4464
board; spread all over the 4465
place 4466
luo> 赤身裸体chi`shen-luo>ti> naked without a stitch of 2584 4467
clothing on 4468
luo` 落下话柄luo`xia`hua`bing> leave behind a subject for 2585 4469
ridicule 4470
luo` 不落痕迹bu`luo`hen/ji` leave no trace 2586 4471
luo` 下落不明xia`luo`bu`ming/ Whereabouts of sth. is not 2587 4472
known. 4473
luo` 大权旁落da`quan/pang/luo` lose one's power to sb. else 2588 4474
luo` 话音未落hua`yin-wei`luo` have hardly finished speaking 2589 4475
when... 4476
luo` 洛阳纸贵luo`yang/zhi>gui` paper is dear in Luoyang (said2590 4477
of the wide circulationof a 4478
popular work) 4479
luo` 络腮胡须luo`sai-hu/xu- whiskers 2591 4480
luo` 荦荦大端luo`luo`da`duan- major items;salient points 2592 4481
luo` 英才卓荦ying-cai/zhuo-luo` outstanding talent 2593 4482
lyu/ 非驴非马fei-lyu/fei-ma> neither ass nor horse -- 2594 4483
neither fish,flesh,nor 4484
fowl 4485
lyu> 旅美华侨lyu>mei>hua/qiao/ overseas Chinese residing 2595 4486
in USA 4487
lyu> 屡次三番lyu>ci`san-fan- again and again;over and over 2596 4488
again 4489
lyu> 屡见不鲜lyu>jian`bu`xian- common occurrence;nothing new 2597 4490
lyu> 一缕炊烟yi-lyu>chui-yan- a curl of smoke;a wispof 2598 4491
smoke 4492
lyu> 一缕头发yi-lyu>tou/fa` a lock of hair 2599 4493
lyu> 如履薄冰ru/lyu>bo/bing- as if walking on thin ice; be 2600 4494
very careful 4495
lyu> 衣衫褴褛yi-shan-lan/lyu> in rags 2601 4496
lyu> 膂力过人lyu>li`guo`ren/ possessing extraodinary muscu-2602 4497
lar (or physical) strength 4498
lyu` 红男绿女hong/nan/lyu`nyu> gaily dressed young men and 2603 4499
young women 4500
lyu` 深谋远虑shen-mou/yuan>lyu` think deeply and plan careful-2604 4501
ly;be circumspect and far- 4502
sighted 4503
lyu` 不足为虑bu`zu/wei/lyu` give no cause for anxiety 2605 4504
lyu` 严于律己yan/yu/lyu`ji> be strict with oneself;dis- 2606 4505
cipline oneself 4506
lyue` 浮光掠影fu/guang-lyue`ying> skimming over the surface; 2607 4507
hasty and casual;cursory 4508
lyue` 略加修改lyue`jia-xiu-gai> edit slightly;make some slight2608 4509
changes 4510
lyue` 略有改进lyue`you>gai>jin` improve a little 2609 4511
lyue` 略知一二lyue`zhi-yi-er` know a little 2610 4512
lyue` 攻城略地gong-cheng/lyue`di` attack cities and seize ter- 2611 4513
ritories 4514
lyue` 雄才大略xiong/cai/da`lyue` (a man of) great talent and 2612 4515
bold vision;(a stateman or 4516
M部 general of)rare gifts and 4517
bold strategy 4518
ma/ 心乱如麻xin-luan`ru/ma/ have one's mind all in a 2613 4519
tangle;be utterly confused 4520
and disconcerted;be terribly 4521
upset 4522
ma/ 麻辣豆腐ma/la`dou`fu slight prickle soya bean 2614 4523
ma/ 麻木不仁ma/mu`bu`ren/ apathetic;insensitive;unfeeling 2615 4524
ma/ 麻酥酥的ma/su-su-de slightly numb;tingling 2616 4525
ma> 马到成功ma>dao`cheng/gong- win instant success;gain an 2617 4526
immediate victory 4527
ma> 马路新闻ma>lu`xin-wen/ street-gossip;hearsay 2618 4528
ma> 马马虎虎ma>ma>hu.hu 1.careless;casual;2.not very 2619 4529
good;just passable;so-so;fair; 4530
not so bad 4531
ma> 马首是瞻ma>shou>shi`zhan- take the cue for advance and 2620 4532
withdrawal from the position 4533
of the head of their comman- 4534
der mount;(fig.)dance to sb.'s 4535
tune;follow on the heels of sb. 4536
ma> 人仰马翻ren/yang>ma>fan- both men and horses thrown off2621 4537
their feet;shocking mess of 4538
things;men and horses toppled 4539
ma` 骂不还口ma`bu`huan/kou> do not answer back even get 2622 4540
scolding 4541
ma` 骂不绝口ma`bu`jue/kou> curse unceasingly 2623 4542
ma` 骂骂咧咧ma`ma.lie-lie- foul-mouthed;grumbling and 2624 4543
swearing 4544
mai/ 埋没人才mai/mo`ren/cai/ stifle talent 2625 4545
mai/ 埋头苦干mai/tou/ku>gan` quietly immerse oneself in 2626 4546
hard work;quietly put one's 4547
shoulder to the wheel 4548
mai/ 隐姓埋名yin>xing`mai/ming/ conceal one's identity;keep 2627 4549
one's identity hidden 4550
mai> 买空卖空mai>kong`mai`kong` speculate (in stocks,etc.) 2628 4551
mai> 买卖公平mai>mai`gong-ping/ be fare in byuing and selling 2629 4552
mai> 买卖兴隆mai>mai`xing-long/ Business is booming. 2630 4553
mai> 买一送一mai>yi-song`yi- buy one,and get one free 2631 4554
mai> 收买人心shou-mai>ren/xin- buy popular support 2632 4555
mai` 卖国投敌mai`guo/tou/di/ betray one's country and sur- 2633 4556
render to the enemy 4557
mai` 卖身投靠mai`shen-tou/kao` sell one's soul to an enemy; 2634 4558
barter away one's honour for 4559
sb.'s patronage;(fig.)willing- 4560
ly serve as sb.'s cat's paw 4561
mai` 卖友求荣mai`you>qiu/rong/ betray one's friend for power 2635 4562
and position 4563
mai` 一脉相承yi-mai`xiang-cheng/ come down in one continuous 2636 4564
line;can be traced to the 4565
same origin 4566
man- 糊涂颟顸hu/tu/man-han- muddle-headed and careless 2637 4567
man/ 瞒天过海man/tian-guo`hai> cross the sea by a trick -- 2638 4568
practise deception 4569
man/ 欺上瞒下qi-shang`man/xia` deceive those above and bully 2639 4570
those below 4571
man/ 蛮不讲理man/bu`jiang>li> be impervious to reason;wilful; 2640 4572
obstinate 4573
man/ 蛮横无理man/heng`wu/li> rude and unreasonable 2641 4574
man> 满不在乎man>bu`zai`hu- not care a damn;care nothing; 2642 4575
not care at all 4576
man> 满城风雨man>cheng/feng-yu> cause a big uproar;(become) 2643 4577
the talk of the town 4578
man> 满腹经纶man>fu`jing-lun/ an encyclopedic mind 2644 4579
man> 满腹珠玑man>fu`zhu-ji- of great talent 2645 4580
man> 满口答应man>kou>da-ying` concent readily 2646 4581
man> 满满当当man>man>dang-dang- full to the brim 2647 4582
man> 满脸横肉man>lian>heng/rou` look ugly and ferocious 2648 4583
man> 满腔欢喜man>qiang-huan-xi> full of joy 2649 4584
man> 满腔热情man>qiang-re`qing/ full of enthusiasm;whole- 2650 4585
hearted 4586
man> 满山遍野man>shan-bian`ye` all over the mountans and 2651 4587
plains 4588
man> 满身是汗man>shen-shi`han` be soaked with sweat 2652 4589
man> 满天繁星man>tian-fan/xing- The sky was studded with stars. 2653 4590
man> 满头大汗man>tou/da`han` one's head and face streaming 2654 4591
with sweat 4592
man> 满心欢喜man>xin-huan-xi> be filled with joy 2655 4593
man> 满心希望man>xin-xi-wang` be filled with hope 2656 4594
man> 满有信心man>you>xin`xin- full of confidence 2657 4595
man> 满载而归man>zai`er/gui- come back with fruitful re- 2658 4596
sults;return from a rewarding 4597
journey 4598
man> 不满一年bu`man>yi-nian/ less than one year 2659 4599
man> 心满意足xin-man>yi`zu/ be perfectly content( or satis- 2660 4600
fied) 4601
man> 肥猪满圈fei/zhu-man>juan` In the whole sty there are 2661 4602
plenty of fat pigs. 4603
man> 限期已满xian`qi-yi>man> The time limit has been 2662 4604
reached. 4605
man` 花砖墁地hua-zhuan-man`di` floor paved with ornamental 2663 4606
tiles 4607
man` 蔓生植物man`sheng-zhi/wu` trailing plant 2664 4608
man` 慢慢升高man`man-sheng-gao- go up slowly 2665 4609
man` 慢慢腾腾man`man.teng-teng- unhurriedly;at a leisurely pace 2666 4610
man` 慢手慢脚man`shou>man`jiao> walk slowly and handle gently 2667 4611
man` 慢条斯理man`tiao/si-li> with deliberate slowness 2668 4612
man` 漫不经心man`bu`jing-xin- careless;casual;negligent 2669 4613
man` 漫山遍野man`shan-bian`ye> over hills and dales 2670 4614
man` 漫无边际man`wu/bian-ji` 1.boundless;2.straying far from 2671 4615
man` 轻歌曼舞qing-ge-man`wu> soft music and graceful 2672 4616
dances 4617
mang/ 芒刺在背mang/ci`zai`bei` feel uneasy as if having 2673 4618
a thorn in one's side 4619
mang/ 茫然若失mang/ran/ruo`shi- feel loss;be lost in a reverie2674 4620
mang/ 茫然无知mang/ran/wu/zhi- ignorant;at a loss 2675 4621
mang/ 茫无边际mang/wu/bian-ji` boundless;limitless 2676 4622
mang/ 茫无头绪mang/wu/tou/xu` lose track of the sequence of 2677 4623
the events 4624
mang/ 盲人摸象mang/ren/mo-xiang` take a part for the whole 2678 4625
like the blind men trying 4626
to size up the elephant 4627
mang/ 忙个不停mang/ge.bu`ting/ very busy 2679 4628
mang/ 忙忙碌碌mang/mang/lu`lu` as busy as a bee 2680 4629
mang> 草莽英雄cao>mang>ying-xiong/greenwood hero 2681 4630
mao/ 初出茅庐chu-chu-mao/lu/ at the beginning of one's 2682 4631
career 4632
mao/ 茅塞顿开mao/se`dun`kai- suddenly see the light 2683 4633
mao/ 毛手毛脚mao/shou>mao/jiao> careless (in handling things) 2684 4634
mao/ 矛盾百出mao/dun`bai>chu- full of contraditions 2685 4635
mao/ 矛头所向mao/tou/suo>xiang` target of attack 2686 4636
mao` 戴上帽子dai`shang`mao`zi put on a hat 2687 4637
mao` 摘下帽子zhai-xia`mao`zi put off a hat 2688 4638
mao` 茂林修竹mao`lin/xiu-zhu/ thick forest of trees and 2689 4639
tall bamboos 4640
mao` 根深叶茂gen-shen-ye`mao` (of a tree) having deep roots 2690 4641
and thick foliage 4642
mao` 声情并茂sheng-qing/bing`mao`(of a singer) be remarkable for 2691 4643
both voice and expression 4644
mao` 图文并茂tu/wen/bing`mao` well-written text graced with 2692 4645
thoughtful illustrations 4646
mao` 冒冒失失mao`mao`shi-shi- indiscreet 2693 4647
mao` 冒名顶替mao`ming/ding>ti` assume the identity of another2694 4648
person;take someone else's 4649
place by counterfeiting 4650
mao` 貌合神离mao`he/shen/li/ (of two persons or parties) 2695 4651
be seemingly in harmony but 4652
actually in variance 4653
mao` 貌似公正mao`si`gong-zheng` pretend to be just and fair; 2696 4654
put on an appearance of im- 4655
partiality 4656
mao` 冒然从事mao`ran/cong/shi` act rashly 2697 4657
mao` 耄耋之年mao`die/zhi-nian/ advanced in age 2698 4658
mei/ 没精打采mei/jing-da>cai> listless;in low spirits 2699 4659
mei/ 没完没了mei/wan/mei/liao> drag on and on;endless 2700 4660
mei/ 眉飞色舞mei/fei-se`wu> enraptured;exultant 2701 4661
mei/ 眉开眼笑mei/kai-yan>xiao` be all smiles;beam with joy 2702 4662
mei/ 眉清目秀mei/qing-mu`xiu` have delicate features 2703 4663
mei/ 眉宇不凡mei/yu>bu`fan/ extraordinary appearance 2704 4664
mei/ 望梅止渴wang`mei/zhi>ke> quench one's thirst by think- 2705 4665
ing of plums --console one- 4666
self with false hopes;feed on 4667
fancies 4668
mei/ 一枚奖章yi-mei/jiang>zhang- a souvenir badge 2706 4669
mei/ 衣服没干yi-fu.mei/gan- The clothes are still wet. 2707 4670
mei> 长得真美zhang>de.zhen-mei> be really beautiful 2708 4671
mei> 景色很美jing>se`hen>mei> beautiful scenery 2709 4672
mei> 美籍华人mei>ji/hua/ren- American Chinese 2710 4673
mei> 美酒佳肴mei>jiu>jia-yao/ good wine and delicious dishes2711 4674
mei> 美丽极了mei>li`ji/le very beautiful 2712 4675
mei> 美仑美奂mei>lun/mei>huan` (of building)tall and splendid; 2713 4676
magnificent 4677
mei> 美其名曰mei>qi/ming/yue- give sb. a good name ... 2714 4678
mei> 美味佳肴mei>wei`jia-yao/ delicious food 2715 4679
mei> 美中不足mei>zhong-bu`zu/ a blemish in an otherwise per-2716 4680
fect thing 4681
mei> 物美价廉wu`mei>jia`lian/ good in quality and cheap in 2717 4682
price;good and cheap 4683
mei> 每个角落mei>ge.jiao>luo` every nook and cranny 2718 4684
mei> 每况愈下mei>kuang`yu`xia` go from bad to worse 2719 4685
mei` 春光明媚chun-guang-ming/mei`sunny and pretty spring scene 2720 4686
mei` 奴颜媚骨nu/yan/mei`gu> bowing and scraping 2721 4687
mei` 联袂而往lian/mei`er/wang> arrive one after another 2722 4688
mei` 梦寐以求meng`mei`yi>qiu/ long for something day and 2723 4689
night 4690
mei` 喜而不寐xi>er/bu`mei` too happy and excited to sleep2724 4691
mei` 愚昧无知yu/mei`wu/zhi- benighted;unenlightened; 2725 4692
ignorant 4693
men- 闷声不响men-sheng-bu`xiang> keep silent 2726 4694
men- 闷声闷气men-sheng-men-qi` in a muffled voice 2727 4695
men- 闷在家里men-zai`jia-li> shut oneself indoors 2728 4696
men/ 门庭若市men/ting/ruo`shi` the courtyart is as crowded 2729 4697
as a marketplace-- 1.a much 4698
visited house;2.the shop is 4699
doing booming business 4700
men/ 分门别类fen-men/bie/lei` put into different catagories;2730 4701
classify 4702
men/ 两门大炮liang>men/da`pao` two pieces of artillery;two 2731 4703
cannons;two guns 4704
men/ 满门抄斩man>men/chao-zhan> (in feudal China) execution of2732 4705
the whole family 4706
men/ 三门课程san-men/ke`cheng/ three subjects 2733 4707
men/ 同门弟子tong/men/di`zi fellow disciples 2734 4708
men/ 一门大炮yi-men/da`pao` a cannon 2735 4709
men/ 一门科学yi-men/ke-xue/ a branch of science 2736 4710
men/ 一门亲事yi-men/qin-shi` a marriage ( for relatives) 2737 4711
men/ 扪心自问men/xin-zi`wen` examine or search one's con- 2738 4712
science 4713
men` 闷闷不乐men`men`bu`le` depressed;in low spirits 2739 4714
meng/ 碧瓦珠甍bi`wa>zhu-meng/ green,glaze tile and red ridge2740 4715
of a roof 4716
meng/ 故态复萌gu`tai`fu`meng/ slip back into one's old ways 2741 4717
meng/ 海誓山盟hai>shi`shan-meng/ (make) a solemn pledge of love2742 4718
meng/ 蒙头盖脸meng/tou/gai`lian> cover one's head and face 2743 4719
meng/ 蒙蒙细雨meng/meng/xi`yu> fine drizzle 2744 4720
meng/ 蒙在鼓里meng/zai`gu>li> be kept inside a drum;be kept 2745 4721
in the dark 4722
meng/ 目光瞢然mu`guang-meng/ran/ have dim eyesight 2746 4723
meng/ 朦朦胧胧meng/meng/long/long/(of moonlight) dim 2747 4724
meng> 猛打猛冲meng>da>meng>chong- go full blast ahead 2748 4725
meng> 猛力一拉meng>li`yi-la- pull with a jerk 2749 4726
meng> 突飞猛进tu-fei-meng>jin` advance by leaps and bounds; 2750 4727
advance with seven-league 4728
strides;make giant strides 4729
meng> 懵懵懂懂meng>meng>dong>dong>muddled-headed 2751 4730
mi- 眯一会儿mi-yi`hui`r take a short nap 2752 4731
mi/ 财迷心窍cai/mi/xin-qiao` be mad about money; be money- 2753 4732
grubbing 4733
mi/ 迷惑不解mi/huo`bu`jie> feel puzzled;feel perplexed 2754 4734
mi/ 迷迷糊糊mi/mi/hu/hu/ misted;blurred;dimmed;be un- 2755 4735
concious 4736
mi> 靡靡之音mi>mi>zhi-yin- decadent music 2756 4737
mi> 所向披靡suo>xiang`pi-mi> sweep away all obstacles 2757 4738
mi> 敉平叛乱mi>ping/pan`luan` put down a rebellion 2758 4739
mi` 秘不示人mi`bu`shi`ren/ hide sth. from others 2759 4740
mi` 秘而不宣mi`er/bu`xuan- keep sth. secret 2760 4741
mi` 密不透风mi`bu`tou`feng- airtight 2761 4742
mi` 密密麻麻mi`mi`ma/ma/ close and numerous;thickly 2762 4743
dotted 4744
mi` 密切注意mi`qie`zhu`yi` pay close attention to 2763 4745
mi` 密如雨点mi`ru/yu>dian` as densely as raindrops 2764 4746
mi` 越来越密yue`lai/yue`mi` get denser and denser 2765 4747
mian/ 秋雨绵绵qiu-yu>mian/mian/ The autumn rain goes on and on. 2766 4748
mian> 沉湎酒色chen/mian>jiu>se` be addicted to wine and women 2767 4749
mian> 勉力为之mian>li`wei/zhi- exert oneself to the utmost; 2768 4750
do one's best 4751
mian> 勉为其难mian>wei/qi/nan/ undertake a difficult task be-2769 4752
yond one's ability or power; 4753
be obliged to take on a dif- 4754
ficult job 4755
mian> 免开尊口mian>kai-zun-kou> keep quiet;keep one's mouth 2770 4756
shut 4757
mian` 面不改色mian`bu`gai>se` not change colour;remain calm;2771 4758
without turning a hair;without 4759
batting an eyedight 4760
mian` 面红耳赤mian`hong/er>chi` blush;become red in the face 2772 4761
from hot temper,shyness,etc. 4762
mian` 面黄肌瘦mian`huang/ji-shou` sallow and emaciated; 2773 4763
lean and haggarg 4764
mian` 面目一新mian`mu`yi-xin- take on an entirely new look; 2774 4765
present a completely new 4766
appearance 4767
mian` 面如土色mian`ru/tu>se` look ashen;look pale 2775 4768
mian` 一面镜子yi-mian`jing`zi a mirror 2776 4769
mian` 两面旗子liang>mian`qi/zi two flags 2777 4770
mian` 以点带面yi>dian>dai`mian` fan out from point to area; 2778 4771
use the experience of selected 4772
units to promote work in the 4773
entire area 4774
mian` 背山面海bei`shan-mian`hai> with hills behind and the sea 2779 4775
in front 4776
mian` 独当一面du/dang-yi-mian` take charge of a department 2780 4777
or locality;assume resposi- 4778
bility for a certain sector 4779
mian` 汗流满面han`liu/man>mian` Sweat was streaming down 2781 4780
his face. 4781
mian` 胡椒面儿hu/jiao-mian`r powdered pepper;ground pepper 2782 4782
miao/ 苗而不秀miao/er/bu`xiu` put forth shoots that fail to 2783 4783
flower -- show great poten- 4784
tialities but fail to fulfil 4785
them 4786
miao/ 描花样子miao/hua-yang`zi copy or trace a flower 2784 4787
miao/ 轻描淡写qing-miao/dan`xie> touch on lightly;mention 2785 4788
casually 4789
miao> 碧波淼淼bi`bo-miao>miao> vast stretch of bluewater 2786 4790
miao> 目眇耳聋mu`miao>er>long/ be blind and deaf 2787 4791
miao> 虚无缥缈xu-wu/piao-miao> purely imaginary;entirely 2788 4792
unreal;visionary 4793
miao` 妙不可言miao`bu`ke>yan/ wonderful beyond description; 2789 4794
too good for description 4795
miao` 妙趣横生miao`qu`heng/sheng- full of wit and humour;very 2790 4796
witty 4797
mie` 蔑以复加mie`yi>fu`jia- in the extreme;cannot be sur- 2791 4798
passed;reach the limit 4799
mie` 灭顶之灾mie`ding>zhi-zai- fatal disaster 2792 4800
min/ 民风淳朴min/feng-chun/pu> The people are simple and 2793 4801
honest. 4802
min/ 民风强悍min/feng-qiang/han` The people are fierce and 2794 4803
doughty. 4804
min/ 民乐合奏min/yue`he/zou` ensemble of traditional musical 2795 4805
instruments 4806
min/ 民族舞蹈min/zu/wu>dao` national dance 2796 4807
min/ 国富民强guo/fu`min/qiang/ The country is in plenty and 2797 4808
the people is strong. 4809
min> 悲天悯人bei-tian-min>ren/ lament the state of heaven 2798 4810
and pity the fate of man 4811
min> 良心未泯liang/xin-wei`min> still have some conscience 2799 4812
min> 抿着嘴笑min>zhe.zui>xiao` smile with closed lips;com- 2800 4813
press one's lips to smile 4814
min> 敏而好学min>er/hao`xue/ be intelligent and fond of 2801 4815
learning 4816
min> 其情可悯qi/qing/ke>min> His case deserves sympathy. 2802 4817
min> 黾勉从事min>mian>cong/shi` exert oneself to the utmost; 2803 4818
do one's best 4819
ming/ 不平则鸣bu`ping/ze/ming/ Injustice provokes outcry; 2804 4820
Where there is injustice, 4821
there will be protest. 4822
ming/ 刻骨铭心ke`gu>ming/xin- inscribe in one's heart 2805 4823
ming/ 名不符实ming/bu`fu/shi/ the name falls short of the 2806 4824
reality;be sth. more in name 4825
than in reality 4826
ming/ 名牌产品ming/pai/chan>pin> best brands of products 2807 4827
ming/ 名牌大学ming/pai/da`xue/ a prestigious universiy 2808 4828
ming/ 名正言顺ming/zheng`yan/shun`the name is correct and what 2809 4829
is said accords with reason-- 4830
perfectly justiable;fitting 4831
and proper 4832
ming/ 莫名其妙mo`ming/qi/miao` 1.be unable to make head or 2810 4833
tail of sth.;be buffled;2. 4834
without rhyme or reason; 4835
inexplicable;odd 4836
ming/ 师出无名shi-chu-wu/ming/ dispatch troops without just 2811 4837
cause 4838
ming/ 无以名之wu/yi>ming/zhi- not know by what name it is 2812 4839
to be called;cannot describe 4840
it properly 4841
ming/ 一文不名yi-wen/bu`ming/ not have a penny to one's name; 2813 4842
be penniless 4843
ming/ 两名代表liang>ming/dai`biao>two repesentatives 2814 4844
ming/ 不可名状bu`ke>ming/zhuang` beyond description;indescrib- 2815 4845
able 4846
ming/ 不名一钱bu`ming/yi-qian/ without a penny to one's name;2816 4847
penniless 4848
ming/ 不求名利bu`qiu/ming/li` not seek fame and gain 2817 4849
ming/ 死不瞑目si>bu`ming/mu` not close one's eyes when one 2818 4850
dies -- die with agrievance 4851
or everlasting regret; die 4852
discontent 4853
ming/ 明朝末年ming/chao/mo`nian/ last years of the Ming Dynasty2819 4854
ming/ 明码标价ming/ma>biao-jia` list prices;clearly marked 2820 4855
prices 4856
ming/ 明明白白ming/ming/bai/bai/ very clearly 2821 4857
ming/ 明瓦天棚ming/wa>tian-peng/ ceiling with transparent tiles2822 4858
ming/ 明争暗斗ming/zheng-an`dou` both open strife and veiled 2823 4859
struggle 4860
ming/ 明知故问ming/zhi-gu`wen` ask while knowing the answer 2824 4861
ming/ 不明真相bu`ming/zhen-xiang` be unaware of the truth;be 2825 4862
ignorant of the facts 4863
ming/ 深明大义shen-ming/da`yi` be deeply conscious of the 2826 4864
righteousness of a cause 4865
ming/ 若明若暗ruo`ming/ruo`an` have an indistinct picture of;2827 4866
have a bazy notion about 4867
ming/ 月明星稀yue`ming/xing-xi- The moon is bright and the 2828 4868
stars are rare. 4869
ming/ 读书明理du/shu-ming/li> be educated and reasonsable 2829 4870
ming/ 有话明说you>hua`ming/shuo- air one's views openly 2830 4871
ming/ 冥思苦想ming/si-ku>xiang> think long and hard; rack 2831 4872
one's brain 4873
ming> 酩酊大醉ming>ding>da`zui` be dead drunk 2832 4874
ming` 命好命歹ming`hao>ming`dai> good fate or bad fate 2833 4875
ming` 命途坎坷ming`tu/kan>ke> life full of frustrations 2834 4876
ming` 命中注定ming`zhong-zhu`ding`decreed by fate;predestined 2835 4877
ming` 长命百岁chang/ming`bai>sui` live to be a hundred;live 2836 4878
to a ripe old age 4879
ming` 唯命是从wei/ming`shi`cong/ do whatever one is told; obey 2837 4880
without questioning 4881
ming` 救他一命jiu`ta-yi-ming` save his life 2838 4882
ming` 拼了老命pin-le.lao>ming` risk my old life 2839 4883
ming` 原地待命yuan/di`dai`ming` await orders at the same place2840 4884
mo/ 百世不磨bai>shi`bu`mo/ will endure for centuries 2841 4885
mo/ 模菱两可mo/ling/liang>ke> equivocal;ambiguous 2842 4886
mo/ 模模糊糊mo/mo/hu/hu/ blurred;indistinct 2843 4887
mo/ 摩肩接踵mo/jian-jie/zhong> jostle each other in a crowd 2844 4888
mo/ 消除隔膜xiao-chu/ge/mo/ clear up misunderstanding 2845 4889
mo/ 么麽小丑yao-mo/xiao>chou> a despicable wretch 2846 4890
mo> 涂脂抹粉tu/zhi-mo>fen> apply powder and paint--pret- 2847 4891
tify;whitewash 4892
mo` 本末倒置ben>mo`dao`zhi` put the incidental before the 2848 4893
fundamental;take the brnch 4894
before the root;put the cart 4895
before the horse 4896
mo` 墨守成规mo`shou>cheng/gui- stick to rules;stay in a rut 2849 4897
mo` 笔墨官司bi>mo`guan-si- paper arguments;written pole- 2850 4898
mics;battle of words 4899
mo` 不甘寂寞bu`gan-ji`mo` hate to be neglected or over- 2851 4900
looked 4901
mo` 厉兵秣马li`bing-mo`ma> feed the horses and sharpen the 2852 4902
weapons --make preparations 4903
for war;prepare for battle 4904
mo` 脉脉含情mo`mo`han/qing/ full of tederness and love 2853 4905
mo` 默默无闻mo`mo`wu/wen/ unknown to the public;without 2854 4906
attracting public attention 4907
mo` 默默无言mo`mo`wu/yan/ remain silent;speechless 2855 4908
mo` 漠不关心mo`bu`guan-xin- indifferent;unconcerned 2856 4909
mo` 陌头杨柳mo`tou/yang/liu> roadside willows 2857 4910
mo` 请莫见怪qing>mo`jian`guai` Please make no offence. 2858 4911
mo` 闲人莫进xian/ren/mo`jin` Admittance to staff only 2859 4912
mo` 神出鬼没shen/chu-gui>mo` come and go like a shadow; 2860 4913
appear and disappear mys- 4914
teriously 4915
mo` 水深没顶shui>shen-mo`ding> The water goes above a man's 2861 4916
head. 4917
mo` 雪深没膝xue>shen-mo`xi- The snow was knee-deep. 2862 4918
mo` 相濡以沫xiang-ru/yi>mo` (fig.) help each other in time2863 4919
of need with meagre resources 4920
mo` 转弯抹角zhuan>wan-mo`jiao> 1.walk along a winding road; 2864 4921
2.full of twists and turns; 4922
zigzagging;3.(fig.)beat about 4923
the bush;speak in a round- 4924
about way 4925
mo` 蓦然想起mo`ran/xiang>qi> suddenly remember 2865 4926
mou/ 明眸皓齿ming/mou/hao`chi> have bright eyes and white 2866 4927
teeth 4928
mou/ 牟取暴利mou/qu>bao`li` seek exorbitant profits;reap 2867 4929
staggering profits 4930
mou/ 未雨绸缪wei`yu>chou/mou/ repair the house before it 2868 4931
rains;provide for a rainy 4932
day;(fig.)take precautions 4933
mu` 暮鼓晨钟mu`gu>chen/zhong- the evening drum and the 2869 4934
morning bell(in a monastery) 4935
mu` 暮气沉沉mu`qi`chen/chen/ lethargic;apathetic;lifeless 2870 4936
mu` 暮色苍茫mu`se`cang-mang/ gathering dusk 2871 4937
mu` 朝三暮四zhao-san-mu`si` change one's mind frequently 2872 4938
mu` 目力所及mu`li`suo>ji/ as far as the eye can see 2873 4939
mu` 目为奇迹mu`wei/qi/ji` regard as a miracle 2874 4940
mu` 双目失明shuang-mu`shi-ming/ lose sight in both eyes;go 2875 4941
blind in both eyes 4942
mu` 一目了然yi-mu`liao>ran/ be clear at a glance 2876 4943
mu` 有目共睹you>mu`gong`du> be perfectly obvious 2877 4944
mu` 耳闻目睹er>wen/mu`du> what one sees and hears 2878 4945
mu` 睦邻政策mu`lin/zheng`ce` good-neighbour policy 2879 4946
mu` 幕后交易mu`hou`jiao-yi` behind-the-scenes deal 2880 4947
mu` 木已成舟mu`yi>cheng/zhou- The wood is already made into 2881 4948
a boat.What is done cannot be 4949
undone. 4950
mu` 雨沐风餐yu>mu`feng-can- brave wind and rain 2882 4951
N部
na/ 拿不出手na/bu`chu-shou> not presentable 2883 4952
na/ 拿定主意na/ding`zhu>yi` make up one's mind 2884 4953
na/ 拿手好戏na/shou>hao>xi` 1.the play that an actor does 2885 4954
best;2.one's speciality;one's 4955
forte 4956
na` 捺着性子na`zhe.xing`zi hold back one's temper 2886 4957
na` 按捺不住an`na`bu`zhu` cannot control (or contain) 2887 4958
oneself 4959
na` 打那儿起da>na`r.qi> from that time on 2888 4960
na` 吐故纳新tu>gu`na`xin- exhale the old and inhale the 2889 4961
new;get rid of the stale and 4962
take in the fresh 4963
na` 摇旗呐喊yao/qi/na`han> wave banners and shout at the 2890 4964
top of one's voice 4965
nai` 耐人寻味nai`ren/xun/wei` afford much food for thought 2891 4966
nai` 坚固耐久jian-gu`nai`jiu> stout and durable 2892 4967
nai` 经久耐用jing-jiu>nai`yong` stand wear and tear 2893 4968
nai` 奈何不得nai`he/bu`de/ can do nothing about 2894 4969
nai` 其奈我何qi/nai`wo>he/ What can they do to me? 2895 4970
nan/ 南来北往nan/lai/bei>wang> going north and south (said 2896 4971
of heavy traffic or a bust- 4972
ling crowd) 4973
nan/ 南南合作nan/nan/he/zuo` South-South cooperation (co- 2897 4974
operation among developing 4975
countries) 4976
nan/ 南水北调nan/shui>bei>diao` diverting water from the south2898 4977
to the north;south water to 4978
north 4979
nan/ 南腔北调nan/qiang-bei>diao` speak with the accent of a 2899 4980
dialect 4981
nan/ 南辕北辙nan/yuan/bei>zhe/ try to go south by driving the2900 4982
chariot to the north;(fig.) act 4983
in opposite to one's goal 4984
nan/ 长江以南chang/jiang-yi>nan/ south of the Yangtse River 2901 4985
nan/ 男扮女装nan/ban`nyu>zhuang- a man disguised as a woman 2902 4986
nan/ 男女老少nan/nyu>lao>shao` men and women,old and young 2903 4987
nan/ 男尊女卑nan/zun-nyu>bei- concept that men are superior 2904 4988
than women 4989
nan/ 难解难分nan/jie>nan/fen- 1.be inextricably involved 2905 4990
(in dispute); be locked to- 4991
gether(in a struggle);2. be 4992
sentimentallyattached to 4993
each other;can't bear to part 4994
nan/ 难能可贵nan/neng/ke>gui` commendable for making the 2906 4995
impossible possible 4996
nan/ 难以忍受nan/yi>ren>shou` difficult to bear 2907 4997
nan/ 难以形容nan/yi>xing/rong/ indescribable;beyond descrip- 2908 4998
tion 4999
nan/ 喃喃自语nan/nan/zi`yu> murmuring to oneself 2909 5000
nan> 赧然汗下nan>ran/han`xia` sweating with shame 2910 5001
nan` 难兄难弟nan`xiong-nan`di` fellow sufferers 2911 5002
nan` 大难临头da`nan`lin/tou/ withgreatdisaster hanging 2912 5003
overone; be faced with immi- 5004
nent disaster 5005
nang/ 囊空如洗nang/kong-ru/xi> one's purse as empty as if 2913 5006
washed clean;(fig.) be penni- 5007
less;without a penny in one's 5008
purse 5009
nang/ 探囊取物tan`nang/qu>wu` (like)taking sth. out of one's2914 5010
pocket --as easy as winkling; 5011
as easy as falling off a log 5012
nang> 攮进嘴里nang>jin`zui>li> wolf down;gobble;devour 2915 5013
nao/ 百折不挠bai>zhe/bu`nao/ keep on fighting in spite of 2916 5014
all setbacks;be undaunted 5015
by repeated setbacks; be 5016
dountless; be indomitable; 5017
be unrelenting 5018
nao/ 呶呶不休nao/nao/bu`xiu- talk on and on tediously 2917 5019
nao> 恼羞成怒nao>xiu-cheng/nu` feel humiliated and angry 2918 5020
nao> 大为恼火da`wei/nao>huo> be very upset 2919 5021
nao` 吵吵闹闹chao>chao>nao`nao` wrangle;kick up a row 2920 5022
nei` 内外交困nei`wai`jiao-kun` in dire straits at home and 2921 5023
abroad 5024
nei` 内外有别nei`wai`you>bie/ distinguish what's for domestic 2922 5025
information from what's for 5026
publicity 5027
nei` 五内如焚wu>nei`ru/fen/ one's heart rent with grief; 2923 5028
one's heart torn by anxiety 5029
nei` 禁止入内jin`zhi>ru`nei` No admittance. 2924 5030
nen` 恁有劲儿nen`you>jin`r So energetic! 2925 5031
neng/ 能歌善舞neng/ge-shan`wu> can sing and dance 2926 5032
neng/ 能工巧匠neng/gong-qiao>jiang` skilled workers and talented 2927 5033
artisans 5034
neng/ 能屈能伸neng/qu-neng/shen- know when to eat humble pie 2928 5035
and when to hold one's head 5036
high 5037
neng/ 能说会道neng/shuo-hui`dao` have the gift of the gap; 2929 5038
have a glib tongue 5039
neng/ 能写会画neng/xie>hui`hua` be capable of writing and 2930 5040
painting 5041
neng/ 能者多劳neng/zhe>duo-lao/ able people should do more 2931 5042
work;the abler one is,the 5043
more one should do 5044
ni/ 略有端倪lyue`you>duan-ni/ have an inkling of the matter 2932 5045
ni/ 泥牛入海ni/niu/ru`hai> like a clay oxen entering the 2933 5046
sea -- never to be heard from; 5047
gone forever 5048
ni/ 泥沙俱下ni/sha-ju`xia` mud and sand are carried along2934 5049
--there is mingling of good 5050
and bad 5051
ni> 你死我活ni>si>wo>huo/ life-and-death;fierce 2935 5052
ni` 泥古不化ni`gu>bu`hua` be ossified in one's way of 2936 5053
thinking 5054
ni` 逆水行舟ni`shui>xing/zhou- a boat sailing up the river 2937 5055
nian- 蔫头耷脑nian-tou/da-nao> with head hanging -- dejected;2938 5056
listless;droopy 5057
nian- 拈弓搭箭nian-gong-da-jian` draw one's bow and set an 2939 5058
arrow on its string 5059
nian/ 年富力强nian/fu`li`qiang/ in the prime of life;in one's 2940 5060
prime;young and energetic 5061
nian/ 年纪尚幼nian/ji`shang`you` still young 2941 5062
nian/ 年轻力壮nian/qing-li`zhuang`young and vigorous (or strong)2942 5063
nian/ 年事已高nian/shi`yi>gao- be advanced in age 2943 5064
nian/ 三年五载san-nian/wu>zai> from three to five years -- 2944 5065
in a few years 5066
nian> 龙车凤辇long/che-feng`nian> imperial carriage 2945 5067
nian` 念念不忘nian`nian`bu`wang` bear in mind constantly 2946 5068
niang`酿成大祸niang`cheng/da`huo` lead to a disaster 2947 5069
niao> 炊烟袅袅chui-yan-niao>niao> cooking smoke in curling and 2948 5070
uncurling ascent 5071
niao> 鸟枪换炮niao>qiang-huan`pao`conditions have changed for the 2949 5072
better or greatly improved 5073
niao> 鸟语花香niao>yu>hua-xiang- birds sing and flowers give 2950 5074
forth fragrance(as on a fine 5075
spring day) 5076
niao> 作鸟兽散zuo`niao>shou`san` flee helter-skelter;flee in 2951 5077
every direction;scatter like 5078
startled birds and animals 5079
nie` 鼠啮虫咬shu>nie`chong/yao> rats gnaw and insects bite 2952 5080
nie` 蹑手蹑脚nie`shou>nie`jiao> walk gingerly;walk on toptoe; 2953 5081
sneak;slink 5082
ning/ 心绪不宁xin-xu`bu`ning/ in a disturbed state of mind; 2954 5083
in a flutter 5084
ning/ 坐卧不宁zuo`wo`bu`ning/ be unable to sit down or sleep2955 5085
at ease;feel restless;be on 5086
tenterhooks 5087
ning> 拧紧螺丝ning>jin>luo/si- tighten a screw 2956 5088
ning> 拧开瓶盖ning>kai-ping/gai` screw (or twist) the cap off 2957 5089
a bottle 5090
ning` 路泞难行lu`ning`nan/xing/ It is hard to travel on the 2958 5091
muddy roads. 5092
ning` 宁缺无滥ning`que-wu`lan` rather go without thanhave 2959 5093
something shodding -- put 5094
quality before quantity 5095
ning` 宁死不屈ning`si>bu`qu- rather die than submit (or 2960 5096
surrender) 5097
niu/ 牛刀小试niu/dao-xiao>shi` a master hands first small dis- 2961 5098
play;show some of one's ability 5099
niu/ 牛鬼蛇神niu/gui>she/shen- monsters and demons;(fig.) 2962 5100
forces of evil in the society 5101
niu> 扭转乾坤niu>zhuan>qian/kun- reverse the course of events 2963 5102
niu> 忸于成见niu>yu/cheng/jian` be bound by prejudice 2964 5103
niu> 忸于习俗niu>yu/xi/su/ be bound by custom 2965 5104
niu> 忸怩作态niu>ni/zuo`tai` behave coyly;be affectedly shy2966 5105
nong/ 浓眉大眼nong/mei/da`yan> thick eyebows and big eyes 2967 5106
nong/ 浓妆艳抹nong/zhuang-yan`mo> (of a woman) richly attired 2968 5107
and heavily made-up 5108
nong/ 伤口流脓shang-kou>liu/nong/ The wound is weeping. 2969 5109
nong` 弄巧成拙nong`qiao>cheng/zhuo/ outsmart oneself;suffer from 2970 5110
being too smart 5111
nong` 舞刀弄枪wu>dao-nong`qiang- play with toy knives and guns 2971 5112
nou` 深耕细耨shen-geng-xi`nou` deep ploughing and meticulous 2972 5113
weeding 5114
nu/ 奴颜媚骨nu/yan/mei`gu> bowing and scraping;sycophancy2973 5115
and obsequiousness 5116
nu> 强弩之末qiang/nu>zhi-mo` an arrow at the end of its 2974 5117
fight; (fig.) strong force 5118
that has been exhausted 5119
nu` 怒火冲天nu`huo>chong-tian- be in a towering rage;be 2975 5120
boiling with rage 5121
nu` 怒气冲冲nu`qi`chong-chong- in a great rage 2976 5122
nu` 心花怒放xin-hua-nu`fang` burst with joy;be wild with 2977 5123
joy 5124
nuan> 暖暖和和nuan>nuan>huo/huo nice and warm 2978 5125
nuo/ 挪用公款nuo/yong`gong-kuan> embezzle public funds 2979 5126
nuo` 胆小怯懦dan>xiao>qie`nuo` timid and overcautious 2980 5127
nuo` 怯懦无能qie`nuo`wu/neng/ weak and inept 2981 5128
nuo` 一诺千金yi-nuo`qian-jin- a promise worth a thousand 2982 5129
pieces of gold -- a promise 5130
that can be counted on 5131
nyu> 男女平等nan/nyu>ping/deng> equality of men and women; 2983 5132
equality of the sexes 5133
nyue` 乱虐并生luan`nyue`bing`sheng- Rebellions and disasters do 2984 5134
not come singly. 5135
O部
o` 哦,我懂了 o`,wo>dong>le Oh,I see. 2985 5136
ou- 一幅瓯绣yi-fu`ou-xiu` a piece of Wenzhou embroidery 2986 5137
ou- 一个茶瓯yi-ge.cha/ou- a teacup 2987 5138
ou- 一个酒瓯yi-ge.jiu>ou- a wine cup 2988 5139
ou- 欧亚大陆ou-ya`da`lu` Eurasia 2989 5140
ou- 讴歌英雄ou-ge-ying-xiong/ celebrate the heros in song 2990 5141
ou- 聚众斗殴ju`zhong`dou`ou- gather together to fight(or 2991 5142
scuffle) 5143
ou- 被人殴打bei`ren/ou-da> be beated 2992 5144
ou- 互相殴打hu`xiang-ou-da> exchange blows 2993 5145
ou- 几只海鸥ji>zhi-hai>ou- several seagulls 2994 5146
ou> 偶尔的事ou>er>de.shi` accident;chance event 2995 5147
ou> 偶尔写诗ou>er>xie>shi- compose poems now and then 2996 5148
ou> 偶发事件ou>fa-shi`jian` chance occurrence;freak acci- 2997 5149
dent 5150
ou> 偶然事故ou>ran/shi`gu` accident 2998 5151
ou> 偶然听见ou>ran/ting-jian` occasionally hear 2999 5152
ou> 偶然因素ou>ran/yin-su` fortuitous element 3000 5153
ou> 偶然遇见ou>ran/yu`jian` run into sb. 3001 5154
ou> 偶一为之ou>yi-wei/zhi- do sth. once in a while 3002 5155
ou> 中途偶遇zhong-tu/ou>yu` come across on the way;run 3003 5156
into sb. on the way 5157
ou> 无独有偶wu/du/you>ou> It is not unique,but has its 3004 5158
counterpart. 5159
ou> 藕断丝连ou>duan`si-lian/ (usu.of lovers) still cherish 3005 5160
love for each other though 5161
seemingly separated 5162
ou> 呕心沥血ou-xin-li`xue` exert one's utmost effort;work3006 5163
one's heart out 5164
ou> 呕心之作ou-xin-zhi-zuo` works embodying one's utmost 3007 5165
exertion 5166
ou> 令人作呕ling`ren/zuo`ou> make one sick;nauseating; 3008 5167
revolting 5168
ou` 不要怄气bu`yao`ou`qi` Don't be annoyed. 3009 5169
P部
pa- 百卉千葩bai>hui`qian-pa- hundreds of flowers 3010 5170
pa- 奇葩异草qi/pa-yi`cao> exotic flowers and precious 3011 5171
herbs 5172
pa/ 倒打一耙dao`da>yi-pa/ (fig.) make unfounded counter-3012 5173
charges;blame 5174
one's victim;recriminate 5175
pa` 胆小怕事dan>xiao>pa`shi` cowardly and overcautious 3013 5176
pai- 拍案而起pai-an`er/qi> smite the table and rise to 3014 5177
one's feet in anger 5178
pai- 拍案叫绝pai-an`jiao`jue/ thump the table and shout 3015 5179
"bravo" 5180
pai- 拍手称快pai-shou>cheng-kuai`clap one's hands with joy 3016 5181
(oft. on being avenged) 5182
pai- 吹吹拍拍chui-chui-pai-pai- stoop to boasting and flattery3017 5183
pai- 惊涛拍岸jing-tao-pai-an` Surging waves kept pounding 3018 5184
the shore. 5185
pai/ 排除干扰pai/chu/gan-rao> eliminate interference 3019 5186
pai/ 排山倒海pai/shan-dao>hai> with earth-shaking momentum; 3020 5187
with a momentum forceful enough 5188
to topple the mountains and 5189
overturn the seas 5190
pai/ 排忧解难pai/you-jie>nan/ mediate disputes;relieve sb. 3021 5191
of worries and help solve his 5192
problems 5193
pai` 派头十足pai`tou/shi/zu/ supercilious;overweening 3022 5194
pai` 一派胡言yi-pai`hu/yan/ a pack of lies 3023 5195
pan- 攀亲带故pan-qin-dao`gu` claim ties of blood or friend-3024 5196
ship 5197
pan- 攀山越岭pan-shan-yue`ling> climb mountain after mountain 3025 5198
pan/ 步履蹒跚bu`lyu>pan/shan- walk in unsteady steps; shuf- 3026 5199
fle along 5200
pan/ 坚如磐石jian-ru/pan/shi/ as firm as a rock 3027 5201
pan/ 两爿商店liang>pan/shang-dian` two shops 3028 5202
pan/ 三爿工厂san-pan/gong-chang> three factories 3029 5203
pan/ 龙蟠虎踞long/pan/hu>ju` a coiling dragon and a crouch-3030 5204
ing tiger 5205
pan/ 盘根错节pan/gen-cuo`jie/ (of a tree) twisted roots and 3031 5206
gnarled branches;(fig.)too com- 5207
pilicated to be solved quickly 5208
pan/ 盘腿坐下pan/tui>zuo`xia` sit cross-legged 3032 5209
pan/ 心广体胖xin-guang>ti>pan/ carefree and contented; fit 3033 5210
and happy 5211
pan` 判若两人pan`ruo`liang>ren/ have become quite a different 3034 5212
person;be no longer one's old 5213
self 5214
pan` 叛变投敌pan`bian`tou/di/ turn trailor and go over to 3035 5215
the enemy 5216
pan` 众叛亲离zhong`pan`qin-li/ with the masses rising in 3036 5217
rebellion and one'sfriends 5218
deserting 5219
pang- 滂沱大雨pang-tuo/da`yu> torrential rain 3037 5220
pang- 大雨滂沱da`yu>pang-tuo/ It's raining in torrents. 3038 5221
pang/ 大气磅礴da`qi`pang/bo/ of a great momentum 3039 5222
pang/ 庞然大物pang/ran/da`wu` huge monster;colossus;giant 3040 5223
pang/ 旁观者清pang/guan-zhe>qing- the spectator sees most clear-3041 5224
ly 5225
pang/ 旁敲侧击pang/qiao-ce`ji- attack by innuendo;make ob- 3042 5226
lique references 5227
pang/ 旁若无人pang/ruo`wu/ren/ be overweening;act as if no 3043 5228
one were around 5229
pang/ 彷徨失措pang/huang/shi-cuo` at one's wit's end 3044 5230
pang/ 歧路彷徨qi/lu`pang/huang/ vacilate at a crossroads 3045 5231
pao- 拉一泡屎la-yi-pao-shi> have a shit 3046 5232
pao- 撒两泡尿sa-liang>pao-niao` piss twice 3047 5233
pao- 拉一脬屎la-yi-pao-shi> have a shit 3048 5234
pao- 抛头露面pao-tou/lu`mian` reveal one's head and show 3049 5235
one's face (now said of sb. 5236
blatantly seeking publicity) 5237
pao- 抛砖引玉pao-zhuan-yin>yu` cast a brick to attract jade 3050 5238
--offer a few somewhatim- 5239
mature remarksto solicit 5240
other people's wise and 5241
mature opinions 5242
pao/ 咆哮如雷pao/xiao`ru/lei/ in a thundering rage 3051 5243
pao/ 虎哮狼咆hu>xiao`lang/pao/ the roar of tigers and volves 3052 5244
pao/ 黄袍加身huang/pao/jia-shen- be draped with imperial yellow3053 5245
robe by one's supporters --be 5246
acclaimed emperor;seize politi- 5247
cal power after a coup 5248
pao/ 如法炮制ru/fa>pao/zhi` prepare herbal medicine by the3054 5249
prescribed method -- follow a 5250
set pattern;follow suit 5251
pao> 跑跑颠颠pao>pao>dian-dian- bustle around 3055 5252
pao` 炮火连天pao`huo>lian/tian- gun fire raging everywhere 3056 5253
pei/ 赔本生意pei/ben>sheng-yi` business a loss 3057 5254
pei` 精力充沛jing-li`chong-pei` full of vim and vigour; 3058 5255
vigorous;energetic 5256
pei` 可敬可佩ke>jing`ke>pei` respectable and admirable 3059 5257
pen- 喷出熔岩pen-chu-rong/yan/ throw up streams of lava 3060 5258
pen- 血口喷人xue`kou>pen-ren/ (fig.) make unfounded and 3061 5259
malicious attacks upon sb.: 5260
venomously slander;sling 5261
mud at sb. 5262
pen/ 盆盆罐罐pen/pen/guan`guan` pots and pans--household 3062 5263
utensils 5264
pen` 喷香扑鼻pen`xiang-pu-bi/ A fragrance,heady but rather 3063 5265
sweet,saluted my nostrils. 5266
pen` 头喷棉花tou/pen`mian/hua- first cotton crop of the year 3064 5267
peng- 烹调技术peng-tiao/ji`shu` cooking skills;culinary art 3065 5268
peng- 擅长烹饪shan`chang/peng-ren`be good at cooking 3066 5269
peng- 怦怦直眺peng-peng-zhi/tiao` (of the heart) thumping; 3067 5270
777 pit-a-pat 5271
peng- 怦然心动peng-ran/xin-dong` one's heart goes pit-a-pat 3068 5272
peng/ 敞篷汽车chang>peng/qi`che- open car 3069 5273
peng/ 扯起篷来che>qi>peng/lai/ hoist a sail 3070 5274
peng/ 蓬荜生辉peng/bi`sheng-hui- lustre is lent to a humble 3071 5275
peng/ 蓬蓬勃勃peng/peng/bo/bo/ burgeoning;going strong 3072 5276
peng/ 蓬蓬松松peng/peng/song-song-fluffy;puffy 3073 5277
peng/ 蓬头垢面peng/tou/gou`mian` with dishevelled hair and a 3074 5278
dirty face;unkempt 5279
peng/ 朋比为奸peng/bi>wei/jian- act in collusion;conspire 3075 5280
peng/ 高朋满座gao-peng/man>zuo` have a great gathering of 3076 5281
distinguished guests 5282
peng/ 硕大无朋shuo`da`wu/peng/ of enormous size;huge;gigantic3077 5283
peng/ 鹏程万里peng/cheng/wan`li> may the roc fly for ten thou- 3078 5284
sand li;having a promising 5285
future 5286
peng> 捧腹大笑peng>fu`da`xiao` double up with laughter 3079 5287
pi- 披头散发pi-tou/san`fa` with hair dishevelled; with 3080 5288
hair in disarray; unkempt 5289
pi- 披星戴月pi-xing-dai`yue` under the canopy of the moon 3081 5290
and the stars --travel by 5291
night; work from before dawn 5292
till after dark 5293
pi- 劈波斩狼pi-bo-zhan>lang` cleave through the waves 3082 5294
pi- 劈成两半pi-cheng/liang>ban` cleave sth. in two 3083 5295
pi- 劈头盖脸pi-tou/gai`lian> straight on the head;right 3084 5296
in the face 5297
pi- 晴天霹雳qing/tian-pi-li` bolt from the blue;(of sth. 3085 5298
that happens) out of a clear 5299
or blue sky 5300
pi/ 脾胃相投pi/wei`xiang-tou/ have similar tastes;have 3086 5301
similar likes and dislikes 5302
pi/ 大发脾气da`fa-pi/qi` be furious;fly into a rage 3087 5303
pi/ 疲惫不堪pi/bei`bu`kan- be at a state of utter ex- 3088 5304
haustion 5305
pi/ 乐此不疲le`ci>bu`pi/ always enjoy it 3089 5306
pi/ 皮开肉绽pi/kai-rou`zhan` the skin torn and the flesh 3090 5307
gaping 5308
pi/ 皮肉之苦pi/rou`zhi-ku> physical suffering;physical 3091 5309
pain 5310
pi/ 鼙鼓喧天pi/gu>xuan-tian- defening sound of beating 3092 5311
military drums 5312
pi> 地痞流氓di`pi>liu/mang/ thugs and rascals 3093 5313
pi> 否极泰来pi>ji/tai`lai/ Extreme adversity is the 3094 5314
beginning of prosperity. 5315
pi> 匹夫之勇pi>fu-zhi-yong> foolhardiness;recklessly 3095 5316
adventurous and bold 5317
pi> 三匹骡子san-pi>luo/zi three mules 3096 5318
pi> 单枪匹马dan-qiang-pi>ma> act on one's own; do sth. 3097 5319
without help;singgle-handed 5320
pi> 嗜酒成癖shi`jiu>cheng/pi> alcohol addiction 3098 5321
pi> 庀其家事pi>qi/jia-shi` manage his family affairs 3099 5322
pi` 辟地垦荒pi`di`ken>huang- open up virgin soil 3100 5323
pi` 穷乡僻壤qiong/xiang-pi`rang>impoverished and out-of-the 3101 5324
way village 5325
pi` 睥睨一切pi`ni`yi-qie` look sideways at all (in an 3102 5326
arrogant manner) 5327
pian- 偏听偏信pian-ting-pian-xin` heed and trust only one side; 3103 5328
listen only to one side 5329
pian- 翩翩起舞pian-pian-qi>wu> flutter 3104 5330
pian- 翩跹起舞pian-xian-qi>wu> dance with quick,light steps; 3105 5331
dance trippingly 5332
pian` 招摇撞骗zhao-yao/zhuang`pian` swindle and bluff;bluff one's 3106 5333
way around 5334
piao- 飘飘悠悠piao-piao-you-you- drift leisurely 3107 5335
piao- 飘然自在piao-ran/zi`zai` easy and comfortable 3108 5336
piao- 四处飘游si`chu`piao-you/ wander about 3109 5337
piao/ 瓢泼大雨piao/po-da`yu> heavy rain;torrential rain; 3110 5338
downpour 5339
pie> 撇手榴弹pie>shou>liu/dan` throw hand grenades 3111 5340
pin- 拼音字母pin-yin-zi`mu> phonetic letters 3112 5341
pin- 七拼八凑qi-pin-ba-cou` knock together;scissors-and- 3113 5342
paste 5343
pin/ 东施效颦dong-shi-xiao`pin/ Dongshi,an ugly woman,knit- 3114 5344
ting her brows in immitation 5345
of the famous beauty Xishi, 5346
only to make herself uglier-- 5347
crude immitation with ludic- 5348
rous effect 5349
pin/ 捷报频传jie/bao`pin/chuan/ News of victory keeps pouring 3115 5350
in. 5351
pin/ 战乱频仍zhan`luan`pin/reng> repeated war turmoils 3116 5352
pin/ 贫困潦倒pin/kun`liao/dao> be down and out 3117 5353
pin/ 贫穷落后pin/qiong/luo`hou` be poor and lag behind 3118 5354
pin> 品尝名酒pin>chang/ming/jiu> sample liquor of famous brand 3119 5355
pin> 品尝鲜桃pin>chang/xian-tao/ taste a fresh peach 3120 5356
pin> 品头论足pin>tou/lun`zu/ find fault;be overcritical 3121 5357
pin> 品学兼优pin>xue/jian-you- good both in character and 3122 5358
scholarship 5359
pin` 另聘贤能ling`pin`xian/neng/ employ other able persons 3123 5360
ping- 举止娉婷ju>zhi>ping-ting/ with a graceful demeanour 3124 5361
ping- 体态娉婷ti>tai`ping-ting/ a graceful posture 3125 5362
ping- 乒坛老将ping-tan/lao>jiang` an old hand in table tennis 3126 5363
circles 5364
ping/ 孔雀开屏kong>que`kai-ping/ peacock spreading its tail(to 3127 5365
display its fine feathers) 5366
ping/ 口说无凭kou>shuo-wu/ping/ Oral expression cannot be 3128 5367
taken as evidence. 5368
ping/ 萍水相逢ping/shui>xiang-feng/ (fig.)(of strangers) chance 3129 5369
encounter 5370
ping/ 萍踪浪迹ping-zong-lang`ji` leaving no traces like duck- 3130 5371
weed and waves (said of per- 5372
sons who wander from place 5373
to place) 5374
ping/ 平板玻璃ping/ban>bo-li/ plate glass 3131 5375
ping/ 平平当当ping/ping/dang-dang-get sth. done without a hitch 3132 5376
ping/ 平铺直叙ping/pu-zhi/xu` speak or write in a simple, 3133 5377
straightforward way without 5378
being elaborate rhetorically 5379
ping/ 平起平坐ping/qi>ping/zuo` be equal in position or power 3134 5380
ping/ 平生气力ping/sheng-qi`li` all one's strength 3135 5381
ping/ 瓶瓶罐罐ping/ping/guan`guan`bottles,flasks,jars,cans, and 3136 5382
what not 5383
ping/ 真凭实据zhen-ping/shi/ju` genuine evidence;hard evidence; 3137 5384
conclusive proof 5385
po/ 白发皤然bai/fa`po/ran/ white-haired 3138 5386
po/ 婆媳关系po/xi-guan-xi` relationship bewteen mother- 3139 5387
in-law and daughter-in-law 5388
po/ 苦口婆心ku>kou>po/xin- (admonish) earnestly and 3140 5389
maternally 5390
po> 居心叵测ju-xin-po>ce` with hidden intent;with 3141 5391
ulterior motives 5392
po> 心怀叵测xin-huai/po>ce` harbour unfathomable 3142 5393
po` 从容不迫cong/rong>bu`po` take it leisurely;take easy 3143 5394
stages;calm and unhurred; 5395
self-possessed 5396
po` 破除迷信po`chu/mi/xin` do away with superstitious 3144 5397
or blind faith 5398
po` 破口大骂po`kou>da`ma` shout abuse;let loose a tor- 3145 5399
rent of abuse;hurl all kinds 5400
of abuse 5401
po` 破口痛骂po`kou>tong`ma` shout abuse;scold severly; 3146 5402
give a good scolding; re- 5403
proach abusively 5404
po` 破破烂烂po`po`lan`lan` tattered;ragged;worn out 3147 5405
po` 破绽百出po`zhan`bai>chu- full of flaws (or holes) 3148 5406
po` 势如破竹shi`ru/po`zhu/ like splitting a bamboo;like 3149 5407
a hot knife cutting through 5408
butter;with irrestible force 5409
po` 迫不得已po`bu`de/yi> have no alternative (but to); 3150 5410
be forced(or driven,compelled) 5411
to;do sth. against one's uill 5412
po` 迫不及待po`bu`ji/dai` unable to hold oneself back; 3151 5413
brook no delay;too impatient 5414
to wait; in haste;jump to do 5415
sth. 5416
pou- 剖腹藏珠pou-fu`cang/zhu- rip( or cut) open the stomach 3152 5417
to hide a pearl;hold onto sth. 5418
trivial for dear life 5419
pou- 剖解细密pou-jie>xi`mi` make a minute analysis 3153 5420
pou- 剖明事理pou-ming/shi`li> analyse the whys and where- 3154 5421
fores;explain the reason 5422
pou/ 裒多益寡pou/duo-yi`gua> take from what is in excess to3155 5423
make good what is deficient 5424
pu- 铺平道路pu-ping/dao`lu` pave the way 3156 5425
pu- 铺张浪费pu-zhang-lang`fei` extravagant and wastful 3157 5426
pu- 前仆后继qian/pu-hou`ji` take up the positions of the 3158 5427
fallen and rise to fight one 5428
after another 5429
pu/ 反璞归真fan>pu/gui-zhen- return to one's original self 3159 5430
and regain truth from life; 5431
return to nature 5432
pu/ 匍匐前进pu/fu/qian/jin` crawl forward 3160 5433
pu> 艰苦朴素jian-ku>pu>su` hard work and plain living 3161 5434
pu> 普度众生pu>du`zhong`sheng- deliver the multitude of 3162 5435
people from misery 5436
pu> 普普通通pu>pu>tong-tong- common;ordinary;not special 3163 5437
pu> 普天同庆pu>tian-tong/qing` the whole world or nation joins 3164 5438
in the jubilation 5439
pu> 溥天之下pu>tian-zhi-xia` everywhere under the sun;all 3165 5440
under heaven 5441
pu` 一曝十寒yi-pu`shi/han/ have one day's sunand then 3166 5442
ten day's cold; (fig.) work 5443
by fits and starts,lacking 5444
perseverance 5445
Q部
qi- 芳草萋萋fang-cao>qi-qi- green grass wafting a deli- 3167 5446
catefragrance inthe air 5447
qi- 风雨凄凄feng-yu>qi-qi- chilly wind and endless rain 3168 5448
qi- 后会有期hou`hui`you>qi- we'll meet again some day 3169 5449
qi- 皇亲国戚huang/qin-guo/qi` relatives of the emperor 3170 5450
qi- 欺君之罪qi-jun-zhi-zui` a crime of cheaping the 3171 5451
emperor 5452
qi- 欺软怕硬qi-ruan>pa`ying` bully the weak and fear the 3172 5453
strong 5454
qi- 自欺欺人zi`qi-qi-ren/ deceive oneself as well as 3173 5455
others;self-deception 5456
qi- 妻离子散qi-li/zi>san` tear a family apart 3174 5457
qi- 七老八十qi-lao>ba-shi/ in one's seventies or eighties; 3175 5458
very old 5459
qi- 七零八落qi-ling/ba-luo` scattered here and there;in 3176 5460
disorder 5461
qi- 七拼八凑qi-pin-ba-cou` knock together;scissors-and- 3177 5462
paste 5463
qi- 七上八下qi-shang`ba-xia` on tenterhooks;on pins and 3178 5464
needles 5465
qi- 七嘴八舌qi-zui>ba-she/ with everybody talking and 3179 5466
nobody listening; with every- 5467
body trying to put in a word 5468
or two 5469
qi- 漆黑一团qi-hei-yi-tuan/ 1.pitch-dark - utterly hope- 3180 5470
less;2.be entirely ignorant 5471
of;be in the dark 5472
qi- 如胶似漆ru/jiao-si`qi- stick to each other like glue 3181 5473
or lacquer;be deeply attached 5474
to each other 5475
qi- 油漆未干you/qi-wei`gan- Wet paint! or Fresh paint! 3182 5476
qi- 一门亲戚yi-men/qin-qi- a set of relatives( usu. from 3183 5477
the same family orclan) 5478
qi- 休戚相关xiu-qi-xiang-guan- share joys and sorrows; be 3184 5479
bound together with common 5480
interests 5481
qi- 嘁嘁喳喳qi-qi-cha-cha- (of speech and action) snappy 3185 5482
and clear-cut;quick-witted and 5483
nimble-limbed 5484
qi/ 即颂近祺ji/song`jin`qi/ wishing you good luck 3186 5485
qi/ 敬祈指导jing`qi/zhi>dao> Your advice is respectfully 3187 5486
requested. 5487
qi/ 棋高一着qi/gao-yi`zhao- be superior to one's opponent;3188 5488
outmatch in a contest 5489
qi/ 举棋不定ju>qi/bu`ding` hesitate about (or over) what 3189 5490
move to make;be unable to make 5491
up one's mind;vacillate;shilly- 5492
shally 5493
qi/ 其乐无穷qi/le`wu/qiong/ find it a delight (or joy) 3190 5494
qi/ 其貌不扬qi/mao`bu`yang/ be homely in appearance 3191 5495
qi/ 其味无穷qi/wei`wu/qiong/ have a marvelous flavour;be 3192 5496
highly enjoyable 5497
qi/ 奇耻大辱qi/chi>da`ru> burning shame;a great insult; 3193 5498
deep disgrace 5499
qi/ 奇峰怪石qi/feng-guai`shi/ strange-shaped peaks and rocks3194 5500
qi/ 奇峰突起qi/feng-tu-qi> A mountain soared into the 3195 5501
clouds in a spectacular form. 5502
qi/ 奇花异草qi/hua-yi`cao> exotic flowers and precious 3196 5503
herbs 5504
qi/ 奇形怪状qi/xing/guai`zhuang`grostesque or fantastic in 3197 5505
shape;strange-shaped 5506
qi/ 无奇不有wu/qi/bu`you> there is no lack of strange 3198 5507
things 5508
qi/ 旗开得胜qi/kai-de/sheng` win victory the moment one's 3199 5509
standard is raised;win victory 5510
in the first battle;win speedy 5511
success 5512
qi/ 骑虎难下qi/hu>nan/xia` he who rides a tiger is afraid3200 5513
of dismount --irrevocablybut 5514
unwillingly commited;unable to 5515
extricate oneself from a dif- 5516
ficult situation 5517
qi/ 希望綦切xi-wang`qi/qie` ardent hope 3201 5518
qi/ 言之綦详yan/zhi-qi/xiang/ explain sth. to the minute 3202 5519
detail 5520
qi> 起草文件qi>cao>wen/jian` draft a document 3203 5521
qi> 起早贪黑qi>zao>tan-hei- begin one's work early and 3204 5522
stop it late at night 5523
qi> 白手起家bai/shou>qi>jia- build up from nothing; start 3205 5524
from scratch 5525
qi> 山峦起伏shan-luan/qi>fu/ Mountain ranges rise and fall.3206 5526
qi> 从头学起cong/tou/xue/qi> start to learn something all 3207 5527
over again 5528
qi> 启蒙运动qi>meng/yun`dong` Enlightenment Movement 3208 5529
qi> 承前启后cheng/qian/qi>hou` inherit the past and give en- 3209 5530
lightenment to the following 5531
generation 5532
qi> 承上启下cheng/shang`qi>xia` link the proceeding and the 3210 5533
following 5534
qi> 承先启后cheng/xian-qi>hou` inherit the past and give en- 3211 5535
lightenment tothe following 5536
generation 5537
qi> 岂有此理qi>you>ci>li> What nonsense! 3212 5538
qi> 乞哀告怜qi>ai-gao`lian/ beg for mercy;piteously beg 3213 5539
for help 5540
qi> 乞求宽恕qi>qiu/kuan-shu` beg for mercy (or pardon) 3214 5541
qi> 杞人忧天qi>ren/you-tian- (fig.) be haunted by an 3215 5542
imaginary fear 5543
qi` 器宇不凡qi`yu>bu`fan/ extraordinary carriage 3216 5544
qi` 大器晚成da`qi`wan>cheng/ Great vessels take years to 3217 5545
produce. Great minds nature 5546
slowly. 5547
qi` 雕栏玉砌diao-lan/yu`qi` carved balustrades and marvel 3218 5548
steps 5549
qi` 气冲霄汉qi`chong-xiao-han` dauntless;fearless 3219 5550
qi` 气喘吁吁qi`chuan>xu-xu- gasp and wheeze;puff and blow 3220 5551
qi` 气急败坏qi`ji/bai`huai` flustered and exasperated; 3221 5552
utterly discomfited 5553
qi` 气势汹汹qi`shi`xiong-xiong- fierce;truculent;overbearing 3222 5554
qi` 气吞山河qi`tun-shan-he/ full of power and grandeur; 3223 5555
sublime and heroic;magnificent 5556
qi` 气壮山河qi`zhuang`shan-he/ full of power and grandeur; 3224 5557
magificent 5558
qi` 秋高气爽qiu-gao-qi`shuang> autumn(sky) high and air brisk3225 5559
--the autumn sky is clear and 5560
the air is bracing 5561
qi` 迄未见效qi`wei`jian`xiao` No effect has ever been 3226 5562
achieved. 5563
qi` 泣不成声qi`bu`cheng/sheng- choke with sobs 3227 5564
qi` 泣下如雨qi`xia`ru/yu> tears stream down one's cheeks3228 5565
qi` 同作同憩tong/zuo`tong/qi` work and rest together with 3229 5566
sb. 5567
qi` 以女妻之yi>nyu>qi`zhi- give one's daughter to sb. 3230 5568
in marriage 5569
qi` 自暴自弃zi`bao`zi`qi` give oneself up as hopeless; 3231 5570
have no urge to make progress 5571
qi` 亟经洽谈qi`jing-qia-tan/ after repeated negotiations 3232 5572
qi` 亟来问讯qi`lai/wen`xun` come repeatedly to ask for in-3233 5573
formation 5574
qia- 掐头去尾qia-tou/qu`wei> break off both ends of sth.; 3234 5575
(fig.) get rid of sth. use- 5576
less or unimportant 5577
qia> 头发卡子tou/fa`qia>zi hairpin 3235 5578
qia` 博识洽闻bo/shi/qia`wen/ experienced and knowledgeable;3236 5579
erudite 5580
qia` 恰到好处qia`dao`hao>chu` just right 3237 5581
qia` 恰逢其时qia`feng/qi/shi/ just at that time 3238 5582
qia` 恰合时宜qia`he/shi/yi/ appropriate to the occasion 3239 5583
qia` 恰如其分qia`ru/qi/fen` appropriate;just right 3240 5584
qian- 千变万化qian-bian`wan`hua` ever-changing 3241 5585
qian- 千方百计qian-fang-bai>ji` by every possible means;by 3242 5586
hook or by crook 5587
qian- 千军万马qian-jun-wan`ma> thousands upon thousands of 3243 5588
horses and soldiers;(fig) 5589
millions of troops 5590
qian- 千钧一发qian-jun-yi-fa` hang by a hair;at a crucial 3244 5591
moment 5592
qian- 千奇百怪qian-qi/bai>guai` all kinds of strange things; 3245 5593
an infinite variety of fan- 5594
tastic phenomena 5595
qian- 千千万万qian-qian-wan`wan` thousands upon thousands 3246 5596
qian- 千山一碧qian-shan-yi-bi` Green colour can be seen all 3247 5597
over the mountain peaks. 5598
qian- 千丝万缕qian-si-wan`lyu> have close ties with;have a 3248 5599
thousand and one links with; 5600
countless ties 5601
qian- 千真万确qian-zhen-wan`que` absolutely true 3249 5602
qian- 迁怒于人qian-nu`yu/ren/ shift the blame onto sb. else 3250 5603
qian- 时过境迁shi`guo`jing`qian- the affair is over and the 3251 5604
situation has changed;the 5605
incident is over and the cir- 5606
cumstances are different 5607
qian- 谦虚谨慎qian-xu-jin>shen` modest and prudent 3252 5608
qian- 顺手牵羊shun`shou>qian-yang/lead off a goat in passing-- 3253 5609
pick up sth. on the sly;walk 5610
off with sth. 5611
qian- 郁郁芊芊yu`yu`qian-qian- (of grass and trees)exuberant;3254 5612
profuse 5613
qian- 斩将搴旗zhan>jiang`qian-qi/ behead an enemy general and 3255 5614
pull down his flag 5615
qian/ 黔驴技穷qian/lyu/ji`qiong/ The Guizhou donkey has ex- 3256 5616
hausted its tricks;at one's 5617
end's wit;be at the end of 5618
one's resources 5619
qian/ 钳口结舌qian/kou>jie/she/ keep one's mouth shut;keep 3257 5620
mum;tongue-tied;be too scared 5621
to speak 5622
qian/ 前俯后仰qian/fu>hou`yang> bowing forward and leaning 3258 5623
backward 5624
qian/ 前因后果qian/yin-hou`guo> cause and effect;entire process 3259 5625
qian/ 前功尽弃qian/gong-jin`qi` one's past merits will count 3260 5626
for nothing;all one's labour 5627
has been in vain 5628
qian/ 潜移默化qian/yi/mo`hua` influence unconsciously; exert3261 5629
a subtle influence (on sb.'s 5630
thinking,character,etc.); in- 5631
fluence impercepttbly;act on 5632
imperceptibly;act on subtly 5633
qian> 自谴己过zi`qian>ji>guo` blame onself;reprove oneself 3262 5634
qian` 长江天堑chang/jiang-tian-qian the natural moat of the 3263 5635
Changjiang River 5636
qian` 欠债还钱qian`zhai`huan/qian/one has to return money when 3264 5637
he is indebt 5638
qian` 以丰补歉yi>feng-bu>qian` make up for a crop failure 3265 5639
with a bumper harvest 5640
qiang-锣声锵锵luo/sheng-qiang-qiang continuous claging of gongs 3266 5641
qiang-枪林弹雨qiang-lin/dan`yu> hail or rain of bullets 3267 5642
qiang-戗风行船qiang-feng-xing/chuan sail against the wind 3268 5643
qiang/帆樯如林fan-qiang/ru/lin/ forest of masts 3269 5644
qiang/隔墙有耳ge/qiang/you>er> walls have ears;beware 3270 5645
of eavesdroppers 5646
qiang/强加于人qiang/jia-yu/ren/ impose (one's views) onothers 3271 5647
qiang>强词夺理qiang>ci/duo/li> use lame arguments;re- 3272 5648
sort to sophistry 5649
qiang>强人所难qiang>ren/suo>nan/ make sb. do what is difficult 3273 5650
for them;try to make sb. do 5651
what they won't or can't 5652
qiang>抢步上前qiang>bu`shang`qian/rush over 3274 5653
qiang`油烟呛人you/yan-qiang`ren/ The oil smoke irritated people. 3275 5654
qiao- 敲骨吸髓qiao-gu>xi-sui/ (fig.)cruel,bloodsucking 3276 5655
exploitation 5656
qiao- 敲诈勒索qiao-zha`le`suo> blackmail;swindle and squeeze 3277 5657
qiao/ 常绿乔木chang/lyu`qiao/mu` evergreen tree 3278 5658
qiao/ 乔迁之喜qiao/qian-zhi-xi> housewarming celebration 3279 5659
qiao> 低声悄语di-sheng-qiao`yu> speak in a low voice 3280 5660
qiao> 巧立名目qiao>li`ming/mu` invent all sorts of names 3281 5661
-- concoct various excuses 5662
qiao> 巧言令色qiao>yan/ling`se` clever talk and ingratiating 3282 5663
manner;pleasingwords and 5664
smooth manners 5665
qiao> 花言巧语hua-yan/qiao>yu> blandishments; fancy 3283 5666
words and fine promises; 5667
sweet talk;sweet but in- 5668
sincere words 5669
qiao> 愀然不悦qiao>ran/bu`yu` look displeased 3284 5670
qiao> 愀然作色qiao>ran/zuo`se` turn stern 3285 5671
qiao> 悄然落泪qiao>ran/luo`lei` shed tear sadly 3286 5672
qiao> 悄然无声qiao>ran/wu/sheng- noiselessly;quietly 3287 5673
qiao` 鬼迷心窍gui>mi/xin-qiao` be obsessed;be besotted; be 3288 5674
possessed 5675
qiao` 七窍流血qi-qiao`liu/xue` bleed from every orifice 3289 5676
qiao` 一窍不通yi-qiao`bu`tong- be utterly ignorant of sth. 3290 5677
qiao` 凿石为窍zao/shi/wei/qiao` dig a hole in stone vv 3291 5678
qiao` 金蝉脱壳jin-chan/tuo-qiao` slip out of a predicament like3292 5679
a cicada sloughing its skin; 5680
escape by canning manoevring 5681
qiao` 山势峭拔shan-shi`qiao`ba/ high and precipitous mountains3293 5682
qiao` 悬崖峭壁xuan/ya/qiao`bi` sheer precipices and over- 3294 5683
hanging rocks;cliffs and 5684
precipices 5685
qiao` 秉性峭直bing>xing`qiao`zhi/ be stern or severe by nature 3295 5686
qiao` 容貌俏丽rong/mao`qiao`li` look pretty or hansome 3296 5687
qiao` 行情看俏hang/qing/kan`qiao` The market is going strong. 3297 5688
qie- 切磋学问qie-cuo-xue/wen` compare notes when studying 3298 5689
qie- 切开西瓜qie-kai-xi-gua- cut watermelon open 3299 5690
qie> 且谈且走qie>tan/qie>zou> They talked as they walked. 3300 5691
qie` 切中要害qie`zhong`yao`hai` strike home 3301 5692
qie` 目空一切mu`kong-yi-qie` consider everything and 3302 5693
everybody beneath one's 5694
notice;be supercilious 5695
qie` 怯声怯气qie`sheng-qie`qi` speak in a timid manner; 3303 5696
speak haltingly 5697
qie` 窃国大盗qie`guo/da`dao` arch-usurper of state power 3304 5698
qie` 窃据要津qie`ju`yao`jin- unjustly occupy a high post; 3305 5699
usurp an important post 5700
qie` 窃窃私语qie`qie`si-yu> whisper;talk privately 3306 5701
or secretly;speak in a 5702
subdued voice 5703
qie` 意犹未慊yi`you/wei`qie` have not given full ex- 3307 5704
pression to one's satis- 5705
faction 5706
qie` 锲而不舍qie`er/bu`she> keep on chipping away--work 3308 5707
with perseverance 5708
qin- 可敬可亲ke>jing`ke>qin- respectable and admirable 3309 5709
qin- 衣衾棺椁yi-qin-guan-guo> pall and coffin 3310 5710
qin- 沾亲带故zhan-qin-dai`gu` have ties of kinship or friend- 3311 5711
ship;be related somehow or 5712
other 5713
qin/ 勤奋好学qin/fen`hao`xue/ study diligently 3312 5714
qin/ 勤勤恳恳qin/qin/ken>ken> very diligently 3313 5715
qin/ 勤学苦练qin/xue/ku>lian` study diligently and train 3314 5716
hard 5717
qin/ 擒拿罪犯qin/na/zui`fan` capture a criminal 3315 5718
qin/ 生擒活捉sheng-qin/huo/zhuo- capture alive;take prisoners 3316 5719
qin/ 束手被擒shu`shou>bei`qin/ allow oneself to be seized 3317 5720
without putting up a fight 5721
qin/ 欲擒故纵yu`qin/gu`zong` let the enemy off in order 3318 5722
to catch him later; play 5723
cat-and-mouse at sb. 5724
qin/ 七擒七纵qi-qin/qi-zong` catch sb. seven times and leave 3319 5725
him at large seven times 5726
qin/ 噙着眼泪qin/zhe~yan>lei` eyes brimming with tears; 3320 5727
hold back tears;tears filled 5728
one's eyes 5729
qin> 废寝忘食fei`qin>wang`shi/ forget to eat and sleep 3321 5730
qin` 满嘴胡吣man>zui>hu/qin` talk hogwash;be foulmounthed; 3322 5731
let out a stream of abuse 5732
qin` 沁人心肺qin`ren/xin-pi/ seep into the heart;be 3323 5733
refreshing 5734
qing- 轻车熟路qing-che-shu/lu` drive in a light carriage on 3324 5735
a familiar road;(fig.)(do) 5736
sth. one knows well enough and 5737
can manage with ease 5738
qing- 轻歌曼舞qing-ge-man`wu> light,pleasant music and 3325 5739
graceful dance 5740
qing- 轻而易举qing-er/yi`ju> be easy to do;be a piece of 3326 5741
cake for sb.;come easy(to sb.) 5742
qing- 轻声细语qing-sheng-xi`yu> in a soft voice 3327 5743
qing- 轻手轻脚qing-shou>qing-jiao>walk with a light step and 3328 5744
handle gently 5745
qing- 轻烟满湖qing-yan-man>hu/ The whole lake is covered with3329 5746
thin mist. 5747
qing- 轻重倒置qing-zhong`dao`zhi` put the trivial above the im- 3330 5748
portant;reverse the order of 5749
importance 5750
qing- 掉以轻心diao`yi>qing-xin- treat (take) sth. lightly; 3331 5751
let down one's guard;relax 5752
one's vigilance 5753
qing- 拈轻怕重nian-qing-pa`zhong` prefer the light to the heavy 3332 5754
--pick easy jobs and shirk 5755
hard ones 5756
qing- 身轻如燕shen-qing-ru/yan` as light as a swallow 3333 5757
qing- 青红皂白qing-hong/zao`bai/ black and white;right and wrong 3334 5758
qing- 青黄不接qing-huang/bu`jie/ when the new crop is still in 3335 5759
the blade and the old one is 5760
all consumed -- food shortage 5761
between two harvests 5762
qing- 青史留名qing-shi>liu/ming/ fill history with one's re- 3336 5763
nown;have a place in history 5764
qing- 倾家荡产qing-jia-dang`chan> lose all one's property 3337 5765
qing- 倾盆大雨qing-pen/da`yu> downpour;torrential rain; 3338 5766
pouring rain 5767
qing- 倾箱倒箧qing-xiang-dao`qie` turn out all one's boxes and 3339 5768
suitcases -- giveaway all 5769
one has 5770
qing- 卿卿我我qing-qing-wo>wo> (of lovers) whisper sweet 3340 5771
nothings to one another; 5772
bill and coo 5773
qing- 清规戒律qing-gui-jie`lyu` 1.commandments for Buddhists 3341 5774
and Taoists;2.rigid rules and 5775
conventions;dos and don'ts; 5776
taboos;fetters 5777
qing- 清可见底qing-ke>jian`di> (The water in the river) is 3342 5778
qing- 清可见底qing-ke>jian`di> so clear that the bottom can 3343 5779
qing- 清可见底qing-ke>jian`di> be seen. 3344 5780
qing- 生活清苦sheng-huo/qing-ku> spartan living conditions 3345 5781
qing- 蜻蜓点水qing-ting/dian>shui>like a dragonfly skimming 3346 5782
the surface of the water --- 5783
just touch on sth. lightly 5784
without going into it deeply 5785
qing/ 晴空万里qing/kong-wan`li> stretches of blue sky; clear 3347 5786
and boundless sky 5787
qing/ 情不自禁qing/bu`zi`jin` cannot help(doing sth.); 3348 5788
cannot contain oneself(for 5789
certain feelings) 5790
qing/ 情况紧急qing/kuang`jin>ji/ The case is urgent. 3349 5791
qing/ 情况特殊qing/kuang`te`shu- The case is special. 3350 5792
qing/ 上情下达shang`qing/xia`da/ make the wishes of the higher 3351 5793
authorities known to those 5794
below 5795
qing/ 众擎易举zhong`qing`yi`ju> Many hands make light work. 3352 5796
qing> 请客送礼qing>ke`song`li> give lavish dinners and gifts 3353 5797
qing> 请勿吸烟qing>wu`xi-yan- No smoking! 3354 5798
qing> 碧波万顷bi`bo-wan`qing> boundless or vast expanse of 3355 5799
blue water 5800
qing> 顷刻之间qing>ke`zhi-jian- in a moment;in an instant; 3356 5801
instantly 5802
qing> 深中肯綮shen-zhong`ken>qing>to the point 3357 5803
qing` 庆祝元旦qing`zhu`yuan/dan` celebrate New Year's Day 3358 5804
qing` 钟磬齐鸣zhong-qing`qi/ming/ all the bell chimes and other 3359 5805
percussion instruments struck 5806
for music vv 5807
qing` 罄竹难书qing`zhu/nan/shu- too numerous to record 3360 5808
qiong/琼楼玉宇qiong/lou/yu`yu> jasper palaces and jade 3361 5809
pavilions;magnificent 5810
palace;mansion of fabu- 5811
lous architecture 5812
qiong/日暮途穷ri`mu`tu/qiong/ day is waning and the road is 3362 5813
ending;(fig.) on one's last 5814
legs;at the end of one's rope 5815
qiong/足音跫然zu/yin-qiong/ran/ footsteps pattering 3363 5816
qiong/茕茕孑立qiong/qiong/jie/li` standing all alone 3364 5817
qiu- 秋毫无犯qiu-hao/wu/fan` not cause the slightest 3365 5818
trouble to people 5819
qiu- 秋后算帐qiu-hou`suan`zhang` wait until the dust settles 3366 5820
to reckon with sb.; bide one's 5821
time to settle old scores 5822
qiu/ 笔力遒劲bi>li`qiu/jing` write with firm stroks;write 3367 5823
with forceful and vigorouse 5824
strokes 5825
qiu/ 求贤若渴qiu/xian/ruo`ke> seek talent eagerly 3368 5826
qiu/ 精益求精jing-yi`qiu/jing- constantly improve sth.; 3369 5827
keep improving 5828
qu- 屈打成招qu-da>cheng/zhao- confess to false charges under3370 5829
qu- 屈打成招qu-da>cheng/zhao- torture 3371 5830
qu- 不屈不挠bu`qu-bu`nao/ unyielding;indomitable; 3372 5831
dauntless 5832
qu- 理屈词穷li>qu-ci/qiong/ fall silent on finding one- 3373 5833
self beaten in argument;be 5834
unable to advance anyfur- 5835
ther arguments 5836
qu- 趋炎附势qu-yan/fu`shi` curry favor with the powerful 3374 5837
qu- 长驱直入chang/qu-zhi/ru` drive straight in 3375 5838
qu- 大事所趋da`shi`suo>qu- the trend of the times; 3376 5839
the general trend 5840
qu- 区区小事qu-qu-xiao>shi` a trifling thing 3377 5841
qu- 是非曲直shi`fei-qu-zhi/ rights and wrongs;truth 3378 5842
and falsehood 5843
qu- 扬鞭驱马yang/bian-qu-ma> flourish the whip to urge on 3379 5844
the horse;whip one's horse on 5845
qu/ 不辞劬劳bu`ci/qu/lao/ make light of overwork 3380 5846
qu/ 外交渠道wai`jiao-qu/dao` diplomatic channels 3381 5847
qu/ 形体羸癯xing/ti>lei/qu/ thin and weak;frail 3382 5848
qu> 取长补短qu>chang/bu>duan> overcome one's own short- 3383 5849
comings by learning from 5850
others' strong points 5851
qu> 取信于民qu>xin`yu/min/ win public trust 3384 5852
qu> 娶媳妇儿qu>xi/fu`r take a wife 3385 5853
qu> 明媒正娶ming/mei/zheng`qu> be legally and formally 3386 5854
qu` 面面相觑mian`mian`xiang-qu` look at each other in blank 3387 5855
dismay;gaze at each other in 5856
speechless despair 5857
qu` 阒无一人qu`wu/yi-ren/ quiet and empty 3388 5858
quan- 怙恶不悛hu`e`bu`quan- See "怙2"(3866) 3389 5859
quan/ 泪如泉涌lei`ru/quan/yong> tears welling up in one's 3390 5860
eyes;tears gushing from 5861
one's eyes 5862
quan/ 权衡利弊quan/heng/li`bi` weigh the advantages and 3391 5863
disadvantages;weigh the 5864
pros and cans 5865
quan/ 权时度势quan/shi/duo/shi` take stock of the current 3392 5866
situation 5867
quan/ 全军覆没quan/jun-fu`mo` all the troops are over- 3393 5868
whelmed;all the troops 5869
are destroyed 5870
quan/ 全力以赴quan/li`yi>fu` spare no effort 3394 5871
quan/ 全身披甲quan/shen-pi-jia> put on a suit of armour all 3395 5872
over the body 5873
quan/ 全身武装quan/shen-wu>zhuang-The whole body is fully armed.3396 5874
quan/ 全神贯注quan/shen/guan`zhu` concentrate one's attention 3397 5875
on;be absorbed in;be preoccu- 5876
pied with 5877
quan/ 拳脚相加quan/jiao>xiang-jia-come to blows 3398 5878
quan/ 拳拳之忱quan/quan/zhi-chen/ sincere intention;sincerity 3399 5879
quan/ 拳头产品quan/tou.chan>pin> competive product 3400 5880
quan> 犬牙交错quan>ya/jiao-cuo` jigsaw-like 3401 5881
quan> 丧家之犬sang`jia-zhi-quan> (fig.)(of a person) behave 3402 5882
like a disowned dog;homeless 5883
dog;stray cur 5884
quan` 劝善惩恶quan`shan`cheng/e` encourage people to do good 3403 5885
and punish the wicked 5886
quan` 极力劝阻ji/li`quan`zu> try every means to dissuade sb. 3404 5887
from doing sth. 5888
quan` 稳操胜券wen>cao-sheng`quan` be certain of success 3405 5889
que- 音信阙如yin-xin`que-ru/ have never been heard of 3406 5890
que/ 一瘸一拐yi-que/yi-guai> limping along 3407 5891
que` 弹琴一阕tan/qin/yi-que` play a song ( on a musical 3408 5892
instrument) 5893
que` 欢欣雀跃huan-xin-que`yue` jump for (or with) joy 3409 5894
que` 门可罗雀men/ke>luo/que` you can catch sparrows on the 3410 5895
doorstep;(fig.) visitors are 5896
few and far between 5897
que` 确立信念que`li`xin`nian` form a belief;build up con- 3411 5898
que` 确立信念que`li`xin`nian` fidence 3412 5899
que` 证据确凿zheng`ju`que`zao/ conclusive evidence 3413 5900
que` 鹊巢鸠占que`chao/jiu-zhan` (fig.)grab a house,land, 3414 5901
property,etc.,that does 5902
not belong to one 5903
que` 声誉鹊起sheng-yu`que`qi> rise to fame 3415 5904
que` 望而却步wang`er/que`bu` shrink back at the sight of 3416 5905
(sth.dangerous or difficult); 5906
flinch;hang back 5907
qun/ 裙带关系qun/dai`guan-xi` nepotism (using relations 3417 5908
for secret collusion and 5909
social advancement) 5910
qun/ 群策群力qun/ce`qun/li` pool the wisdom and efforts of3418 5911
everyone 5912
qun/ 群龙无首qun/long/wu/shou> a group without a leader;an 3419 5913
army without a general 5914
qun/ 群山环抱qun/shan-huan/bao` be mountain-rimmed;nestling 3420 5915
among the hills 5916
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ran/ 白发苍髯bai/fa`cang-ran/ silver-haired;grey-haired 3421 5917
ran/ 不以为然bu`yi>wei/ran/ do not think so;disagree 3422 5918
ran/ 燃眉之急ran/mei/zhi-ji/ as pressing as a fire singeing3423 5919
one's eyebrows -- a matter of 5920
great urgency 5921
ran> 冉冉升起ran>ran>sheng-qi> rise slowly 3424 5922
rang> 大嚷大叫da`rang>da`jiao` shout at the top of one's 3425 5923
voice 5924
rang> 攘臂高呼rang>bi`gao-hu- raise one's arms and shout 3426 5925
rang> 攘除奸邪rang>chu/jian-xie/ get rid of crafty and evil 3427 5926
people 5927
rang> 天壤之别tian-rang>zhi-bie/ as far apart as heaven and 3428 5928
earth;worlds (or poles) apart; 5929
a world of difference 5930
rang` 让利促销rang`li`cu`xiao- promate sales by cutting prices 3429 5931
rang` 当仁不让dang-ren/bu`rang` not decline to shoulder a 3430 5932
responsibility;not leave to 5933
others what one ought to do 5934
oneself 5935
rao/ 江山妖娆jiang-shan-yao-rao/ enchanting landscape 3431 5936
rao/ 饶有风趣rao/you>feng-qu` full of wit and humour 3432 5937
rao/ 哀求饶命ai-qiu/rao/ming` beg to be spared 3433 5938
rao` 绕场一周rao`chang>yi-zhou- go running around the arena 3434 5939
rao` 别绕弯子bie/rao`wan-zi Don't beat about the bush. 3435 5940
re> 惹人注意re>ren/zhu`yi` draw attention 3436 5941
re> 惹是生非re>shi`sheng-fei- provoke a dispute;stir up 3437 5942
trouble 5943
re` 热火朝天re`huo>chao/tian- bustling with activity;high 3438 5944
spirited 5945
re` 热气腾腾re`qi`teng/teng/ 1.steaming hot;2.seethong with3439 5946
activity 5947
re` 热血沸腾re`xue`fei`teng/ seethe with excitement; one's 3440 5948
blood boils 5949
re` 趁热打铁chen`re`da>tie> strike while the iron is hot 3441 5950
ren/ 仁至义尽ren/zhi`yi`jin` do everything called for 3442 5951
by humanity and duty 5952
ren/ 杀身成仁sha-shen-cheng/ren/ die to achieve virtue;die for 3443 5953
a just cause or a noble ideal 5954
ren/ 人各有志ren/ge`you>zhi` everyone has his own ideal 3444 5955
(or aspiration) 5956
ren/ 人情世故ren/qing/shi`gu` ways of the world;worldly 3445 5957
wisdom 5958
ren/ 人山人海ren/shan-ren/hai> sea of people 3446 5959
ren/ 人行横道ren/xing/heng/dao` zebra crossing 3447 5960
ren/ 人烟稠密ren/yan-chou/mi` densely populated 3448 5961
ren/ 人烟稀少ren/yan-xi-shao> sparesely populated 3449 5962
ren/ 人言可畏ren/yan/ke>wei- Gossip is a fearful thing. 3450 5963
ren> 光阴荏苒guang-yin-ren>ran> Time ticktocted away. 3451 5964
ren> 忍气吞声ren>qi`tun-sheng- swallow an insult;submit to 3452 5965
humiliation;stifle one's 5966
indignation 5967
ren> 忍辱负重ren>ru>fu`zhong` endure humiliation in order to3453 5968
carry out an important mission 5969
ren> 忍无可忍ren>wu/ke>ren> be driven beyond the limits 3454 5970
of one's patients 5971
ren` 任重道远ren`zhong`dao`yuan> burden is heavy and the road 3455 5972
ren` 任重道远ren`zhong`dao`yuan> is long;be entrasted with a 3456 5973
major mission,task,etc. 5974
ren` 认清是非ren`qing-shi`fei- distinguish between right and 3457 5975
wrong 5976
ren` 认贼作父ren`zei/zuo`fu` take the foe for one's father 3458 5977
--befriendanenemy 5978
ren` 万仞高山wan`ren`gao-shan- mountain that is immeasurably 3459 5979
high 5980
reng/ 仍须努力reng/xu-nu>li` must continue to make efforts 3460 5981
reng/ 仍在工作reng/zai`gong-zuo` be still at work 3461 5982
reng/ 一仍其旧yi-reng/qi/jiu` remain the same 3462 5983
ri` 日盼夜盼ri`pan`ye`pan` wait day in and day out 3463 5984
ri` 日日夜夜ri`ri`ye`ye` day and night 3464 5985
rong/ 容光焕发rong/guang-huan`fa- radiant with health 3465 5986
rong/ 满面笑容man>mian`xiao`rong/ grinning from ear to ear; 3466 5987
be all smiles 5988
rong/ 戎马生涯rong/ma>sheng-ya/ army life;military life 3467 5989
rong/ 投笔从戎tou/bi>cong/rong/ throw away the pen and take 3468 5990
up the sword 5991
rong/ 融会贯通rong/hui`guan`tong- master a subject after a 3469 5992
comprehensive study 5993
rong/ 荣华富贵rong/hua/fu`gui` high position and great wealth3470 5994
rong/ 虽死犹荣sui`si>you/rong/ honoured though death;to have 3471 5995
have died a glorious death 5996
rou/ 古今杂糅gu>jin-za/rou/ blending of the ancient 3472 5997
and the modern 5998
rou/ 以柔克刚yi>rou/ke`gang- overcome the tough with the 3473 5999
mild 6000
rou` 皮薄肉厚pi/bo/rou`hou` thin in outer skin(peel) 3474 6001
and rich in pulp 6002
rou` 弱肉强食ruo`rou`qiang/shi/ weak being at the mercy of the3475 6003
strong --the law of the jungle 6004
ru/ 耳濡目染er>ru/mu`ran> be imperceptibly influenced 3476 6005
by what one sees and hears 6006
ru/ 风流儒雅feng-liu/ru/ya> elegant in manners 3477 6007
ru/ 孺子可教ru/zi>ke>jiao- promissing young man who 3478 6008
is worth teaching 6009
ru/ 妇孺皆知fu`ru/jie-zhi- known even to women and 3479 6010
children 6011
ru/ 蠕形动物ru/xing/dong`wu` Vermes 3480 6012
ru/ 如法炮制ru/fa>pao/zhi` follow a set pattern 3481 6013
ru/ 如虎添翼ru/hu>tian-yi` with added strength 3482 6014
ru/ 如花似锦ru/hua-si`jin> splendid;wonderful 3483 6015
ru/ 如获至宝ru/huo`zhi`bao> as if one had found a treasure3484 6016
ru/ 如释重负ru/shi`zhong`fu` as if relieved of a heavy 3485 6017
burden 6018
ru/ 如愿以偿ru/yuan`yi>chang/ have one's wish fulfilled 3486 6019
ru/ 如意算盘ru/yi`suan`pan/ wishful thinking 3487 6020
ru/ 如坐针毡ru/zuo`zhen-zhan- be on pins and needles 3488 6021
ru/ 空空如也kong-kong-ru/ye> absolutely empty 3489 6022
ru/ 茹毛饮血ru/mao/yin>xue` eat animal flesh raw and drink3490 6023
its blood --life of primitive 6024
people before the discovery of 6025
fire 6026
ru/ 含辛茹苦han/xin-ru/ku> endure suffering;bear hard- 3491 6027
ships 6028
ru> 不辱使命bu`ru>shi>ming` not be unworthy of the mission3492 6029
ru> 乳臭未干ru>xiu`wei`gan- be young and inexperienced; 3493 6030
be wet behind the ears 6031
ru> 水乳交融shui>ru>jiao-rong/ as well blended as milk and 3494 6032
water--in complete harmony 6033
ru` 繁文缛节fan/wen/ru`jie/ cumbersome formalities;red 3495 6034
tape;(fig.) other miscel- 6035
laneous and unnecessary items 6036
ru` 入情入理ru`qing/ru`li> fair and reasonable 3496 6037
ru` 入乡随俗ru`xiang-sui/su/ follow local customs;when in 3497 6038
Rome,do as Romans do 6039
ru` 量入为出liang`ru`wei/chu- live within one's means 3498 6040
ru` 穿着入时chuan-zhuo/ru`shi/ look modern in one's attire 3499 6041
ru` 打扮入时da>ban`ru`shi/ fashionably attired 3500 6042
ruan> 软硬不吃ruan>ying`bu`chi- be immune to both hard and 3501 6043
soft tactics 6044
ruan> 软硬兼施ruan>ying`jian-shi- (derog.) use both hard and 3502 6045
soft tactics;couple threats 6046
with promises; use the stick 6047
and the carrot 6048
rui` 方枘圆凿fang-rui`yuan/zao/ square peg in a round hole-- 3503 6049
incompatible 6050
rui` 锐不可当rui`bu`ke>dang- can't be held back; be ire- 3504 6051
sistible 6052
rui` 锐意进取rui`yi`jin`qu> be determined to make new 3505 6053
progress 6054
run` 珠圆玉润zhu-yuan/yu`run` round as a pearl and smooth 3506 6055
as jade 6056
ruo` 若无其事ruo`wu/qi/shi` as if nothing had happened; 3507 6057
remain calm and collected; 6058
indifferent 6059
ruo` 欣喜若狂xin-xi>ruo`kuang/ be wild with joy 3508 6060
ruo` 偌大国家ruo`da`guo/jia- such a large country 3509 6061
ruo` 偌大年纪ruo`da`nian/ji` so old 3510 6062
ruo` 弱不禁风ruo`bu`jin`feng- too weak to withstand a gust 3511 6063
of wind;extremely delicate; 6064
fragile 6065
ruo` 弱肉强食ruo`rou`qiang/shi/ law of the jungle 3512 6066
solution 6067
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sa- 撒手不管sa-shou>bu`guan> wash one's hands of the busi- 3513 6068
ness;refuse to have anything 6069
more to do with the matter 6070
sa> 别洒了汤bie/sa>le.tang- Don't spill the soup. 3514 6071
sa` 飒爽英姿sa`shuang>ying-zi- look bright and brave 3515 6072
sa` 秋风飒飒qiu-feng-sa`sa` 1.The autumn wind is soughing 3516 6073
through the trees.2.restling 6074
autumnal wind 6075
sa` 五卅运动wu>sa`yun`dong` May 30th Movement of 1925 3517 6076
sai` 塞翁失马sai`weng-shi-ma> the old frontiersman losing 3518 6077
his horse --a blessing in 6078
disguise 6079
sai` 赛事频繁sai`shi`pin/fan/ action-packed competition 3519 6080
schedule 6081
san- 柳枝毵毵liu>zhi-san-san- slender and long willow twigs 3520 6082
san- 毛发毵毵mao/fa`san-san- thin and long hairs onthe 3521 6083
human body 6084
san- 三长两短san-chang/liang>duan> unexpected misfortune; sth. 3522 6085
unexpected,esp.death 6086
san- 三更半夜san-geng-ban`ye` in the dead of night;in the 3523 6087
middle of night 6088
san- 三年五载san-nian/wu>zai> three to five years;several 3524 6089
years 6090
san- 三亲六故san-qin-liu`gu` (in a broad sense) relatives, 3525 6091
friends and acquaintances 6092
san- 三三两两san-san-liang>liang>(oft. of people) in twos and 3526 6093
threes;in knots 6094
san- 三头六臂san-tou/liu`bi` (with) tree heads and six arms3527 6095
--superhuman powers;superhuman 6096
san- 三心二意san-xin-er`yi` waver and hesitate;be of two 3528 6097
san- 三心二意san-xin-er`yi` minds;be half-hearted 3529 6098
san- 三言两语san-yan/liang>yu> in a few words;in one or two 3530 6099
words;in a word or two;casualy 6100
san- 三足鼎立san-zu/ding>li` standing like the three legs 3531 6101
of a tripod;(fig.) tripartite 6102
confrontation 6103
san> 散兵游勇san>bing-you/yong> 1.stragglersand disbanded 3532 6104
soldiers;2.disorgannized 6105
persons who act independent 6106
of collective activity 6107
san` 烟消云散yan-xiao-yun/san` vanish like smoke and disperse3533 6108
like clouds;completely vinish 6109
sang- 桑榆暮景sang-yu/mu`jing> the last rays of the setting 3534 6110
sun lingering on the top of 6111
a mulberytree;(fig) evening 6112
of life;old age 6113
sang- 丧事从简sang-shi`cong/jian> simplify all the funeral 3535 6114
arrangements 6115
sang> 嗓音洪亮sang>yin-hong/liang`resonant voice 3536 6116
sang` 丧权辱国sang`quan/ru>guo/ surrender a country's souve- 3537 6117
reign rights under humiliat- 6118
ing terms 6119
sang` 丧心病狂sang`xin-bing`kuang/frenzied;frantic;perverse 3538 6120
sang` 灰心丧气hui-xin-sang`qi` be disheartened;get dis- 3539 6121
couraged;lose heart 6122
sao- 搔首弄姿sao-shou>nong`zi- stroke one's hair in coquetry;3540 6123
posture and preen oneself 6124
sao> 扫地出门sao>di`chu-men/ sweep the garbage out; confis-3541 6125
cate one's property and drive 6126
him out of the family 6127
sao> 一扫而光yi-sao>er/guang- make a clean sweep of;clear 3542 6128
off;finish off 6129
sao` 瘙痒难忍sao`yang>nan/ren> unbearable itch 3543 6130
se` 瑟瑟发抖se`se`fa-dou> tremble with cold or fear 3544 6131
se` 琴瑟甚笃qin/se`shen`du/ (of husband and wife) be in 3545 6132
great hormony 6133
se` 秋风瑟瑟qiu-feng-se`se` The autumnal wind rustles. 3546 6134
se` 胶柱鼓瑟jiao-zhu`gu>se` (fig.)obdurate;stubbornly 3547 6135
stick to old ways and be in- 6136
capable of flexibility 6137
se` 色彩鲜艳se`cai>xian-yan` in bright colours 3548 6138
sen- 森罗万象sen-luo/wan`xiang` myriads of things;everything 3549 6139
under the sun 6140
sen- 森严壁垒sen-yan/bi`lei> fortified bulwark 3550 6141
seng- 僧多粥少seng-duo-zhou-shao> little gruel and many monks-- 3551 6142
not enough to go round 6143
sha- 沙里淘金sha-li>tao/jin- wash grains of gold out of 3552 6144
the sands -- extract the 6145
essential from a large mass 6146
of material 6147
sha- 沙瓤西瓜sha-rang/xi-gua- watermelon with mushy pulp 3553 6148
sha- 久经沙场jiu>jing-sha-chang> be a seasoned soldier --be 3554 6149
experienced 6150
sha- 纱布捻子sha-bu`nian>zi gauze spill 3555 6151
sha- 莎士比亚sha-shi`bi>ya` Shakespeare ( a great British 3556 6152
writer) 6153
sha- 杀出重围sha-chu-chong/wei/ fight one's way out of a heavy3557 6154
encirclement 6155
sha- 杀敌立功sha-di/li`gong- make a contribution by wiping 3558 6156
out an enemy 6157
sha- 杀身成仁sha-shen-cheng/ren/ die to achieve virtue --- die 3559 6158
for a just cause 6159
sha- 奋勇冲杀fen`yong>chong-sha- fight heroically in a battle; 3560 6160
fight desperately 6161
sha/ 有啥说啥you>sha/shuo-sha/ saywhat'sonone's mind; 3561 6162
speak one's mind 6163
sha> 傻瓜相机sha>gua-xiang`ji- point-and-shoot camera 3562 6164
sha` 大厦将倾da`sha`jiang-qing- a great mansion on the point 3563 6165
of collapse --the situation 6166
is hopeless 6167
sha` 高楼大厦gao-lou/da`sha` tall buildings 3564 6168
sha` 煞费苦心sha`fei`ku>xin- take a lot of trouble 3565 6169
sha` 煞有介事sha`you>jie`shi` make a show of being in 3566 6170
earnest;pretend to be 6171
serious (in doing sth.) 6172
sha` 歃血为盟sha`xue`wei/meng/ swear an oath of alliance 3567 6173
by smearing the mouth with 6174
the blood of a sacrifice 6175
shan- 山川壮丽shan-chuan-zhuang`li` spectacular landscape 3568 6176
shan- 山高路陡shan-gao-lu`dou> The mountain is high and the 3569 6177
slope is steep. 6178
shan- 山高路远shan-gao-lu`yuan> The mountains are high and the3570 6179
journey is long. 6180
shan- 山明水秀shan-ming/shui>xiu` green hills and limpid waters;3571 6181
picture-perfect scenery 6182
shan- 山清水秀shan-qing-shui>xiu` green hills and limpid waters;3572 6183
picture-perfect scenery 6184
shan- 山穷水尽shan-qiong/shui>jin`where the hills and streams 3573 6185
end;(fig.)at the end of one's 6186
rope,tether or resources 6187
shan- 山中留客shan-zhong-liu/ke` ask a guest to stay in the 3574 6188
hills 6189
shan- 删除芜词shan-chu/wu/ci/ delete superfluous words 3575 6190
shan- 芟除杂草shan-chu/za/cao> weeding 3576 6191
shan- 潸然泪下shan-ran/lei`xia` tears tricking down one's 3577 6192
cheeks 6193
shan- 姗姗来迟shan-shan-lai/chi/ be slow in coming;be late 3578 6194
shan> 闪烁其词shan>shuo`qi/ci/ speak evasively 3579 6195
shan` 擅离职守shan`li/zhi/shou> leave one's post without 3580 6196
permission 6197
shan` 赡养父母shan`yang>fu`mu> support of one's parents 3581 6198
shan` 善始善终shan`shi>shan`zhong-start well and end well; do 3582 6199
well from start to finish;see 6200
sth. through 6201
shang-河水汤汤he/shui>shang-shang-The river is in full spate. 3583 6202
shang-举觞相庆ju>shang-xiang-qing`raise cups in congratulations;3584 6203
propose a toast to sb. 6204
shang-商量事情shang-liang/shi`qing/ discuss a matter 3585 6205
shang-商务往来shang-wu`wang>lai/ commercial intercourse 3586 6206
shang-有事相商you>shi`xiang-shang-There is a matter to be dis- 3587 6207
cussed. 6208
shang-伤风败俗shang-feng-bai`su/ offend public decency;corrupt 3588 6209
public morals 6210
shang-伤筋动骨shang-jin-dong`gu> be injured in the tendons or 3589 6211
bones 6212
shang-无伤大雅wu/shang-da`ya> not matter much; not affect 3590 6213
things as a whole 6214
shang>平上去入ping/shang>qu`ru` level,rising,falling and 3591 6215
entering tones 6216
shang>赏罚分明shang>fa/fen-ming/ be fair in meting out rewards 3592 6217
and punishments 6218
shang`上山下乡shang`shan-xia`xiang- go and work in the countryside3593 6219
and mountain areas 6220
shang`上下打量shang`xia`da>liang look sb. up and down 3594 6221
shang`上下左右shang`xia`zuo>you` fromtop to bottom and from 3595 6222
left to right 6223
shang`上下打量shang`xia`da>liang/ look sb. up and down 3596 6224
shang`力争上游li`zheng-shang`you/ aim high 3597 6225
shao/ 仪容韶秀yi/rong/shao/xiu` pretty looking 3598 6226
shao> 少数民族shao>shu`min/zu/ national minority 3599 6227
shao` 少年之家shao`nian/zhi-jia- children's centre 3600 6228
shao` 少先队员shao`xian-dui`yuan/ Young Pioneer 3601 6229
shao` 英俊少年ying-jun`shao`nian/ handsome young chap 3602 6230
shao` 花里胡哨hua-li>hu/shao` 1.(derog.)gaudy;garish;showy; 3603 6231
2.without substantial worth 6232
shao` 年高德韶nian/gao-de/shao/ old and admirable 3604 6233
she- 心存奢望xin-cun/she-wang` harbour wild wishes 3605 6234
she/ 杯弓蛇影bei-gong-she/ying> mistaking the reflection of 3606 6235
a bow in the cup for a snake 6236
she/ 舌面前音she/mian`qian/yin- dorsal sounds(j,q,x) 3607 6237
she/ 舌战群儒she/zhan`qun/ru/ have a verbal battle with 3608 6238
a group of scholars 6239
she> 舍己为公she>ji>wei`gong- sacrifice oneself for the 3609 6240
public interests 6241
she> 舍己为人she>ji>wei`ren/ sacrifice one's own interests 3610 6242
for the sake of others 6243
she> 舍生取义she>sheng-qu>yi` lay down one's life for a 3611 6244
just cause 6245
she> 舍死忘生she>si>wang`sheng- disregard one's own safty; 3612 6246
risk one's life 6247
she` 射箭能手she`jian`neng/shou> sharpshooting archer 3613 6248
she` 能骑善射neng/qi/shan`she` be a good horseman as well as 3614 6249
a crack shot 6250
she` 涉世不深she`shi`bu`shen- have scanty experience of life; 3615 6251
have seen little of the world 6252
she` 设身处地she`shen-chu>di` put oneself in sb. else' shoes3616 6253
she` 十恶不赦shi/e`bu`she` guilty of unpardonable evil; 3617 6254
unpardonably wicked 6255
shen- 奋不顾身fen`bu`gu`shen- dash ahead regardless of one's3618 6256
safty 6257
shen- 身材魁伟shen-cai/kui/wei> of great height and powerful 3619 6258
shen- 身材魁伟shen-cai/kui/wei> build;tall and sturdy 3620 6259
shen- 身价百倍shen-jia`bai/bei` a meteoric rise in social 3621 6260
status 6261
shen- 身临其境shen-lin/qi/jing` be personally on the scene 3622 6262
shen- 三令五申san-ling`wu>shen- instruct and warn repeatedly; 3623 6263
rejoin repeatedly;repeated 6264
injunctions 6265
shen- 伸手相助shen-shou>xiang-zhu`give one's hand for offering 3624 6266
help 6267
shen- 深更半夜shen-geng-ban`ye` at dead of night;in the depth 3625 6268
of night;in the middle of night 6269
shen- 深居简出shen-ju-jian>chu- live in the seclusion of one's3626 6270
own home 6271
shen- 深情厚谊shen-qing/hou`yi` profound sentiments of friend-3627 6272
ship;profound friendship 6273
shen- 深入浅出shen-ru`qian>chu- explain the profound in simple3628 6274
terms 6275
shen- 深恶痛绝shen-wu`tong`jue/ hate bitterly;abhor;detest 3629 6276
shen- 玉米糁儿yu`mi>shen-r crushed maize 3630 6277
shen- 莘莘学子shen-shen-xue/zi> a great number of disciples; 3631 6278
large numbers of studends 6279
shen/ 神采奕奕shen/cai>yi`yi` brim with energy and vitality 3632 6280
shen/ 神机妙算shen/ji-miao`suan` a superb strategy; a miracle 3633 6281
of foresight;wonderful fore- 6282
sight in military operations, 6283
etc. 6284
shen/ 神气活现shen/qi`huo/xian` very cocky;at high and mighty 3634 6285
shen/ 神通广大shen/tong-guang>da` have vast magic powers;possess3635 6286
unusual powers;be infinitely 6287
resourceful 6288
shen/ 料事如神liao`shi`ru/shen/ predict like a prophet;fortell3636 6289
with miraculous accuracy 6290
shen> 不值一哂bu`zhi/yi-shen> not worth a smile 3637 6291
shen> 墨沈未干mo`shen>wei`gan- The ink is still wet. 3638 6292
shen> 审时度势shen>shi/duo/shi` judge the hour and size up the3639 6293
situation 6294
shen` 海市蜃搂hai>shi`shen`lou/ 1.mirage;2.illusion 3640 6295
shen` 日甚一日ri`shen`yi-ri` get better and better; get 3641 6296
worse and worse;get better or 6297
worse with each passing day 6298
shen` 知者甚少zhi-zhe>shen`shao> Very few people know about it.3642 6299
shen` 慎之又慎shen`zhi-you`shen` One cannot be too careful 3643 6300
(in doing sth.) 6301
sheng-声泪俱下sheng-lei`ju`xia` shedding tears while speaking;3644 6302
in a tearful voice 6303
sheng-生搬硬套sheng-ban-jing`tao` copy mechanically,disregard- 3645 6304
ing specific conditions 6305
sheng-生火取暖sheng-huo>qu>nuan> make a fire for heating 3646 6306
sheng-生火做饭sheng-huo>zuo`fan` make a fire for cooking 3647 6307
sheng-生拉硬拽sheng-la-ying`zhuai`1.drag sb. along against his 3648 6308
will;2.stretch the meaning 6309
sheng-生理机能sheng-li>ji-neng/ physiological functions 3649 6310
sheng-生老病死sheng-lao>bing`si> birth and old age,sickness 3650 6311
and death -- the lot of man 6312
sheng-生离死别sheng-li/si>bie/ part never to meet again;part 3651 6313
sheng-生离死别sheng-li/si>bie/ for ever 3652 6314
sheng-生龙活虎sheng-long/huo/hu> doughty as a dragon and lively3653 6315
as a tiger--brimming (or burst- 6316
ing) with energy;full of vim 6317
and vigour 6318
sheng-生气勃勃sheng-qi`bo/bo/ dynamic;vigorous;full of 3654 6319
vitality 6320
sheng-生死关头sheng-si>guan-tou/ juncture where one's life is 3655 6321
at stake;critical juncture 6322
sheng-生物学家sheng-wu`xue/jia- biologist 3656 6323
sheng/绳之以法sheng-zhi-yi>fa> prosecute or punish according 3657 6324
to law;bring to justice 6325
sheng>目眚昏花mu`sheng>hun-hua- dim-sighted with nebula in 3658 6326
the eyes 6327
sheng>省吃俭用sheng>chi-jian`yong`skimp and save;live frugally 3659 6328
sheng`胜于吃药sheng`yu/chi-yao` be better than taking medicine3660 6329
sheng`不胜其烦bu`sheng`qi/fan/ be pestered beyondendurance 3661 6330
sheng`引人入胜yin>ren/ru`sheng` ( of scenery,literary works, 3662 6331
etc.) fascinating;enchanting; 6332
bewitching 6333
sheng`不可胜数bu`ke>sheng`shu` countless;innumerable 3663 6334
sheng`不胜枚举bu`sheng`mei/ju> too numerous to mention indi- 3664 6335
vidually (or one by one) 6336
sheng`盛气凌人sheng`qi`ling/ren/ domineering;errogant; with an 3665 6337
agressively arrogant manner 6338
sheng`盛情难却sheng`qing/nan/que` It would be ungracious not to 3666 6339
accept such a kind of offer. 6340
sheng`盛意难却sheng`yi`nan/que` It is hard to decline such a 3667 6341
kind of invitation. 6342
sheng`全盛时期quan/sheng`shi/qi- flourishing period;heyday 3668 6343
sheng`久负盛名jiu>fu`sheng`ming/ have long enjoyed a good repu-3669 6344
tation;have long been famous 6345
sheng`太平盛世tai`ping/sheng`shi` piping times of peace 3670 6346
sheng`年少气盛nian/shao`qi`sheng` young and agressive 3671 6347
sheng`千乘之国qian-sheng`zhi-guo/ state with a thousand chariots3672 6348
sheng`圣彼得堡sheng`bi>de/bu> St.Peterborough 3673 6349
sheng`所剩无几suo>sheng`wu/ji> There is very little left. 3674 6350
shi- 借尸还魂jie`shi-huan/hun/ (fig.) revive in a new guise 3675 6351
shi- 行尸走肉xing/shi-zou>rou` the walking dead;utterly 3676 6352
worthless person 6353
shi- 能者为师neng/zhe>wei/shi- let those who know teach 3677 6354
shi- 失魂落魄shi-hun/luo`po` be panick-stricken;be driven 3678 6355
to distraction 6356
shi- 失声痛哭shi-sheng-tong`ku- be choked with tears; cry 3679 6357
oneself hoarse 6358
shi- 有得有失you>de/you>shi- there exist bothgains and 3680 6359
losses 6360
shi- 诗情画意shi-qing/hua`yi` poetic beauty;idyllic 3681 6361
shi- 因材施教yin-cai/shi-jiao` teach students according to 3682 6362
their aptitude;suit the in- 6363
struction to the stendent's 6364
level 6365
shi/ 鸡栖于埘ji-qi-yu/shi/ chicken are kept in the coop 3683 6366
built intoa wall 6367
shi/ 时不我待shi/bu`wo>dai` Time and tide wait for none. 3684 6368
shi/ 时起时伏shi/qi>shi/fu/ now rise,now fall;haveups 3685 6369
and downs 6370
shi/ 盛极一时sheng`ji/yi-shi/ flourish for a time 3686 6371
shi/ 十分之一shi/fen-zhi-yi- tenth 3687 6372
shi/ 十全十美shi/quan/shi/mei> be perfect in every way;be 3688 6373
the acme of perfection;leave 6374
nothing to be desired 6375
shi/ 石沉大海shi/chen/da`hai> like a stone dropped into the 3689 6376
sea -- disappear for ever 6377
shi/ 拾金不昧shi/jin-bu`mei` not pocket the money one picks3690 6378
up 6379
shi/ 什锦饼干shi/jin>bing>gan- assorted biscuits 3691 6380
shi/ 什锦奶糖shi/jin>nai>tang/ assorted toffees 3692 6381
shi/ 食品商店shi/pin>shang-dian` provisions shop 3693 6382
shi/ 自食其力zi`shi/qi/li` support oneself by one's own 3694 6383
labour;earn one's own living 6384
shi/ 实实在在shi/shi/zai`zai` really true 3695 6385
shi/ 实事求是shi/shi`qiu/shi` seek truth from facts;be 3696 6386
practical and realistic 6387
shi/ 有识之士you>shi/zhi-shi` a person with breadth of 3697 6388
vision;a man of insight 6389
shi> 急驶而过ji/shi>er/guo` speed by 3698 6390
shi> 狼奔豕突lang/ben-shi>tu- rush like a boar and run like 3699 6391
a wolf -- run about like wild 6392
animals;rampge in total dis- 6393
order 6394
shi> 史无前例shi>wu/qian/li` without precedent inhistory 3700 6395
shi> 矢口抵赖shi>kou>di>lai` persistently deny 3701 6396
shi> 矢志不渝shi>zhi`bu`yu/ vow to adhere to one's chosen 3702 6397
course 6398
shi> 有的放矢you>di`fang`shi> shoot the arrow at the target 3703 6399
--have an object in view 6400
shi> 使尽办法shi>jin`ban`fa> use every and all means 3704 6401
shi> 使人兴奋shi>ren/xing-fen` exciting 3705 6402
shi` 不甘示弱bu`gan-shi`ruo` unwilling to be outdone; 3706 6403
refuse to yield 6404
shi` 斗争方式dou`zheng-fang-shi` form of struggle 3707 6405
shi` 领导方式ling>dao>fang-shi` style of leadership 3708 6406
shi` 日趋式微ri`qu-shi`wei- decline gradualy 3709 6407
shi` 生活方式sheng-huo/fang-shi` way (or model) of life; 3710 6408
life-style 6409
shi` 舐犊情深shi`du/qing/shen- (fig.) deep affection towards 3711 6410
one's children;parental love 6411
shi` 老牛舐犊lao/niu/shi`du/ an old cow licking her calf-- 3712 6412
a parent doting on his or her 6413
child 6414
shi` 升堂入室sheng-tang/ru`shi` pass through the hall into the3713 6415
inner chamber-- have profound 6416
scholarship;become highly pro- 6417
ficient 6418
shi` 时光易逝shi/guang-yi`shi` Time passes quickly. 3714 6419
shi` 士气强盛shi`qi`qiang/sheng` The moral is kept up. 3715 6420
shi` 世代相传shi`dai`xiang-chuan/pass on from generation to 3716 6421
generation 6422
shi` 世代行医shi`dai`xing/yi- come from a long line of medi-3717 6423
cal men (or doctors) 6424
shi` 世代务农shi`dai`wu`nong/ from a long line of farmers 3718 6425
shi` 世世代代shi`shi`dai`dai` for generations 3719 6426
shi` 拭目以待shi`mu`yi>dai` wait and see 3720 6427
shi` 势不两立shi`bu`liang>li` be mutually exclusuve;be ex- 3721 6428
tremely antagonistic;be ir- 6429
reconcilable 6430
shi` 势在必行shi`zai`bi`xing/ be imperative (under the cir- 3722 6431
cumstances) 6432
shi` 噬脐莫及shi`qi/mo`ji/ One cannot bite one's own 3723 6433
navel -- it is too late to 6434
repent 6435
shi` 适得其反shi`de/qi/fan> be just the opposite to what 3724 6436
one wished 6437
shi` 适者生存shi`zhe>sheng-cun/ survival of the fittest 3725 6438
shi` 仕途得意shi`tu/de/yi` be successful in one's of- 3726 6439
ficial carrer 6440
shi` 侍立一旁shi`li`yi-pang/ stand in attendance at sb.'s 3727 6441
site 6442
shi` 释迦牟尼shi`jia-mu/ni/ Sakyamuni(founder of Buddhism)3728 6443
shi` 恃才傲物shi`cai/ao`wu` be inordinately proud of one's3729 6444
ability;be conceited and con- 6445
temptuous 6446
shi` 视而不见shi`er/bu`jian` look but see not;turn a blind 3730 6447
eye to;close one's eye to 6448
shi` 视如粪土shi`ru/fen`tu> look upon as filth and dirt; 3731 6449
consider as beneath contempt 6450
shi` 视如己出shi`ru/ji>chu- regard sb. as one's own child;3732 6451
treat sb. as if he were one's 6452
own child 6453
shi` 视若草芥shi`ruo`cao>jie` regard as worthless 3733 6454
shi` 视若无睹shi`ruo`wu/du> take no notice of what one 3734 6455
sees;shut one's eyes to;turn 6456
a blind eye to;ignore 6457
shi` 视死如归shi`si>ru/gui- look upon death as going home;3735 6458
look death calmly in the face; 6459
face death unflinchingly 6460
shi` 熟视无睹shu/shi`wu/du> pay no attention to a familiar3736 6461
sight;turn a blind eye to; 6462
ignore 6463
shi` 文过饰非wen/guo`shi`fei- gloss over one's faults;cover 3737 6464
up (or explain away) one's 6465
errors 6466
shi` 以身试法yi>shen-shi`fa> defy the law personally;reak 3738 6467
the law knowingly 6468
shi` 与世无争yu>shi`wu/zheng- stand aloof from worldly 3739 6469
strife; holdoneself aloof 6470
from the world 6471
shi` 折箭为誓zhe/jian`wei/shi` swear by breaking an arrow 3740 6472
shi` 指天发誓zhi>tian-fa-shi` swear by the sun 3741 6473
shou- 收回成命shou-hui/cheng/ming`retract an order 3742 6474
shou- 收住脚步shou-zhu`jiao>bu` stop walking 3743 6475
shou- 美不胜收mei>bu`sheng`shou- too many beautiful things for 3744 6476
the eye to behold 6477
shou> 手忙脚乱shou>mang/jiao>luan`in a frantic rush; in a great 3745 6478
fluster 6479
shou> 大显身手da`xian>shen-shou> display one's skills to the 3746 6480
full;give full scope to one's 6481
ability 6482
shou> 首当其冲shou>dang-qi/chong- be the first to be affected 3747 6483
(by a disaster,etc.);bear 6484
the brunt 6485
shou> 首屈一指shou>qu-yi-zhi> come first on the list;be 3748 6486
second to none 6487
shou> 守口如瓶shou>kou>ru/ping/ keep one's mouth shut;breathe 3749 6488
not a single word;be tight- 6489
mouthed;be tight-lipped 6490
shou> 守株待兔shou>zhu-dai`tu` stand by a stump waiting for 3750 6491
more bares to come and dash 6492
themselves against it --- 6493
trustto chance and strokes 6494
of luck 6495
shou` 受苦受难shou`ku>shou`nan` live in misery 3751 6496
shou` 吃苦受穷chi-ku>shou`qiong/ live in hardship and poverty 3752 6497
shou` 困兽犹斗kun`shou`you/dou` corned beasts will still 3753 6498
fight;beasts at bay will 6499
fight back 6500
shou` 人面兽心ren/mian`shou`xin- the face of a man but the 3754 6501
heart of a beast -- a beast 6502
in human form 6503
shou` 衣冠禽兽yi-guan-qin/shou` beast in human clothing; 3755 6504
person as vile as a brute 6505
shou` 寿终正寝shou`zhong-zheng`qin> die in bed of old age;die 3756 6506
a natural dead 6507
shou` 受苦受难shou`ku>shou`nan` live in misery; have one's 3757 6508
fill of sufferings 6509
shou` 收益良多shou`yi`liang/duo- benefit a great deal 3758 6510
shou` 受这个罪shou`zhe`ge.zui` endure such hardships 3759 6511
shou` 受之有愧shou`zhi-you>kui` It would be embarrasing to 3760 6512
accept it. 6513
shou` 私相授受si-xiang-shou`shou` privately give and privately 3761 6514
accept;illegally pass things 6515
between individuals;make an 6516
illicit transfer 6517
shou` 以售其奸yi>shou`qi/jian- carry out one's evil design 3762 6518
shu- 不辨菽麦bu`bian`shu-mai` be unable to tell beans from 3763 6519
wheat --have no knowledge of 6520
practicalmatters 6521
shu- 布衣蔬食bu`yi-shu-shi/ coarse clothes and simple 3764 6522
fare-- a thrifty and simple 6523
life 6524
shu- 疏财仗义shu-cai/zhang`yi` be loyal to one's friends and 3765 6525
generous in helping the poor 6526
and needy 6527
shu- 人地生疏ren/di`sheng-shu- be unfamiliar with the place 3766 6528
and the people;be a complete 6529
stranger 6530
shu- 梳洗打扮shu-xi>da>ban` deck oneself out 3767 6531
shu- 殊途同归shu-tu/tong/gui- reach the same goal by 3768 6532
different routes 6533
shu- 输财助战shu-cai/zhu`zhan` donate money for the war 3769 6534
shu- 输肝沥胆shu-gan-li`dan> with all one's heart;extremely3770 6535
sincere 6536
shu- 舒眉展眼shu-mei/zhan>yan> smiling eyes;a beaming face 3771 6537
shu- 舒舒服服shu-shu-fu/fu/ very comfortable 3772 6538
shu- 舒枝展叶shu-zhi-zhan>ye` extend branches and unfold 3773 6539
leaves 6540
shu- 倏然而逝shu-ran/er/shi` suddenly vanished 3774 6541
shu/ 立功赎罪li`gong-shu/zui` do good deeds to atone for 3775 6542
one's crimes 6543
shu/ 熟能生巧shu/neng/sheng-qiao>Practice makes perfect. 3776 6544
shu> 查明属实cha/ming/shu>shi/ be proven true after investi- 3777 6545
gation 6546
shu> 纯属虚构chui/shu>xu-gou` be purely trumped up 3778 6547
shu> 寒来暑往han/lai/shu>wang> as summer goes and winter 3779 6548
comes -- as time passes;with 6549
the passage of time 6550
shu> 署名文章shu>ming/wen/zhang- a signed article 3780 6551
shu> 鼠目寸光shu>mu`cun`guang- be short-sighted; of limited 3781 6552
knowledge 6553
shu> 数不胜数shu>bu`sheng`shu> innumerable;incalculable; 3782 6554
countless 6555
shu> 数一数二shu>yi-shu>er` count as one of the very 3783 6556
best;rank very high 6557
shu` 不学无术bu`xue/wu/shu` have neither learning nor 3784 6558
skill;be ignorant and in- 6559
competent 6560
shu` 述而不作shu`er/bu`zuo` only expatiate on other's 3785 6561
theories without stating 6562
any of one's own views 6563
shu` 树碑立传shu`bei-li`zhuan` erect a monument to sb. and 3786 6564
write his biography -- build 6565
up one's public image 6566
shu` 束手束脚shu-shou>shu-jiao> be overcautious 3787 6567
shu` 一束稻草yi-shu`dao`cao> a sheaf of straw 3788 6568
shu` 一束鲜花yi-shu`xian-hua- a bunch of flowers 3789 6569
shu` 数以万计shu`yi>wan`ji` number tens of thousands 3790 6570
shu` 数枝梅花shu`zhi-mei/hua- several plum bosssoms 3791 6571
shu` 心中有数xin-zhong-you>shu` know what's what;know the 3792 6572
score; know fairly well; 6573
know how things stand 6574
shu` 恕不招待shu`bu`zhao-dai` excuse me for not serving 3793 6575
you 6576
shu` 恕难从命shu`nan/cong/ming` We regret that we cannot 3794 6577
comply with your wishes. 6578
shu` 屯垦戍边tun/ken>shu`bian- station troops to reclaim 3795 6579
wasteland in the frontiers 6580
shu` 卫戍司令wei`shu`si-ling` garrison commander 3796 6581
shua- 唰唰地响shua-shua-de.xiang> with a swooshing sound 3797 6582
shuai-年老力衰nian/lao-li`shuai- get older and weeker 3798 6583
shuai>甩掉包袱shuai>diao`bao-fu cast off a burden;get a load 3799 6584
off one's back 6585
shuai>甩手不干shuai>shou>bu`gan` wash one's hands of sth. 3800 6586
shuai`舍车保帅she>ju-bao>shuai` give up a rook to save the 3801 6587
king (in chess)--make minor 6588
sacrifices to safeguard major 6589
interests 6590
shuan-把门闩上ba>men/shuan-shang bolt the door 3802 6591
shuan-拴在一起shuan-zai`yi-qi> bind together 3803 6592
shuan`洗洗涮涮xi>xi>shuan`shuan` wash 3804 6593
shuang- 久经风霜jiu>jing-feng-shuang- weather-beaten 3805 6594
shuang- 冷若冰霜leng>ruo`bing-shuang- (usu. of women) as cold as 3806 6595
ice; have an icy (or chilly) 6596
manner 6597
shuang- 双管齐下shuang-guan>qi/xia` paint a picture with two 3807 6598
brushes at the same time--work 6599
along with two lines 6600
shuang- 双龙戏珠shuang-long/xi`zhu- two dragons playing with 3808 6601
a pearl 6602
shuang- 双膝跪下shuang-xi-gui`xia` kneel on both knees 3809 6603
shuang- 双喜临门shuang-xi>lin/men/ a double blessing has des- 3810 6604
cended upon the house 6605
shui> 水到渠成shui>dao`qu/cheng/ Where water flows,a channel 3811 6606
is formed;(fig.)When condi- 6607
tions are ripe,success is in- 6608
evitably achieved 6609
shui> 水果软糖shui>guo>ruan>tang/ fruit jelly 3812 6610
shui> 水火无情shui>huo>wu/qing/ Floods and fires have no 3813 6611
mercy. 6612
shui> 水晶玻璃shui>jing-bo-li quartz glass 3814 6613
shui> 水流湍急shui>liu/tuan-ji/ swift currents 3815 6614
shui> 水落石出shui>luo`shi/chu- when the water subsides the 3816 6615
rocks emerge --the whole 6616
thing comes to light 6617
shui> 水平如镜shui>ping/ru/jing` as level as a mirror 3817 6618
shui> 水势湍急shui>shi`tuan>ji/ rapid and turbulent flow of 3818 6619
water 6620
shui> 水泄不通shui>xie`bu`tong- be so crowded or closely 3819 6621
besieged that not even a 6622
drop of water could trickle 6623
through 6624
shui` 睡得正甜shui`de.zheng`tian/ sleep soundly 3820 6625
shui` 睡眠不足shui`mian/bu`zu/ not have enough sleep 3821 6626
shui` 早睡早起zao>shui`zao/qi> early to bed and early to rise3822 6627
shui` 进入睡乡jin`ru`sui`xiang- fall asleep 3823 6628
shun` 顺风行船shun`feng-xing/chuan/ sail with the wind 3824 6629
shun` 顺理成章shun`li>cheng/zhang-(of writing an article or deal- 3825 6630
ing with a matter) follow a ra- 6631
tional,clear line 6632
shun` 顺藤摸瓜shun`teng/mo-gua- follow the vine to get the 3826 6633
melon -- track down sb. or 6634
sth. by following clues 6635
shun` 逆来顺受ni`lai/shun`shou` meekly submit to oppresson, 3827 6636
maltreatment,etc.; resign 6637
oneself to adversity 6638
shun` 瞬息万变shun`xi-wan`bian` undergoing a myriad changes 3828 6639
in the twinkling of an eye; 6640
fast changing 6641
shun` 转瞬之间zhuan>shun`zhi-jian-in the twinkling of an eye; 3829 6642
in an instant;in a flash 6643
shuo- 说得过去shuo-de.guo`qu` be justifiable on the whole; 3830 6644
be generally passable 6645
shuo- 说三道四shuo-san-dao`si` gossip about 3831 6646
shuo- 说千道万shuo-qian-dao`wan` say a lot 3832 6647
shuo` 繁星烁烁fan/xing-shuo`shuo` Clusters of stars are glitter-3833 6648
ing in the sky. 6649
shuo` 媒妁之言mei/shuo`zhi-yan/ on the advice of match-maker 3834 6650
shuo` 数见不鲜shuo`jian`bu`xian- be not uncommon;be a common 3835 6651
occurence 6652
shuo` 硕果累累shuo`guo>lei/lei/ numerous significant achieve- 3836 6653
ments 6654
shuo` 众口铄金zhong`kou>shuo`jin- Public clamour can confound 3837 6655
right and wrong. 6656
si- 私吞公款si-tun-gong-kuan> misappropriate public money 3838 6657
si- 大公无私da`gong-wu/si- 1.selfless;unselfish;2.per- 3839 6658
fectly impartial 6659
si- 公而忘私gong-er/wang`si- so devoted to public service 3840 6660
as to forget private inter- 6661
ests;selfless 6662
si- 公私分明gong-si-fen-ming/ make (or draw) a clear dis- 3841 6663
tinction between public and 6664
private interests 6665
si- 公私兼顾gong-si-jian-gu` give concurrent consideration 3842 6666
to public and private inter- 6667
ests 6668
si- 万贯家私wan`guan`jia-si- family property worth of ten 3843 6669
thousand strings of cash; be 6670
extremely wealthy 6671
si- 先公后私xian-gong-hou`si- Public interest comes before 3844 6672
the private or personel in- 6673
terests 6674
si- 火车司机huo>che-si-ji- engine driver;locomotive 3845 6675
engineer 6676
si- 人喊马嘶ren/han>ma>si- men shouting and horses 3846 6677
neighing 6678
si- 思前想后si-qian/xiang>hou` turn over in one's mind;ponder3847 6679
si- 三思而行san-si-er/xing/ think trice before you act; 3848 6680
look before you leap 6681
si- 斯斯文文si-si-wen/wen/ in a refined manner 3849 6682
si- 斯文扫地si-wen/sao>di` Scholarly dignity swept into 3850 6683
the dust. 6684
si- 丝丝相扣si-si-xiang-kou` (fig) done with meticulous 3851 6685
care and flawless artistry 6686
si> 死得其所si>de/qi/suo> die a worthy death 3852 6687
si> 死灰复燃si>hui-fu`ran/ dying cinders glowing again --3853 6688
resurgence;revival 6689
si` 肆无忌惮si`wu/ji`dan` unbridled;unscrupulous 3854 6690
si` 鲍鱼之肆bao`yu/zhi-si` a shop which sells salted 3855 6691
fish 6692
si` 茶楼酒肆cha/lou/jiu>si` teahouses and wineshops 3856 6693
si` 打草储饲da>cao>chu>si` cut grass to store as forage 3857 6694
si` 四海为家si`hai>wei/jia- make one's home wherever one 3858 6695
is;making one's home wherever 6696
one happens to be 6697
si` 四面八方si`mian`ba-fang- all directions;all quarters; 3859 6698
all around;far and near 6699
si` 四散奔逃si`san`ben-tao/ run away (or scurry off) in 3860 6700
all directions 6701
si` 似懂非懂si`dong>fei-dong> have only a hazy notion;not 3861 6702
completelyunderstand 6703
si` 似是而非si`shi`er/fei- apparently right but actually 3862 6704
wrong;specious;plausible 6705
song- 松松垮垮song-song-kua>kua> 1.(of a structure) not solid 3863 6706
or firm;unsteady;2.slack; 6707
sluggish 6708
song> 毛骨悚然mao/gu>song>ran/ with one's hair standing on 3864 6709
end;absolutely terrified 6710
song> 耸人听闻song>ren/ting-wen/ deliberately exaggerate so as 3865 6711
to create a sensation 6712
song> 危言耸听wei-yan/song>ting- resort to alarmist remarks; 3866 6713
be sensational 6714
song> 悚然肃立song>ran/su`li` stand as a mark of respect 3867 6715
song` 过目成诵guo`mu`cheng/song` be able to recite sth. after 3868 6716
reading it once; have a good 6717
memory 6718
song` 聚讼纷纭ju`song`fen-yun/ argue back and forth without 3869 6719
coming to an agreement;opin- 6720
ions differ widely;a welter 6721
of conflicting opinions 6722
song` 送货上门song`huo`shang`men/ deliver goods to the cus- 3870 6723
tomer's door 6724
song` 养老送终yang>lao>song`zhong-look after one's parents in 3871 6725
their old age and give them 6726
a proper burial after they 6727
die 6728
song` 颂古非今song`gu>fei-jin- eulogize the past and condemn 3872 6729
the present 6730
song` 敬颂大安jing`song`da`an- wish you good health 3873 6731
sou- 搜肠挂肚sou-chang/gua-du` think very hard; rack one's 3874 6732
brains 6733
sou- 搜索枯肠sou-suo>ku-chang/ rack one's brains (for fresh 3875 6734
ideas or apt expressions,usu. 6735
when writing poetry or an 6736
essay 6737
sou> 辞朝归薮ci/chao/gui-sou> resign one's post as an 3876 6738
official and return to 6739
one's native village 6740
sou> 精神抖擞jing-shen/dou>sou> full of energy;full of beans; 3877 6741
in high spirits 6742
sou> 童叟无欺tong/sou>wu/qi- neither old nor young cheated 3878 6743
(i.e. honest with all cus- 6744
tomers) 6745
sou> 一艘军舰yi-sou>jun-jian` a warship 3879 6746
su` 山肴野蔌shan-yao/ye>su` exotic mountain foods and 3880 6747
wild vegetables 6748
su` 素不相识su`bu`xiang-shi/ have never met;not be ac- 3881 6749
quainted with each other 6750
su` 素昧平生su`mei`ping/sheng- have never met before;have 3882 6751
never made sb.'s quaintance 6752
su` 速战速决su`zhan`su`jue/ fight a quick battle to force 3883 6753
a speedy decision 6754
su` 溯流而上su`liu/er/shang` go upstream 3884 6755
su` 肃然起敬su`ran/qi>jing` be filled with deep veneration3885 6756
su` 谡谡长松su`su`chang/song- tall and straight pines 3886 6757
su` 簌簌泪下su`su`lei`xia` Tears streamed down. 3887 6758
suan- 酸甜苦辣suan-tian/ku>la` sour,sweet,bitter and hot; 3888 6759
bittersweet taste of life 6760
suan` 鸡毛蒜皮ji-mao/suan`pi/ chicken feathers and garlic 3889 6761
skins;trivialities;trifles 6762
sui- 虽死犹生sui-si>you/sheng- live on in spirit 3890 6763
sui/ 半身不遂ban`shen-bu`sui/ hemiplegia;partial paralysis 3891 6764
sui/ 顺颂时绥shun`song`shi/sui/ I avail myself of this oppor- 3892 6765
tunity to present my kind re- 6766
gards. 6767
sui/ 随波逐流sui/bo-zhu/liu/ drift with the tide or current; 3893 6768
go with the stream 6769
sui/ 随风飘舞sui/feng-piao-wu> rock or sway in the wind 3894 6770
sui/ 随机应变sui/ji-ying`bian` act as changing circum- 3895 6771
stances demand;act ac- 6772
cording to circumstances 6773
sui/ 随口答应sui/kou>da-ying` agree casually to sb.'s de- 3896 6774
mands 6775
sui/ 随心所欲sui/xin-suo>yu` follow one's inclinations; 3897 6776
do as one pleases 6777
sui/ 随遇而安sui/yu`er/an- feel at home wherever one is 3898 6778
sui> 恨入骨髓hen`ru`gu>sui/ hate sb. to the marrow of 3899 6779
one's bones 6780
sui` 碎尸万段sui`shi-wan`duan` tear the body to thousands 3900 6781
of pieces (said when swearing 6782
to destroy sb.) 6783
sui` 闲言碎语xian/yan/sui`yu> sarcastic remarks;gossip 3901 6784
sui` 粉身碎骨fen>shen-sui`gu> have one's body smashed to 3902 6785
pieces and one's bones ground 6786
to powder;die the most cruel 6787
death 6788
sui` 功成名遂gong-cheng/ming/sui`be successful and famous 3903 6789
sui` 鬼鬼祟祟gui>gui>sui`sui` sneaking;furtive;stealthy 3904 6790
sui` 岁序更新sui`xu`geng-xin- beginning of the year 3905 6791
sui` 人寿岁丰ren/shou`sui`feng- the land yields good crops and3906 6792
the people enjoy goodhealth 6793
sun- 饔飧不继yong-sun-bu`ji` not know where the next meal 3907 6794
will come from 6795
sun> 损兵折将sun>bing-zhe/jiang` suffer heavy casualties 3908 6796
sun> 损人利己sun>ren/li`ji> harm others to benefit oneself; 3909 6797
benefit oneself at the expense 6798
of others 6799
sun> 雨后春笋yu>hou`chun-sun> bamboo shoots after a spring 3910 6800
rain; (fig.)(of new things) 6801
mushroom;spring up 6802
suo- 穿梭外交chuan-suo-wai`jiao- shuttle diplomacy 3911 6803
suo- 一梭子弹yi-suo-zi>dan` a clip of bullets 3912 6804
suo- 婆娑起舞po/suo-qi>wu> start dancing;stroll about 3913 6805
and start dancing 6806
suo- 缩手缩脚suo-shou>suo-jiao> 1.shrink with cold;2.be 3914 6807
overcautious 6808
suo> 闭关锁国bi`guan-suo>guo/ have no contact with the out- 3915 6809
side world;close the country 6810
to the rest of the world 6811
suo> 各得其所ge`de/qi/suo> each is in his proper place; 3916 6812
each is properly provided for; 6813
each hasa role to play 6814
suo> 离群索居li/qun/suo>ju- live in solitude;live all 3917 6815
alone 6816
suo> 索然无味suo>ran/wu/wei` flat and insipid 3918 6817
T部
ta- 塌下心来ta-xia`xin-lai/ settle down to (work,etc.) 3919 6818
ta- 踏踏实实ta-ta-shi/shi/ down-to-earth;steadfast 3920 6819
ta- 死心踏地si>xin-ta-di` be dead set;be hell-bent 3921 6820
ta- 别无他求bie/wu/ta-qiu/ have no other request 3922 6821
ta- 另有他故ling`you>ta-gu` have other reason 3923 6822
ta- 异国他乡yi`guo/ta-xiang- alien land 3924 6823
ta> 聚沙成塔ju`sha-cheng/ta> many grains of sand piled 3925 6824
up will make a pagada -- 6825
many a little makes a mickle 6826
ta> 象牙之塔xiang`ya/zhi-ta> (fig.) ivory tower 3926 6827
ta` 纷至沓来fen-zhi`ta`lai/ come one after another 3927 6828
ta` 排闼直入pai/ta`zhi/ru` push the door open and enter 3928 6829
a house without so much as 6830
to announce oneself 6831
ta` 踏足社会ta`zu/she`hui` set foot in society 3929 6832
ta` 踏足影坛ta`zu/ying>tan/ step into the film circles 3930 6833
ta` 原地踏步yuan/di`ta`bu` marking time 3931 6834
ta` 嗒然若失ta`ran/ruo`shi- deeply despondent 3932 6835
tai- 心怀鬼胎xin-huai/gui>tai have evil intentions;have 3933 6836
sinister motives 6837
tai/ 登台表演deng-tai/biao>yan> take the stage and perform 3934 6838
tai/ 亭台楼阁ting/tai/lou/ge/ pavilions and towers 3935 6839
tai/ 债台高筑zhai`tai/gao-zhu/ be heavily in debt; be up to 3936 6840
one's ears (or neck) indebt 6841
tai/ 抬杠拌嘴tai/gang`bab`zui> petty brickering 3937 6842
tai` 太白金星tai`bai/jin-xing- Grand White (old name for 3938 6843
Venus) 6844
tai` 太平无事tai`ping/wu/shi` all is well;be safe and sound 3939 6845
tai` 欺人太甚qi-ren/tai`shen` go too far in insulting sb. 3940 6846
tai` 态度和蔼tai`du`he'ai> amiable;kindly 3941 6847
tai` 千姿百态qian-zi-bai/tai` in different poses and dif- 3942 6848
ferent expressions 6849
tai` 优胜劣汰you-sheng`lie`tai` survival of the fittest 3943 6850
tan- 贪官污吏tan-guan-wu-li` corrupt officials;venal 3944 6851
officials 6852
tan- 贪生怕死tan-sheng-pa`si> cravenlycling to life instead 3945 6853
of braving death 6854
tan- 贪污腐化tan-wu-fu>hua` embezzlement and corruption 3946 6855
tan- 贪心不足tan-xin-bu`zu/ insatiably greedy 3947 6856
tan- 贪赃舞弊tan-zang-wu>bi` corruption and fraudulent 3948 6857
practices 6858
tan/ 坛坛罐罐tan/tan/guan`guan` pots and pans --personal pos- 3949 6859
sessions 6860
tan/ 登坛拜将deng-tan/bai`jiang` mount the altar and hold the 3950 6861
ceremony to appoint a general 6862
tan/ 弹指之间tan/zhi>zhi-jian- during the snapping of the 3951 6863
fingers-- in a flash 6864
tan/ 动弹不得dong`tan/bu`de/ cannot move 3952 6865
tan/ 龙潭虎穴long/tan/hu>xue` a dragon's pool and a tiger's 3953 6866
spot 6867
tan/ 谈何容易tan/he/rong/yi` easier said than done; by no 3954 6868
means easy 6869
tan/ 谈情说爱tan/qing/shuo-ai` be courting;talk love 3955 6870
tan/ 谈天说地tan/tian-shuo-di` talk of everything under the 3956 6871
sun 6872
tan/ 老生常谈lao>sheng-chang/tan/commonplace;platitude;truism 3957 6873
tan/ 天方夜谭tian-fang-ye`tan/ 1.The Arabian Nights;2.a cock-3958 6874
and-bull story; a most fan- 6875
tastic tale 6876
tan/ 止渴祛痰zhi>ke/qu`tan/ relieve a cough and expel 3959 6877
phlegm 6878
tan/ 昙花一现tan/hua-yi-xian` sth. extremely rare;transient 3960 6879
figure;last briefly;be a 6880
flash in the pan 6881
tan> 坦然无惧tan>ran/wu/ju` calm and fearless 3961 6882
tan> 坦然自若tan>ran/zi`ruo` calm and fonfident;completely 3962 6883
at ease 6884
tan> 袒胸露臂tan>xiong-lu`bi` decollectage 3963 6885
tan> 忐忑不安tan>te`bu`an- be on tenterhooks 3964 6886
tan` 生灵涂炭sheng-ling/tu/tan` people plunged into an abysss 3965 6887
of misery during political 6888
chaos 6889
tan` 探本穷源tan`ben>qiong/yuan/ go to the root of an issue 3966 6890
tan` 探头探脑tan`tou/tan`nao> pop one's head in and look 3967 6891
about 6892
tan` 叹赏不绝tan`shang>bu`jue/ shower praise on sb. or sth. 3968 6893
tan` 叹为观止tan`wei/guan-zhi> acclaim (a work or art.etc.) 3969 6894
as the acme of perfection 6895
tan` 叹为奇迹tan`wei/qi/ji` marvel at sth. spectacular 3970 6896
tan` 望洋兴叹wang`yang/xing-tan` feel powerless and frustrated 3971 6897
at the thought of so much 6898
difficulty 6899
tang- 趟水过河tang>shui>guo`he/ wade across a river 3972 6900
tang- 镗啷一声tang-lang-yi-sheng- with a bang 3973 6901
tang/ 开膛剖肚kai-tang/pou-du` cut open the chest and lay 3974 6902
open the bowel 6903
tang/ 搪瓷茶缸tang/ci/cha/gang- enamel mug 3975 6904
tang/ 堂而皇之tang/er/huang/zhi- 1.openly and legally;2.do 3976 6905
sth. in grand style 6906
tang/ 堂堂正正tang/tang/zheng`zheng1.be aboveboard and dignified; 3977 6907
2.having impeccable appearance 6908
and good manner 6909
tang/ 糖衣炮弹tang/yi-pao`dan` sugarcoated bullet;ways and 3978 6910
means to corrupt or win over 6911
sb. or implicate sb.in a crime 6912
tang/ 溏心鸡蛋tang/xin-ji-dan` soft-boiled or soft-fried egg 3979 6913
tang> 倘来之物tang>lai/zhi-wu` an unexpected gain;windfall 3980 6914
tao- 滔滔不绝tao-tao-bu`jue/ pouring out words in a steady 3981 6915
flow 6916
tao- 滔天罪行tao-tian-zui`xing/ monstrous crimes 3982 6917
tao- 白浪滔天bai/lang`tao-tian- white breakers leaping sky- 3983 6918
wards 6919
tao- 韬光养诲tao-guang-yang>hui` hide one's capacities and 3984 6920
bide one's time 6921
tao- 惊涛骇浪jing-tao-hai`lang` terrifying waves;a stormy sea 3985 6922
tao/ 陶冶情操tao/ye>qing/cao- mould a person's temperament 3986 6923
tao/ 号啕大哭hao/tao/da`ku- cry loudly;weep and wail 3987 6924
tao/ 桃红柳绿tao/hong/liu>lyu` red peach flowers and green 3988 6925
willows -- a spring scene 6926
tao/ 世外桃源shi`wai`tao/yuan/ the Land of Peach Blossoms-- 3989 6927
--a fictitious land of peace, 6928
away from the turmoil of the 6929
world 6930
tao/ 逃之夭夭tao/zhi-yao-yao- decamp;slip away;make one's 3990 6931
get-away;show a clean pair 6932
of heels 6933
tao/ 死里逃生si>li>tao/sheng- escape by the skin of one's 3991 6934
teeth;have a narrow escape; 6935
barely escape with one's life 6936
tao> 讨价还价tao>jia`huan/jia` bargrain;haggle 3992 6937
tao> 讨人喜欢tao>ren/xi>huan- be likable 3993 6938
tao` 套用公式tao`yong`gong-shi` apply the formula 3994 6939
tao` 配套成龙pei`tao`cheng/long/ link up the parts to form 3995 6940
a whole 6941
te` 特等模范te`deng>mo/fan` special-class model 3996 6942
te` 特级教师te`ji/jiao`shi- teacher of a special classifi-3997 6943
cation 6944
te` 大书特书da`shu-te`shu- record in letters of gold; 3998 6945
write volumes about 6946
teng/ 腾云驾雾teng/yun/jia`wu` (mythology) ride the clouds 3999 6947
and mount the mist by means 6948
of magic power 6949
teng/ 飞黄腾达fei-huang/teng/da/ make rapid advances in one's 4000 6950
career;have a meteoric rise 6951
teng/ 龙腾虎跃long/teng/hu>yue` full of power and grandeur 4001 6952
like dragons rising and tigers 6953
leaping;scene of hustling 6954
activity 6955
teng/ 头疼脑热tou/teng`nao>re` slight illness 4002 6956
ti- 剔牙缝儿ti-ya/feng`r pick one's teeth 4003 6957
ti- 百般挑剔bai>ban-tiao-ti- try by every means to nitpick 4004 6958
ti- 甘当人梯gan-dang-ren/ti- content to be a rung of human 4005 6959
ladder -- a personwho helps 6960
another to rise to success 6961
ti/ 啼笑皆非ti/xiao`jie-fei- not know whether to laugh or 4006 6962
cry;find sth. both funny or 6963
annoying 6964
ti/ 虎啸猿啼hu>xiao`yuan/ti/ Tigers howl and apes jabber. 4007 6965
ti/ 题材新颖ti/cai/xin-ying> original in the choice of 4008 6966
subject 6967
ti/ 离题太远li/ti/tai`yuan> stray away from the subject 4009 6968
ti/ 文不对题wen/bu`dui`ti/ not to the point 4010 6969
ti/ 如饮醍醐ru/yin>ti/hu/ as if drinking the finest 4011 6970
cream 6971
ti/ 提心吊胆ti/xin-diao`dan> have one's heart inone's 4012 6972
mouth; be on tenterhooks 6973
ti> 身体力行shen-ti>li`xing/ earnestly practise what one 4013 6974
advocates;practise what one 6975
preaches 6976
ti> 体弱多病ti>ruo`duo-bing` weak and ill 4014 6977
ti` 风流倜傥feng-liu/ti`tang> unrestrained and overflowing 4015 6978
with talent; romantic 6979
ti` 替代能源ti`dai`neng/yuan/ alternate energy 4016 6980
ti` 替身演员ti`shen-yan>yuan/ stunt man or stunt woman 4017 6981
ti` 不可替代bu`ke>ti`dai` irreplaceable 4018 6982
ti` 日夜惕厉ri`ye`ti`li` be on the alert day and night 4019 6983
ti` 提高警惕ti/gao-jing>ti` enhance(or heighten, 4020 6984
sharpen)one's vigilance 6985
ti` 痛哭流涕tong`ku-liu/ti` cry bitterly;weep and wail; 4021 6986
cry one's heart out; weep 6987
bitter tears 6988
tian- 天崩地裂tian-beng-di`lie` heaven falling and earth 4022 6989
rending --violent political 6990
or social upheavals 6991
tian- 天兵天将tian-bing-tian-jiang` troops and commanders from 4023 6992
heaven 6993
tian- 天罗地网tian-luo/di`wang> nets above and snares below 4024 6994
-- tight encirclement 6995
tian- 天水相接tian-shui>xiang-jie/sky and water seem to be con- 4025 6996
nected together (from afar at 6997
sea) 6998
tian- 天文学家tian-wen/xue/jia- astronomer 4026 6999
tian- 添枝加叶tian-zhi-jia-ye` add colour and emphasis to 4027 7000
(a naration);add highly 7001
coloured details to (a story); 7002
embellish (a story) 7003
tian/ 填饱肚肠tian/bao>du`chang/ have eaten one's fill 4028 7004
tian/ 甜言蜜语tian-yan/mi`yu` sweet words and honeyed 4029 7005
phrases 7006
tian/ 恬不知耻tian/bu`zhi-chi> do not feel ashamed;have no 4030 7007
sense of shame; be shameless 7008
tian> 暴殄天物bao`tian>tian-wu` a reckless waste of the 4031 7009
products of nature 7010
tian> 不腆之仪bu`tian>zhi-yi/ small (or unworthy) gift 4032 7011
tian> 腆着胸膛tian>zhe~xiong-tang/stick out one's chest 4033 7012
tian> 忝在知交tian>zai`zhi-jiao- I deem it an honour, 4034 7013
though I'm unworthy of 7014
it,to be counted among 7015
your acquaitances 7016
tiao- 百里挑一bai>li>tiao-yi- one in a hundred;cream of the 4035 7017
crop 7018
tiao- 挑挑拣拣tiao-tiao-jian>jian>pick and choose 4036 7019
tiao/ 千里迢迢qian-li>tiao/tiao/ from a thousand li far; from 4037 7020
afar 7021
tiao> 挑拨离间tiao>bo-li/jian- sow discord;foment dissen- 4038 7022
sion; incite one against the 7023
other;drive a wedge between 7024
tiao> 挑拨是非tiao>bo-shi`fei- stir up trouble;foment discord4039 7025
tiao` 极目远眺ji/mu`yuan>tiao` gaze far into the dis- 4040 7026
tance(from a high place, 7027
as a mountaintop) 7028
tiao` 跳梁小丑tiao`liang/xiao>chou> buffoon;clown;a contemptible 4041 7029
scountrel 7030
tie- 俯首贴耳fu>shou>tie-er> docile and obedient;servile 4042 7031
tie> 铁面无私tie>mian`wu/si- impartial and incorrruptible 4043 7032
strictly impartial 7033
tie> 铁石心肠tie>shi/xin-chang/ be ironhearted;have a heart of4044 7034
stone 7035
ting- 听不清楚ting-bu`qing-chu> cannot hear clearly 4045 7036
ting- 听而不闻ting-er/bu`wen/ turn a deaf ear to;remain in- 4046 7037
different 7038
ting- 听天由命ting-tian-you/ming` submit to the will of Heaven; 4047 7039
resign oneself to one's fate; 7040
trust to luck 7041
ting- 道听途说dao`ting-tu/shuo- hearsay;rumour;gossip 4048 7042
ting/ 大发雷霆da`fa-lei/ting/ fly into a temper 4049 7043
ting/ 大庭广众da`ting/guang>zhong`(before) a big crowd; (on) 4050 7044
a public occasion 7045
ting/ 马不停蹄ma>bu`ting/ti/ a horse galloping --without 4051 7046
a stop;nonstop 7047
ting/ 停薪留职ting/xin-liu/zhi/ leave without pay;take an 4052 7048
unpaid leave 7049
ting/ 停滞不前ting/zhi`bu`qian/ stagnant;at a standstill 4053 7050
ting/ 亭亭玉立ting/ting/yu`li` 1.(of a woman) fair,slim and 4054 7051
graceful;2.(of a tree etc.) 7052
tall and straight 7053
ting> 挺身而出ting>shen-er/chu- step forward bravely;come out 4055 7054
boldly 7055
ting> 铤而走险ting>er/zou>xian` take a risk in desperationg 4056 7056
tong- 四通八达si`tong-ba-da/ extend to all directions 4057 7057
tong/ 同归于尽tong/gui-yu/jin` perish together;end up in 4058 7058
common ruin 7059
tong/ 同心协力tong/xin-xie/li` work in full cooperation and 4059 7060
with unity of purpose;work 7061
together with one heart;make 7062
oncerted efforts 7063
tong/ 铜墙铁壁tong/qiang/tie>bi` a bastion of iron - an im- 4060 7064
pregnable fortress 7065
tong/ 彤云密布tong/yun/mi`bu` The sky was densely clouded. 4061 7066
tong> 统筹兼顾tong>chou/jian-gu` unified planning with due con-4062 7067
sideration for all concerned; 7068
making overall plans and taking 7069
all factors into consideration 7070
tong` 悲恸欲绝bei-tong`yu`jue/ be overcome with grief;abandon4063 7071
oneself with grief 7072
tong` 痛改前非tong`gai>qian/fei- repent one's misdeeds; make 4064 7073
a clean break with one's 7074
(past) misdeeds 7075
tong` 痛痛快快tong`tong`kuai`kuai`very happy 4065 7076
tou- 忙里偷闲mang/li>tou-xian/ snatch a bit of leisure from 4066 7077
an action-packed schedule 7078
tou- 偷工减料tou-gong-jian>liao` do shoddy work and use in- 4067 7079
ferior material;scamp work and 7080
stint material;jerry-build 7081
tou/ 投机取巧tou/ji-qu>qiao> seize every chance to gain 4068 7082
advantage by trickery 7083
tou/ 投其所好tou/qi/suo>hao` cater to sb.'s likes (or 4069 7084
tastes) 7085
tou/ 投身革命tou/shen-ge/ming` join in the revolution 4070 7086
tou/ 头头是道tou/tou/shi`dao` well-organized,clear and sys- 4071 7087
tematic in speech or actions 7088
tou` 白里透红bai/li>tou`hong/ white tinged with red 4072 7089
tu- 突飞猛进tu-fei-meng>jin` ( of a cause,learning,etc.) 4073 7090
advance by leaps and bounds; 7091
forge ahead rapidly;make giant 7092
strides 7093
tu- 挺胸凸肚ting>xiong-tu-du` throw out one's chest and 4074 7094
distend one's belly 7095
tu/ 徒有虚名tu/you>xu-ming/ have unmerited reputation; 4075 7096
enjoy undeserved fame 7097
tu/ 家徒四壁jia-tu/si`bi` have nothing but the bare 4076 7098
walls in one's house--- be 7099
utterly destitute 7100
tu/ 如火如荼ru/huo>ru/tu/ like a raging fire 4077 7101
tu/ 荼毒生灵tu/du/sheng-ling/ plunge the people into the 4078 7102
depths of suffering 7103
tu> 土地改革tu>di`gai>ge/ land reform 4079 7104
tu> 土豪劣绅tu>hao/lie`shen- local tyrants and evil gentry 4080 7105
tu> 土里土气tu>li~tu>qi` rustic;uncouth;countrified 4081 7106
tu> 土生土长tu>sheng-tu>zhang> locally born and bred 4082 7107
tu> 土头土脑tu>tou/tu>nao> rustic;uncouth;countrified 4083 7108
tu> 土洋结合tu>yang/jie/he/ combine indigenous and foreign4084 7109
methods;combine traditional an 7110
tu> 土质肥沃tu>zhi`fei/wo` fertile soil 4085 7111
tu> 扬眉吐气yang/mei/tu>qi` feel proud and elated 4086 7112
tu` 上吐下泄shang`tu`xia`xie` suffer from vomiting and 4087 7113
diarrhea 7114
tu` 兔死狐悲tu`si>hu/bei- like grieves for like;exper- 4088 7115
ience grief at the death of 7116
sb. of the same category 7117
tuan/ 团参谋长tuan/can-mou/zhang> chief of staff of a regiment 4089 7118
tuan/ 一团和气yi-tuan/he/qi` keep on good terms with 4090 7119
everyone (at the expense 7120
of principle);keep on the 7121
right side of everyone 7122
tuan/ 抟饭团子tuan/fan`tuan/zi roll a rice ball 4091 7123
tuan> 走村串疃zou>cun-chuan`tuan> move from village to village 4092 7124
tui- 推本溯源tui-ben>sui`yuan/ trace the origin;ascertain the4093 7125
cause;detect or find out the 7126
reason 7127
tui- 推推搡搡tui-tui-sang>sang> push and shove 4094 7128
tui- 推心置腹tui-xin-zhi`fu` treat sb. with sincerity 4095 7129
tui/ 颓垣断壁tui/yuan/duan`bi` crumbling walls and dilapitat-4096 7130
ed houses 7131
tui` 蜕化变质tui`hua`bian`zhi` become morally degenerate 4097 7132
haw;mutter and mumble;speak 7133
hesitantly or falteringly 7134
tun/ 囤积居奇tun/ji-ju-qi/ hoarding and cornering;board- 4098 7135
ing and profitteering;board- 7136
ing and speculation 7137
tun` 褪去冬衣tun`qu`dong-yi- put aside winter clothes 4099 7138
tuo- 拖泥带水tuo-ni/dai`shui> messy;sloppy;slovenly 4100 7139
tuo- 托病离席tuo-bing`li/xi/ take one's leave under the 4101 7140
pretext of not feeling well 7141
tuo- 脱口而出tuo-kou>er/chu- say sth. unwittingly;blurt out4102 7142
tuo- 脱贫致富tuo-pin/zhi`fu` quit poverty and become rich 4103 7143
tuo> 妥善安置tuo>shan`an-zhi` make appropriate arrangements 4104 7144
tuo> 货已购妥huo`yi>gou`tuo> The goods have been purchased.4105 7145
tuo> 事已办妥shi`yi>ban`tuo> The matter has been settled. 4106 7146
tuo` 唾手可得tuo`shou>ke>de/ get or win very easily; ex- 4107 7147
tremely easy to obtain;accom- 7148
plish with great ease; within 7149
easy reach 7150
W部
wa- 挖防空洞wa-fang/kong-dong` dig an air-raid shelter 4108 7151
wa- 挖空心思wa-kong-xin-si- rack one's brains 4109 7152
wai- 歪打正着wai-da>zheng`zhao/ hit the mark by a fluke;score 4110 7153
a lucky hit 7154
wai- 歪风邪气wai-feng-xie/qi` evil winds and noxious influ- 4111 7155
ences;unhealthy trends and 7156
evil practices 7157
wai- 歪歪扭扭wai-wai-niu>niu> shapeless and twisted;wobbly 4112 7158
wai- 歪歪斜斜wai-wai-xie/xie/ crooked;tilted;wobbly 4113 7159
wai` 外强中干wai`qiang/zhong-gan-outwardly strong but inwardly 4114 7160
weak;strong in appearance but 7161
weak in reality 7162
wai` 外柔内刚wai`rou/nei`gang- soft outside but hard inside--4115 7163
outwardly yielding but inward- 7164
ly firm 7165
wai` 外资企业wai`zi-qi>ye` foreign enterprise 4116 7166
wai` 对外贸易dui`wai`mao`yi` foreign trade 4117 7167
wai` 课外作业ke`wai`zuo`ye` home work 4118 7168
wai` 内外交困nei`wai`jiao-kun` in dire straits at home and 4119 7169
abroad;beset with internal 7170
political and economic trou- 7171
bles and difficult foreign 7172
relations 7173
wai` 意外损失yi`wai`sun>shi- unexpected loss 4120 7174
wan- 拐弯抹角guai>wan-mo`jiao> talk in a roundabout way; 4121 7175
beat about the bush 7176
wan- 弯着身子wan-zhe~shen-zi (of one's body) bend over 4122 7177
wan- 剜肉补疮wan-rou`bu>chuang- cut fresh to cure a boil; use 4123 7178
a stopgap to the jeopardyof 7179
one's long-term interests 7180
wan/ 玩世不恭wan/shi`bu`gong- thumb one's nose at the world;4124 7181
be cynical 7182
wan/ 玩物丧志wan/wu`sang-zhi` riding a hobby saps one's will4125 7183
to make progress 7184
wan/ 顽固不化wan/gu`bu`hua` incorrigibly obstinate 4126 7185
wan/ 冥顽不灵ming/wan/bu`ling/ dull and stupid;impenetrably 4127 7186
thickheaded 7187
wan/ 完璧归赵wan/bi`gui-zhao` (fig.) return sth. intact to 4128 7188
its owner 7189
wan/ 完好无缺wan/hao>wu/que` remain intack 4129 7190
wan/ 完美无缺wan/mei>wu/que- perfect;flawless 4130 7191
wan/ 完整无缺wan/zheng>wu/que` thorough;integral 4131 7192
wan/ 完全同意wan/quan/tong/yi` agree with no reservation at 4132 7193
all 7194
wan/ 体无完肤ti>wu/wan/fu- 1.have cuts and bruises all 4133 7195
over the body;2.(fig.) (of 7196
an argument) be thoroughly 7197
refuted; (of an article) be 7198
changed beyond recognition 7199
wan/ 纨绔子弟wan/ku`zi>di` dandy;playboy;beau 4134 7200
wan> 挽回损失wan>hui/sun>shi- retrieve a loss 4135 7201
wan> 挽起袖子wan>qi>xiu`zi roll up one's sleeves 4136 7202
wan> 手挽着手shou>wan>zhe~shou> arm in arm;hand in hand 4137 7203
wan> 宛然如生wan>ran/ru/sheng- as if still living 4138 7204
wan> 音容宛在yin-rong/wan>zai` the same voice and face seem 4139 7205
still there (said as one thinks 7206
fondly of a dead person; usu. 7207
inscribed on a funeral banner) 7208
wan> 婉言相劝wan>yan/xiang-quan` tackful persuation;tackful 4140 7209
advice 7210
wan> 为时已晚wei/shi/yi>wan> too late 4141 7211
wan> 莞尔一笑wan>er>yi-xiao` give a winsome smile 4142 7212
wan` 万道光芒wan`dao`guang-mang/ shining with boundless radi- 4143 7213
ance 7214
wan` 万古常青wan`gu>chang/qing- remain forever as freshas 4144 7215
the trees of spring;be ever- 7216
lasting 7217
wan` 万分高兴wan`fen-gao-xing` feel elated;very happy 4145 7218
wan` 万分气愤wan`fen-qi`fen` be exasperated 4146 7219
wan` 万花怒放wan`hua-nu`fang` Thousands of flowers are in 4147 7220
full bloom. 7221
wan` 万籁俱寂wan`lai`ju`ji` All is quiet in this part of 4148 7222
wan` 万籁俱寂wan`lai`ju`ji` the world. 4149 7223
wan` 万里碧空wan`li>bi`kong- a vast blue sky 4150 7224
wan` 万里长城wan`li>chang/cheng/ Ten-thousand-li-Great Wall 4151 7225
wan` 万里长征wan`li>chang/zheng- a long march of ten thousand li 4152 7226
wan` 万里海疆wan`li>hai>jiang- vast territorial waters 4153 7227
wan` 万里江山wan`li>jiang-shan- vast land of our country 4154 7228
wan` 万里无云wan`li>wu/yun/ not a speck of cloud in the 4155 7229
sky 7230
wan` 万马奔腾wan`ma>ben-teng/ ten thousand horses galloping 4156 7231
ahead--going full steam ahead 7232
wan` 万马齐喑wan`ma>qi/yin- ten thousand horses standing 4157 7233
mute;(of people) keep silent 7234
wan` 万丈深渊wan`zhang`shen-yuan-bottomless abyss 4158 7235
wan` 光芒万丈guang-mang/wan`zhang` shining with boundless radi- 4159 7236
ance;gloriously;radiant;res- 7237
plendent 7238
wang- 汪洋大海wang-yang/da`hai> boundless sea 4160 7239
wang- 眼泪汪汪yan>lei`wang-wang- brimming eyes 4161 7240
wang/ 煤油大王mei/you/da`wang/ oil king;oil magnate 4162 7241
wang/ 足球大王zu/qiu/da`wang/ football ace 4163 7242
wang/ 亡羊补牢wang/yang/bu>lao/ mend the fold after the sheep 4164 7243
is lost 7244
wang/ 自取灭亡zi`qu>mie`wang/ court (or invite) destruction;4165 7245
take the road to one's doom 7246
wang> 枉费心机wang>fei`xin-ji- hatch plots in vain;scheme to 4166 7247
no avail 7248
wang> 枉送性命wang>song`xing`ming`give up life in vain 4167 7249
wang> 矫枉过正jiao>wang>guo`zheng`exceed the proper limits in 4168 7250
righting a wrong; overcorrect 7251
wang> 礼尚往来li>shang`wang>lai/ reciprocal courtesy;pay a per-4169 7252
son back in the same coin;deal 7253
with a man as he deals with 7254
you;give as well as one gets 7255
wang> 徒劳往返tu/lao/wang>fan> return from a journey empty- 4170 7256
handed 7257
wang> 网开一面wang>kai-yi-mian` leave one side of the net open4171 7258
-- give the wrongdoer a way 7259
out; be lenient 7260
wang> 往东走去wang>dong-zou>qu` go eastwards 4172 7261
wang> 往那边去wang>na`bian-qu` go there 4173 7262
wang> 心驰神往xin-chi/shen/wang> one's thoughts fly to (a place4174 7263
or person); have a deep long- 7264
ing for 7265
wang> 一往无前yi-wang>wu/qian/ press forward with an indomi- 4175 7266
table will 7267
wang> 置若惘闻zhi`ruo`wang>wen/ turn a deaf ear to; ignore 4176 7268
wang> 惘然若失wang>ran/ruo`shi- feel lost;be listless 4177 7269
wang` 胆大妄为dan>da`wang`wei/ act wildly against law and 4178 7270
public opinions 7271
wang` 忘恩负义wang`en-fu`yi` be avoid of gratitude;be un- 4179 7272
grateful;bite the hand that 7273
feeds one 7274
wang` 忘乎所以wang`hu-suo>yi> be carried away;be swallen- 4180 7275
headed 7276
wang` 忘年之交wang`nian/zhi-jiao- friendship between persons who4181 7277
are of different generations 7278
wang` 流连忘返liu/lian/wang`fan> linger on;overlook returning 4182 7279
wang` 人丁兴旺ren/ding-xing-wang` a large number of family mem- 4183 7280
bers 7281
wang` 望不到边wang`bu`dao`bian- boundless;stretch from horizon4184 7282
to horizon 7283
wang` 望不到头wang`bu`dao`tou/ stretch as far as the eye can 4185 7284
see 7285
wang` 望子成龙wang`zi>cheng/long/ long to see one's son become 4186 7286
a dragon (i.e. win success in 7287
the world) 7288
wang` 一望无际yi-wang`wu/ji` stretch from horison to ho- 4187 7289
rison 7290
wei- 威风凛凛wei-feng-lin>lin> have an awesome bearing;have 4188 7291
a commanding presence 7292
wei- 巍然屹立wei-ran/yi`li` stand lofty and rock-firm 4189 7293
wei- 巍巍高山wei-wei-gao-shan- mighty mountains 4190 7294
wei- 微风拂面wei-feng-fu/mian` A gentle breeze caresees 4191 7295
people's face. 7296
wei- 微明时刻wei-ming/shi/ke` daybreak;dawn 4192 7297
wei- 微雨欲来wei-yu>yu`lai/ The small rain is coming. 4193 7298
wei- 危峰兀立wei-feng-wu`li` high peaks tower aloft 4194 7299
wei- 虚与委蛇xu-yu>wei-yi/ make a pretence of politeness,4195 7300
compliance,etc. 7301
wei/ 为期不远wei/qi-bu`yuan> be drawing near 4196 7302
wei/ 为期甚远wei/qi-shen`yuan> There is still a long way to go 4197 7303
wei/ 为所欲为wei/suo>yu`wei/ do as one wishes 4198 7304
wei/ 为人正直wei/ren/zheng`zhi/ be upright 4199 7305
wei/ 与人为善yu>ren/wei/shan` well-intentioned;well-meaning 4200 7306
wei/ 事在人为shi`zai`ren/wei/ It all depends on human effort; 4201 7307
Human effort is the decisive 7308
factor. 7309
wei/ 团团围住tuan/tuan/wei/zhu` surround completely;encircle 4202 7310
wei/ 唯唯诺诺wei/weu/nuo`nuo` be a yes-man; assent meekly 4203 7311
wei/ 惟利是图wei/li`shi`tu/ be solely bent on profit to 4204 7312
the neglect of everything else 7313
wei/ 惟命是从wei/ming`shi`cong/ do whatever one is told;obey 4205 7314
without questioning 7315
wei/ 惟我独尊wei/wo>du/zun- self-conceited;self-centred 4206 7316
wei/ 维持生活wei/chi/sheng-huo/ make a living 4207 7317
wei/ 维持现状wei/chi/xian`zhuang`maintain the status quo 4208 7318
wei/ 维持秩序wei/chi/zhi`xu` maintain order 4209 7319
wei/ 维妙维肖wei/miao`wei/xiao` (of description or imitation) 4210 7320
be remarkably good;true to 7321
life;to the turn of a hair 7322
(维妙维肖=惟妙惟肖) 7323
wei/ 维吾尔族wei/wu/er>zu/ Uygur ethnic group,or the 4211 7324
Uygurs,mainly inhabiting 7325
in the XinjiangUygur 7326
Autonomous Region 7327
wei/ 阳奉阴违yang/feng`yin-wei/ agree in public but oppose 4212 7328
in private;feign compliance 7329
wei/ 运筹帷幄yun`chou/wei/wo` devise strategies from the 4213 7330
home front;(in a broad sense) 7331
devisestrategies and make 7332
decisions 7333
wei> 百花萎谢bai>hua-wei>xie` all flowers fade 4214 7334
wei> 明珠玮宝ming/zhu-wei>bao> bright pearls and rare 4215 7335
treasures 7336
wei> 穷源竟委qiong/yuan/jing`wei>get to the bottom of the mat- 4216 7337
ter; make a thorough inquiry 7338
into sth. 7339
wei> 去伪存真qu`wei>cun/zhen- get rid of the false and re- 4217 7340
tain the true 7341
wei> 委曲求全wei>qu-qiu/quan/ make concessions to achieve 4218 7342
one's aim;compromise for the 7343
sake of the generakl interest 7344
wei> 有头无尾you>tou/wu/wei> start doing sth. without 4219 7345
finishing it 7346
wei> 娓娓动听wei>wei>dong`ting- speak most interestingly 4220 7347
wei` 为民除害wei`min/chu/hai` wipe out evils for the people 4221 7348
wei` 各就各位ge`jiu`ge`wei` man your posts;take your 4222 7349
marks;on your marks 7350
wei` 后生可畏hou`sheng-ke>wei- a youth is to be regarded 4223 7351
with respect 7352
wei` 空前未有kong-qian/wei`you> unprecedented 4224 7353
wei` 聊以自慰liao/yi>zi`wei` merely to find relief in sth.;4225 7354
just comfort oneself at the 7355
thought that ...;just to con- 7356
sole oneself 7357
wei` 围魏救赵wei/wei`jiu`zhao` besieging Wei to rescue Zhao 4226 7358
wei` 蔚然成风wei`ran/cheng/feng- become common practice; be- 4227 7359
come the order of the day 7360
wei` 蔚为大观wei`wei/da`guan- present a splendid sight; 4228 7361
afford a magnificent view 7362
wei` 细味其言xi`wei`qi/yan/ ponder his words 4229 7363
wei` 遗以千金wei`yi>qian-jin- present sb. with a generous 4230 7364
gift of money 7365
wen- 温故知新wen-gu`zhi-xin- 1.gain new knowledge by review- 4231 7366
ing old;2.understand the pres- 7367
ent byreviewing the past 7368
wen- 温柔可亲wen-rou/ke>qin- gentle and genial 4232 7369
wen- 温文尔雅wen-wen/er>ya> refined and cultivated 4233 7370
wen/ 文武双全wen/wu>shuang-quan/ be well versed in both polite 4234 7371
letters and martial arts;adept 7372
with both pen and sword 7373
wen/ 文学艺术wen/xue/yi`shu` literary and art 4235 7374
wen/ 闻所未闻wen/suo>wei`wen/ hear what one has never heard 4236 7375
before;referring to sth. ex- 7376
tremely rare 7377
wen/ 纹丝不动wen-si-bu`dong` absolutely still 4237 7378
wen> 稳稳当当wen>wen>dang-dang- reliable;secure;safe;steady 4238 7379
wen> 四平八稳si`ping/ba-wen> very steady (in speaking, 4239 7380
handling affairs, or writing); 7381
well-balanced;overcautious 7382
and lacking in initiative 7383
wen` 不闻不问bu`wen/bu`wen` be indifferent to 4240 7384
weng` 请君入瓮qing>jun-ru`weng` (fig.) pay sb. back in his own4241 7385
coin;serve sb. with the same 7386
sauce 7387
wo` 卧薪尝胆wo`xin-chang/dan> sleep on brushwood and taste 4242 7388
gall 7389
wo` 握手言欢wo`shou>yan/huan- shake hands and chat cheerful-4243 7390
ly (esp. in making a quarrel) 7391
wo` 沃野千里wo`ye>qian-li> vast expanse of furtile land 4244 7392
wu- 同流合污tong/liu/he/wu- wallow in the mire with some- 4245 7393
body;associate with an evil 7394
person;go along with somebody 7395
in his evil deeds 7396
wu- 呜呼哀哉wu-hu-ai-zai- 1.alas;2.dead and gone 4246 7397
wu- 乌云密布wu-yun/mi`bu` Dark clouds were gathering. 4247 7398
wu- 月落乌啼yue`luo`wu-ti/ The crows cawed when the moon 4248 7399
was falling. 7400
wu- 屋上架屋wu-shang`jia`wu- build one house on top of 4249 7401
another 7402
wu/ 无边无际wu/bian-wu/ji` boundless;limitness 4250 7403
wu/ 无边无涯wu/bian-wu/ya/ boundless;limitness 4251 7404
wu/ 无的放矢wu/di`fang`shi> shoot an arrowwithoutan 4252 7405
object;shoot at random 7406
wu/ 无法抗拒wu/fa>kang`ju` unable to resist 4253 7407
wu/ 无法形容wu/fa>xing/rong/ beyond description 4254 7408
wu/ 无话可说wu/hua`ke>shuo- can say nothing about it 4255 7409
wu/ 无家可归wu/jia-ke>gui- wander about with no home 4256 7410
to go to;be homeless 7411
wu/ 无价之宝wu/jia`zhi-bao> priceless treasure;invaluable 4257 7412
asset 7413
wu/ 无可奈何wu/ke>tai`he/ be helpless;there is no way 4258 7414
out;have no alternative;have 7415
no choice 7416
wu/ 无论如何wu/lun`ru/he/ in any case;at any rate;what- 4259 7417
ever happens;at all evens 7418
wu/ 无名英雄wu/ming/ying-xiong/ 1.unknown hero;unsung hero; 4260 7419
2.unknown soldier 7420
wu/ 无穷无尽wu/qiong/wu/jin` endless;limitless;indefinite; 4261 7421
boundless 7422
wu/ 无伤大雅wu/shang-da`ya> not matter much;not affect 4262 7423
things as a whole 7424
wu/ 无声无息wu/sheng-wu/xi- unknown;obscure 4263 7425
wu/ 无师自通wu/shi-zi`tong- learn something without a 4264 7426
teacher;self-taught 7427
wu/ 无时无刻wu/shi/wu/ke` all the time;incessantly 4265 7428
wu/ 无事生非wu/shi`sheng-fei- make trouble out of nothing 4266 7429
wu/ 无所不为wu/suo>bu`wei/ do all manner of evil;stop 4267 7430
at nothing 7431
wu/ 无所不有wu/suo>bu`you> everything is available 4268 7432
wu/ 无所事事wu/suo>shi`shi` have nothing to do 4269 7433
wu/ 无所畏惧wu/suo>wei-ju` fearless;dauntless;undaunted 4270 7434
wu/ 无微不至wu/wei-bu`zhi` meticulously 4271 7435
wu/ 无暇顾及wu/xia/gu`ji/ have no time to attend to 4272 7436
wu/ 无暇过问wu/xia/guo`wen` be too busy to attend to 4273 7437
wu/ 无心应战wu/xin-ying`zhan` not be in the mood for fight 4274 7438
wu/ 无线电波wu/xian`dian`bo- radio waves 4275 7439
wu/ 无影无踪wu/ying>wu/zong- without a trace 4276 7440
wu/ 无忧无虑wu/you-wu/lyu` free from care;carefree 4277 7441
wu/ 无足轻重wu/zu/qing-zhong` of little importance (or con- 4278 7442
seqence);insignificant 7443
wu/ 毋庸多说wu/yong-duo-shuo- there is no need to go into 4279 7444
details 7445
wu/ 毋庸置疑wu/yong-zhi`yi/ there is no need toraise 4280 7446
doubts 7447
wu> 抵抗外侮di>kang`wai`wu> resist foreign aggression 4281 7448
wu> 肆意侮慢si`yi`wu>man` be brazenly disrespectfully 4282 7449
to sb. 7450
wu> 五彩洒金wu>cai>sa>jin- briliant;blazing with colour 4283 7451
wu> 五光十色wu>guang-shi/se` multicoloured;riot of colour 4284 7452
wu> 五湖四海wu>hu/si`hai> all corners of the land 4285 7453
wu> 五星红旗wu>xing-hong/qi/ Five-Star Red Flag 4286 7454
wu> 五颜六色wu>yan/liu`se` multi-coloured;colourful 4287 7455
wu> 五洲四海wu>zhou-si`hai> five continents;whole world; 4288 7456
all parts of the world 7457
wu> 捂着嘴笑wu>zhe.zui>xiao` laugh with one's mouth covered4289 7458
wu> 舞文弄墨wu>wen/nong`mo` play with words; engage in 4290 7459
play of words 7460
wu> 手舞足蹈shou>wu>zu/dao> dance for joy 4291 7461
wu> 羞与为伍xiu-yu>wei/wu> feel ashamed to associate 4292 7462
with sb. 7463
wu> 与人无仵yu>ren/wu/wu> bear no ill will against 4293 7464
anybody 7465
wu> 怃然长叹wu>ran/chang/tan` feel disappointed with a deep 4294 7466
sigh 7467
wu> 妩媚动人wu>mei`dong`ren/ lovely and charming 4295 7468
wu> 妩媚多姿wu>mei`duo-zi- graceful and attractive 4296 7469
wu` 不务正业bu`wu`zheng`ye` 1.not do honest work;not live 4297 7470
by honest labour; 2.ignore 7471
one'sproper occupations; 7472
not attend to one's duties 7473
wu` 物极必反wu`ji/bi`fan> things turn into their oppo- 4298 7474
sites when they reach the 7475
extreme 7476
wu` 物以类聚wu`yi>lei`ju` like attracts like; birds of 4299 7477
a feather flock together 7478
wu` 言之有物yan/zhi-you>wu` speech with substance;speak 4300 7479
convincingly 7480
wu` 切勿上当qie`wu`shang`dang` Beware of swindlers. 4301 7481
wu` 请勿动手qing>wu`dong`shou> Hands off! 4302 7482
wu` 请勿入内qing>wu`ru`nei` No admittance. 4303 7483
wu` 闻声勿惊wen/sheng-wu`jing- Don't be frightened at hearing4304 7484
a sound. 7485
wu` 趋之若鹜qu-zhi-ruo`wu` scramble for sth. 4305 7486
wu` 深恶痛绝shen-wu`tong`jue/ hate bitterly;abhor;detest 4306 7487
wu` 误打误撞wu`da>wu`zhuang` by accident;as luck would have4307 7488
it 7489
wu` 误人子弟wu`ren/zi>di` (of a teacher) harm the younger 4308 7490
generation;lead young people 7491
astray 7492
wu` 误入歧途wu`ru`qi/tu/ be led astray 4309 7493
wu` 雾里看花wu`li.kan`hua- look at flowers in a fog -- 4310 7494
a blurred vision 7495
wu` 晤谈片刻wu`tan/pian`ke` meet and talk for a while 4311 7496
wu` 寤寐难忘wu`mei`nan/wang` unforgetable day and night 4312 7497
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xi- 惜墨如金xi-mo`ru/jin- use ink as if it were gold 4313 7498
--work with scrupulous care 7499
xi- 不惜工本bu`xi-gong-ben/ spare no expense 4314 7500
xi- 不惜血本bu`xi-xue`ben> spare no expense 4315 7501
xi- 惜别之情xi-bie/zhi-qing/ the feeling of being relucted 4316 7502
to part 7503
xi- 依依惜别yi-yi-xi-bie/ be reluctant to part 4317 7504
xi- 夕阳如血xi-yang/ru/xue` The setting sun is as red as 4318 7505
blood. 7506
xi- 朝不保夕zhao-bu`bao>xi- not know in the morning what 4319 7507
may happen in the evening;be 7508
in a precarious state 7509
xi- 晨光熹微chen/guang-xi-wei- the first rays of dawn 4320 7510
xi- 促膝谈心cu`xi-tan/xin- sit side by side and talk 4321 7511
intimately;have a heart- 7512
to-heart talk 7513
xi- 屈膝投降qu-xi-tou/xiang/ abjectly surrender (to); 4322 7514
kiss the ground;knuckle 7515
under (to) 7516
xi- 独辟蹊径du/pi`xi-jing` open a new road for oneself; 4323 7517
develop a new style or a 7518
method of one's own 7519
xi- 分崩离析fen-beng-li/xi- (of agroup, country,etc.) 4324 7520
disintegrate;crumble;come or 7521
fall apart 7522
xi- 归去来兮gui-qu`lai/xi- I am going home. 4325 7523
xi- 今非昔比jin-fei-xi-bi> The present is muchbetter 4326 7524
than the past. 7525
xi- 目自翕张mu`zi`xi-zhang- open and close one's eyes 4327 7526
alternately 7527
xi- 稀奇古怪xi-qi/gu>guai` eccetric 4328 7528
xi- 稀世珍宝xi-shi`zhen-bao> extremely rare treasure 4329 7529
xi- 稀世之才xi-shi`zhi-cai/ rare talent 4330 7530
xi- 稀有金属xi-you>jin-shu/ rare metal 4331 7531
xi- 稀稀拉拉xi-xi-la-la- sparse;thinly scattered 4332 7532
xi- 古稀之年gu>xi-zhi-nian/ seventy years of age 4333 7533
xi- 年近古稀nian/jin`gu>xi- getting on for seventy 4334 7534
xi- 清晰可见qing-xi-ke>bian` clearly seen;discernible; 4335 7535
distinguishable 7536
xi- 天锡良缘tian-xi-liang/yuan/ godsent union between a man 4336 7537
and a woman(=天赐良缘) 7538
xi- 熙熙攘攘xi-xi-rang>rang> bustling with activity; with 4337 7539
people bustling about 7540
xi- 西伯利亚xi-bo/li`ya` Siberia 4338 7541
xi- 西装笔挺xi-zhuang-bi>ting> be dressed inimmaculate 4339 7542
Western-style suit 7543
xi- 夕阳西下xi-yang/xi-xia` The sun sets in the west. 4340 7544
xi- 嘻嘻哈哈xi-xi-ha-ha- 1.laughing and joking;laugh- 4341 7545
ing merrily;mirthful;2.not 7546
serious;happy-go-lucky 7547
xi- 息事宁人xi-shi`ning/ren/ 1.patch up a quarrel and re- 4342 7548
concile the parties concerned 7549
2.make concessions to avoid 7550
trouble 7551
xi- 息息相关xi-xi-xiang-guan- (of inhaling and exhaling) be 4343 7552
closely interelated;(fig.) 7553
face the common fate 7554
xi- 悉听君便xi-ting-jun-bian` Do as you like. 4344 7555
xi- 悉心照料xi-xin-zhao`liao` look after sb. with utmost care 4345 7556
xi- 来函敬悉lai/han/jing`xi- I've received your letter. 4346 7557
xi- 众人熙熙zhong`ren/xi-xi- Every one is happy and con- 4347 7558
tented. 7559
xi- 嬉皮笑脸xi-pi/xiao`lian> grinning cheekily;smiling 4348 7560
and grimacing 7561
xi/ 寒气袭人han/qi`xi/ren/ chilly cold 4349 7562
xi/ 席地而坐xi/di`er/zuo` sit on the ground 4350 7563
xi/ 习以为常xi/yi>wei/chang/ be used,accustomed or 4351 7564
inured to sth. 7565
xi/ 生活习惯sheng-huo/xi/guan` lingving habits 4352 7566
xi> 洗耳恭听xi>er>gong-ting- be all ears;listen with res- 4353 7567
pectful attention 7568
xi> 更杯洗箸geng-bei-xi>zhu` change cups and wash chop- 4354 7569
sticks 7570
xi> 畏葸不前wei`xi>bu`qian/ recoil in fear 4355 7571
xi> 喜出望外xi>chu-wang`wai` be pleasantly surprised 4356 7572
xi> 喜怒哀乐xi>nu`ai-le` happiness,anger,grief and 4357 7573
joy -- the gamut of human 7574
feeling 7575
xi> 喜气洋洋xi>qi`yang/yang/ beaming with joy 4358 7576
xi> 喜闻乐见xi>wen/le`jian` love to see and hear;appealing4359 7577
xi` 白驹过隙bai/ju-guo`xi` a glimpse of a white colt 4360 7578
flashing past a chink in a 7579
wall ( said of the fleeting 7580
xi` 确系实情que`xi`shi/qing/ This is nothing but the truth.4361 7581
xi` 确系冤狱que`xi`yuan-yu` This is nothing but un- 4362 7582
just verdict. 7583
xi` 细水长流xi`shui>chang/liu/ 1.economize to avoid running 4363 7584
short;2.go about sth. little 7585
by little without a let-up 7586
xi` 细雨如丝xi`yu>ru/si- fine rain like silk 4364 7587
xi` 胆大心细dan>da`xin-xi` bold but cautious 4365 7588
xi` 兄弟阋墙xiong-di`xi`qiang/ The brothers brawled with 4366 7589
each other. 7590
xi` 有隙可乘you>xi`ke>cheng/ flawless 4367 7591
xi` 鸳鸯戏水yuan-yang-xi`shui> mandarin ducks sporting in 4368 7592
water 7593
xia- 瞎马临池xia-ma>lin/chi/ a blind horseapproaching 4369 7594
a pool 7595
xia- 虾兵蟹将xia-bing-xie`jiang` mythological shrimp soldiers 4370 7596
and crab generals; inefective 7597
troops;hopeless soldiers 7598
xia/ 白璧无瑕bai/bi`wu/xia/ flawless white jade--im- 4371 7599
peccable moral integrety 7600
xia/ 长江三峡chang/jiang-san-xia/Three Gorges of the Yangtze 4372 7601
River 7602
xia/ 霞光万道xia/guang-wan`dao` a myriad of sun rays 4373 7603
xia/ 心胸狭窄xin-xiong-xia/zhai> narrow-minded;intolerant 4374 7604
xia/ 行侠仗义xing/xia/zhang`yi` perform chivalrous deeds and 4375 7605
uphold justice 7606
xia/ 自顾不暇zi`gu`bu`xia/ be unable even to fend for 4376 7607
oneself(much less look after 7608
others);be busy enough with 7609
one's own affairs 7610
xia` 下不为例xia`bu`wei/li` not to be taken as a prece- 4377 7611
dent; not to be repeated 7612
xia` 打听一下da>ting-yi-xia` make some inquiries 4378 7613
xian- 白浪掀天bai/lang`xian-tian- white waves heave to the sky 4379 7614
xian- 先发制人xian-fa-zhi`ren/ gain the initiative by strik- 4380 7615
ing the first blow;forestall 7616
the enemy 7617
xian- 先遣部队xian-qian>bu`dui` advance troops(or force) 4381 7618
xian- 争先恐后zheng-xian-kong>hou`strive to be the first and 4382 7619
fear to lag behind;fall over 7620
each other todo sth. 7621
xian- 仙山琼阁xian-shan-qiong/ge/ jewelled palace on the moun- 4383 7622
tainof immortals --a fairly 7623
land 7624
xian- 鲜血直流xian-xue`zhi/liu/ bleeding continuously 4384 7625
xian- 鲜艳夺目xian-yan`duo/mu` dazzlingly beautiful; 4385 7626
resplendent 7627
xian/ 垂涎三尺chui/xian/san-chi> slobber so much that the 4386 7628
saliva drools a metre from 7629
the mouth;have one's mouth 7630
watering 7631
xian/ 口角流涎kou>jiao>liu/xian/ slaver;drool;saliver 4387 7632
drools from the corner 7633
of one's mouth 7634
xian/ 任人唯贤ren`ren/wei/xian/ appoint sb. on his or her 4388 7635
merits only,disregarding 7636
his or her relationship 7637
with oneself 7638
xian/ 咸受其益xian/shou`qi/yi` Everyone benefited from it. 4389 7639
xian/ 老少咸宜lao>shao`xian/yi/ suitable for old and young 4390 7640
alike 7641
xian/ 闲情逸致xian/qing/yi`zhi` leisurely and carefree mood 4391 7642
xian/ 闲人免进xian/ren/mian>jin` No admittance except on busi- 4392 7643
ness. or admittance to staff 7644
only. 7645
xian/ 弦外之音xian/wai`zhi-yin- overtones;implication 4393 7646
xian/ 嫌肥拣瘦xian/fei/jian>shou` dislike the fat and choose 4394 7647
the lean --choose what is to 7648
one's personal advantage 7649
xian/ 消除前嫌xiao-shi`qian/xian/ dispel previous grudges 4395 7650
xian/ 燕子衔泥yan`zi~xian/ni/ swallows carry bits of earth 4396 7651
in their bills 7652
xian> 险象环生xian>xiang`huan/sheng dangers lurking on all sides; 4397 7653
be exposed to danger on all 7654
sides 7655
xian> 山高水险shan-gao-shui>xian> The mountain is high and 4398 7656
the river dangerous. 7657
xian> 显而易见xian>er/yi`jian` obviously;evidently;clearly 4399 7658
xian` 冲锋陷阵chong-feng-xian`zhen` charge and shatter enemy 4400 7659
positions;charge the enemy 7660
lines;charge forward 7661
xian` 一针一线yi-zhen-yi-xian` a single needle or piece of 4401 7662
thread 7663
xian` 上纲上线shang`gang-shang`xian raise to a higher plane of 4402 7664
principleand political line 7665
xian` 现身说法xian`shen-shuo-fa> advise sb. or explain sth. 4403 7666
by citing one's own experi- 7667
ience 7668
xian` 献出生命xian`chu-sheng-ming`give one's life for 4404 7669
xian` 献计献策xian`ji`xian`ce` make suggestions 4405 7670
xiang-翻箱倒柜fan-xiang-dao>gui` rummage through chests and 4406 7671
cupboards;ransack boxes and 7672
chests 7673
xiang-香消玉殒xiang-xiao-yu`yun` the fragrance diminishedand 4407 7674
the jade perished --death of 7675
a pretty woman 7676
xiang-相提并论xiang-ti/bing`lun` (usu. used in the negative) 4408 7677
mention in the same breath; 7678
place different people or 7679
different things on a par 7680
xiang-一厢情愿yi-xiang-qing/yuan` one-sided wish 4409 7681
xiang-一正两厢yi-zheng`liang>xianga central room with two wing- 4410 7682
rooms 7683
xiang/不祥之兆bu`xiang/zhi-zhao` an ill (or evil) omen 4411 7684
xiang/不厌其详bu`yan`qi/xiang/ go into details;dwell at 4412 7685
length upon 7686
xiang/降龙伏虎xiang/long/fu/hu> overcome powerful adver- 4413 7687
saries 7688
xiang/招降纳叛zhao-xiang/na`pan` recruitdeserters and 4414 7689
traiters 7690
xiang>以飨读者yi>xiang>du/zhe> cater to the readers 4415 7691
xiang>想方设法xiang>fang-she`fa> do everything possible;try all4416 7692
means;leave no stone unturned 7693
xiang>享乐在后xiang>le`zai`hou` be the last to enjpy comforts 4417 7694
xiang>坐享其成zuo`xiang>qi/cheng/ sit idle and enjoy the fruits 4418 7695
of others' work;reap where one 7696
has not sown 7697
xiang`街谈巷议jie-tan/xiang`yi` street gossip;town talk 4419 7698
xiang`象牙之塔xiang`ya/zhi-ta> ivory tower;closed circle of 4420 7699
literati and artists who live 7700
in seclusion from real life 7701
xiang`万象更新wan`xiang`geng-xin- all things take on a new 4421 7702
aspect;everything looks 7703
new and fresh 7704
xiang`相机行事xiang`ji-xing/shi` do as one sees fit;act 4422 7705
flexibly in light of the 7706
specific situation 7707
xiang`向隅而泣xiang`yu/er/qi` weep all alone in a corner; 4423 7708
be left to grieve out in 7709
the cold 7710
xiao- 吹笛弄箫chui-di/nong`xiao- play the bamboo flute 4424 7711
xiao- 风姿潇洒feng-zi-xiao-sa> with an easy and natural 4425 7712
bearing 7713
xiao- 嚣张气焰xiao-zhang-qi`yan/ arrogance 4426 7714
xiao- 甚嚣尘上shen`xiao-chen/shang` cause a great clamour 4427 7715
xiao- 消磨时间xiao-mo/shi/jian- idle away the time;kill time 4428 7716
xiao- 岁月消逝sui`yue`xiao-shi` time elapses 4429 7717
xiao- 通宵达旦tong-xiao-da/dan` all night long;from dusk 4430 7718
till dawn;all through the 7719
night 7720
xiao- 硝烟弥漫xiao-yan-mi/man` permeated with gun smoke 4431 7721
xiao- 销声匿迹xiao-sheng-ni`ji` no longer speak or appear 4432 7722
in public;hide oneself 7723
from the public 7724
xiao- 哓哓不休xiao-xiao-bu`xiu- argue endlessly 4433 7725
xiao- 逍遥法外xiao-yao/fa>wai` get away with it;be at large 4434 7726
xiao- 逍遥自在xiao-yao/zi`zai` free and unfettered 4435 7727
xiao- 骁勇善战xiao-yong>shan`zhan`brave and battle-wise 4436 7728
xiao- 枵肠辘辘xiao-chang/lu`lu` empty stomach 4437 7729
xiao- 枵腹从公xiao-fu>cong/gong- handle official business 4438 7730
on an empty stomach 7731
xiao/ 混淆是非hun`xiao/shi`fei- confuse right and wrong 4439 7732
xiao> 晓以利害xiao>yi>li`hai` warn sb. of the possible con- 4440 7733
sequences;impress on sb. the 7734
gains and losses involved 7735
xiao> 小恩小惠xiao>en-xiao>hui` little or small favour 4441 7736
(offered to pull sb. 7737
over to one's side) 7738
xiao> 小巧玲珑xiao>qiao>ling/long/small and exquisite 4442 7739
xiao> 小题大作xiao>ti/da`zuo` make a fuss over a trifle; 4443 7740
handle a small case in a 7741
manner as if it were a big 7742
deal (implying an unworthy 7743
consideration or effort) 7744
xiao> 小兴安岭xiao>xing-an-ling> The Lesser Xing'anMountains 4444 7745
xiao` 登高长啸deng-gao-chang/xiao`climb to a height to make 4445 7746
a long whistle 7747
xiao` 上行下效shang`xing/xia`xiao`subordinates follow the 4446 7748
example of their super- 7749
iors or seniors 7750
xiao` 维妙维肖wei/miao`wei/xiao` remarkably true to life; 4447 7751
absolutely lifelike 7752
xiao` 孝子贤孙xiao`zi>xian/sun- filial sons and grand- 4448 7753
sons with great virtue; 7754
worthy progeny 7755
xiao` 笑容满面xiao`rong/man>mian` smile all over one's face; 4449 7756
smiling face 7757
xiao` 笑逐颜开xiao`zhu/yan/kai beam with delights;be wreathed4450 7758
in smiles 7759
xie/ 白头偕老bai/tou/xie/lao> live in conjugal bliss to 4451 7760
a ripe old age 7761
xie/ 邪不压正xie/bu`ya-zheng` the evil will not prevail over4452 7762
the virtuous 7763
xie/ 改邪归正gai>xie/gui-zheng` give up vice and returnto 4453 7764
virtue;turn over a new life 7765
xie/ 亦庄亦谐yi`zhuang-yi`xie/ serious and comical at the 4454 7766
same time;seriocomic 7767
xie> 一针见血yi-zhen-jian`xie> (fig.) brief and to the 4455 7768
point; pierce to the truth 7769
with one pertinent remark; 7770
hit the nail on the head 7771
xie` 不屑一顾bu`xie`yi-gu` disdain to take a look 4456 7772
xie` 歌台舞榭ge-tai/wu>xie` halls of the performance 4457 7773
of songs and dances 7774
xie` 坚持不懈jian-chi/bu`xie` unremitting;persistent 4458 7775
xie` 无懈可击wu/xie`ke>ji- with no chin in one's 4459 7776
armour;unassailable; 7777
invulnerable 7778
xie` 谢天谢地xie`tian-xie`di` thank godness;thank heaven 4460 7779
xie` 谢绝参观xie`jue/can-guan- Not open to visitors. 4461 7780
xie` 言词猥亵yan/ci/wei>xie` speak wantonly 4462 7781
xin- 耳目一新er>mu`yi-xin- find everthing fresh and new 4463 7782
xin- 推陈出新tui-chen/chu-xin- weed through the old to bring 4464 7783
forth the new 7784
xin- 如兰之馨ru/lan/zhi-xin- heady and pervasive fragrance 4465 7785
like the orchid's 7786
xin- 欣欣向荣xin-xin-xiang`rong/ thriving;flourishing; 4466 7787
prosperous 7788
xin- 辛辛苦苦xin-xin-ku>ku> take a lot of trouble; 4467 7789
take great pains;work 7790
laboriously 7791
xin- 辛亥革命xin-hai`ge/ming` the Revolution of 1911 4468 7792
xin- 心潮澎湃xin-chao/peng/pai` feel an upsurge of emotion 4469 7793
xin- 心甘情愿xin-gan-qing/yuan` willingly and gladly 4470 7794
xin- 心肝宝贝xin-gan-bao>bei` darling baby 4471 7795
xin- 心惊胆寒xin-jing-dan>han/ tremble with terror 4472 7796
xin- 心惊肉跳xin-jing-rou`tiao` be jumpy;have the jitters 4473 7797
xin- 心如刀绞xin-ru/dao-jiao> feel as if a knife were being 4474 7798
twisted in one's heart 7799
xin- 心悦诚服xin-yue`cheng/fu/ be completely convinced 4475 7800
xin- 全心全意quan/xin-quan/yi` wholeheartedly;heart and soul 4476 7801
xin- 昕夕相亲xin-xi-xiang-qin- be closely associated from 4477 7802
morning till night 7803
xin` 通风报信tong-feng-bao`xin` furnish secret information; 4478 7804
tip sb. off 7805
xin` 闲庭信步xian/ting/xin`bu` idle strolling in a courtyard 4479 7806
xin` 信口开河xin`kou>kai-he/ talk irresponsibly;wag one's 4480 7807
tonquetoofreely 7808
xing- 睡眼惺忪shui`yan>xing-song- eyes still heavy with sleep; 4481 7809
sleepy eyes 7810
xing- 星火燎原xing-huo>liao/yuan/ a single spark can start 4482 7811
a prairie fire 7812
xing- 星罗棋布xing-luo/qi/bu` scarttered all over like stars4483 7813
in the sky;scattered all over 7814
the space 7815
xing- 星星之火xing-xing-zhi-huo> a single spark 4484 7816
xing- 星移物换xing-yi/wu`huan` things change and the stars 4485 7817
move;change of the seasons 7818
or time 7819
xing- 兴风作浪xing-feng-zuo`lang` raise winds and waves;make 4486 7820
waves --stir up trouble;make 7821
trouble;fan the flames of dis- 7822
order 7823
xing- 兴国安邦xing-guo/an-bang- make a country strong and bring 4487 7824
stability to it 7825
xing- 兴利除弊xing-li`chu/bi` promote what is beneficial and4488 7826
abolish what is harmful 7827
xing- 兴师问罪xing-shi-wen`zui` send a punitive expedition 4489 7828
xing- 兴师动众xing-shi-dong`zhong`move troops and stir up 4490 7829
people -- draw in many 7830
people (to do sth.) 7831
xing- 血雨腥风xue`yu>xing-feng- wind and rain reeking of blood4491 7832
--a reign of terror; a blood- 7833
bath on a battlefield 7834
xing/ 触犯刑律chu`fan`xing/lyu` violate the criminal law 4492 7835
xing/ 形迹可疑xing/ji`ke>yi/ suspicious in appearance;sus- 4493 7836
picious looking 7837
xing/ 形影不离xing/ying>bu`li/ be inseparable as body 4494 7838
and shadow;be always 7839
together 7840
xing/ 形迹可疑xing/ji`ke>yi/ suspicious movements 4495 7841
xing/ 行拱手礼xing/gong>shou>li> pay obeisance by cupping one 4496 7842
hand in the other before the 7843
chest 7844
xing/ 自行其是zi`xing/qi/shi` go one's own way; act 4497 7845
wilfully 7846
xing> 不省人事bu`xing>ren/shi` lose consciousness;be 4498 7847
unconscious;be in a coma 7848
xing> 大梦初醒da`meng`chu-xing> just wake up from a dream 4499 7849
xing` 兴高采烈xing`gao-cai>lie` with great joy and in high 4500 7850
spirits;in high glee 7851
xing` 兴致勃勃xing`zhi`bo/bo/ full of zest;in high spirits 4501 7852
xing` 幸免于难xing`mian>yu/nan` survive a disaster;escape 4502 7853
death by sheer chance 7854
xing` 幸灾乐祸xing`zai-le`huo` take pleasure in ( or 4503 7855
gloat over) other peo- 7856
ple's misfortune 7857
xing` 杏眼圆睁xing`yan>yuan/zheng-big,round eyes widely 4504 7858
open;beautiful eyes 7859
staring in anger 7860
xing` 柳眉杏眼liu>mei/xing`yan> willow leaf-like eyebrows 4505 7861
and apricot-like eyes;grace- 7862
ful eyebrowsand large eyes 7863
xing` 性命攸关xing`ming`you-guan- (a matter) of life anddeath;4506 7864
of vital importance 7865
xing` 性情中人xing`qing/zhong-ren/unsophisticated person 4507 7866
xing` 尊姓大名zun-xing`da`ming/ May I know your name? 4508 7867
xing` 悻悻而去xing`xing`er/qu` go away angry 4509 7868
xiong-汹涌澎湃xiong-yong>peng/pai`surging;turbulent;tempestuous 4510 7869
xiong-凶多吉少xiong-duo-ji/shao> bode ill rather than well;be 4511 7870
faced with a precarious situ- 7871
ation 7872
xiong-穷凶极恶qiong/xiong-ji/e` extremely vicious;utterly 4512 7873
evil;atrocious;diabolical 7874
xiong/雄心壮志xiong/xin-zhuang`zhi` lofty aspirations and 4513 7875
high ideals 7876
raging flames 7877
xiong/熊腰虎背xiong/yao-hu>bei` have a bear's waist and 4514 7878
a tiger's back -- tough 7879
and stocky 7880
xiu- 休得夸口xiu-de/kua-kou> don't boast 4515 7881
xiu- 争论不休zheng-lun`bu`xiu- an endless debate 4516 7882
xiu- 修身养性xiu-shen-yang>xing` cultivate one's moral charac- 4517 7883
ter and develop one's tempera- 7884
ment 7885
xiu- 羞愧难言xiu-kui`nan/yan/ be ashamed beyond words 4518 7886
xiu> 谈了半宿tan/le~ban`xiu> chat till midnight 4519 7887
xiu> 永垂不朽yong>chui/bu`xiu> sb.'s memory will live 4520 7888
forever;be immortal 7889
xiu` 二十八宿er`shi/ba-xiu` 28 constellations 4521 7890
xiu` 绣花枕头xiu`hua-zhen>tou/ 1.willow with an embroidered 4522 7891
case;2.outwardly attractive 7892
xiu` 锦绣山河jin>xiu`shan-he/ but worthless person 4523 7893
xiu` 锦绣山河jin>xiu`shan-he/ land of splendour;land of 4524 7894
charm and beauty;beautiful 7895
land 7896
xiu` 无色无臭wu/se`wu/xiu` colourless and smellless 4525 7897
xiu` 袖手旁观xiu`shou>pang/guan- look on (or stand by)with 4526 7898
folded arms;look on unconcered 7899
on unconcerned 7900
xiu` 长袖衬衣chang/xiu`chen`yi- shirt with long sleeves 4527 7901
xiu` 短袖衬衣duan>xiu`chen`yi- shirt with short sleeves 4528 7902
xu- 长吁短叹chang/xu-duan>tan` utter sighs and groans; 4529 7903
moan and groan 7904
xu- 各取所需ge`qu>suo>xu- each takes what he needs 4530 7905
xu- 民胥效之min/xu-xiao`zhi- All people learn from him. 4531 7906
xu- 万事胥备wan`shi`xu`bei` Everything is ready. 4532 7907
xu- 虚怀若谷xu-huai/ruo`gu> have a mind as open as a vally4533 7908
--be extremely modest; be 7909
open-minded 7910
xu- 虚张声势xu-zhang-sheng-shi` make an empty show of strength; 4534 7911
bluff and bluster 7912
xu- 名不虚传ming/bu`xu-chuan/ have a well-deserved 4535 7913
reputation;live up to 7914
one's reputation 7915
xu- 嘘寒问暖xu-han/wen`nuan> inquire after sb.'s 4536 7916
well-being;be solici- 7917
tous about sb.'s health 7918
xu- 仰天而嘘yang>tian-er/xu- staring up at the sky 4537 7919
and sighing deeply 7920
xu- 须发皆白xu-fa`jie-bai/ white hair and beard 4538 7921
xu- 须眉斑白xu-mei/ban-bai/ greying beard and eyebrows 4539 7922
xu- 堂堂须眉tang/tang/xu-mei/ men with aspirations and 4540 7923
verve 7924
xu- 吁了口气xu-le~kou>qi` draw (or fetch;leave) a sigh 4541 7925
xu/ 徐徐上升xu/xu/shang`sheng- rise slowly 4542 7926
xu/ 清风徐来qing-feng-xu/lai/ A cool breeze blew gently. 4543 7927
xu> 许下的愿xu>xia`de.yuan` a promise given to sb. 4544 7928
xu> 许许多多xu>xu>duo-duo- a great deal of;a lot of 4545 7929
xu> 栩栩如生xu>xu>ru/sheng- lifelike;to the life 4546 7930
xu` 狗尾续貂gou>wei>xu`diao- put a dog's tail to amar- 4547 7931
ten's body --complete a mas- 7932
terpiece with poor finishing 7933
(of a literary work) dog's 7934
tail joined tosble-- a 7935
wretchedsequel to a fine 7936
work 7937
xu` 兼收并蓄jian-shou-bing`xu` incorporate things of diverse 4548 7938
nature;take ineverything 7939
xu` 井然有序jing>ran/you>xu` in an orderly way;in perfect 4549 7940
order 7941
xu` 离情别绪li/qing/bie/xu` sad feelings at parting 4550 7942
xu` 千头万绪qian-tou/wan`xu` a thousand and onethings 4551 7943
to attend to; complexities 7944
of a situation; too compli- 7945
catedto unravel 7946
xu` 思绪万千si-xu`wan`qian- myriad of thoughts well 4552 7947
up in one's mind 7948
xu` 叙功行赏xu`gong-xing/shang> assess service and give 4553 7949
credit for it 7950
xu` 闲言少叙xian/yan/shao>xu` Stop digression. vv 4554 7951
xu` 酗酒滋事xu`jiu>zi-shi` get drunk andcreate a 4555 7952
disturbance 7953
xu` 旭日东升xu`ri`dong-sheng- the sun rising in the eastern 4556 7954
sky -- a display of youthful 7955
vigour and vitality 7956
xu` 恤孤念寡xu`gu-nian`gua> comfort and compensate 4557 7957
orphans and widows 7958
xu` 絮絮不休xu`xu`bu`xiu- chatter endlessly 4558 7959
xu` 勖勉有加xu`mian>you>jia- encourage sb. again and 4559 7960
again 7961
xuan- 椿萱并茂chun-xuan-bing`mao` See "椿"(4991) 4560 7962
xuan- 锣鼓喧天luo/gu>xuan-tian- A deafening sound of droms 4561 7963
and gongs fills the air. 7964
xuan- 轩然大波xuan-ran/da`bo- a great disturbance; a 4562 7965
mighty uproar 7966
xuan- 宣布命令xuan-bu`ming`ling` announce an order 4563 7967
xuan- 揎拳捋袖xuan-quan/luo-xiu` pull up the sleeves and 4564 7968
raise the fists; get 7969
ready to fight 7970
xuan/ 天旋地转tian-xuan/di`zhuan` (feel as if) the sky and 4565 7971
the earth were spinning 7972
round;dizzy 7973
xuan/ 悬而未决xuan/er/wei`jue/ hang in doubt;unsettled 4566 7974
xuan/ 悬崖勒马xuan/ya/le`ma> (fig.)rein in at the brink of 4567 7975
a precipice;wake up and escape 7976
disaster at the last moment; 7977
pull back before it is too late 7978
xuan` 大事渲染da`shi`xuan`ran> enormously exaggerate; 4568 7979
play up 7980
xuan` 绚丽多彩xuan`li`duo-cai> bright and colourful 4569 7981
xuan` 文彩绚丽wen/cai>xuan`li` literary brilliance 4570 7982
xuan` 眩于名利xuan`yu/ming/li` dazzled by the prospect of 4571 7983
fame and wealth;obsessed 7984
with a desire for fame and 7985
and wealth 7986
xuan` 头晕目眩tou/yun-mu`xuan` feel dizzy 4572 7987
xuan` 自眩其能zi`xuan`qi/neng/ show off one's ability 4573 7988
xuan` 泫然泪下xuan`ran/lei`xia` Tears stream down one's face. 4574 7989
xue- 削足适履xue-zu/shi`lyu> cut the feet to fit the shoes 4575 7990
xue/ 空穴来风kong-xue/lai/feng- an empty hole invites the 4576 7991
wind--weakness lends wings 7992
to rumours 7993
xue/ 学贯古今xue/guan`gu>jin- be well versed in both ancient4577 7994
and modern in learning 7995
xue/ 学无止境xue/wu/zhi>jing` knowledge is infinite;kowledge4578 7996
knows no bounds 7997
xue/ 学以致用xue/yi>zhi`yong` study for the sake of appli- 4579 7998
cations 7999
xue/ 踅来踅去xue/lai/xue/qu` walk to and fro 4580 8000
xue> 雪上加霜xue>shang`jia-shuang- snow plus frost-- add to the 4581 8001
miseries of sb. who is al- 8002
ready unfortunate enough; 8003
add salt into sb.'s wound; 8004
one disaster after another 8005
xue> 雪中送炭xue>zhong-song`tan` send carcoal in snow weather--4582 8006
provide timely help 8007
xue` 狗血喷头gou>xue`pen-tou/ pour out a stream of abuses 4583 8008
xue` 流血牺牲liu/xue`xi-sheng- shed blood and lay downone's4584 8009
life for a just cause 8010
xue` 呕心呖血ou-xin-li`xue` take infinite pains; 4585 8011
work one's heart out 8012
xue` 心血来潮xin-xue`lai/chao/ on a sudden impulse;on 4586 8013
the spur of the moment 8014
xue` 血迹斑斑xue`ji`ban-ban- bloodstained 4587 8015
xue` 血气方刚xue`qi`fang-gang- full of animal spirits; 4588 8016
full of sap; fullof 8017
vigour and vitality 8018
xue` 血肉之躯xue`rou`zhi-qu- the human body;flesh and 4589 8019
blood 8020
xue` 血性汉子xue`xing`han`zi courageous and upright man 4590 8021
xue` 血性男儿xue`xing`nan/er/ courageous and upright youth 4591 8022
xue` 血液循环xue`ye`xun/huan/ blood circulation 4592 8023
xun- 臭气熏天chou`qi`xun-tian- stink to high heaven 4593 8024
xun- 屡建奇勋lyu`jian`qi/xun- have quite a few unusual 4594 8025
meritorious exploits 8026
under one's belt 8027
xun/ 七旬老母qi-xun/lao>mu> 70-year-old mother 4595 8028
xun/ 循规蹈矩xun/gui-dao>ju> observe rules and follow 4596 8029
orders,etc.,docilely 8030
xun/ 循循善诱xun/xun/shan`you` be good at giving systematic 4597 8031
guidance;teach with skill and 8032
patience 8033
xun/ 寻根究底xun/gen-jiu-di> get to the bottom (or 4598 8034
root) of things;inquire 8035
deeply into 8036
xun/ 寻死寻活xun/si>xun/huo/ threaten to commit suicide 4599 8037
xun/ 巡回演出xun/hui/yan>chu- performing tour 4600 8038
xun/ 酒过三巡jiu>guo`san-xun/ The wine has gone round 4601 8039
three times. 8040
xun/ 洵属可贵xun/shu>ke>gui` truly valuable 4602 8041
xun` 不足为训bu`zu/wei/xun` not fit to serve as a model; 4603 8042
not to be taken as an example; 8043
not an example to be followed; 8044
no to be taken as authorita- 8045
tive 8046
xun` 稍逊一筹shao>xun`yi-chou/ be slightly inferior 4604 8047
xun` 以身殉职yi>shen-xun`zhi/ die at one's post;die in 4605 8048
the course of performing 8049
one's duty 8050
xun` 徇私舞弊xun`si-wu>bi` fraudulence for selfish 4606 8051
purposes 8052
Y部
ya- 压住怒火ya-zhu`nu`huo> control one's anger 4607 8053
ya- 技压群芳ji`ya-qun/fang- be unmatched in skill 4608 8054
ya- 鸦雀无声ya-que`wu/sheng- not a crow or sparrow is 4609 8055
heared --silence reighns; 8056
all is quiet 8057
ya- 信笔涂鸦xin`bi>tu/ya- write at random 4610 8058
ya/ 天涯海角tian-ya/hai>jiao> the ends of the earth;the 4611 8059
remotest corners of the 8060
earth 8061
ya/ 一望无涯yi-wang`wu/ya/ boundless 4612 8062
ya/ 以牙还牙yi>ya/huan/ya/ a tooth for a tooth;counter 4613 8063
attack a person by the means 8064
he use 8065
ya> 雅俗共赏ya>su/gong`shang> (of a work of art or litera- 4614 8066
ture) appeal to all;suit both 8067
refined and popular testes 8068
ya> 很不雅观hen>bu`ya>guan- most unseemly;rather unsightly4615 8069
ya> 哑口无言ya>kou>wu/yan/ be left (or rendered) speech- 4616 8070
less; bestruck dumb;have 8071
nothing to say for oneself; 8072
can think of nothing to say 8073
ya` 讶然失色ya`ran/shi-se` turn pale with fright 4617 8074
ya` 揠苗助长ya`miao/zhu`zhang> try to help seedlings grow 4618 8075
by pulling them up -- spoil 8076
things by excessive enthusiam 8077
yan- 焉能不顾yan-neng/bu`qu` How could I choose not to go? 4619 8078
yan- 心不在焉xin-bu`zai`yan- absent-minded;inattentive; 4620 8079
preoccupied (withsb. else) 8080
yan- 烟雾弥漫yan-wu`mi/man` be full of smoke;be enveloped 4621 8081
in mist 8082
yan- 烟熏火燎yan-xun-huo>liao` smoke and burn 4622 8083
yan- 奄奄一息yan-yan-yu`shui` feel weak and sleepy 4623 8084
yan- 湮没无闻yan-mo`wu/wen/ sink into oblivion;fall into 4624 8085
obscurity 8086
yan- 嫣然一笑yan-ran/yi-xiao` give a winsome smile 4625 8087
yan/ 研究生院yan/jiu-sheng-yuan` graduate school 4626 8088
yan/ 研究研究yan/jiu-yan/jiu- consider;discuss;deliberate 4627 8089
(opinions and issues) 8090
yan/ 副研究员fu`yan/jiu-yuan/ associate research fellow 4628 8091
yan/ 不辨妍媸bu`bian`yan/chi- unable to tell the beautiful 4629 8092
from the ugly 8093
yan/ 飞檐走壁fei-yan/zou>bi` gravity-defying stunt; leap 4630 8094
onto roofs and scale walls 8095
yan/ 世态炎凉shi`tai`yan/liang/ warmth or coldness is the way 4631 8096
of the world --people are 8097
friendly or infriendly,de- 8098
pending on whether one is 8099
successful or not 8100
yan/ 相沿成习xiang-yan/cheng/xi/ become common practice through4632 8101
long usage 8102
yan/ 颜色各异yan/se`ge`yi` different colours 4633 8103
yan/ 笑逐颜开xiao`zhu/yan/kai- beam with smiles;one's face 4634 8104
wreathed in smiles 8105
yan/ 严寒酷暑yan/han/ku`shu> in a severe winter or a high 4635 8106
summer 8107
yan/ 严严实实yan/yan/shi/shi/ 1.be real tight;2.hind sth. 4636 8108
in safety 8109
yan/ 严阵以待yan/zhen`yi>dai` stand in combat readiness 4637 8110
yan/ 延长生命yan/chang/sheng-ming` extend one's life 4638 8111
yan/ 延年益寿yan/nian/yi`shou` prolong life;promise longevity4639 8112
yan/ 言辞尖刻yan/ci/jian-ke` poignant words 4640 8113
yan> 敷衍塞责fu-yan>se`ze/ perform one's duty in a per- 4641 8114
functory manner 8115
yan> 奄奄一息yan>yan>yi-xi- at one's last gasp;on one's 4642 8116
last leg 8117
yan> 掩耳盗铃yan>er>dao`ling/ plug one's ears while stealing4643 8118
a bell;(fig.)deceive oneself 8119
yan> 掩人耳目yan>ren/er>mu` deceive the public;hookwink 4644 8120
people 8121
yan> 眼高手低yan>gao-shou>di- have high standards but little4645 8122
ability 8123
yan> 眼花潦乱yan>hua-liao/luan` dazzled;dazzling 4646 8124
yan> 眼疾手快yan>ji/shou>kuai` quick of eye and deft of hand 4647 8125
yan> 眼睛发花yan>jing.fa-hua- have dim eyesight 4648 8126
yan> 眼明手快yan>ming/shou>kuai` quick of eye and deft of hand;4649 8127
sharp-eyed and deft-handed 8128
yan> 剡木为楫yan>mu`wei/ji/ fashion an oar out of wood 4650 8129
yan> 俨如白昼yan>ru/bai/zhou- as bright as day 4651 8130
yan> 偃旗息鼓yan>qi/xi-gu> lower the flags and stop beat-4652 8131
ing the drums 8132
yan` 百花争艳bai>hua`zheng-yan` a hundred flowers contend in 4653 8133
beauty;the flowers are a riot 8134
of colours 8135
yan` 沉鱼落雁chen/yu/luo`yan` make fish sink and birds 4654 8136
alight 8137
yan` 劳燕纷飞lao/yan`fen-fei- the shrike and the swallow 4655 8138
flying in different direct- 8139
ions--part from each other 8140
yan` 屡试屡验lyu>shi`lyu`yan` prove successful in every test4656 8141
yan` 磨穿铁砚mo/chuan-tie>yan` study assiduously; wear out 4657 8142
an iron inkslab 8143
yan` 贪得无厌tan-de/wu/yan` be insatiably avaricious 4658 8144
yan` 学而不厌xue/er/bu`yan` have an insatiable desire to 4659 8145
learn;be insatiable in learn- 8146
ing 8147
yan` 狼吞虎咽lang/tun-hu>yan` eat voraciously;gobble up; 4660 8148
wolf down 8149
yan` 细嚼慢咽xi`jiao/man`yan` chew one's food well before 4661 8150
swallowing it 8151
yan` 雁过拔毛yan`guo`ba/mao/ pluck feathers from each goose4662 8152
as it passes by -- squeeze 8153
whenever possible 8154
yang- 祸国殃民huo`guo/yang-min/ bring calamity to the country 4663 8155
and the people;wreck the coun- 8156
try and ruin the people 8157
yang- 央央大国yang-yang-da`guo/ a great and proud country 4664 8158
yang/ 百步穿杨bai>bu`chuan-yang/ shoot with great precision 4665 8159
yang/ 扬长避短yang/chang/bi`duan> show one's strong points and 4666 8160
hide one's weekness;maximize 8161
favourable factors and mini- 8162
mize unfavourable ones 8163
yang/ 扬谷去糠yang/gu>qu`kang- winnow the chaff from the 4667 8164
grain 8165
yang/ 扬眉吐气yang/mei/tu>qi` feel proud and elated;hold 4668 8166
one's head high 8167
yang/ 其貌不扬qi/mao`bu`yang/ be unprepossessing (or un- 4669 8168
imposing) in appearance 8169
yang/ 洋米洋面yang/mi>yang/mian` rice and flour imported 4670 8170
yang/ 洋洋大观yang/yang/da`guan- spectacular;grandiose;imposing4671 8171
yang> 不痛不痒bu`tong`bu`yang> scratching the surface;super- 4672 8172
ficial;perfunctory 8173
yang> 隔靴挠痒ge/xue-nao/yang> scratch an itch from outsude 4673 8174
one's boot --fail to get to 8175
the root of the matter;fail 8176
to strike home;take total- 8177
ly ineffective measures 8178
yang> 仰面朝天yang>mian`chao/tian-face upward 4674 8179
yang> 仰面跌倒yang>mian`die-dao> fall on one's back 4675 8180
yang> 仰慕已久yang>mu`yi>jiu> I've long been looking forward4676 8181
to meeting you. 8182
yang> 仰人鼻息yang>ren/bi/xi- (fig.) be dependent on the 4677 8183
whims of others;be slavishly 8184
dependent 8185
yang> 养虎遗患yang>hu>yi/huan` to rear a tiger is to court 4678 8186
calamity --appeasement 8187
brings disaster 8188
yang> 养尊处优yang>zun-chu>you- enjoy high position and live 4679 8189
in comfort;live in clover 8190
yang` 安然无恙an-ran/wu/yang` safe and sound 4680 8191
yang` 别来无恙bie/lai/wu/yang` You have been well,I trust, 4681 8192
since we parted? 8193
yang` 样样俱全yang`yang`ju`quan/ have all kinds of things 4682 8194
yang` 怏怏不乐yang`yang`bu`le` unhappy about sth.;morose 4683 8195
yao- 繁杏夭桃fan/xing`yao-tao/ exuberant apricots and 4684 8196
beautiful peachesvv 8197
yao- 邀功请赏yao-gong-qing>shang>take credit and seek rewards 4685 8198
for someone else's achieve- 8199
ments 8200
yao- 特邀代表te`yao-dai`biao> a specially invited 4686 8201
representative 8202
yao- 腰酸背痛yao-suan-bei`tong` have a sore waist and an 4687 8203
aching back -- be aching 8204
all over 8205
yao- 腰酸腿痛yao-suan-tui>tong` aching back and leg 4688 8206
yao- 点头哈腰dian>tou/ha-yao- bow anctuously;bow and scrape 4689 8207
yao- 妖里妖气yao-li>yao`qi` seductive;sexy 4690 8208
yao- 吆五喝六yao-wu>he`liu` hubbub of gambling 4691 8209
yao/ 摇摆不定yao/bai>bu`ding` sway;swing;rock;vacillate;move4692 8210
back and forth 8211
yao/ 摇头摆尾yao/tou/bai>wei` shake the head and wag the 4693 8212
tail-- assume an air of com- 8213
placency or levity 8214
yao/ 迎风摇摆ying/feng-yao/bai> sway in the breeze 4694 8215
yao/ 左右摇摆zuo>you`yao/bai> vacillate now to the keft,now 4695 8216
to the right 8217
yao/ 遥相呼应yao/xiang-hu-ying` echo each other at a distance 4696 8218
yao/ 遥遥无期yao/yao/wu/qi- not realisable within the 4697 8219
foreseeable future 8220
yao> 咬文嚼字yao>wen/jiao>zi` pay too much attention to the 4698 8221
choice of words;talk(or speak) 8222
like a book 8223
yao> 反咬一口fan>yao>yi-kou> trump up a countercharge 4699 8224
against one's accuser 8225
yao> 舀一瓢水yao>yi-piao/shui> scoop up a ladle of water 4700 8226
yao> 杳无音信yao>wu/yin-xin` here has been no news what- 4701 8227
soever 8228
yao> 音容已杳yin-rong/yi>yao> voice and face has disppered 4702 8229
yao` 药物学家yao`wu`xue/jia- pharmacologist 4703 8230
yao` 不可救药bu`ke>jiu`yao` incurable;incorrigible;hope- 4704 8231
less 8232
yao` 耀武扬威yao`wu>yang/wei- make a show of strength;swag- 4705 8233
ger around;throw one's weight 8234
around 8235
yao` 光芒耀眼guang-mang/yao`yan> dazzling 4706 8236
yao` 光彩夺目guang-cai>duo/mu` dazzling;dazzlingly brilliant 4707 8237
yao` 光宗耀祖guang-zong-yao`zu> glorify or bring honour to 4708 8238
one's ancestors or family clan 8239
yao` 明月曜夜ming/yue`yao`ye` bright moon shining at night 4709 8240
yao` 无关紧要wu/guan-jin>yao` of no importance;immaterial 4710 8241
ye- 掖在怀里ye-zai`huai/li> tuck sth. into one's bosom 4711 8242
(掖:塞进) 8243
ye- 因噎废食yin-ye-fei`shi/ give up eating for fear of 4712 8244
choking;(fig.) refrain from 8245
doing what one should for 8246
fear of running a risk 8247
ye/ 是邪非邪shi`ye/fei-ye/ Is it or isn't it? or yes or 4713 8248
no? 8249
ye/ 是耶非耶shi`ye/fei-ye/ Is it or isn't it? or yes or 4714 8250
no? 8251
ye/ 受人揶揄shou`ren/ye/yu/ be mocked at 4715 8252
ye> 野心勃勃ye>xin-bo/bo/ be overweeningly ambitious 4716 8253
ye` 弃甲曳兵qi`jia>ye`bing- (of routed troops) throw away 4717 8254
armour and trail weapons 8255
ye` 业精于勤ye`jing-yu/qin/ mastery of work comes from 4718 8256
diligent application; a sub- 8257
ject is mastered throughdi- 8258
ligent study 8259
ye` 叶公好龙ye`gong-hao`long/ Lord Ye's love of dragons -- 4719 8260
professedlove of whatone 8261
really fears 8262
ye` 叶落归根ye`luo`gui-gen- the falling leaves settle on 4720 8263
the roots -- a person re- 8264
siding elsewhere finally re- 8265
turns to his ancestral home 8266
ye` 金枝玉叶jin-zhi-yu`ye` golden branches and jade 4721 8267
leaves-- people of imperial 8268
lineage;royalty 8269
ye` 清朝末叶qing-chao/mo`ye` last years of the Qing Dynasty4722 8270
ye` 夜幕降临ye`mu`jiang`lin/ Night has fallen. 4723 8271
ye` 夜色苍茫ye`se`cang-mang/ in gathering dusk 4724 8272
ye` 夜色弥漫ye`se`mi/man` The sky is coverd by the dim 4725 8273
light of night. 8274
ye` 夜色深沉ye`se`shen-chen/ The night is dark. 4726 8275
ye` 夜以继日ye`yi>ji`ri` night and day;round the clock 4727 8276
ye` 白天黑夜bai/tian-hei-ye` day and night 4728 8277
ye` 肘腋之患zhou>ye`zhi-huan` (fig.)disaster which occurs 4729 8278
close to one;trouble coming 8279
from those closest to one 8280
ye` 谒黄帝陵ye`huang/di`ling/ pay homage at the Yellow 4730 8281
Emperor's mausoleum 8282
yi- 丰衣足食feng-yi-zu/shi/ have ample food and clothing; 4731 8283
be well-fedand well-clothed 8284
yi- 下车伊始xia`che-yi-shi> as soon as one alights from 4732 8285
his official carriage 8286
yi- 一本正经yi-ben>zheng`jing- in all seriousness;in dead 4733 8287
earnest 8288
yi- 一笔勾销yi-bi>gou-xiao- write off at one stroke;cancel4734 8289
yi- 一碧千里yi-bi`qian-li> boundless green grassland 4735 8290
yi- 一步登天yi-bu`deng-tian- reach the sky in a single bound 4736 8291
--attain the highest level in 8292
one step 8293
yi- 一颤一颤yi-chan`yi-chan` tremble successively 4737 8294
yi- 一尘不染yi-chen/bu`ran> not soiled by a speck of dust;4738 8295
spotless 8296
yi- 一尺见方yi-chi>jian`fang- one chi square 4739 8297
yi- 一来二去yi-lai/er`qu` in the course of frequent con-4740 8298
tact;in the course of time 8299
yi- 一模一样yi-mu/yi-yang` exactly alike 4741 8300
yi- 一年四季yi-nian/si`ji` throughout a year;all year 4742 8301
round 8302
yi- 一畦韭菜yi-qi/jiu>cai` a plot of leek 4743 8303
yi- 一气呵成yi-qi`he-cheng/ (fig.) get sth. done at on go;4744 8304
carry sth. through without 8305
stopping 8306
yi- 一清二楚yi-qing-er`chu> perfectly clear 4745 8307
yi- 一闪一闪yi-shan>yi-shan> splash now and then 4746 8308
yi- 一声不吭yi-sheng-bu`keng- say not a word 4747 8309
yi- 一时一刻yi-shi/yi-ke` every moment 4748 8310
yi- 一丝不苟yi-si-bu`gou> not be the least bit negli- 4749 8311
gent;be scrupulous about 8312
every detail; be conscen- 8313
tious and meticulous 8314
yi- 一丝光亮yi-si-guang-liang` a flicker of light 4750 8315
yi- 一团漆黑yi-tuan/qi-hei- 1.pitch-dark --utterly hope- 4751 8316
less;2.be entirely ignorant 8317
of;be in the dark 8318
yi- 一往情深yi-wang>qing/shen- be deeply attached;be pas- 4752 8319
sionately devoted; be head 8320
over heels in love 8321
yi- 一望无际yi-wang`wu/ji` extend as far as the eye can 4753 8322
see;stretch to the horizon 8323
yi- 一望无垠yi-wang`wu/yin/ as far as the eye can see 4754 8324
yi- 一心一意yi-xin-yi-yi` heart and soul;whole-heartedly4755 8325
yi- 一眼不眨yi-yan>bu`zha/ without batting an eyelid 4756 8326
yi- 一漾一漾yi-yang`yi-yang` tripple succesively 4757 8327
yi- 一叶扁舟yi-ye`pian-zhou- a small boat 4758 8328
yi- 一饮而尽yi-yin>er/jin` empty a glass at one gulp; 4759 8329
drain the cup with one dulp 8330
yi- 一应俱全yi-ying-ju`quan/ everything needed is here 4760 8331
yi- 一跃而起yi-yue`er/qi> get up with a jump;jump up 4761 8332
all of a sudden 8333
yi- 一眨一眨yi-zha/yi-zha/ twinkle now and then 4762 8334
yi- 一字排开yi-zi`pai/kai- stand in a row 4763 8335
yi- 一针一线yi-zhen-yi-xian` a needle and a piece of thread4764 8336
yi- 一纵一纵yi-zong`yi-zong` leap forward now and then 4765 8337
yi- 衣食住行yi-shi/zhu`xing/ food,clothing,shelter and 4766 8338
transportation -- daily 8339
necessities 8340
yi- 依然如故yi-ran/ru/gu` remain as before;remain the 4767 8341
same 8342
yi- 依依不舍yi-yi-bu`she> be reluctant to part;cannot 4768 8343
bear to part 8344
yi- 咿呀学语yi-ya-xue/yu> babbling baby 4769 8345
yi- 欹欤盛哉yi-yu/sheng`zai- Magnificent! or Superb! 4770 8346
yi/ 不容置疑bu`rong/zhi`yi/ allow (or admit) no doubt; not4771 8347
be open to doubt;be beyond 8348
doubt 8349
yi/ 遗失声明yi/shi-sheng-ming/ lost property notice 4772 8350
yi/ 遗失招领yi/shi-zhao-ling> lost and found 4773 8351
yi/ 路不拾遗lu`bu`shi/yi/ no one picks up what's left 4774 8352
by the wayside -- honestly 8353
prevails throughout society 8354
yi/ 遗臭万年yi/chou`wan`nian/ leave a name that will stink 4775 8355
to eternity; go down in his- 8356
tory as a byword for infamy 8357
yi/ 不遗余力bu`yi/yu/li` spare no pains(or effort); 4776 8358
do one's utmost 8359
yi/ 疮痍满目chuang-yi/man>mu` Everywhere a scene of devas- 4777 8360
tation meets the eye. 8361
yi/ 心旷神怡xin-kuang`shen/yi/ relaxed and joyful;carefree 4778 8362
and happy 8363
yi/ 含饴弄孙han/yi/nong`sun- play with one's grandchildren 4779 8364
while chewing maltose;spend 8365
one's remaining years happily 8366
in the company of grand- 8367
children 8368
yi/ 夷为平地yi/wei/ping/di` level to the ground;raze 4780 8369
yi/ 化险为夷hua`xian>wei/yi/ turn danger into safety; head 4781 8370
off a disaster 8371
yi/ 景色宜人jing>se`yi/ren/ attractive scenery 4782 8372
yi/ 怡然自得yi/ran/zi`de/ be happy and pleased with 4783 8373
oneself 8374
yi/ 怡神养性yi/shen/yang>xing` take good care of oneself 4784 8375
yi/ 颐养天年yi/yang>tian-nian/ take good care of oneself so 4785 8376
as to fulfil one's alloted 8377
life span 8378
yi/ 移风易俗yu/feng-yi`su` change prevailing habits and 4786 8379
customs;transformsocial 8380
traditions; reform the ways 8381
and manners of the people 8382
yi/ 移山倒海yi/shan-dao>hai> move mountains and drain 4787 8383
seas;exercise magic powers; 8384
transform nature;the great 8385
power and momentum with 8386
which man conquers Nature 8387
yi/ 仪表堂堂yi/biao>tang/tang/ dignified in appearance; 4788 8388
impressive-looking 8389
yi/ 疑难病症yi/nan/bing`zheng` difficult and complicatic 4789 8390
cases( of illness) 8391
yi/ 贻笑大方yi/xiao`da`fang- make a laughingstock of one- 4790 8392
self before experts; incur the 8393
ridiculeof experts 8394
yi> 倚老卖老yi>lao>mai`lao> take advantage of one's seni- 4791 8395
ority or old age 8396
yi> 不偏不倚bu`pian-bu`yi> even-handed;impartial;un- 4792 8397
biased 8398
yi> 大势已去da`shi`yi>qu` the situation is hopeless; 4793 8399
the game is as good as lost; 8400
it's all up with sb. 8401
yi> 争论不已zheng-lun`bu`yi> have an endless debate 4794 8402
yi> 悔之晚矣hui>zhi-wan>yi` It's too late for regrets 4795 8403
yi> 由来久矣you/lai/jiu>yi> it's been a long time;go 4796 8404
back to a long time ago 8405
yi> 以此为戒yi>ci>wei>jie` learn a lesson like this 4797 8406
yi> 以苦为乐yi>ku>wei/le` take sorrows as joys 4798 8407
yi> 桌椅板凳zhuo-yi>ban>deng` tables,chairs and benches--- 4799 8408
household furniture generally 8409
yi> 漪旎风光yi>ni>feng-guang- an enchating scene 4800 8410
yi` 古文今译gu>wen/jin-yi` modern translation of an 4801 8411
ancient Chinese prose 8412
yi` 光彩熠熠guang-cai>yi`yi` brilliant splendour 4802 8413
yi` 河水四溢he/shui>si`yi` The river overflowed. 4803 8414
yi` 记忆犹新ji`yi`you/xin- remain fresh in one's memory 4804 8415
yi` 嘉言懿行jia-yan/yi`xing/ wise words and noble deeds 4805 8416
yi` 义不容辞yi`bu`rong/ci/ duty-bound;have unshirkable 4806 8417
duty 8418
yi` 忠义之士zhong-yi`zhi-shi` loyal person 4807 8419
yi` 见义勇为jian`yi`yong>wei/ be ready to do whatever one 4808 8420
sees right;be ready to take 8421
up the cudgels for a just 8422
cause 8423
yi` 有情有义you>qing/you>yi` affectionate and faithful 4809 8424
yi` 苦心孤诣ku>xin-gu-yi` makeextraordinarilypains- 4810 8425
taking efforts 8426
yi` 老当益壮lao>dang-yi`zhuang` old but vigorous 4811 8427
yi` 异口同声yi`kou>tong/sheng- with one voice;in unison 4812 8428
yi` 求同存异qiu/tong/cun/yi` seek common ground while 4813 8429
reserving differences 8430
yi` 神采奕奕shen/cai>yi`yi` glowing with health and 4814 8431
radiating vigour 8432
yi` 树林荫翳shu`lin/yin-yi` Trees are flourishing. 4815 8433
yi` 小心翼翼xiao>xin-yi`yi` with great care;withextreme 4816 8434
caution;carefully 8435
yi` 一劳永逸yi-lao/yong>yi` settle a matter once and for 4817 8436
all 8437
yi` 易如反掌yi`ru/fan>zhang> as easy as turning one's hand 4818 8438
over;as easy as falling off 8439
a log 8440
yi` 以物易物yi>wu`yi`wu` exchange products with 4819 8441
products 8442
yi` 抑强扶弱yi`qiang/fu/ruo` curb the strong and help 4820 8443
the weak;uphold the weak 8444
against the strong 8445
yi` 抑扬顿挫yi`yang/dun`cuo` lowering,raising,pausing 4821 8446
and transition-- all va- 8447
modulation in tone 8448
yi` 忆苦思甜yi`ku>si-tian/ recall the sorrows of the past4822 8449
and savour the joys of the 8450
present 8451
yi` 屹立不动yi`li`bu`dong` stand firm and erect 4823 8452
yi` 亿万思念yi`wan`si-nian/ (for)aeons;time without end; 4824 8453
eternity 8454
yi` 亦工亦农yi`gong-yi`nong/ be both worker and peasant 4825 8455
yi` 意味深长yi`wei`shen-chang/ have deep meaning;pregnant 4826 8456
with meaning; of profound 8457
significance 8458
yi` 意想不到yi`xiang>bu`dao` unexpectedly 4827 8459
yi` 议而不决yi`er/bu`jue/ discuss sth. without reaching 4828 8460
a decision;have a fruitless 8461
discussion 8462
yi` 议论纷纷yi`lun`fen-fen- all sorts of comments; wide- 4829 8463
spread comment 8464
yi` 自怨自艾zi`yuan-zi`yi` be full of remorse;repent 4830 8465
yi` 挹彼注兹yi`bi>zhu`zi- ladle out from there to pour 4831 8466
in here;draw from one to make 8467
good the deficits of another 8468
yi` 悒悒不乐yi`yi`bu`le` feel depressed;mope 4832 8469
yi` 熠熠生辉yi`yi`sheng-hui- sparkling;glitteringvv 4833 8470
yi` 瘗玉埋香yi`yu`mai/xiang- (fig.)a beauty died 4834 8471
yin- 林荫大道lin/yin-da`dao` avenue;boulevard;mall 4835 8472
yin- 绿树成荫lyu`shu`cheng/yin- sheltered by foliage of trees 4836 8473
yin- 绿草如茵lyu`cao>ru/yin- a carpet of green grass 4837 8474
yin- 美满姻缘mei>man>yin-yuan/ a happy marriage;conjugal 4838 8475
felicity 8476
yin- 万马齐喑wan`ma>qi/yin- Ten thousand horses stand 4839 8477
mute. 8478
yin- 因祸得福yin-huo`de/fu/ derive gain from misfortune 4840 8479
yin- 因小失大yin-xiao>shi-da` try to save a little only 4841 8480
to lose a lot;penny wise 8481
and pound foolish 8482
yin- 因噎废食yin-ye`fei`shi/ give up eating for fear of 4842 8483
choking;(fig.)refrain from 8484
doing what one should for 8485
fear of running a risk 8486
yin- 音容笑貌yin-rong/xiao`mao` one's voice and expression 4843 8487
yin- 阴错阳差yin-cuo`yang/cha` accidental mistake or error 4844 8488
yin- 阴险毒辣yin-xian>du/la` sinister and ruthless 4845 8489
yin/ 骄奢淫逸jiao-she-yin/yi` haughty and decadent;proud 4846 8490
and dissolute;wollowin 8491
luxury and pleasure;extra- 8492
vagant and dissipated 8493
yin/ 一望无垠yi-wang`wu/yin/ as far as the eye can see 4847 8494
yin/ 吟风弄月yin/feng-nong`yue` sing of the moon and the wind 4848 8495
--write sentimental verse 8496
yin/ 狺狺狂吠yin/yin/kuang/fei` bark frenziedly 4849 8497
yin> 饮酒取乐yin>jiu>qu>le` amuse oneself by drinking 4850 8498
yin> 饮水思源yin>shui>si-yuan/ When you drink from the stream, 4851 8499
remember the source. 8500
yin> 引而不发yin>er/bu`fa- draw the bow but not release 4852 8501
the arrow;be good at guidance 8502
or control; get ready and wait 8503
for a chance for action 8504
yin> 引火烧身yin>huo>shao-shen- draw fire against oneself -- 4853 8505
make self-criticism to invite 8506
criticsmfrom others; criti- 8507
cize oneself so as to get 8508
criticism from others 8509
yin> 引人注目yin>ren/zhu`mu` noticeable;conspicuous; 4854 8510
spectacular 8511
yin> 引人注意yin>ren/zhu`yi` attract attention of sb. 4855 8512
yin> 引经据典yin>jing-ju`dian> quote the classics 4856 8513
yin> 引以为荣yin>yi>wei/rong/ regard it as an honour;take 4857 8514
it as an honour 8515
yin> 隐恶扬善yin>e`yang/shan` cover up sb.'s faults and 4858 8516
publicize his merits;hide 8517
sb.'s evil deeds and praise 8518
his good ones 8519
yin> 隐隐约约yin>yin>yue-yue- indistinct;faint 4859 8520
yin> 隐隐作痛yin>yin>zuo`tong` feel a dull pain 4860 8521
yin> 难言之隐nan/yan/zhi-yin> sth. difficult to express 4861 8522
or awkward to disclose; 8523
unmentionable secret 8524
yin` 印象深刻yin`xiang`shen-ke` have a deep impression of sb. 4862 8525
yin` 心心相印xin-xin-xiang-yin` have mutual affinity;be 4863 8526
kindred spirits 8527
ying- 膺此重任ying-ci>zhong`ren` hold this post of great 4864 8528
responsibility 8529
ying- 义愤填膺yi`fen`tian/ying- be filled with righteous 4865 8530
indignation 8531
ying- 英雄本色ying-xiong/ben>se` the true quality of a hero 4866 8532
ying- 英姿焕发ying-zi-huan`fa- dashing and spirited 4867 8533
ying- 鹰鼻鹞眼ying-bi/yao/yan> having a nose like an eagle's 4868 8534
beak and eyes of a sparrow 8535
hawk;facial features of a 8536
sinister and fierce person 8537
ying- 应有尽有ying-you>jin`you> have everything oneexpects 4869 8538
to find 8539
ying- 罪有应得zui`you>ying-de/ deserve one's punishment 4870 8540
ying- 莺歌燕舞ying-ge-yan`wu> orioles sing and swallows 4871 8541
dart --the joy of spring; 8542
a scene of prosperity 8543
ying- 鹦鹉学舌ying-wu>xue/she/ repeat another person's 4872 8544
words like a parrot 8545
ying/ 蝇头微利ying/tou/wei-li` a fly's head of profit;a oit- 4873 8546
tance of profit; a pretty 8547
profit 8548
ying/ 蝇头蜗角ying/tou/wo-jiao> a fly's head and a snail's 4874 8549
feeler -- (fig.) insignifi- 8550
cant things 8551
ying/ 蝇头小楷ying/tou/xiao>kai> small characters of the size 4875 8552
of a fly's head 8553
ying/ 苍蝇见血cang-ying/jian`xie> as if a fly sees blood; 4876 8554
(fig.) very greedy vv 8555
ying/ 消灭蝇蚊xiao-mie`ying/wen/ wipe out flies and mosquitoes 4877 8556
ying/ 营私舞弊yung/si-wu>bi` engage in fraud for selfish 4878 8557
ends;practise graft 8558
ying/ 结党营私jie/dang>ying/si- form a clique to pursue 4879 8559
selfish interests 8560
ying/ 萦回脑际ying/hui/nao>ji` linger in one's mind 4880 8561
ying/ 梦寐萦怀meng`mei`ying/huai/ occupy one' minds and dreams 4881 8562
ying/ 明星荧荧ming/xing-ying/ying/stars twinkling 4882 8563
ying/ 自负盈亏zi`fu`ying/kui- (of an enterprise) assume sole4883 8564
responsibility for its own 8565
profits and losses 8566
ying/ 扭亏为盈niu>kui-wei/ying/ turn losses into profits 4884 8567
ying/ 迎面扑来ying/mian`pu-lai/ caresse to one's face 4885 8568
ying/ 迎刃而解ying/ren`er/jie> (bamboo) splits as it meets 4886 8569
the edge of a knife;(of a 8570
problem) be readily solved 8571
ying/ 迎头赶上ying/tou/gan>shang` try hard to catch up (with 4887 8572
those ahead) 8573
ying> 脱颖而出tuo-ying>er/chu- the point of an awl sticking 4888 8574
out through a bag -- talent 8575
revealing itself 8576
ying> 款式新颖kuan>shi`xin-ying> novel in style 4889 8577
ying` 晚霞映照wan>xia/ying`zhao` glory of the dusk shines 4890 8578
upon (sth.) 8579
ying` 应接不暇ying`jie-bu`xia/ have too many visitors or 4891 8580
too much business to deal 8581
with 8582
yo`~ 呼儿嗨唷hu-er/hai-yo Hu-er-hei-yo! 4892 8583
yong- 毋庸讳言wu/yong-hui`yan/ to bo frank;(tyere is) no 4893 8584
need for reticece 8585
yong- 拥军优属yong-jun-you-shu> support the army and give 4894 8586
preferential treatment to 8587
families of revolutianarry 8588
soldiersand martyrs 8589
yong- 拥政爱民yong-zheng`ai`min/ support the government and 4895 8590
cherish the people 8591
yong- 一拥而上yi-yong-er/shang` rush up in a crowd 4896 8592
yong- 蜂拥而至feng-yong-er/zhi` come swarming;swarm forward 4897 8593
yong- 前呼后拥qian/hu-hou`yong- with a large retainers swarm- 4898 8594
ing around 8595
yong- 山势环拥shan-shi`huan/yong- be mountain-rimmed;nestling 4899 8596
among the hills 8597
yong- 雍容华贵yong-rong/hua/gui` (of a woman)elegant and poised4900 8598
yong> 奋勇前进fen`yong>qian/jin` advance bravely;forge ahead 4901 8599
courageously 8600
yong> 风起云涌feng-qi>yun/yong> winds rising and clouds scud- 4902 8601
ding;rolling on with full 8602
force;surging forward 8603
yong> 借物咏怀jie`wu`yong>huai/ use something to express 4903 8604
one's sentiments and aspi- 8605
rations in poetic form 8606
yong> 永不生锈yong>bu`sheng-xiu` never get rusty 4904 8607
yong> 永无止息yong>wu/zhi>xi- There will be no end toit. 4905 8608
yong> 永远不变yong>yuan>bu`bian` eternal;perpetual 4906 8609
yong` 用兵如神yong`bing-ru/shen/ direct military operations 4907 8610
with miraculous skill 8611
yong` 用兵作战yong`bing-zuo`zhan` use military forces to fight 4908 8612
yong` 用尽气力yong`jin`qi`li` exert oneself to the utmost; 4909 8613
yong` 用尽气力yong`jin`qi`li` with all on's strength 4910 8614
yong` 运用自如yun`yong`zi`ru/ handle very skilfully; have 4911 8615
a perfect command of 8616
yong` 善于用兵shan`yu/yong`bing- be well-versed in the art of 4912 8617
war 8618
you- 空谷幽兰kong-gu>you-lan/ orchid in a deserted valley 4913 8619
-- a person of excelent 8620
character 8621
you- 忧心如焚you-xin-ru/fen/ burning with anxiety; 4914 8622
extremely worried 8623
you- 悠然自得you-ran/zi`de/ be carefree and content 4915 8624
you- 利害攸关li`hai`you-guan- affect one's interests 4916 8625
you- 责有攸归ze/you>you-gui- responsibility should lie 4917 8626
where it belongs 8627
you/ 犹犹豫豫you/you/yu`yu` hesitate 4918 8628
you/ 犹有可为you/you>ke>wei/ can still do something about it 4919 8629
you/ 犹豫不定you/yu`bu`ding` hesitate;remaim undecided 4920 8630
you/ 过犹不及guo`you/bu`ji/ going too far is as bad 4921 8631
as not going far enough 8632
you/ 由浅入深you/qian>ru`shen- from the easy to the difficult4922 8633
you/ 由小到大you/xiao>dao`da` from small to large 4923 8634
you/ 由远而近you/yuan>er/jin` approaching from a distance; 4924 8635
from far to near 8636
you/ 理由充足li>you/chong-zu/ have every reason 4925 8637
you/ 油煎火燎you/jian-huo>liao> on pins and needles;in a stew;4926 8638
burning with anxiety 8639
you/ 油亮脖子you/liang`bo/zi glossy neck 4927 8640
you/ 油头滑脑you/tou/hua/nao> slick;smooth;oily 4928 8641
you/ 游手好闲you/shou>hao`xian/ idle about;loaf;dislike working 4929 8642
you> 酒肉朋友jiu>rou`peng/you> wine-and-meat friends; 4930 8643
fair-weather friends 8644
you> 良莠不齐liang/you>bu`qi/ the good and the bad are 4931 8645
intermingled 8646
you> 有来无还you>lai/wu/huan/ he who comes cannot go back 4932 8647
you> 有利有弊you>li`you>bi` there are both advanytages 4933 8648
and disadvantages 8649
you> 有气无力you>qi`wu/li` feeble;weak;faint;listless 4934 8650
you> 有钱有势you>qian/you>shi` be rich and powerful 4935 8651
you> 有求必应you>qiu/bi`ying` respond to every plea;grant 4936 8652
whatever is requested 8653
you> 有去无回you>qu`wu/hui/ gone never to return; gone 4937 8654
forever 8655
you> 有色金属you>se`jin-shu> nonferrous metal 4938 8656
you> 有色人种you>se`ren/zhong> coloured race 4939 8657
you> 有声有色you>sheng-you>se` full of sound and colour 4940 8658
--vivid and dramatic 8659
you> 有声电视you>sheng-dian`shi` cable television 4941 8660
you> 有说有笑you>shuo-you>xiao` talk with laughter 4942 8661
you> 有头有尾you>tou/you>wei> have a beginning and an end 4943 8662
you> 有血有肉you>xue`you>rou` (fig.)(of essay,article) vivid; 4944 8663
lively and rich in content 8664
you> 有益健康you>yi`jian`kang- be good for health 4945 8665
you> 有益身心you>yi`shen-xin- be good for physical and mental 4946 8666
health 8667
you> 真有两手zhen-you>liang>shou>really know one's stuff 4947 8668
you` 幼稚可笑you`zhi`ke>xiao` naive and laughable 4948 8669
you` 长幼有序zhang>you`you>xu` according to the age -- from 4949 8670
the older to the youngervv 8671
you` 扶老携幼fu/lao>xie/you` help the old along and lead 4950 8672
the young by the hand 8673
you` 右倾思想you`qing-si-xiang> Right-deviationist thinking 4951 8674
you` 无出其右wu/chu-qi/you` second to none;match- 4952 8675
less;unequalled 8676
you` 诱敌深入you`di/shen-ru` lure the enemy in deep 4953 8677
you` 循循善诱xun/xun/shan`you` be good at giving systematic 4954 8678
guidance;teach with skill and 8679
patience 8680
you` 又红又专you`hong/you`zhuan- both red and expert 4955 8681
you` 又惊又喜you`jing-you`xi> be both startled and delighted4956 8682
you` 又快又好you`kuai`you`hao> both quick and good 4957 8683
you` 囿于成见you`yu/cheng/jian` be blinded by prejudice 4958 8684
yu- 迂腐之谈yu-fu`zhi-tan/ pedantic talk 4959 8685
yu- 迂回曲折yu-hui/qu>zhe/ circuitous;tortuous 4960 8686
yu- 纡金佩紫yu-jin-pei`zi> wear a gold ornament and 4961 8687
a purple gown (symbolic 8688
of high official rank) 8689
yu/ 不可逾越bu`ke>yu/yue` impassable;insurmountable; 4962 8690
insuperable 8691
yu/ 耳目之娱er>mu`zhi-yu/ pleasure of the senses 4963 8692
yu/ 负隅顽抗fu`yu/wan/kang` (of an enemy or a robber) 4964 8693
fight subbornly with one's 8694
back to thewall;put up 8695
desperate struggle 8696
yu/ 膏饫之地gao-yu/zhi-di` fertile land 4965 8697
yu/ 舍舆登舟she>yu/deng-zhou- change from a carriage to 4966 8698
a boat 8699
yu/ 始终不渝shi>zhong-bu`yu/ unswerving;consistent; 4967 8700
steadfast 8701
yu/ 忠贞不渝zhong-zhen-bu`yu/ unswervingly loyal 4968 8702
yu/ 愚不可及yu/bu`ke>ji/ couldn't be more foolish; 4969 8703
be hopelessly stupid;height 8704
of folly;there can be no 8705
greater folly than this 8706
yu/ 余波未平yu/bo-wei`ping/ The repercussions are still 4970 8707
being felt. 8708
yu/ 鱼目混珠yu/mu`hun`zhu- pass off fish eyes as pearls; 4971 8709
(fig.) pass off sth. sham as 8710
genuine 8711
yu/ 渔人之利yu/ren/zhi-li` the fisherman's gains--profit 4972 8712
reaped by a third party 8713
yu/ 予取予求yu/qu>yu/qiu/ take from me whatever you 4973 8714
please;take whatever one 8715
wants;take freely 8716
yu/ 揄扬大义yu/yang/da`yi` advocate justice 4974 8717
yu/ 喁喁私语yu/yu/si-yu> talk privately in a low noise 4975 8718
yu/ 瑕不掩瑜xia/bu`yan-yu/ one flaw cannot mar the jade 4976 8719
--small defects cannot obscure 8720
great virtues 8721
yu> 大禹治水da`yu>zhi`shui> Yu the Great brought the 4977 8722
waters under control. 8723
yu> 气宇不凡qi`yu>bu`fan/ have extraordinary poise 4978 8724
yu> 予以协助yu/yi>xie/zhu` offer help 4979 8725
yu> 免于起诉mian>yu/qi>su` leg exempt from prosecution 4980 8726
yu> 雨过天晴yu>guo`tian-qing/ the sun shines again after 4981 8727
the rain -- after gloom comes 8728
brightness 8729
yu> 风雨无阻feng-yu>wu/zu> stopped neither wind nor 4982 8730
rain --regardless of the 8731
weather;rain or shine 8732
yu> 与世长存yu>shi`chang/cun/ will never perish in this 4983 8733
world 8734
yu> 与众不同yu>zhong`bu`tong/ out of the ordinary;different 4984 8735
from the common run 8736
yu> 语重心长yu>zhong`xin-chang/ sincere words and earnest 4985 8737
wishes 8738
yu> 羽毛未丰yu>mao/wei`feng- unfledged;young and immatured 4986 8739
yu` 不可理喻bu`ke>li>yu` be impervious to reason;won't 4987 8740
listen to reason 8741
yu` 不期而遇bu`qi-er/yu` meet unexpectedly(or by 4988 8742
chance);have a chance 8743
encounter 8744
yu` 不以语人bu`yi>yu>ren not to be divulged 4989 8745
yu` 不豫之色bu`yu`zhi-se` unhappy expression 4990 8746
yu` 出乎预料chu-hu/yu`liao` exceeding one's expectations; 4991 8747
contrary to one's expecta- 8748
tions;unexpectedly 8749
yu` 电光煜煜dian`guang-yu`yu` The lightning flashed. 4992 8750
yu` 富国裕民fu`guo/yu`min/ make the country rich and 4993 8751
the people prosperous 8752
yu` 寒燠失时han/yu`shi-shi/ unreasonable weather 4994 8753
yu` 日昱乎昼ri`yu`hu/zhou- the sun shines at daytime 4995 8754
yu` 文采郁郁wen/cai>yu`yu` overflowing with literary 4996 8755
elegance 8756
yu` 郁郁葱葱yu`yu`cong-cong- lush and green 4997 8757
yu` 玉成其事yu`cheng/qi/shi` kindly help make a success 4998 8758
of it 8759
yu` 玉皇大帝yu`huang/da`di` the Jade Emperor (the Supreme 4999 8760
Deity of Taoism) 8761
yu` 御御寒气yu`yu`han/qi` keep out the cold 5000 8762
yu` 愈来愈好yu`lai/yu`hao> become better and better 5001 8763
yu` 愈演愈烈yu`yan>yu`lie` intensify;become increa- 5002 8764
singly serious 8765
yu` 每况愈下mei>kuang`yu`xia` steadily deteriorate;go from 5003 8766
bad to worse 8767
yu` 誉满全国yu`man>quan/guo/ known across the nation 5004 8768
yu` 浴血奋战yu`xue`fen`zhan` fight a bloody battle 5005 8769
yu` 钟灵毓秀zhong-ling/yu`xiu` (of a place) nuture or pro- 5006 8770
duce talent because of its 8771
beautiful natural environ- 8772
ment 8773
yu` 鬻文为生yu`wen/wei/sheng- make a living by writing 5007 8774
yu` 卖官鬻爵mai`guan-yu`jue/ accept bribery and confer 5008 8775
official titles for money 8776
yuan- 天渊之别tian-yuan-zhi-bie/ as far apart as between 5009 8777
heaven and the earth; 8778
world of difference 8779
yuan- 冤家路窄yuan-jia-lu`zhai> enemies are bound to meet 5010 8780
on a narrow road -- one 8781
can't avoid one's enemy 8782
(much as one wants to) 8783
yuan- 含冤负屈han/yuan-fu`qu- be wronged;be unfairly treated5011 8784
yuan- 鸢飞鱼跃yuan-fei-yu/yue` hawks circling in the sky and 5012 8785
fish diving 8786
yuan/ 不解之缘bu`jie>zhi-yuan/ an indissoluble bond;an 5013 8787
irrivocable commitment 8788
yuan/ 孤立无援gu-li`wu/yuan/ isolated and cut off from 5014 8789
help 8790
yuan/ 心猿意马xin-yuan/yi`ma> restless;distracted;perturbed 5015 8791
yuan/ 原地踏步yuan/di`ta`bu` mark time;(fig.)remain where 5016 8792
one is 8793
yuan/ 原始森林yuan/shi>sen-lin/ primeval forest 5017 8794
yuan/ 原始社会yuan/shi>she`hui` primitive society 5018 8795
yuan/ 原原本本yuan/yuan/ben>ben> (relate) from beginning to end5019 8796
yuan/ 源源不断yuan/yuan/bu`duan` in an endless stream;con- 5020 8797
tinuously 8798
yuan/ 源远流长yuan/yuan>liu/chang/1.distant source and long 5021 8799
river; 2.time-honoured; 8800
of long standing 8801
yuan/ 自圆其说zi`yuan/qi/shuo- make one's statement valid; 5022 8802
justify oneself;make one's 8803
lie fawless 8804
yuan> 远古时代yuan>gu>shi/dai` in remote antiquity 5023 8805
yuan> 远走高飞yuan>zou>gao-fei- fly far and high;be off 5024 8806
to a distant place;flee 8807
to a faraway place 8808
yuan` 任劳认怨ren`lao/ren`yuan` work hard regardless of the 5025 8809
burden of office 8810
yuan` 怨天尤人yuan`tian-you/ren/ grumble against heaven and 5026 8811
lay the blame upon other 8812
people; blame everyone but 8813
oneself 8814
yue- 卫生公约wei`sheng-gong-yue- public healthpledge 5027 8815
yue- 有约在先you>yue-zai`xian- have a prior agreement 5028 8816
yue` 北门锁钥bei>men/suo>yue` northern town of strategic 5029 8817
importance 8818
yue` 东岳泰山dong-yue`tai`shan- Mount Tai in East China 5030 8819
yue` 斧钺之诛fu>yue`zhi-zhu- killing by using exacu- 5031 8820
tioner's axe-- capital 8821
punishment 8822
yue` 和风入樾he/feng-ru`yue` A gentle breeze blows in the 5032 8823
shade of a tree. 8824
yue` 和颜悦色he/yan/yue`se` have a kind face; be all 5033 8825
smiles and sweetness; have 8826
a genial expression 8827
yue` 月白风清yue`bai/feng-qing- a bright moon and a gentle 5034 8828
breeze -- a beautiful night 8829
yue` 月缺花残yue`que`hua-can/ the wanning of the moon and 5035 8830
yue` 月缺花残yue`que`hua-can/ the withering of flowers 5036 8831
yue` 日新月异ri`xin-yue`yi` make progress with each pass- 5037 8832
ing day and each passing month; 8833
developrapidly 8834
yue` 越来越好yue`lai/yue`hao> better and better 5038 8835
yue` 越跑越快yue`pao>yue`kuai` run more and more quickly 5039 8836
yue` 跃跃欲试yue`yue`yu`shi` be eager to have a try; 5040 8837
be anxious to have a go 8838
yue` 粤犬吠雪yue`quan>fei`xue> Dogs in Guangdong bark at 5041 8839
snowfall;(fig.)ignorant people 8840
are easily taken by surprise 8841
yue` 阅世渐深yue`shi`jian`shen- gain more and more experience 5042 8842
of life 8843
yun- 晕头转向yun-tou/zhuan`xiang`confused and disoriented 5043 8844
yun/ 不知所云bu`zhi-suo>yun/ 1.scarcelyknow what one 5044 8845
has said;2.not understand 8846
what sb. is driving at 8847
yun/ 人云亦云ren/yun/yi`yun/ parrot;have no views of one's 5045 8848
own 8849
yun/ 众说纷纭zhong`shuo-fen-yun/ opinions vary;there are 5046 8850
many different versions 8851
of stories 8852
yun/ 芸芸众生yun/yun/zhong`sheng-all living things;all mortal 5047 8853
beings 8854
yun> 欣然允诺xin-ran/yun>nuo` promise with pleasure 5048 8855
yun> 繁简允当fan/jian>yun>dang` just the right degree of 5049 8856
simplicity 8857
yun> 玉殒香消yu`yun`xiang-xiao- the aroma disappears and the 5050 8858
jade perishes --- abeauty 8859
passes away 8860
yun` 春酝夏成chun-yun`xia`cheng/ start brewing in spring and 5051 8861
become ready in summer 8862
yun` 面有愠色mian`you>yun`se` look irritated 5052 8863
yun` 琴韵悠扬qin/yun`you-yang/ sweet music 5053 8864
yun` 时来运转shi/lai/yun`zhuan> one's luck turns in the 5054 8865
fullness of time 8866
Z部
za- 一匝线圈yi-za-xian`quan- a loop of coil 5055 8867
za- 扎小辫子za-xiao>bian`zi tie up one's plaits;plait 5056 8868
one's hair;wear one's hair 8869
in plaits 8870
za/ 人多嘴杂ren/duo-zui>za/ many people,many words;the 5057 8871
more people,the more talk 8872
zai- 呜呼哀哉wu-hu-ai-zai- Alas! 5058 8873
zai- 栽赃陷害zai-zang-xian`hai` frame sb.;fabricate a charge 5059 8874
against sb. 8875
zai> 千载难逢qian-zai>nan/feng/ not occurring once in a thou- 5060 8876
sand years;very rare in a 8877
zai> 一年半载yi-nian/ban`zai> year or so;in about a year 5061 8878
zai> 载入史册zai>ru`shi>ce` be written into the annuals of5062 8879
history;go down in history 8880
zai` 载歌载舞zai`ge-zai`wu> singing and dancing joyfully 5063 8881
zai` 再接再厉zai`jie-zai`li` make persistent efforts; 5064 8882
continue to exert oneself; 8883
work ceaselessly and unremit- 8884
tingly 8885
zai` 再三再四zai`san-zai`si` over and over again 5065 8886
zai` 再生父母zai`sheng-fu`mu` one's great benefactor 5066 8887
zai` 在劫难逃zai`jie/nan/tao/ If you are doomed, you are 5067 8888
doomed. 8889
zai` 在所不辞zai`suo>bu`ci/ will not refuseunder any 5068 8890
circumstances 8891
zai` 在所不惜zai`suo>bu`xi- will not grudge;will never 5069 8892
balk at 8893
zai` 在所难免zai`suo>nan/mian` be unavoidable;can hardly 5070 8894
avoid 8895
zan> 趱马向前zan>ma>xiang`qian/ urge on a horse 5071 8896
zan` 暂缓决定zan`huan>jue/ding` put off (or defer) making 5072 8897
a decision 8898
zan` 赞不绝口zan`bu`jue/kou> be profuse in praise;be full 5073 8899
of praise 8900
zan` 赞叹不已zan`tan`bu`yi> praise again and again 5074 8901
zang- 贪赃枉法tan-zang-wang>fa> take bribes and bend the law; 5075 8902
pervert justice for a bribe 8903
zang` 五脏六腑wu>zang`liu`fu> internal organs of the body; 5076 8904
guts;viscera 8905
zang` 葬身大海zang`shen-da`hai> lose one's life in the sea; 5077 8906
be drowned 8907
zang` 殡葬仪式bin`zang`yi/shi` funeral and interment cere- 5078 8908
mony 8909
zao- 遭逢不幸zao-feng/bu`xing` suffer misfortune 5079 8910
zao- 遭了毒手zao-le.du/shou> be killed;be murdered 5080 8911
zao- 糟糠之妻zao-kanksg-zhi-qi- wife of 'chaff and husk days' 5081 8912
(who has shared her husband's 8913
hard lot) 8914
zao/ 证据确凿zheng`ju`que`zao/ irrefutable evidence 5082 8915
zao> 词藻华丽ci/zao>hua/li` flowery language 5083 8916
zao> 早出晚归zao>chu-wan>gui- leave early in the morning and5084 8917
return late in the evening 8918
zao> 早日完工zao>ri`wan/gong- complete the work as soon as 5085 8919
possible 8920
zao> 为时过早wei/shi/guo`zao> too early;too soon 5086 8921
zao` 天造地设tian-zao`di`she` created by nature;heveanly; 5087 8922
ideal 8923
zao` 登峰造极deng-feng-zao`ji/ reach the peak and attain 5088 8924
perfection;achieve a very high 8925
level;reach great heights 8926
zao` 一年两造yi-nian/liang>zao` two bumper crops in a year 5089 8927
zao` 戒骄戒躁jie`jiao-jie`zao` guard against arrogance and 5090 8928
rashness;be on one's guard 8929
against conceit and impetuo- 8930
sity 8931
zao` 少安勿躁shao>an-wu`zao` be patient,and wait a while 5091 8932
zao` 名噪一时ming/zao`yi-shi/ enjoy fleeting fame 5092 8933
zao` 群鸦乱噪qun/ya-luan`zao` Flocks of crows were cawing. 5093 8934
zao` 青红皂白qing-hong/zao`bai/ black and white;right and 5094 8935
wrong 8936
zao` 山高地燥shan-gao-di`zao` It is arid in the high moun- 5095 8937
tains. 8938
ze/ 不择手段bu`ze/shou>duan` by fair means or foul;by hook 5096 8939
or by crook; unscrupulously 8940
ze/ 沦为泽国lun/wei/ze/guo/ become submerged;become 5097 8941
inandated 8942
ze/ 求全责备qiu/quan/ze/bei` demand perfection 5098 8943
ze/ 探赜索隐tan-ze/suo>yin> delve into the abstruse;un- 5099 8944
ravel mysteries 8945
ze/ 择优录取ze/you-lu`qu> employ or enroll on the basis 5100 8946
of competive selection 8947
ze/ 啧啧称羡ze/ze/cheng-xian` click the tongue in admiration5101 8948
zei/ 贼喊捉贼zei/han>zhuo-zei/ a thief crying "Stop thief!" 5102 8949
zei/ 贼头贼脑zei/tou/zei/nao> behaving stealthily like a 5103 8950
thief;stealthy;furtive 8951
zeng- 爱憎分明ai`zeng-fen-ming/ be clear about what to love 5104 8952
and what to hate 8953
zeng- 增产节约zeng-chan>jie/yue- increase production and 5105 8954
practise economy 8955
zeng- 增长才干zeng-zhang>cai/gan` enhance one's abilities 5106 8956
zeng` 临别赠言lin/bie/zeng`yan/ words of encouragement 5107 8957
given at parting 8958
zha- 干活扎实gan`huo/zha-shi/ do a solid piece of work 5108 8959
zha- 札扎实实zha-zha-shi/shi/ down-to-earth;steadfast 5109 8960
zha- 揸开五指zha-kai-wu>zhi> spread one's five fingers 5110 8961
zha/ 拉闸限电la-zha/xian`dian` switch it off so as not waste 5111 8962
electricity 8963
zha` 兵不言诈bing-bu`yan`zha` there can never be too much 5112 8964
deception in war; all's fair 8965
in war 8966
zha` 初来乍到chu-lai/zha`dao` be a newcomer to a place 5113 8967
zha` 乍冷乍热zha`leng>zha`re` (temperature) change abraptly 5114 8968
zhai/ 深宅大院shen-zhai/da`yuan` imposing dwellings and spacious 5115 8969
zhai/ 深宅大院shen-zhai/da`yuan` courtyard 5116 8970
zhai` 安营扎寨an-ying/zha/zhai` camp at the worksite 5117 8971
zhan- 脚不沾地jiao>bu`zhan-di` one's feet not touching the 5118 8972
ground;walk very fast;run 8973
very fast;be extremely busy 8974
zhan- 泪流沾巾lei`liu/zhan-jin- Tears soaked the front of the 5119 8975
zhan- 泪流沾巾lei`liu/zhan-jin- garment. 5120 8976
zhan- 利益均沾li`yi`jun-zhan- have an equal share of bene- 5121 8977
fits;share benefits equally 8978
zhan- 烟酒不沾yan-jiu>bu`zhan- no habit of smoking and drink-5122 8979
ing 8980
zhan- 瞻前顾后zhan-qian/gu`hou` peer ahead and look behind -- 5123 8981
thinkover carefully; be 8982
over-cautious and indecisive 8983
zhan- 粘贴标语zhan-tie-biao-yu> put up or paste slogans 5124 8984
zhan- 沾沾自喜zhan-zhan-zi`xi> be pleased with oneself 5125 8985
zhan> 一盏电灯yi-zhan>dian`deng- an electric lamp 5126 8986
zhan> 斩草除根zhan>cao>chu/gen- cut the weeds and dig up the 5127 8987
roots;stamp out the source 8988
of trouble 8989
zhan> 斩钉截铁zhan>ding-jie/tie> resolute and decisive;cate- 5128 8990
gorical 8991
zhan> 辗转反侧zhan>zhuan>fan>ce` toss and turn restlessly;toss 5129 8992
about (in bed) 8993
zhan> 辗转流传zhan>zhuan>liu/chuan/ spread from place to place, 5130 8994
or hand to hand 8995
zhan> 崭露头角zhan>lu`tou/jiao> begin to show one's brilliant 5131 8996
talents;begin to distinguish 8997
oneself;stand out conspicious- 8998
ly 8999
zhan> 展翅飞翔zhan>chi`fei-xiang/ spread wings and fly 5132 9000
zhan> 展翅高飞zhan>chi`gao-fei- soar to great heights; soar 5133 9001
into the sky 9002
zhan> 展望未来zhan>wang`wei`lai/ look forward to the future 5134 9003
zhan> 大展宏图da`zhan>hong/tu/ create a grand prospect 5135 9004
zhan> 愁眉不展chou/mei/bu`zhan> knit one's brows in worry 5136 9005
zhan` 战火纷飞zhan`huo>fen-fei- flames of war raging every- 5137 9006
where 9007
zhan` 战无不胜zhan`wu/bu`sheng` invincible;ever-victorious 5138 9008
zhan` 战战惊惊zhan`zhan`jing-jing-trembling with fear;with 5139 9009
fear and trepidation 9010
zhan` 多吃多占duo-chi-duo-zhan` eat or take more thanone 5140 9011
is entitled to; grab more 9012
than one's share 9013
zhan` 老马恋栈lao>ma>lian`zhan` an old horse is loath to leave5141 9014
its stable--an old official is 9015
loath to give up his post 9016
zhan` 蘸水钢笔zhan`shui>gang-bi> dip pen 5142 9017
zhang-张冠李戴zhang-guan-li>dai` put Zhang's hat on Li's head; 5143 9018
confuse one thing with another; 9019
attribute sth. to the wrong 9020
person 9021
zhang-张开双臂zhang-kai-shuang-bi`stretch out both arms 5144 9022
zhang-张牙舞爪zhang-ya/wu>zhao> bare fangs and brandish claws;5145 9023
make threatening gestures; 9024
engage in sabre-ratting 9025
zhang-大张旗鼓da`zhang-qi/gu> on a grand scale;with a great 5146 9026
fanfare 9027
zhang-欲盖弥彰yu`gai`mi/zhang- the more one tries to hide, 5147 9028
the more one isexposed 9029
zhang-约法三章yue-fa>san-zhang- agree on a three-point law; 5148 9030
make a few simple rules to be 9031
observed by all concerned 9032
zhang-杂乱无章za/luan`wu/zhang- disorderly and unsystemaic; 5149 9033
confused and disorderly; 9034
chaotic 9035
zhang>长大成人zhang>da`cheng/ren/ grown-up 5150 9036
zhang>大有长进da`you>zhang>jin` make major progress 5151 9037
zhang>掌上明珠zhang`shang`ming/zhu- pearl in the palm;apple of 5152 9038
one's eye;beloved child; one's 9039
treasures 9040
zhang>了如指掌liao>ru/zhi>zhang> know sth. like the palmof 5153 9041
one's hand; be thoroghly 9042
familiar withsth. 9043
zhang`层峦叠嶂ceng/luan/die/zhang`peaks upon peaks;topographic 5154 9044
turmoil of mountains 9045
zhang`扶杖而行fu/zhang`er/xing/ walk with a stick 5155 9046
zhang`热胀冷缩re`zhang`leng>suo` expand when heated and con- 5156 9047
tract when cooled 9048
zhang`头昏脑胀tou/hun-nao>zhang` feel giddy (or dizzy);feel 5157 9049
one's head swimming 9050
zhang`乌烟瘴气wu-yan-zhang`qi` (of envirenment,order or 5158 9051
society) foul;disorderly; 9052
rotten and corrupt 9053
zhang`障蔽视线zhang`bi`shi`xian` block the sight;obstruct one's5159 9054
view 9055
zhang`一叶障目yi-ye`zhang`mu` baffled by a local or tempo- 5160 9056
rary phenomenon;fail to see 9057
the whole picture of a thing 9058
or the essence of a question 9059
clearly 9060
zhang`涨红了脸zhang`hong/le~lian> one's face went red 5161 9061
zhang`仗势欺人zhang`shi`qi-ren/ take advantage of one's own 5162 9062
or sb. else's power to bully 9063
people;bully people on the 9064
strength of one's powerful 9065
connections or position;abuse 9066
one's power and bully people 9067
zhang`仗义直言zhang`yi`zhi/yan/ speak out to uphold justice 5163 9068
zhao- 不打自招bu`da>zi`zhao- make a confession without 5164 9069
prompting 9070
zhao- 朝令夕改zhao-ling`xi-gai> issue an order in the morning 5165 9071
and rescind it in the evening 9072
zhao- 朝气蓬勃zhao-qi`peng/bo/ full of youthful spirit;full 5166 9073
of vigour and vitality;imbued 9074
with vitality 9075
zhao- 朝夕相处zhao-xi-xiang-chu> be together from morning till 5167 9076
night 9077
zhao- 劣迹昭彰lie`ji`zhao-zhang- flagrant evildoing,notorious 5168 9078
record 9079
zhao- 昭然若揭zhao-ran/ruo`jie- abundantly clear;all too clear; 5169 9080
clear as daylight 9081
zhao- 棋高一着qi/gao-yi-zhao- a clever move in chess game 5170 9082
zhao> 骑马找马qi/ma>zhao>ma> sit on the very horse one is 5171 9083
looking for ---look for some- 9084
thing that is right under his 9085
nose 9086
zhao> 找你三元zhao>ni>san-yuan/ give three yuan change 5172 9087
zhao> 不用找了bu`yong`zhao>le (to a taxi-driver,etc.) Keep 5173 9088
zhao> 不用找了bu`yong`zhao>le the change. 5174 9089
zhao` 心照不宣xin-zhao`bu`xuan- have a tacit understanding 5175 9090
zhao` 照章办事zhao`zhang-ban`shi` handle affairs in accordance 5176 9091
with rules or regulations 9092
zhao` 照老样子zhao`lao>yang`zi as original manner 5177 9093
zhao` 云山雾罩yun/shan-wu`zhao` 1.misty;cloud-enshrouded; en- 5178 9094
veloped in cloud;permeating 9095
mist;under a thickening pall 9096
of mist;2.(of talk) made sb. 9097
feel completely at sea;con- 9098
fusing;perplexing;discursive 9099
rambling 9100
zhe- 马蜂蜇人ma>feng-zhe-ren/ a hornet pricks with a sting 5179 9101
zhe- 遮人耳目zhe-ren/er>mu` throw dust in people's eyes; 5180 9102
hoodwink (or fool) the public 9103
zhe- 遮天闭日zhe-tian-bi`ri` shut out the sunlight from 5181 9104
the sky 9105
zhe/ 动辄得咎dong`zhe/de/jiu` be blamed for whatever one 5182 9106
does 9107
zhe/ 明哲保身ming/zhe/bao>shen- use one's wits to protect him-5183 9108
self from possible danger 9109
zhe/ 如出一辙ru/chu-yi-zhe/ be exactly the same 5184 9110
zhe/ 重蹈复辙chong/dao`fu`zhe/ follow the track of the over- 5185 9111
turned cart-- follow the same 9112
old road to ruin 9113
zhen- 把酒斟满ba>jiu>zhen-man> pour a full cup of wine 5186 9114
zhen- 坚贞不屈jian-zhen-bu`qu- remain faithful and unyielding5187 9115
zhen- 渐臻佳境jian`zhen-jia-jing` gradually attain perfection 5188 9116
zhen- 日臻完善ri`zhen-wan/shan` be being perfecting 5189 9117
zhen- 珍禽异兽zhen-qin/yi`shou` rare birds and animals 5190 9118
zhen- 奇珍异宝qi/zhen-yi`bao> rare treasures 5191 9119
zhen- 再三斟酌zai`san-zhen-zhuo/ consider carefully again and 5192 9120
again 9121
zhen- 真情实感zhen-qing/shi/gan> real feelings 5193 9122
zhen- 真实可信zhen-shi/ke>xin` true and believable 5194 9123
zhen- 真相大白zhen-xiang`da`bai/ The truth is out. The facts 5195 9124
are clear now. 9125
zhen- 真心实意zhen-xin-shi/yi` genuinely and sincerely;truly 5196 9126
and wholeheartedly 9127
zhen- 货真价实huo`zhen-jia`shi/ genuine goods at a fair price;5197 9128
true to the name 9129
zhen- 甄拔人才zhen-ba/ren/cai/ select people of talent 5198 9130
zhen- 针锋相对zhen-feng-xiang-dui`give tit for tat;be diametri- 5199 9131
cally opposed to 9132
zhen- 针线活儿zhen-xian`huo/r needlework 5200 9133
zhen- 自斟自饮zi`zhen-zi`yin> help oneself to wine 5201 9134
zhen> 不分畛域bu`fen-zhen>yu` make no distinctions 5202 9135
zhen> 高枕无忧gao-zhen>wu/you- shake up the pillow and have 5203 9136
a good sleep;sit back and 9137
relax 9138
zhen> 枕戈待旦zhen>ge-dai`dan` lie with one's head pillowed 5204 9139
on a spear,waiting for day- 9140
break -- be ready for battle; 9141
maintain combat readiness 9142
zhen` 开仓赈饥kai-cang-zhen`ji- distribute food to aid 5205 9143
disaster-stricken people 9144
zhen` 以工代赈yi>gong-dai`zhen` aid disaster-victims by 5206 9145
providing them with work 9146
zhen` 一阵狂风yi-zhen`kuang/feng- a violent gust of wind; 5207 9147
a blast (of wind) 9148
zhen` 饮鸩止渴yin>zhen`zhi>ke> drink poison to quench thirst 5208 9149
-- seek quick relief regard- 9150
less of the consequences 9151
zhen` 震耳欲聋zhen`er>yu`long/ deafening 5209 9152
zhen` 震天动地zhen`tian-dong`di` shake heaven and earth 5210 9153
zhen` 振臂高呼zhen`bi`gao-hu- raise one's arm and shout 5211 9154
(slogans, etc.) 9155
zhen` 振奋人心zhen`fen`ren/xin- inspire people;fill people 5212 9156
with enthusiasm 9157
zhen` 镇守边关zhen`shou>bian-guan-guard a strategic pass on the 5213 9158
frontier 9159
zheng-垂死挣扎chui/si>zheng-zha/ put up a last-ditch( or des- 5214 9160
perate) struggle; be in one's 9161
death throes 9162
zheng-寸土必争cun`tu>bi`zheng- fight (or contest) for every 5215 9163
inch of land 9164
zheng-伐木丁丁fa/mu`zheng-zheng- Clang,clang goes the woodman's5216 9165
axe. 9166
zheng-南征北战nan/zheng-bei>zhan` fight north and south 5217 9167
zheng-拼命挣扎pin-ming`zheng-zha/ struggle desperately 5218 9168
zheng-蒸蒸日上zheng-zheng-ri`shang` become more prosperous every 5219 9169
day;flourishing;thriving 9170
zheng-狰狞可畏zheng-ning/ke>wei- hideous and repulsive 5220 9171
zheng-争分夺秒zheng-fen-duo/miao> race against time;make against5221 9172
time;make every minute and 9173
second count 9174
zheng-正月初一zheng-yue`chu-yi- the lunar New Year's Day 5222 9175
zheng-峥嵘岁月zheng-rong/sui`yue` eventful years;memorable years5223 9176
(of one's life) 9177
zheng-铮铮有声zheng-zheng-you>sheng make clangs 5224 9178
zheng-铮铮悦耳zheng-zheng-yue`er> make pleasant clangs 5225 9179
zheng>整整齐齐zheng>zheng>qi/qi/ in good order;neat;tidy 5226 9180
zheng>化整为零hua`zheng>wei/ling/ break up the whole into parts 5227 9181
zheng`各自为政ge`zi`wei/zheng` each does things in his own 5228 9182
way 9183
zheng`以此为证yi>ci>wei/zheng` This serves as certification. 5229 9184
zheng`挣脱枷锁zheng-tuo-jia-suo> throw off the shackles 5230 9185
zheng`正当收入zheng`dang-shou-ru` legitimate income 5231 9186
zheng`正确无误zheng`que`wu/wu` absolutely correct 5232 9187
zheng`正中下怀zheng`zhong`xia`huai/ be just what one hopes for; 5233 9188
fit in exactly with one's 9189
wishes 9190
zheng`政通人和zheng`tong-ren/he/ government is efficient and 5234 9191
the people are united;country 9192
prospers and the people live 9193
in contentment 9194
zheng`郑重其事zheng`zhong`qi/shi` seriously;in earnest 5235 9195
zheng`郑重声明zheng`zhong`sheng-ming solemnly declare 5236 9196
zheng`综合病症zong`he/bing`zheng` syndrome 5237 9197
zhi- 赤子之心chi`zi>zhi-xin- the heart of a newborn;(fig.) 5238 9198
pure and innocent 9199
zhi- 墨汁未干mo`zhi-wei`gan- The ink is still wet. 5239 9200
zhi- 绞尽脑汁jiao>jin`nao>zhi- rack,cudgel or tax one's 5240 9201
brains 9202
zhi- 牛郎织女niu/lang/zhi-nyu> 1.the Herd-boy and the Weaving- 5241 9203
girl;2.husband and wife forced 9204
to leave in different places 9205
zhi- 片言只语pian`yan/zhi-yu> a few isolated words 5242 9206
zhi- 言之有理yan/zhi-you>li> sound reasonable;be convincing5243 9207
zhi- 君将何之jun-jiang-he/zhi- Where are you bound for? 5244 9208
zhi- 节外生枝jie/wai`sheng-zhi- 1.side issues or new problems 5245 9209
crop up unexpectedly; 2.raise 9210
obstacles;deliberately com- 9211
plicate an issue 9212
zhi- 两枝铅笔liang-zhi-qian-bi> two pencils 5246 9213
zhi- 一枝步枪yi-zhi-bu`qiang- a rifle 5247 9214
zhi- 一枝梅花yi-zhi-mei/hua- a spray of plum blossoms (for 5248 9215
flowers with stems intack) 9216
zhi- 支离破碎zhi-li/po`sui` torn to pieces;broken up; 5249 9217
zhi- 支离破碎zhi-li/po`sui` fragmented 5250 9218
zhi- 一支钢笔yi-zhi-gang-bi> a pen 5251 9219
zhi- 一支蜡烛yi-zhi-la`zhu/ a candle 5252 9220
zhi- 芝兰之室zhi-lan/zhi-shi` room full of fragrant orchids;5253 9221
good society 9222
zhi- 祗候光临zhi>hou`guang-lin/ We request the pleasure of 5254 9223
your company. 9224
zhi/ 不值一提bu`zhi/yi-ti/ not worth mentioning 5255 9225
zhi/ 时值初春shi/zhi/chu-chun- it happened to be early spring5256 9226
zhi/ 一钱不值yi-qian/bu`zhi/ not worth a penny;utterly 5257 9227
worthless;mere trash 9228
zhi/ 有职有权you>zhi/you>quan/ hold both the post and thority5258 9229
that goes with one's post;exer- 9230
cise the power that goes with 9231
the post 9232
zhi/ 直截了当zhi/jie/liao>dang- straightforward;blunt;point- 5259 9233
blank 9234
zhi/ 直流口水zhi/liu/kou>shui> (fig.) very greedy 5260 9235
zhi/ 直冒金星zhi/mao`jin-xing- see stars 5261 9236
zhi/ 直起身子zhi/qi>shen-zi straighten one's back 5262 9237
zhi/ 直起腰来zhi/qi>yao-lai/ straighten one's back 5263 9238
zhi/ 植党营私zhi/dang>ying/si` set up a clique for one's 5264 9239
own selfish interests 9240
zhi/ 执迷不悟zhi/mi/bu`wu` obstinately stick to a wrong 5265 9241
course;refuse to come to one's 9242
senses 9243
zhi/ 摭人余唾zhi/ren/yu/tuo> repeat other people's casual 5266 9244
remarks 9245
zhi/ 摭拾故事zhi/shi/gu`shi` collect anecdots of the past 5267 9246
zhi/ 踯躅街头zhi/zhu/jie-tou/ walk up and down in the street5268 9247
zhi> 纸上谈兵zhi>shang`tan/bing- fight only on paper; be an 5269 9248
armchair strategist 9249
zhi> 白纸黑字bai/zhi>hei-zi` written in black and white 5270 9250
zhi> 近在咫尺jin`zai`zhi>chi> close at hand;well within 5271 9251
zhi> 近在咫尺jin`zai`zhi>chi> reach 5272 9252
zhi> 指路明灯zhi>lu`ming/deng- beacon light;beacon 5273 9253
zhi> 指手画脚zhi>shou>hua`jiao> (of a person)talk with lots 5274 9254
of animated gestures;gesti- 9255
late;make imprudent remarks 9256
or critisms;throw one's 9257
weight around 9258
zhi> 止步不前zhi>bu`bu`qian/ halt;stop;go no further 5275 9259
zhi> 游人止步you/ren/zhi>bu` no visitors; out of bounds; 5276 9260
off limits 9261
zhi> 趾高气扬zhi>gao-qi`yang/ strut about and give oneself 5277 9262
airs 9263
zhi> 只争朝夕zhi>zheng-zhao-xi- seize the day,seize the hour; 5278 9264
seize every minute;race 9265
against time 9266
zhi` 博闻强识bo/wen/qiang/zhi` possess wide learning and a 5279 9267
powerful memory; have encyclo- 9268
pedic knowledge 9269
zhi` 不分轩轾bu`fen-xuan-zhi` equally matched;on a par 5280 9270
zhi` 不忮不求bu`zhi`bu`qiu/ free from jealousy and greed 5281 9271
zhi` 独树一帜du/shu`yi-zhi` fly one's own colours -- de- 5282 9272
velop a school of one's own 9273
zhi` 狗彘不如gou>zhi`bu`ru/ worse than a cur or a swine 5283 9274
zhi` 形同狗彘xing/tong/gou>zhi` behave like a dog or pig 5284 9275
zhi` 见人见智jian`ren/jian`zhi` opinions differ 5285 9276
zhi` 卷帙浩繁juan`zhi`hao`fan/ vast collection of books 5286 9277
zhi` 劳动致富lao/dong`zhi`fu` become rich through sweat 5287 9278
and toil 9279
zhi` 两山对峙liang>shan-dui`zhi` The two mountains stand fac- 5288 9280
ing each other. 9281
zhi` 烈日炙人lie`ri`zhi`ren/ The sun is scorching. 5289 9282
zhi` 屡试屡踬lyu>shi`lyu>zhi` tried and failed repeatedly 5290 9283
zhi` 置之不理zhi`zhi-bu`li> ignore;brush aside;pay no at- 5291 9284
tention to 9285
zhi` 置之度外zhi`zhi-du`wai` give no thought to;have no 5292 9286
regard for;disregard 9287
zhi` 置之脑后zhi`zhi-nao>hou` ignore and forget;dismiss from5293 9288
one's mind 9289
zhi` 布置工作bu`zhi`gong-zuo` assign work 5294 9290
zhi` 布置会场bu`zhi`hui`chang> arrange a place for a meeting 5295 9291
zhi` 布置新房bu`zhi`xin-fang/ decorate the bridal chamber 5296 9292
zhi` 布置学习bu`zhi`xue/xi/ make study arrangements 5297 9293
zhi` 一笑置之yi-xiao`zhi`zhi- dismiss with a laugh (or 5298 9294
smile);laugh off 9295
zhi` 评骘书画ping/zhi`shu-hua` pass judgment on paintings 5299 9296
and calligraphic works 9297
zhi` 七秩寿辰qi-zhi`shou`chen/ the seventieth birthday 5300 9298
zhi` 掷地有声zhi`di`you>sheng- (of speech) forceful and im- 5301 9299
pressive;resounding 9300
zhi` 掷手榴弹zhi`shou>liu/dan` throw a hand grenate 5302 9301
zhi` 一掷千金yi-zhi`qian-jin- stake a thousand pieces of 5303 9302
gold on one throw -- throw 9303
away money like dirt;spend 9304
spend money like water 9305
zhi` 出奇制胜chu-qi/zhi`sheng` win by surprise; have an ace 5304 9306
in the hole 9307
zhi` 因地制宜yin-di`zhi`yi/ take measures suited to local 5305 9308
conditions;suit measures to 9309
to local conditions 9310
zhi` 志同道合zhi`tong/dao`he/ share the same ideals and 5306 9311
thoughts;be in the same camp; 9312
be like-minded 9313
zhi` 永志不忘yong>zhi`bu`wang` will forever bear in mind 5307 9314
zhi` 质疑问难zhi`yi/wen`nan/ raise doubts and diffical 5308 9315
questions for discussion 9316
zhi` 炙手可热zhi`shou>ke>re` burning to the touch;(fig.) 5309 9317
haughty arrogance of sb. 9318
with great power 9319
zhi` 至高无上zhi`gao-wu/shang` highest;supreme;sovereign 5310 9320
zhi` 至关紧要zhi`guan-jin>yao` most important;imperative;of 5311 9321
the utmost importance 9322
zhi` 自始至终zi`shi>zhi`zhong- from beginning to end 5312 9323
zhi` 陟彼岵兮zhi`bi>hu`xi- climb up that verdant wooded 5313 9324
hill 9325
zhi` 陟治之世zhi`zhi`zhi-shi` times of peace;times of peace 5314 9326
and prosperity 9327
zhong-中流砥拄zhong-liu/di>zhu` firm rock in midstream; tower 5315 9328
of strength 9329
zhong-中西合璧zhong-xi-he/bi` mixture of Chinese and Western5316 9330
style 9331
zhong-古今中外gu>jin-zhong-wai` ancient and modern,Chinese 5317 9332
and foreign; at all times 9333
and in alllands 9334
zhong-忠诚老实zhong-cheng/lao>shi/honest and faithful 5318 9335
zhong-忠心耿耿zhong-xin-geng>geng>be devoted or dedicated;have 5319 9336
steadfast faith in; be firmly 9337
faithful 9338
zhong-忠言逆耳zhong-yan/ni`er> Good advice is harsh to the 5320 9339
ear;Faithful words grate on 9340
the ear 9341
zhong-衷心感谢zhong-xin-gan>xie` thank from the bottom of one's5321 9342
heart 9343
zhong-畅叙衷肠chang>xu`zhong-chang/ have a heart-to-heart talk 5322 9344
zhong-言不由衷yan/bu`you/zhong- speak insincerely;speak with 5323 9345
tongue in cheek 9346
zhong-一见钟情yi-jian`zhong-qing/ fall in love at first sight 5324 9347
zhong-终身大事zhong-shen-da`shi` a great event in one's life 5325 9348
(usu. referring to marriage) 9349
zhong-有始有终you>shi>you>zhong- carry sth. throughout to the 5326 9350
end 9351
zhong>踵事增华zhong>shi`zeng-hua/ carry on a predecessor's 5327 9352
task and make a greater 9353
success of it;take over 9354
and carry forward 9355
zhong>接踵而来jie-zhong>er/lai/ follow hard at heel;come 5328 9356
one after another 9357
zhong>种类繁多zhong>lei`fan/duo- a great variety 5329 9358
zhong>肿胀酸痛zhong>zhang`suan-tong swell and ache all over 5330 9359
zhong`举足轻重ju>zu/qing-zhong` hold the balance;prove de- 5331 9360
cisive 9361
zhong`老城持重lao>cheng/chi/zhong`experienced and prudent 5332 9362
zhong`重点大学zhong`dian>da`xue/ key university 5333 9363
zhong`众口难调zhong`kou>nan/tiao/ It is difficult to cater for 5334 9364
all tastes. 9365
zhou- 风雨同舟feng-yu>tong/zhou- in the same storm-tossed 5335 9366
boat -- stand together 9367
through thick and thin 9368
zhou- 周而复始zhou-er/fu`shi> move in cycles;go round and 5336 9369
round 9370
zhou- 洲际导弹zhou-ji`dao>dan` intercontinental ballistic 5337 9371
missile;IBM 9372
zhou- 粥少僧多zhou-shao>seng-duo- little gruel and many monks 5338 9373
-- not enough to go round 9374
zhou> 敝帚自珍bi`zhou>zi`zhen- value one's own old broom; 5339 9375
(fig.) cherish sth. of little 9376
value simply because it is 9377
one's own 9378
zhou` 狂风骤起kuang/feng-zhou`qi> A gale suddenly came up. 5340 9379
zhou` 雨骤风狂yu>zhou`feng-kuang/ The wind blew hard and the 5341 9380
rain came down in sheets. 9381
zhou` 一荮碗碟yi-zhou`wan>die/ bundle of bowls and dishes 5342 9382
tied up with a straw rope 9383
zhou` 皱着眉头zhou`zhe.mei/tou knitting(or contracting) one's5343 9384
zhou` 皱着眉头zhou`zhe.mei/tou brows;fromming 5344 9385
zhou` 衣裳皱了yi-shang~zhou`le The dress is crumpled (or 5345 9386
creased). 9387
zhou` 昼夜兼程zhou`ye`jian-cheng/ hurry one's journey day and 5346 9388
night 9389
zhou` 助纣为虐zhu`zhou`wei/nue` aid King Zhou in his tyran- 5347 9390
nical rule;aid and abet an 9391
evil-doer 9392
zhu- 付诸实现fu`zhu-shi/xian` put into effect 5348 9393
zhu- 口诛笔伐kou>zhu-bi>fa/ condemn both in speech and 5349 9394
in writing 9395
zhu- 天诛地灭tian-zhu-di`mie` be destroyed by heavenand 5350 9396
earth;stand condemned by God 9397
zhu- 罪不容诛zui`bu`rong/zhu- even death cannot atone for 5351 9398
the offence;be guiltyof 9399
crimes for which even death 9400
is insufficient punishment 9401
zhu- 一株枣树yi-zhu-zao>shu` a jujube tree 5352 9402
zhu- 有眼无珠you>yan>wu/zhu- have eyes but see not;be 5353 9403
ignorant 9404
zhu- 珠宝商人zhu-bao>shang-ren/ jeweller 5354 9405
zhu- 蛛丝马迹zhu-si-ma>ji` the thread of a spider and 5355 9406
the tracks of a horse;(fig.) 9407
clues;traces 9408
zhu- 诸如此类zhu-ru/ci>lei` things of that sort;and such 5356 9409
like;of that like 9410
zhu- 铢积寸累zhu-ji-cun`lei> accumulate little by little; 5357 9411
buld up bit by bit 9412
zhu/ 洞房花烛dong`fang/hua-zhu/ wedding festivities 5358 9413
zhu/ 洞烛其奸dong`zhu/qi/jian- see through sb.'s tricks 5359 9414
zhu/ 火光烛天huo>guang-zhu/tian- Leaping flames lit up the sky.5360 9415
zhu/ 胸有成竹xiong-you>cheng/zhu/have a well-thought-out plan 5361 9416
zhu/ 舳舻千里zhu/lu/qian-li> The fleet stretches from stem-5362 9417
to-stern for a thousand li. 9418
zhu> 举世瞩目ju>shi`zhu>mu` attract worldwide attention 5363 9419
zhu> 以事相嘱yi>shi`xiang-zhu> have sth. to tell sb. 5364 9420
zhu> 再三嘱咐zai`san-zhu>fu` urge again and again 5365 9421
zhu> 煮豆燃萁zhu>dou`ran/qi/ burn beanstalks to cook beans 5366 9422
--fratricidal strike 9423
zhu> 主次分明zhu>ci`fen-ming/ clear as primary and secondary5367 9424
zhu> 物归原主wu`gui-yuan/zhu> return sth. to its rightful 5368 9425
owner 9426
zhu` 助人为乐zhu`ren/wei/le` find it a pleasure tohelp 5369 9427
zhu` 助人为乐zhu`ren/wei/le` others 5370 9428
zhu` 助纣为虐zhu`zhou`wei/nue` aid King Zhou in his tyranni- 5371 9429
zhu` 助纣为虐zhu`zhou`wei/nue` cal rule;aid and abet an evil-5372 9430
doer 9431
zhu` 孤注一掷gu-zhu`yi-zhi` stake all on a single throw; 5373 9432
risk everything on a single 9433
venture( or throw);put all 9434
one's eggs on one basket 9435
zhu` 龙翔凤翥long/xiang/feng`zhu>The dragon soars,and the 5374 9436
phoenix flies aloft. 9437
zhu` 著书立说zhu`shu-li`shuo- write books to expound 5375 9438
a theory;write scholarly 9439
works 9440
zhu` 铸成大错zhu`cheng/da`cuo` make a goss error 5376 9441
zhu` 钢铁铸成gang-tie>zhu`cheng/ made of steel and iron;(fig.) 5377 9442
strong and firm 9443
zhu` 驻足而观zhu`zu/er/guan- stop to watch 5378 9444
zhua- 抓耳挠腮zhua-er>nao/sai- tweak one's ears and scratch 5379 9445
one's cheeks (as a sign of 9446
anxiety or delight) 9447
zhuan-添砖加瓦tian-zhuan-jia-wa> do what little one can help 5380 9448
zhuan-专科学校zhuan-ke-xue/xiao` college for professional 5381 9449
training;institute 9450
zhuan-专心致志zhuan-xin-zhi`zhi` with all one's heart and mind;5382 9451
wholly absorbed;with single- 9452
hearted devotion;dedicated 9453
zhuan>转危为安zhuan>wei-wei/an- take a turn for the better 5383 9454
and be out of danger;pull 9455
through 9456
zhuan`设馔招待she`zhuan`zhao-dai` give a sumptuouse dinner 5384 9457
(feast) for sb. 9458
zhuan`转来转去zhuan`lai/zhuan`qu` hang around 5385 9459
zhuang- 康庄大道kang-zhuang-da`dao` 1.broad road;main road; 5386 9460
zhuang- 康庄大道kang-zhuang-da`dao` 2.bright and good future 5387 9461
zhuang- 装疯卖傻zhuang-feng-mai`sha>feighn madness and act like 5388 9462
an idiot 9463
zhuang- 装模作样zhuang-mu/zuo`yang` indulge in histrionics;be 5389 9464
affected;attitudinize 9465
zhuang- 装腔作势zhuang-qiang-zuo`shi` give oneself airs;be affected 5390 9466
or pretentious;strike a pose; 9467
put on a pose;put on airs 9468
zhuang> 身高腰奘shen-gao-yao-zhuang>tall and robust 5391 9469
zhuang` 身强体壮shen-qiang/ti>zhuang` have a strong physque 5392 9470
zhuang` 一幢楼房yi-zhuang`lou/fang/ a building 5393 9471
zhuang` 状如小狗zhuang`ru/xiao>gou> in the shape of a little dog 5394 9472
zhuang` 惊恐万状jing-kong>wan`zhuang` in a great panic 5395 9473
zhui- 立锥之地li`zhui-zhi-di` land just enough to stick an 5396 9474
awl into 9475
zhui- 追根溯源zhui-gen-su`yuan/ trace sth. to its source 5397 9476
zhui- 你追我赶ni>zhui-wo>gan> try to overtake each other 5398 9477
in friendly emulation 9478
zhui` 不须赘述bu`xu-zhui`shu` It is unnecessary to go into 5399 9479
such detail. 9480
zhui` 摇摇欲坠yao/yao/yu`zhui` tottering;crumbling 5400 9481
zhui` 缀字成文zhui`zi`cheng/wen/ put words together to produce 5401 9482
zhui` 缀字成文zhui`zi`cheng/wen/ a piece of writing 5402 9483
zhui` 惴惴不安zhui`zhui`bu`an- be anxious and fearful;be 5403 9484
alarmed;be on tenterhooks 9485
zhun- 谆谆教导zhun-zhun-jiao`dao> earnest and tireless instruc- 5404 9486
tion 9487
zhuo- 捉刀代笔zhuo-dao-dai`bi> ghost-writer 5405 9488
zhuo- 捉襟见肘zhuo-jin-jian`zhou> when one pulls together one's 5406 9489
lapels,one's elbows poke 9490
through the sleeves -- 9491
have too many difficulties 9492
(esp. financial) to cope with 9493
zhuo- 瓮中捉鳖weng`zhong-zhuo-bie/catch a turtle in a jar -- 5407 9494
go after an easy prey 9495
zhuo/ 穿着入时chuan-chuo/ru`shi/ fashionably dressed 5408 9496
zhuo/ 艰苦卓绝jian-ku>zhuo-jue/ showing the utmost fortidute 5409 9497
zhuo/ 浊声浊气zhuo/sheng-zhuo/qi` in a deep,raucous voice 5410 9498
zhuo/ 嗓音粗浊sang>yin-cu-zhuo/ deep and thick voice 5411 9499
zhuo/ 污泥浊水wu-ni/zhuo/shui> backward,rotten and reactionary 5412 9500
things;filth and mire 9501
zhuo/ 真知灼见zhen-zhi-zhuo/jian` real knowledge and deep insight 5413 9502
zhuo/ 卓有成效zhuo/you>cheng/xiao`very fruitful;highly effective5414 9503
zhuo/ 酌加修改zhuo/jia-xiu-gai> make any alterations as one 5415 9504
may think fit 9505
zhuo/ 酌情处理zhuo/qing/chu>li> settle a matter as one sees 5416 9506
fit;act at one's discretion 9507
zhuo/ 酌予答复zhuo/yu/da/fu` consider (the above points) 5417 9508
and favour us with a reply 9509
zhuo/ 自斟自酌zi`zhen-zi`zhuo/ drink alone;enjoy a glass 5418 9510
of wine by oneself 9511
zhuo/ 自斟自饮zi`zhen-zi`yin> drink alone;enjoy a glass 5419 9512
of wine by oneself 9513
zi- 论资排辈lun`zi-pai/bei` go by seniority;decide rank 5420 9514
and treatment according to 9515
seniority;give top priority 9516
to seniority in promotion 9517
zi- 念兹在兹nian`zi-zai`zi- always remember this 5421 9518
zi- 所费不赀suo>fei`bu`zi- incur a considerable expense 5422 9519
zi- 有滋有味you>zi-you>wei` 1.tasty;delicious;2.with 5423 9520
relish and enjoyment 9521
zi- 姿容秀美zi-rong/xiu`mei> good-looking;pretty 5424 9522
zi- 姿态奇特zi-tai`qi/te` have an unusual carriage 5425 9523
zi- 姿态优美zi-tai`you-mei> have an elegant or graceful 5426 9524
carriage 9525
zi- 孜孜不倦zi-zi-bu`juan` diligently;assiduously;inde- 5427 9526
fatigably 9527
zi- 呲牙咧嘴zi-ya/lie>zui> 1.show one's teeth;look fierce; 5428 9528
2.contort one's face in agony 9529
zi- 髭须皆白zi-xu-jie-bai/ with grey beard and moustache 5429 9530
zi> 万紫千红wan`zi>qian-hong/ (of flowers)in riot of colour;5430 9531
(fig.)(of a cause, undertaking, 9532
etc.)thriving;(of things)rich- 9533
ly variegated 9534
zi> 无可訾议wu/ke>zi>yi` above criticism;unimpeachable 5431 9535
zi> 子子孙孙zi>zi>sun-sun- one's descendants 5432 9536
zi> 诸子百家zhu-zi>bai>jia- the various schools of thought5433 9537
and their exponentsduring 9538
the period from pre-Qin times 9539
to the early years of the 9540
Han dynasty 9541
zi> 仔仔细细zi>zi>xi`xi` very carefully 5434 9542
zi` 字斟句酌zi`zhen-ju`zhuo/ choose one's words with care; 5435 9543
weigh every word 9544
zi` 字正腔圆zi`zheng`qiang-yuan/pronounse every word correctly5436 9545
and in a sweet, mellow voice 9546
zi` 待字闺中dai`zi`gui-zhong- not yet betrothed;still a mai-5437 9547
den (in her boudoir);not yet 9548
affianced 9549
zi` 立字为凭li`zi`wei/ping/ a written statement is given 5438 9550
as an evidence 9551
zi` 求一幅字qiu/yi-fu`zi` ask for a piece of caligraphy 5439 9552
zi` 吐字清楚tu>zi`qing-chu> clear articulation 5440 9553
zi` 自不量力zi`bu`liang`li` overstimate one's strength 5441 9554
or oneself;not know one's 9555
own limitatons 9556
zi` 自告奋勇zi`gao`fen`yong> offer to undertake (a difficult 5442 9557
or dangerous task);volunteer 9558
to do sth. difficult) 9559
zi` 自力更生zi`li`geng-sheng- rely on one's own efforts 5443 9560
zi` 自然环境zi`ran/huan/jing` natural environment 5444 9561
zi` 自身难保zi`shen-nan/bao> be unable even to fend for 5445 9562
oneself 9563
zi` 自生自灭zi`sheng-zi`mie` (of a thing) emerge of itself 5446 9564
and perish of itself;run its 9565
course 9566
zi` 自私自利zi`si-zi`li` selfish 5447 9567
zi` 自我解嘲zi`wo>jie>chao/ find excuses to console oneself 5448 9568
zi` 自我批评zi`wo>pi-ping/ self-criticism 5449 9569
zi` 自相矛盾zi`xiang-mao/dun` contradict oneself; be contra-5450 9570
dictory 9571
zi` 自言自语zi`yan/zi`yu> talk to oneself;think aloud; 5451 9572
speak one's thoughts aloud 9573
zi` 自以为是zi`yi>wei/shi` consider oneself(always) in 5452 9574
the right 9575
zi` 自由自在zi`you/zi`zai` free and at ease 5453 9576
zi` 自作自受zi`zuo`zi`shou` reap the fruit of one's own 5454 9577
actions;suffer from one's own 9578
actions;stew in one's own juice 9579
zi` 恣意妄为zi`yi`wang`wei/ act wilfully and wildly; 5455 9580
zi` 恣意妄为zi`yi`wang`wei/ behave unscrupulously 5456 9581
zong- 错综复杂cuo`zong-fu`za/ intricate;complex 5457 9582
zong- 开宗明义kai-zong-ming/yi` make clear the purpose and 5458 9583
theme from the very beginning 9584
zong- 列祖列宗lie`zu>lie`zong- successive generations of 5459 9585
ancestors 9586
zong- 一代文宗yi-dai`wen/zong- outstanding literary figures 5460 9587
of our time 9588
zong- 一宗货款yi-zong-huo`kuan> a loan;a credit 5461 9589
zong- 一宗心事yi-zong-xin-shi` sth. that worries one;long- 5462 9590
cherished wish 9591
zong- 综合利用zong-he/li`yong` comprehensive utilization; 5463 9592
multipurpose use 9593
zong> 总而言之zong>er/yan/zhi- in short;in a word; in brief 5464 9594
zong` 纵贯南北zong`guan`nan/bei> running through south and north 5465 9595
zong` 纵虎归山zong`hu>gui-shan- let the tiger return to the 5466 9596
mountains --court calamity 9597
for the future 9598
zong` 纵情歌唱zong`qing/ge-chang` sing to one's heart's content;5467 9599
sing heartily 9600
zong` 纵身一跃zong`shen-yi-yue` jump up;jump into the air 5468 9601
zou- 山陬海隅shan-zou-hai>yu/ foot of a hill and seaboard 5469 9602
---outlying places 9603
zou> 走马看花zou>ma>kan`hua- look at flowers while riding 5470 9604
a horse --gain a shallow un- 9605
derstanding from a fleeting 9606
glance 9607
zou` 大奏奇功da`zou`qi/gong- perform a great merit 5471 9608
zou` 钢琴独奏gang-qin/du/zou` piano solo 5472 9609
zu/ 身先士卒shen-xian-shi`zu/ charge at the head of one's 5473 9610
men 9611
zu/ 一兵一卒yi-bing-yi-zu/ a single soldier 5474 9612
zu/ 足不出户zu/bu`chu-hu` never go out of one's room; 5475 9613
stay indoors 9614
zu/ 足以自豪zu/yi>zi`hao/ be enough to be proud of it 5476 9615
zu/ 足智多谋zu/zhi`duo-mou/ wise and full of strategems; 5477 9616
wise and resourcesful 9617
zu/ 情同手足qing/tong/shou>zu/ like brothers;with brotherly 5478 9618
love for each other 9619
zu> 畅行无阻chang>xing/wu/zu> pass unimpeded;proceed with- 5479 9620
out hindrance 9621
zui` 醉生梦死zui`sheng-meng`si> live as if drunk or dreaming; 5480 9622
lead a befuddled life 9623
zui` 最高记录zui`gao-ji`lu` best record 5481 9624
zui` 最后胜利zui`hou`sheng`li` final victory 5482 9625
zui` 最后一息zui`hou`yi-xi- one's last gasp 5483 9626
zui` 最佳设计zui`jia-she`ji` optimal design 5484 9627
zui` 最为重要zui`wei/zhong`yao` most (or extremely) important 5485 9628
zui` 最新产品zui`xin-chan>pin> latest product 5486 9629
zui` 罪大恶极zui`da`e`ji/ be guilty of the most heinouse5487 9630
crimes 9631
zui` 蕞尔小国zui`er>xiao>guo/ small country 5488 9632
zun- 尊师爱生zun-shi-ai`sheng- respect the teacher and 5489 9633
cherish the students 9634
zun- 尊师重道zun-shi-zhong`dao` honour the teacher and 5490 9635
revere his teaching 9636
zun- 遵守时间zun-shou>shi/jian- be on time;be punctual 5491 9637
zun- 遵义会议zun-yi`hui`yi` the Zunyi Meeting 5492 9638
zun> 撙节用度zun>jie/yong`du` cut down expenses 5493 9639
zuo- 小孩嘬奶xiao>hai/zuo-nai> The baby is sucking its 5494 9640
mother's breast. 9641
zuo> 左道旁门zuo>dao`pang/men/ heretical sect;heterodox 5495 9642
school;heresy;heterodoxy 9643
zuo> 左躲右闪zuo>duo>you`shan> move quickly to one side 5496 9644
in order to evade sth.; 9645
dodge 9646
zuo> 左顾右盼zuo>gu`you`pan` glance right and left; 5497 9647
look around 9648
zuo> 左思右想zuo>si-you`xiang> think over from different 5498 9649
angles;turn sth. over in 9650
one's mind 9651
zuo` 坐北朝南zuo`bei>chao/nan/ face south 5499 9652
zuo` 坐吃山空zuo`chi-shan-kong- eat one's way through one's 5500 9653
property 9654
zuo` 座无虚席zuo`wu/xu-xi/ all seats are occupied; 5501 9655
there are no empty seats 9656
zuo` 对号入座dui`hao`ru`zuo` 1.take one's seat according 5502 9657
to the number on the ticket; 9658
sit in the right seat 9659
zuo` 作战方案zuo`zhan`fang-an` battle plan;line of action 5503 9660
zuo` 大有作为da`you>zuo`wei/ have bright prospects 5504 9661
zuo` 做人处世zuo`ren/chu>shi` conduct oneself in society 5505 9662
zuo` 做数学题zuo`shu`xue/ti/ solve mathematic problem 5506 9663
zuo` 做贼心虚zuo`zei/xin-xu- have a guilty conscience 5507 9664
like a thief;have sth. 9665
on one's conscience 9666
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常用四字词语已经编完的是aa4.dbf,bb4.dbf,cc4.dbf,dd4,dbf,ee4.dbf,ff4.dbf,还有mm4.dbf,oo4.dbf,tt4.dbf,zz4.dbf,到目前为止，带有拼音代号的二字，三字，四字的词语共有20257个词语。分别编成abcd.dbf,aabb.dbf,abab.dbf 三个数据库，分别用py2.prg,py3.prg,py4.prg来检索。 本帖最后由 昌言 于 2021-10-9 15:15 编辑
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xi- 惜墨如金xi-mo`ru/jin- use ink as if it were gold 4313 7498
--work with scrupulous care 7499
xi- 不惜工本bu`xi-gong-ben/ spare no expense 4314 7500
xi- 不惜血本bu`xi-xue`ben> spare no expense 4315 7501
xi- 惜别之情xi-bie/zhi-qing/ the feeling of being relucted 4316 7502
to part 7503
xi- 依依惜别yi-yi-xi-bie/ be reluctant to part 4317 7504
xi- 夕阳如血xi-yang/ru/xue` The setting sun is as red as 4318 7505
blood. 7506
xi- 朝不保夕zhao-bu`bao>xi- not know in the morning what 4319 7507
may happen in the evening;be 7508
in a precarious state 7509
xi- 晨光熹微chen/guang-xi-wei- the first rays of dawn 4320 7510
xi- 促膝谈心cu`xi-tan/xin- sit side by side and talk 4321 7511
intimately;have a heart- 7512
to-heart talk 7513
xi- 屈膝投降qu-xi-tou/xiang/ abjectly surrender (to); 4322 7514
kiss the ground;knuckle 7515
under (to) 7516
xi- 独辟蹊径du/pi`xi-jing` open a new road for oneself; 4323 7517
develop a new style or a 7518
method of one's own 7519
xi- 分崩离析fen-beng-li/xi- (of agroup, country,etc.) 4324 7520
disintegrate;crumble;come or 7521
fall apart 7522
xi- 归去来兮gui-qu`lai/xi- I am going home. 4325 7523
xi- 今非昔比jin-fei-xi-bi> The present is muchbetter 4326 7524
than the past. 7525
xi- 目自翕张mu`zi`xi-zhang- open and close one's eyes 4327 7526
alternately 7527
xi- 稀奇古怪xi-qi/gu>guai` eccetric 4328 7528
xi- 稀世珍宝xi-shi`zhen-bao> extremely rare treasure 4329 7529
xi- 稀世之才xi-shi`zhi-cai/ rare talant 4330 7530
xi- 稀有金属xi-you>jin-shu/ rare metal 4331 7531
xi- 稀稀拉拉xi-xi-la-la- sparse;thinly scattered 4332 7532
xi- 古稀之年gu>xi-zhi-nian/ seventy years of age 4333 7533
xi- 年近古稀nian/jin`gu>xi- getting on for seventy 4334 7534
xi- 清晰可见qing-xi-ke>bian` clearly seen;discernible; 4335 7535
distinguishable 7536
xi- 天锡良缘tian-xi-liang/yuan/ godsent union between a man 4336 7537
and a woman(=天赐良缘) 7538
xi- 熙熙攘攘xi-xi-rang>rang> bustling with activity; with 4337 7539
people bustling about 7540
xi- 西伯利亚xi-bo/li`ya` Siberia 4338 7541
xi- 西装笔挺xi-zhuang-bi>ting> be dressed inimmaculate 4339 7542
Western-style suit 7543
xi- 夕阳西下xi-yang/xi-xia` The sun sets in the west. 4340 7544
xi- 嘻嘻哈哈xi-xi-ha-ha- 1.laughing and joking;laugh- 4341 7545
ing merrily;mirthful;2.not 7546
serious;happy-go-lucky 7547
xi- 息事宁人xi-shi`ning/ren/ 1.patch up a quarrel and re- 4342 7548
concile the parties concerned 7549
2.make concessions to avoid 7550
trouble 7551
xi- 息息相关xi-xi-xiang-guan- (of inhaling and exhaling) be 4343 7552
closely interelated;(fig.) 7553
face the common fate 7554
xi- 悉听君便xi-ting-jun-bian` Do as you like. 4344 7555
xi- 悉心照料xi-xin-zhao`liao` look after sb. with utmost care 4345 7556
xi- 来函敬悉lai/han/jing`xi- I've received your letter. 4346 7557
xi- 众人熙熙zhong`ren/xi-xi- Every one is happy and con- 4347 7558
tented. 7559
xi- 嬉皮笑脸xi-pi/xiao`lian> grinning cheekily;smiling 4348 7560
and grimacing 7561
xi/ 寒气袭人han/qi`xi/ren/ chilly cold 4349 7562
xi/ 席地而坐xi/di`er/zuo` sit on the ground 4350 7563
xi/ 习以为常xi/yi>wei/chang/ be used,accustomed or 4351 7564
inured to sth. 7565
xi/ 生活习惯sheng-huo/xi/guan` lingving habits 4352 7566
xi> 洗耳恭听xi>er>gong-ting- be all ears;listen with res- 4353 7567
pectful attention 7568
xi> 更杯洗箸geng-bei-xi>zhu` change cups and wash chop- 4354 7569
sticks 7570
xi> 畏葸不前wei`xi>bu`qian/ recoil in fear 4355 7571
xi> 喜出望外xi>chu-wang`wai` be pleasantly surprised 4356 7572
xi> 喜怒哀乐xi>nu`ai-le` happiness,anger,grief and 4357 7573
joy -- the gamut of human 7574
feeling 7575
xi> 喜气洋洋xi>qi`yang/yang/ beaming with joy 4358 7576
xi> 喜闻乐见xi>wen/le`jian` love to see and hear;appealing4359 7577
xi` 白驹过隙bai/ju-guo`xi` a glimpse of a white colt 4360 7578
flashing past a chink in a 7579
wall ( said of the fleeting 7580
xi` 确系实情que`xi`shi/qing/ This is nothing but the truth.4361 7581
xi` 确系冤狱que`xi`yuan-yu` This is nothing but un- 4362 7582
just verdict. 7583
xi` 细水长流xi`shui>chang/liu/ 1.economize to avoid running 4363 7584
short;2.go about sth. little 7585
by little without a let-up 7586
xi` 细雨如丝xi`yu>ru/si- fine rain like silk 4364 7587
xi` 胆大心细dan>da`xin-xi` bold but cautious 4365 7588
xi` 兄弟阋墙xiong-di`xi`qiang/ The brothers brawled with 4366 7589
each other. 7590
xi` 有隙可乘you>xi`ke>cheng/ flawless 4367 7591
xi` 鸳鸯戏水yuan-yang-xi`shui> mandarin ducks sporting in 4368 7592
water 7593
xia- 瞎马临池xia-ma>lin/chi/ a blind horseapproaching 4369 7594
a pool 7595
xia- 虾兵蟹将xia-bing-xie`jiang` mythological shrimp soldiers 4370 7596
and crab generals; inefective 7597
troops;hopeless soldiers 7598
xia/ 白璧无瑕bai/bi`wu/xia/ flawless white jade--im- 4371 7599
peccable moral integrety 7600
xia/ 长江三峡chang/jiang-san-xia/Three Gorges of the Yangtze 4372 7601
River 7602
xia/ 霞光万道xia/guang-wan`dao` a myriad of sun rays 4373 7603
xia/ 心胸狭窄xin-xiong-xia/zhai> narrow-minded;intolerant 4374 7604
xia/ 行侠仗义xing/xia/zhang`yi` perform chivalrous deeds and 4375 7605
uphold justice 7606
xia/ 自顾不暇zi`gu`bu`xia/ be unable even to fend for 4376 7607
oneself(much less look after 7608
others);be busy enough with 7609
one's own affairs 7610
xia` 下不为例xia`bu`wei/li` not to be taken as a prece- 4377 7611
dent; not to be repeated 7612
xia` 打听一下da>ting-yi-xia` make some inquiries 4378 7613
xian- 白浪掀天bai/lang`xian-tian- white waves heave to the sky 4379 7614
xian- 先发制人xian-fa-zhi`ren/ gain the initiative by strik- 4380 7615
ing the first blow;forestall 7616
the enemy 7617
xian- 先遣部队xian-qian>bu`dui` advance troops(or force) 4381 7618
xian- 争先恐后zheng-xian-kong>hou`strive to be the first and 4382 7619
fear to lag behind;fall over 7620
each other todo sth. 7621
xian- 仙山琼阁xian-shan-qiong/ge/ jewelled palace on the moun- 4383 7622
tainof immortals --a fairly 7623
land 7624
xian- 鲜血直流xian-xue`zhi/liu/ bleeding continuously 4384 7625
xian- 鲜艳夺目xian-yan`duo/mu` dazzlingly beautiful; 4385 7626
resplendent 7627
xian/ 垂涎三尺chui/xian/san-chi> slobber so much that the 4386 7628
saliva drools a metre from 7629
the mouth;have one's mouth 7630
watering 7631
xian/ 口角流涎kou>jiao>liu/xian/ slaver;drool;saliver 4387 7632
drools from the corner 7633
of one's mouth 7634
xian/ 任人唯贤ren`ren/wei/xian/ appoint sb. on his or her 4388 7635
merits only,disregarding 7636
his or her relationship 7637
with oneself 7638
xian/ 咸受其益xian/shou`qi/yi` Everyone benefited from it. 4389 7639
xian/ 老少咸宜lao>shao`xian/yi/ suitable for old and young 4390 7640
alike 7641
xian/ 闲情逸致xian/qing/yi`zhi` leisurely and carefree mood 4391 7642
xian/ 闲人免进xian/ren/mian>jin` No admittance except on busi- 4392 7643
ness. or admittance to staff 7644
only. 7645
xian/ 弦外之音xian/wai`zhi-yin- overtones;implication 4393 7646
xian/ 嫌肥拣瘦xian/fei/jian>shou` dislike the fat and choose 4394 7647
the lean --choose what is to 7648
one's personal advantage 7649
xian/ 消除前嫌xiao-shi`qian/xian/ dispel previous grudges 4395 7650
xian/ 燕子衔泥yan`zi~xian/ni/ swallows carry bits of earth 4396 7651
in their bills 7652
xian> 险象环生xian>xiang`huan/sheng dangers lurking on all sides; 4397 7653
be exposed to danger on all 7654
sides 7655
xian> 山高水险shan-gao-shui>xian> The mountain is high and 4398 7656
the river dangerous. 7657
xian> 显而易见xian>er/yi`jian` obviously;evidently;clearly 4399 7658
xian` 冲锋陷阵chong-feng-xian`zhen` charge and shatter enemy 4400 7659
positions;charge the enemy 7660
lines;charge forward 7661
xian` 一针一线yi-zhen-yi-xian` a single needle or piece of 4401 7662
thread 7663
xian` 上纲上线shang`gang-shang`xian raise to a higher plane of 4402 7664
principleand political line 7665
xian` 现身说法xian`shen-shuo-fa> advise sb. or explain sth. 4403 7666
by citing one's own experi- 7667
ience 7668
xian` 献出生命xian`chu-sheng-ming`give one's life for 4404 7669
xian` 献计献策xian`ji`xian`ce` make suggestions 4405 7670
xiang-翻箱倒柜fan-xiang-dao>gui` rummage through chests and 4406 7671
cupboards;ransack boxes and 7672
chests 7673
xiang-香消玉殒xiang-xiao-yu`yun` the fragrance diminishedand 4407 7674
the jade perished --death of 7675
a pretty woman 7676
xiang-相提并论xiang-ti/bing`lun` (usu. used in the negative) 4408 7677
mention in the same breath; 7678
place different people or 7679
different things on a par 7680
xiang-一厢情愿yi-xiang-qing/yuan` one-sided wish 4409 7681
xiang-一正两厢yi-zheng`liang>xianga central room with two wing- 4410 7682
rooms 7683
xiang/不祥之兆bu`xiang/zhi-zhao` an ill (or evil) omen 4411 7684
xiang/不厌其详bu`yan`qi/xiang/ go into details;dwell at 4412 7685
length upon 7686
xiang/降龙伏虎xiang/long/fu/hu> overcome powerful adver- 4413 7687
saries 7688
xiang/招降纳叛zhao-xiang/na`pan` recruitdeserters and 4414 7689
traiters 7690
xiang>以飨读者yi>xiang>du/zhe> cater to the readers 4415 7691
xiang>想方设法xiang>fang-she`fa> do everything possible;try all4416 7692
means;leave no stone unturned 7693
xiang>享乐在后xiang>le`zai`hou` be the last to enjpy comforts 4417 7694
xiang>坐享其成zuo`xiang>qi/cheng/ sit idle and enjoy the fruits 4418 7695
of others' work;reap where one 7696
has not sown 7697
xiang`街谈巷议jie-tan/xiang`yi` street gossip;town talk 4419 7698
xiang`象牙之塔xiang`ya/zhi-ta> ivory tower;closed circle of 4420 7699
literati and artists who live 7700
in seclusion from real life 7701
xiang`万象更新wan`xiang`geng-xin- all things take on a new 4421 7702
aspect;everything looks 7703
new and fresh 7704
xiang`相机行事xiang`ji-xing/shi` do as one sees fit;act 4422 7705
flexibly in light of the 7706
specific situation 7707
xiang`向隅而泣xiang`yu/er/qi` weep all alone in a corner; 4423 7708
be left to grieve out in 7709
the cold 7710
xiao- 吹笛弄箫chui-di/nong`xiao- play the bamboo flute 4424 7711
xiao- 风姿潇洒feng-zi-xiao-sa> with an easy and natural 4425 7712
bearing 7713
xiao- 嚣张气焰xiao-zhang-qi`yan/ arrogance 4426 7714
xiao- 甚嚣尘上shen`xiao-chen/shang` cause a great clamour 4427 7715
xiao- 消磨时间xiao-mo/shi/jian- idle away the time;kill time 4428 7716
xiao- 岁月消逝sui`yue`xiao-shi` time elapses 4429 7717
xiao- 通宵达旦tong-xiao-da/dan` all night long;from dusk 4430 7718
till dawn;all through the 7719
night 7720
xiao- 硝烟弥漫xiao-yan-mi/man` permeated with gun smoke 4431 7721
xiao- 销声匿迹xiao-sheng-ni`ji` no longer speak or appear 4432 7722
in public;hide oneself 7723
from the public 7724
xiao- 哓哓不休xiao-xiao-bu`xiu- argue endlessly 4433 7725
xiao- 逍遥法外xiao-yao/fa>wai` get away with it;be at large 4434 7726
xiao- 逍遥自在xiao-yao/zi`zai` free and unfettered 4435 7727
xiao- 骁勇善战xiao-yong>shan`zhan`brave and battle-wise 4436 7728
xiao- 枵肠辘辘xiao-chang/lu`lu` empty stomach 4437 7729
xiao- 枵腹从公xiao-fu>cong/gong- handle official business 4438 7730
on an empty stomach 7731
xiao/ 混淆是非hun`xiao/shi`fei- confuse right and wrong 4439 7732
xiao> 晓以利害xiao>yi>li`hai` warn sb. of the possible con- 4440 7733
sequences;impress on sb. the 7734
gains and losses involved 7735
xiao> 小恩小惠xiao>en-xiao>hui` little or small favour 4441 7736
(offered to pull sb. 7737
over to one's side) 7738
xiao> 小巧玲珑xiao>qiao>ling/long/small and exquisite 4442 7739
xiao> 小题大作xiao>ti/da`zuo` make a fuss over a trifle; 4443 7740
handle a small case in a 7741
manner as if it were a big 7742
deal (implying an unworthy 7743
consideration or effort) 7744
xiao> 小兴安岭xiao>xing-an-ling> The Lesser Xing'anMountains 4444 7745
xiao` 登高长啸deng-gao-chang/xiao`climb to a height to make 4445 7746
a long whistle 7747
xiao` 上行下效shang`xing/xia`xiao`subordinates follow the 4446 7748
example of their super- 7749
iors or seniors 7750
xiao` 维妙维肖wei/miao`wei/xiao` remarkably true to life; 4447 7751
absolutely lifelike 7752
xiao` 孝子贤孙xiao`zi>xian/sun- filial sons and grand- 4448 7753
sons with great virtue; 7754
worthy progeny 7755
xiao` 笑容满面xiao`rong/man>mian` smile all over one's face; 4449 7756
smiling face 7757
xiao` 笑逐颜开xiao`zhu/yan/kai beam with delights;be wreathed4450 7758
in smiles 7759
xie/ 白头偕老bai/tou/xie/lao> live in conjugal bliss to 4451 7760
a ripe old age 7761
xie/ 邪不压正xie/bu`ya-zheng` the evil will not prevail over4452 7762
the virtuous 7763
xie/ 改邪归正gai>xie/gui-zheng` give up vice and returnto 4453 7764
virtue;turn over a new life 7765
xie/ 亦庄亦谐yi`zhuang-yi`xie/ serious and comical at the 4454 7766
same time;seriocomic 7767
xie> 一针见血yi-zhen-jian`xie> (fig.) brief and to the 4455 7768
point; pierce to the truth 7769
with one pertinent remark; 7770
hit the nail on the head 7771
xie` 不屑一顾bu`xie`yi-gu` disdain to take a look 4456 7772
xie` 歌台舞榭ge-tai/wu>xie` halls of the performance 4457 7773
of songs and dances 7774
xie` 坚持不懈jian-chi/bu`xie` unremitting;persistent 4458 7775
xie` 无懈可击wu/xie`ke>ji- with no chin in one's 4459 7776
armour;unassailable; 7777
invulnerable 7778
xie` 谢天谢地xie`tian-xie`di` thank godness;thank heaven 4460 7779
xie` 谢绝参观xie`jue/can-guan- Not open to visitors. 4461 7780
xie` 言词猥亵yan/ci/wei>xie` speak wantonly 4462 7781
xin- 耳目一新er>mu`yi-xin- find everthing fresh and new 4463 7782
xin- 推陈出新tui-chen/chu-xin- weed through the old to bring 4464 7783
forth the new 7784
xin- 如兰之馨ru/lan/zhi-xin- heady and pervasive fragrance 4465 7785
like the orchid's 7786
xin- 欣欣向荣xin-xin-xiang`rong/ thriving;flourishing; 4466 7787
prosperous 7788
xin- 辛辛苦苦xin-xin-ku>ku> take a lot of trouble; 4467 7789
take great pains;work 7790
laboriously 7791
xin- 辛亥革命xin-hai`ge/ming` the Revolution of 1911 4468 7792
xin- 心潮澎湃xin-chao/peng/pai` feel an upsurge of emotion 4469 7793
xin- 心甘情愿xin-gan-qing/yuan` willingly and gladly 4470 7794
xin- 心肝宝贝xin-gan-bao>bei` darling baby 4471 7795
xin- 心惊胆寒xin-jing-dan>han/ tremble with terror 4472 7796
xin- 心惊肉跳xin-jing-rou`tiao` be jumpy;have the jitters 4473 7797
xin- 心如刀绞xin-ru/dao-jiao> feel as if a knife were being 4474 7798
twisted in one's heart 7799
xin- 心悦诚服xin-yue`cheng/fu/ be completely convinced 4475 7800
xin- 全心全意quan/xin-quan/yi` wholeheartedly;heart and soul 4476 7801
xin- 昕夕相亲xin-xi-xiang-qin- be closely associated from 4477 7802
morning till night 7803
xin` 通风报信tong-feng-bao`xin` furnish secret information; 4478 7804
tip sb. off 7805
xin` 闲庭信步xian/ting/xin`bu` idle strolling in a courtyard 4479 7806
xin` 信口开河xin`kou>kai-he/ talk irresponsibly;wag one's 4480 7807
tonquetoofreely 7808
xing- 睡眼惺忪shui`yan>xing-song- eyes still heavy with sleep; 4481 7809
sleepy eyes 7810
xing- 星火燎原xing-huo>liao/yuan/ a single spark can start 4482 7811
a prairie fire 7812
xing- 星罗棋布xing-luo/qi/bu` scarttered all over like stars4483 7813
in the sky;scattered all over 7814
the space 7815
xing- 星星之火xing-xing-zhi-huo> a single spark 4484 7816
xing- 星移物换xing-yi/wu`huan` things change and the stars 4485 7817
move;change of the seasons 7818
or time 7819
xing- 兴风作浪xing-feng-zuo`lang` raise winds and waves;make 4486 7820
waves --stir up trouble;make 7821
trouble;fan the flames of dis- 7822
order 7823
xing- 兴国安邦xing-guo/an-bang- make a country strong and bring 4487 7824
stability to it 7825
xing- 兴利除弊xing-li`chu/bi` promote what is beneficial and4488 7826
abolish what is harmful 7827
xing- 兴师问罪xing-shi-wen`zui` send a punitive expedition 4489 7828
xing- 兴师动众xing-shi-dong`zhong`move troops and stir up 4490 7829
people -- draw in many 7830
people (to do sth.) 7831
xing- 血雨腥风xue`yu>xing-feng- wind and rain reeking of blood4491 7832
--a reign of terror; a blood- 7833
bath on a battlefield 7834
xing/ 触犯刑律chu`fan`xing/lyu` violate the criminal law 4492 7835
xing/ 形迹可疑xing/ji`ke>yi/ suspicious in appearance;sus- 4493 7836
picious looking 7837
xing/ 形影不离xing/ying>bu`li/ be inseparable as body 4494 7838
and shadow;be always 7839
together 7840
xing/ 形迹可疑xing/ji`ke>yi/ suspicious movements 4495 7841
xing/ 行拱手礼xing/gong>shou>li> pay obeisance by cupping one 4496 7842
hand in the other before the 7843
chest 7844
xing/ 自行其是zi`xing/qi/shi` go one's own way; act 4497 7845
wilfully 7846
xing> 不省人事bu`xing>ren/shi` lose consciousness;be 4498 7847
unconscious;be in a coma 7848
xing> 大梦初醒da`meng`chu-xing> just wake up from a dream 4499 7849
xing` 兴高采烈xing`gao-cai>lie` with great joy and in high 4500 7850
spirits;in high glee 7851
xing` 兴致勃勃xing`zhi`bo/bo/ full of zest;in high spirits 4501 7852
xing` 幸免于难xing`mian>yu/nan` survive a disaster;escape 4502 7853
death by sheer chance 7854
xing` 幸灾乐祸xing`zai-le`huo` take pleasure in ( or 4503 7855
gloat over) other peo- 7856
ple's misfortune 7857
xing` 杏眼圆睁xing`yan>yuan/zheng-big,round eyes widely 4504 7858
open;beautiful eyes 7859
staring in anger 7860
xing` 柳眉杏眼liu>mei/xing`yan> willow leaf-like eyebrows 4505 7861
and apricot-like eyes;grace- 7862
ful eyebrowsand large eyes 7863
xing` 性命攸关xing`ming`you-guan- (a matter) of life anddeath;4506 7864
of vital importance 7865
xing` 性情中人xing`qing/zhong-ren/unsophisticated person 4507 7866
xing` 尊姓大名zun-xing`da`ming/ May I know your name? 4508 7867
xing` 悻悻而去xing`xing`er/qu` go away angry 4509 7868
xiong-汹涌澎湃xiong-yong>peng/pai`surging;turbulent;tempestuous 4510 7869
xiong-凶多吉少xiong-duo-ji/shao> bode ill rather than well;be 4511 7870
faced with a precarious situ- 7871
ation 7872
xiong-穷凶极恶qiong/xiong-ji/e` extremely vicious;utterly 4512 7873
evil;atrocious;diabolical 7874
xiong/雄心壮志xiong/xin-zhuang`zhi` lofty aspirations and 4513 7875
high ideals 7876
raging flames 7877
xiong/熊腰虎背xiong/yao-hu>bei` have a bear's waist and 4514 7878
a tiger's back -- tough 7879
and stocky 7880
xiu- 休得夸口xiu-de/kua-kou> don't boast 4515 7881
xiu- 争论不休zheng-lun`bu`xiu- an endless debate 4516 7882
xiu- 修身养性xiu-shen-yang>xing` cultivate one's moral charac- 4517 7883
ter and develop one's tempera- 7884
ment 7885
xiu- 羞愧难言xiu-kui`nan/yan/ be ashamed beyond words 4518 7886
xiu> 谈了半宿tan/le~ban`xiu> chat till midnight 4519 7887
xiu> 永垂不朽yong>chui/bu`xiu> sb.'s memory will live 4520 7888
forever;be immortal 7889
xiu` 二十八宿er`shi/ba-xiu` 28 constellations 4521 7890
xiu` 绣花枕头xiu`hua-zhen>tou/ 1.willow with an embroidered 4522 7891
case;2.outwardly attractive 7892
xiu` 锦绣山河jin>xiu`shan-he/ but worthless person 4523 7893
xiu` 锦绣山河jin>xiu`shan-he/ land of splendour;land of 4524 7894
charm and beauty;beautiful 7895
land 7896
xiu` 无色无臭wu/se`wu/xiu` colourless and smellless 4525 7897
xiu` 袖手旁观xiu`shou>pang/guan- look on (or stand by)with 4526 7898
folded arms;look on unconcered 7899
on unconcerned 7900
xiu` 长袖衬衣chang/xiu`chen`yi- shirt with long sleeves 4527 7901
xiu` 短袖衬衣duan>xiu`chen`yi- shirt with short sleeves 4528 7902
xu- 长吁短叹chang/xu-duan>tan` utter sighs and groans; 4529 7903
moan and groan 7904
xu- 各取所需ge`qu>suo>xu- each takes what he needs 4530 7905
xu- 民胥效之min/xu-xiao`zhi- All people learn from him. 4531 7906
xu- 万事胥备wan`shi`xu`bei` Everything is ready. 4532 7907
xu- 虚怀若谷xu-huai/ruo`gu> have a mind as open as a vally4533 7908
--be extremely modest; be 7909
open-minded 7910
xu- 虚张声势xu-zhang-sheng-shi` make an empty show of strength; 4534 7911
bluff and bluster 7912
xu- 名不虚传ming/bu`xu-chuan/ have a well-deserved 4535 7913
reputation;live up to 7914
one's reputation 7915
xu- 嘘寒问暖xu-han/wen`nuan> inquire after sb.'s 4536 7916
well-being;be solici- 7917
tous about sb.'s health 7918
xu- 仰天而嘘yang>tian-er/xu- staring up at the sky 4537 7919
and sighing deeply 7920
xu- 须发皆白xu-fa`jie-bai/ white hair and beard 4538 7921
xu- 须眉斑白xu-mei/ban-bai/ greying beard and eyebrows 4539 7922
xu- 堂堂须眉tang/tang/xu-mei/ men with aspirations and 4540 7923
verve 7924
xu- 吁了口气xu-le~kou>qi` draw (or fetch;leave) a sigh 4541 7925
xu/ 徐徐上升xu/xu/shang`sheng- rise slowly 4542 7926
xu/ 清风徐来qing-feng-xu/lai/ A cool breeze blew gently. 4543 7927
xu> 许下的愿xu>xia`de.yuan` a promise given to sb. 4544 7928
xu> 许许多多xu>xu>duo-duo- a great deal of;a lot of 4545 7929
xu> 栩栩如生xu>xu>ru/sheng- lifelike;to the life 4546 7930
xu` 狗尾续貂gou>wei>xu`diao- put a dog's tail to amar- 4547 7931
ten's body --complete a mas- 7932
terpiece with poor finishing 7933
(of a literary work) dog's 7934
tail joined tosble-- a 7935
wretchedsequel to a fine 7936
work 7937
xu` 兼收并蓄jian-shou-bing`xu` incorporate things of diverse 4548 7938
nature;take ineverything 7939
xu` 井然有序jing>ran/you>xu` in an orderly way;in perfect 4549 7940
order 7941
xu` 离情别绪li/qing/bie/xu` sad feelings at parting 4550 7942
xu` 千头万绪qian-tou/wan`xu` a thousand and onethings 4551 7943
to attend to; complexities 7944
of a situation; too compli- 7945
catedto unravel 7946
xu` 思绪万千si-xu`wan`qian- myriad of thoughts well 4552 7947
up in one's mind 7948
xu` 叙功行赏xu`gong-xing/shang> assess service and give 4553 7949
credit for it 7950
xu` 闲言少叙xian/yan/shao>xu` Stop digression. vv 4554 7951
xu` 酗酒滋事xu`jiu>zi-shi` get drunk andcreate a 4555 7952
disturbance 7953
xu` 旭日东升xu`ri`dong-sheng- the sun rising in the eastern 4556 7954
sky -- a display of youthful 7955
vigour and vitality 7956
xu` 恤孤念寡xu`gu-nian`gua> comfort and compensate 4557 7957
orphans and widows 7958
xu` 絮絮不休xu`xu`bu`xiu- chatter endlessly 4558 7959
xu` 勖勉有加xu`mian>you>jia- encourage sb. again and 4559 7960
again 7961
xuan- 椿萱并茂chun-xuan-bing`mao` See "椿"(4991) 4560 7962
xuan- 锣鼓喧天luo/gu>xuan-tian- A deafening sound of droms 4561 7963
and gongs fills the air. 7964
xuan- 轩然大波xuan-ran/da`bo- a great disturbance; a 4562 7965
mighty uproar 7966
xuan- 宣布命令xuan-bu`ming`ling` announce an order 4563 7967
xuan- 揎拳捋袖xuan-quan/luo-xiu` pull up the sleeves and 4564 7968
raise the fists; get 7969
ready to fight 7970
xuan/ 天旋地转tian-xuan/di`zhuan` (feel as if) the sky and 4565 7971
the earth were spinning 7972
round;dizzy 7973
xuan/ 悬而未决xuan/er/wei`jue/ hang in doubt;unsettled 4566 7974
xuan/ 悬崖勒马xuan/ya/le`ma> (fig.)rein in at the brink of 4567 7975
a precipice;wake up and escape 7976
disaster at the last moment; 7977
pull back before it is too late 7978
xuan` 大事渲染da`shi`xuan`ran> enormously exaggerate; 4568 7979
play up 7980
xuan` 绚丽多彩xuan`li`duo-cai> bright and colourful 4569 7981
xuan` 文彩绚丽wen/cai>xuan`li` literary brilliance 4570 7982
xuan` 眩于名利xuan`yu/ming/li` dazzled by the prospect of 4571 7983
fame and wealth;obsessed 7984
with a desire for fame and 7985
and wealth 7986
xuan` 头晕目眩tou/yun-mu`xuan` feel dizzy 4572 7987
xuan` 自眩其能zi`xuan`qi/neng/ show off one's ability 4573 7988
xuan` 泫然泪下xuan`ran/lei`xia` Tears stream down one's face. 4574 7989
xue- 削足适履xue-zu/shi`lyu> cut the feet to fit the shoes 4575 7990
xue/ 空穴来风kong-xue/lai/feng- an empty hole invites the 4576 7991
wind--weakness lends wings 7992
to rumours 7993
xue/ 学贯古今xue/guan`gu>jin- be well versed in both ancient4577 7994
and modern in learning 7995
xue/ 学无止境xue/wu/zhi>jing` knowledge is infinite;kowledge4578 7996
knows no bounds 7997
xue/ 学以致用xue/yi>zhi`yong` study for the sake of appli- 4579 7998
cations 7999
xue/ 踅来踅去xue/lai/xue/qu` walk to and fro 4580 8000
xue> 雪上加霜xue>shang`jia-shuang- snow plus frost-- add to the 4581 8001
miseries of sb. who is al- 8002
ready unfortunate enough; 8003
add salt into sb.'s wound; 8004
one disaster after another 8005
xue> 雪中送炭xue>zhong-song`tan` send carcoal in snow weather--4582 8006
provide timely help 8007
xue` 狗血喷头gou>xue`pen-tou/ pour out a stream of abuses 4583 8008
xue` 流血牺牲liu/xue`xi-sheng- shed blood and lay downone's4584 8009
life for a just cause 8010
xue` 呕心呖血ou-xin-li`xue` take infinite pains; 4585 8011
work one's heart out 8012
xue` 心血来潮xin-xue`lai/chao/ on a sudden impulse;on 4586 8013
the spur of the moment 8014
xue` 血迹斑斑xue`ji`ban-ban- bloodstained 4587 8015
xue` 血气方刚xue`qi`fang-gang- full of animal spirits; 4588 8016
full of sap; fullof 8017
vigour and vitality 8018
xue` 血肉之躯xue`rou`zhi-qu- the human body;flesh and 4589 8019
blood 8020
xue` 血性汉子xue`xing`han`zi courageous and upright man 4590 8021
xue` 血性男儿xue`xing`nan/er/ courageous and upright youth 4591 8022
xue` 血液循环xue`ye`xun/huan/ blood circulation 4592 8023
xun- 臭气熏天chou`qi`xun-tian- stink to high heaven 4593 8024
xun- 屡建奇勋lyu`jian`qi/xun- have quite a few unusual 4594 8025
meritorious exploits 8026
under one's belt 8027
xun/ 七旬老母qi-xun/lao>mu> 70-year-old mother 4595 8028
xun/ 循规蹈矩xun/gui-dao>ju> observe rules and follow 4596 8029
orders,etc.,docilely 8030
xun/ 循循善诱xun/xun/shan`you` be good at giving systematic 4597 8031
guidance;teach with skill and 8032
patience 8033
xun/ 寻根究底xun/gen-jiu-di> get to the bottom (or 4598 8034
root) of things;inquire 8035
deeply into 8036
xun/ 寻死寻活xun/si>xun/huo/ threaten to commit suicide 4599 8037
xun/ 巡回演出xun/hui/yan>chu- performing tour 4600 8038
xun/ 酒过三巡jiu>guo`san-xun/ The wine has gone round 4601 8039
three times. 8040
xun/ 洵属可贵xun/shu>ke>gui` truly valuable 4602 8041
xun` 不足为训bu`zu/wei/xun` not fit to serve as a model; 4603 8042
not to be taken as an example; 8043
not an example to be followed; 8044
no to be taken as authorita- 8045
tive 8046
xun` 稍逊一筹shao>xun`yi-chou/ be slightly inferior 4604 8047
xun` 以身殉职yi>shen-xun`zhi/ die at one's post;die in 4605 8048
the course of performing 8049
one's duty 8050
xun` 徇私舞弊xun`si-wu>bi` fraudulence for selfish 4606 8051
purposes 8052
Y部
ya- 压住怒火ya-zhu`nu`huo> control one's anger 4607 8053
ya- 技压群芳ji`ya-qun/fang- be unmatched in skill 4608 8054
ya- 鸦雀无声ya-que`wu/sheng- not a crow or sparrow is 4609 8055
heared --silence reighns; 8056
all is quiet 8057
ya- 信笔涂鸦xin`bi>tu/ya- write at random 4610 8058
ya/ 天涯海角tian-ya/hai>jiao> the ends of the earth;the 4611 8059
remotest corners of the 8060
earth 8061
ya/ 一望无涯yi-wang`wu/ya/ boundless 4612 8062
ya/ 以牙还牙yi>ya/huan/ya/ a tooth for a tooth;counter 4613 8063
attack a person by the means 8064
he use 8065
ya> 雅俗共赏ya>su/gong`shang> (of a work of art or litera- 4614 8066
ture) appeal to all;suit both 8067
refined and popular testes 8068
ya> 很不雅观hen>bu`ya>guan- most unseemly;rather unsightly4615 8069
ya> 哑口无言ya>kou>wu/yan/ be left (or rendered) speech- 4616 8070
less; bestruck dumb;have 8071
nothing to say for oneself; 8072
can think of nothing to say 8073
ya` 讶然失色ya`ran/shi-se` turn pale with fright 4617 8074
ya` 揠苗助长ya`miao/zhu`zhang> try to help seedlings grow 4618 8075
by pulling them up -- spoil 8076
things by excessive enthusiam 8077
yan- 焉能不顾yan-neng/bu`qu` How could I choose not to go? 4619 8078
yan- 心不在焉xin-bu`zai`yan- absent-minded;inattentive; 4620 8079
preoccupied (withsb. else) 8080
yan- 烟雾弥漫yan-wu`mi/man` be full of smoke;be enveloped 4621 8081
in mist 8082
yan- 烟熏火燎yan-xun-huo>liao` smoke and burn 4622 8083
yan- 奄奄一息yan-yan-yu`shui` feel weak and sleepy 4623 8084
yan- 湮没无闻yan-mo`wu/wen/ sink into oblivion;fall into 4624 8085
obscurity 8086
yan- 嫣然一笑yan-ran/yi-xiao` give a winsome smile 4625 8087
yan/ 研究生院yan/jiu-sheng-yuan` graduate school 4626 8088
yan/ 研究研究yan/jiu-yan/jiu- consider;discuss;deliberate 4627 8089
(opinions and issues) 8090
yan/ 副研究员fu`yan/jiu-yuan/ associate research fellow 4628 8091
yan/ 不辨妍媸bu`bian`yan/chi- unable to tell the beautiful 4629 8092
from the ugly 8093
yan/ 飞檐走壁fei-yan/zou>bi` gravity-defying stunt; leap 4630 8094
onto roofs and scale walls 8095
yan/ 世态炎凉shi`tai`yan/liang/ warmth or coldness is the way 4631 8096
of the world --people are 8097
friendly or infriendly,de- 8098
pending on whether one is 8099
successful or not 8100
yan/ 相沿成习xiang-yan/cheng/xi/ become common practice through4632 8101
long usage 8102
yan/ 颜色各异yan/se`ge`yi` different colours 4633 8103
yan/ 笑逐颜开xiao`zhu/yan/kai- beam with smiles;one's face 4634 8104
wreathed in smiles 8105
yan/ 严寒酷暑yan/han/ku`shu> in a severe winter or a high 4635 8106
summer 8107
yan/ 严严实实yan/yan/shi/shi/ 1.be real tight;2.hind sth. 4636 8108
in safety 8109
yan/ 严阵以待yan/zhen`yi>dai` stand in combat readiness 4637 8110
yan/ 延长生命yan/chang/sheng-ming` extend one's life 4638 8111
yan/ 延年益寿yan/nian/yi`shou` prolong life;promise longevity4639 8112
yan/ 言辞尖刻yan/ci/jian-ke` poignant words 4640 8113
yan> 敷衍塞责fu-yan>se`ze/ perform one's duty in a per- 4641 8114
functory manner 8115
yan> 奄奄一息yan>yan>yi-xi- at one's last gasp;on one's 4642 8116
last leg 8117
yan> 掩耳盗铃yan>er>dao`ling/ plug one's ears while stealing4643 8118
a bell;(fig.)deceive oneself 8119
yan> 掩人耳目yan>ren/er>mu` deceive the public;hookwink 4644 8120
people 8121
yan> 眼高手低yan>gao-shou>di- have high standards but little4645 8122
ability 8123
yan> 眼花潦乱yan>hua-liao/luan` dazzled;dazzling 4646 8124
yan> 眼疾手快yan>ji/shou>kuai` quick of eye and deft of hand 4647 8125
yan> 眼睛发花yan>jing.fa-hua- have dim eyesight 4648 8126
yan> 眼明手快yan>ming/shou>kuai` quick of eye and deft of hand;4649 8127
sharp-eyed and deft-handed 8128
yan> 剡木为楫yan>mu`wei/ji/ fashion an oar out of wood 4650 8129
yan> 俨如白昼yan>ru/bai/zhou- as bright as day 4651 8130
yan> 偃旗息鼓yan>qi/xi-gu> lower the flags and stop beat-4652 8131
ing the drums 8132
yan` 百花争艳bai>hua`zheng-yan` a hundred flowers contend in 4653 8133
beauty;the flowers are a riot 8134
of colours 8135
yan` 沉鱼落雁chen/yu/luo`yan` make fish sink and birds 4654 8136
alight 8137
yan` 劳燕纷飞lao/yan`fen-fei- the shrike and the swallow 4655 8138
flying in different direct- 8139
ions--part from each other 8140
yan` 屡试屡验lyu>shi`lyu`yan` prove successful in every test4656 8141
yan` 磨穿铁砚mo/chuan-tie>yan` study assiduously; wear out 4657 8142
an iron inkslab 8143
yan` 贪得无厌tan-de/wu/yan` be insatiably avaricious 4658 8144
yan` 学而不厌xue/er/bu`yan` have an insatiable desire to 4659 8145
learn;be insatiable in learn- 8146
ing 8147
yan` 狼吞虎咽lang/tun-hu>yan` eat voraciously;gobble up; 4660 8148
wolf down 8149
yan` 细嚼慢咽xi`jiao/man`yan` chew one's food well before 4661 8150
swallowing it 8151
yan` 雁过拔毛yan`guo`ba/mao/ pluck feathers from each goose4662 8152
as it passes by -- squeeze 8153
whenever possible 8154
yang- 祸国殃民huo`guo/yang-min/ bring calamity to the country 4663 8155
and the people;wreck the coun- 8156
try and ruin the people 8157
yang- 央央大国yang-yang-da`guo/ a great and proud country 4664 8158
yang/ 百步穿杨bai>bu`chuan-yang/ shoot with great precision 4665 8159
yang/ 扬长避短yang/chang/bi`duan> show one's strong points and 4666 8160
hide one's weekness;maximize 8161
favourable factors and mini- 8162
mize unfavourable ones 8163
yang/ 扬谷去糠yang/gu>qu`kang- winnow the chaff from the 4667 8164
grain 8165
yang/ 扬眉吐气yang/mei/tu>qi` feel proud and elated;hold 4668 8166
one's head high 8167
yang/ 其貌不扬qi/mao`bu`yang/ be unprepossessing (or un- 4669 8168
imposing) in appearance 8169
yang/ 洋米洋面yang/mi>yang/mian` rice and flour imported 4670 8170
yang/ 洋洋大观yang/yang/da`guan- spectacular;grandiose;imposing4671 8171
yang> 不痛不痒bu`tong`bu`yang> scratching the surface;super- 4672 8172
ficial;perfunctory 8173
yang> 隔靴挠痒ge/xue-nao/yang> scratch an itch from outsude 4673 8174
one's boot --fail to get to 8175
the root of the matter;fail 8176
to strike home;take total- 8177
ly ineffective measures 8178
yang> 仰面朝天yang>mian`chao/tian-face upward 4674 8179
yang> 仰面跌倒yang>mian`die-dao> fall on one's back 4675 8180
yang> 仰慕已久yang>mu`yi>jiu> I've long been looking forward4676 8181
to meeting you. 8182
yang> 仰人鼻息yang>ren/bi/xi- (fig.) be dependent on the 4677 8183
whims of others;be slavishly 8184
dependent 8185
yang> 养虎遗患yang>hu>yi/huan` to rear a tiger is to court 4678 8186
calamity --appeasement 8187
brings disaster 8188
yang> 养尊处优yang>zun-chu>you- enjoy high position and live 4679 8189
in comfort;live in clover 8190
yang` 安然无恙an-ran/wu/yang` safe and sound 4680 8191
yang` 别来无恙bie/lai/wu/yang` You have been well,I trust, 4681 8192
since we parted? 8193
yang` 样样俱全yang`yang`ju`quan/ have all kinds of things 4682 8194
yang` 怏怏不乐yang`yang`bu`le` unhappy about sth.;morose 4683 8195
yao- 繁杏夭桃fan/xing`yao-tao/ exuberant apricots and 4684 8196
beautiful peachesvv 8197
yao- 邀功请赏yao-gong-qing>shang>take credit and seek rewards 4685 8198
for someone else's achieve- 8199
ments 8200
yao- 特邀代表te`yao-dai`biao> a specially invited 4686 8201
representative 8202
yao- 腰酸背痛yao-suan-bei`tong` have a sore waist and an 4687 8203
aching back -- be aching 8204
all over 8205
yao- 腰酸腿痛yao-suan-tui>tong` aching back and leg 4688 8206
yao- 点头哈腰dian>tou/ha-yao- bow anctuously;bow and scrape 4689 8207
yao- 妖里妖气yao-li>yao`qi` seductive;sexy 4690 8208
yao- 吆五喝六yao-wu>he`liu` hubbub of gambling 4691 8209
yao/ 摇摆不定yao/bai>bu`ding` sway;swing;rock;vacillate;move4692 8210
back and forth 8211
yao/ 摇头摆尾yao/tou/bai>wei` shake the head and wag the 4693 8212
tail-- assume an air of com- 8213
placency or levity 8214
yao/ 迎风摇摆ying/feng-yao/bai> sway in the breeze 4694 8215
yao/ 左右摇摆zuo>you`yao/bai> vacillate now to the keft,now 4695 8216
to the right 8217
yao/ 遥相呼应yao/xiang-hu-ying` echo each other at a distance 4696 8218
yao/ 遥遥无期yao/yao/wu/qi- not realisable within the 4697 8219
foreseeable future 8220
yao> 咬文嚼字yao>wen/jiao>zi` pay too much attention to the 4698 8221
choice of words;talk(or speak) 8222
like a book 8223
yao> 反咬一口fan>yao>yi-kou> trump up a countercharge 4699 8224
against one's accuser 8225
yao> 舀一瓢水yao>yi-piao/shui> scoop up a ladle of water 4700 8226
yao> 杳无音信yao>wu/yin-xin` here has been no news what- 4701 8227
soever 8228
yao> 音容已杳yin-rong/yi>yao> voice and face has disppered 4702 8229
yao` 药物学家yao`wu`xue/jia- pharmacologist 4703 8230
yao` 不可救药bu`ke>jiu`yao` incurable;incorrigible;hope- 4704 8231
less 8232
yao` 耀武扬威yao`wu>yang/wei- make a show of strength;swag- 4705 8233
ger around;throw one's weight 8234
around 8235
yao` 光芒耀眼guang-mang/yao`yan> dazzling 4706 8236
yao` 光彩夺目guang-cai>duo/mu` dazzling;dazzlingly brilliant 4707 8237
yao` 光宗耀祖guang-zong-yao`zu> glorify or bring honour to 4708 8238
one's ancestors or family clan 8239
yao` 明月曜夜ming/yue`yao`ye` bright moon shining at night 4709 8240
yao` 无关紧要wu/guan-jin>yao` of no importance;immaterial 4710 8241
ye- 掖在怀里ye-zai`huai/li> tuck sth. into one's bosom 4711 8242
(掖:塞进) 8243
ye- 因噎废食yin-ye-fei`shi/ give up eating for fear of 4712 8244
choking;(fig.) refrain from 8245
doing what one should for 8246
fear of running a risk 8247
ye/ 是邪非邪shi`ye/fei-ye/ Is it or isn't it? or yes or 4713 8248
no? 8249
ye/ 是耶非耶shi`ye/fei-ye/ Is it or isn't it? or yes or 4714 8250
no? 8251
ye/ 受人揶揄shou`ren/ye/yu/ be mocked at 4715 8252
ye> 野心勃勃ye>xin-bo/bo/ be overweeningly ambitious 4716 8253
ye` 弃甲曳兵qi`jia>ye`bing- (of routed troops) throw away 4717 8254
armour and trail weapons 8255
ye` 业精于勤ye`jing-yu/qin/ mastery of work comes from 4718 8256
diligent application; a sub- 8257
ject is mastered throughdi- 8258
ligent study 8259
ye` 叶公好龙ye`gong-hao`long/ Lord Ye's love of dragons -- 4719 8260
professedlove of whatone 8261
really fears 8262
ye` 叶落归根ye`luo`gui-gen- the falling leaves settle on 4720 8263
the roots -- a person re- 8264
siding elsewhere finally re- 8265
turns to his ancestral home 8266
ye` 金枝玉叶jin-zhi-yu`ye` golden branches and jade 4721 8267
leaves-- people of imperial 8268
lineage;royalty 8269
ye` 清朝末叶qing-chao/mo`ye` last years of the Qing Dynasty4722 8270
ye` 夜幕降临ye`mu`jiang`lin/ Night has fallen. 4723 8271
ye` 夜色苍茫ye`se`cang-mang/ in gathering dusk 4724 8272
ye` 夜色弥漫ye`se`mi/man` The sky is coverd by the dim 4725 8273
light of night. 8274
ye` 夜色深沉ye`se`shen-chen/ The night is dark. 4726 8275
ye` 夜以继日ye`yi>ji`ri` night and day;round the clock 4727 8276
ye` 白天黑夜bai/tian-hei-ye` day and night 4728 8277
ye` 肘腋之患zhou>ye`zhi-huan` (fig.)disaster which occurs 4729 8278
close to one;trouble coming 8279
from those closest to one 8280
ye` 谒黄帝陵ye`huang/di`ling/ pay homage at the Yellow 4730 8281
Emperor's mausoleum 8282
yi- 丰衣足食feng-yi-zu/shi/ have ample food and clothing; 4731 8283
be well-fedand well-clothed 8284
yi- 下车伊始xia`che-yi-shi> as soon as one alights from 4732 8285
his official carriage 8286
yi- 一本正经yi-ben>zheng`jing- in all seriousness;in dead 4733 8287
earnest 8288
yi- 一笔勾销yi-bi>gou-xiao- write off at one stroke;cancel4734 8289
yi- 一碧千里yi-bi`qian-li> boundless green grassland 4735 8290
yi- 一步登天yi-bu`deng-tian- reach the sky in a single bound 4736 8291
--attain the highest level in 8292
one step 8293
yi- 一颤一颤yi-chan`yi-chan` tremble successively 4737 8294
yi- 一尘不染yi-chen/bu`ran> not soiled by a speck of dust;4738 8295
spotless 8296
yi- 一尺见方yi-chi>jian`fang- one chi square 4739 8297
yi- 一来二去yi-lai/er`qu` in the course of frequent con-4740 8298
tact;in the course of time 8299
yi- 一模一样yi-mu/yi-yang` exactly alike 4741 8300
yi- 一年四季yi-nian/si`ji` throughout a year;all year 4742 8301
round 8302
yi- 一畦韭菜yi-qi/jiu>cai` a plot of leek 4743 8303
yi- 一气呵成yi-qi`he-cheng/ (fig.) get sth. done at on go;4744 8304
carry sth. through without 8305
stopping 8306
yi- 一清二楚yi-qing-er`chu> perfectly clear 4745 8307
yi- 一闪一闪yi-shan>yi-shan> splash now and then 4746 8308
yi- 一声不吭yi-sheng-bu`keng- say not a word 4747 8309
yi- 一时一刻yi-shi/yi-ke` every moment 4748 8310
yi- 一丝不苟yi-si-bu`gou> not be the least bit negli- 4749 8311
gent;be scrupulous about 8312
every detail; be conscen- 8313
tious and meticulous 8314
yi- 一丝光亮yi-si-guang-liang` a flicker of light 4750 8315
yi- 一团漆黑yi-tuan/qi-hei- 1.pitch-dark --utterly hope- 4751 8316
less;2.be entirely ignorant 8317
of;be in the dark 8318
yi- 一往情深yi-wang>qing/shen- be deeply attached;be pas- 4752 8319
sionately devoted; be head 8320
over heels in love 8321
yi- 一望无际yi-wang`wu/ji` extend as far as the eye can 4753 8322
see;stretch to the horizon 8323
yi- 一望无垠yi-wang`wu/yin/ as far as the eye can see 4754 8324
yi- 一心一意yi-xin-yi-yi` heart and soul;whole-heartedly4755 8325
yi- 一眼不眨yi-yan>bu`zha/ without batting an eyelid 4756 8326
yi- 一漾一漾yi-yang`yi-yang` tripple succesively 4757 8327
yi- 一叶扁舟yi-ye`pian-zhou- a small boat 4758 8328
yi- 一饮而尽yi-yin>er/jin` empty a glass at one gulp; 4759 8329
drain the cup with one dulp 8330
yi- 一应俱全yi-ying-ju`quan/ everything needed is here 4760 8331
yi- 一跃而起yi-yue`er/qi> get up with a jump;jump up 4761 8332
all of a sudden 8333
yi- 一眨一眨yi-zha/yi-zha/ twinkle now and then 4762 8334
yi- 一字排开yi-zi`pai/kai- stand in a row 4763 8335
yi- 一针一线yi-zhen-yi-xian` a needle and a piece of thread4764 8336
yi- 一纵一纵yi-zong`yi-zong` leap forward now and then 4765 8337
yi- 衣食住行yi-shi/zhu`xing/ food,clothing,shelter and 4766 8338
transportation -- daily 8339
necessities 8340
yi- 依然如故yi-ran/ru/gu` remain as before;remain the 4767 8341
same 8342
yi- 依依不舍yi-yi-bu`she> be reluctant to part;cannot 4768 8343
bear to part 8344
yi- 咿呀学语yi-ya-xue/yu> babbling baby 4769 8345
yi- 欹欤盛哉yi-yu/sheng`zai- Magnificent! or Superb! 4770 8346
yi/ 不容置疑bu`rong/zhi`yi/ allow (or admit) no doubt; not4771 8347
be open to doubt;be beyond 8348
doubt 8349
yi/ 遗失声明yi/shi-sheng-ming/ lost property notice 4772 8350
yi/ 遗失招领yi/shi-zhao-ling> lost and found 4773 8351
yi/ 路不拾遗lu`bu`shi/yi/ no one picks up what's left 4774 8352
by the wayside -- honestly 8353
prevails throughout society 8354
yi/ 遗臭万年yi/chou`wan`nian/ leave a name that will stink 4775 8355
to eternity; go down in his- 8356
tory as a byword for infamy 8357
yi/ 不遗余力bu`yi/yu/li` spare no pains(or effort); 4776 8358
do one's utmost 8359
yi/ 疮痍满目chuang-yi/man>mu` Everywhere a scene of devas- 4777 8360
tation meets the eye. 8361
yi/ 心旷神怡xin-kuang`shen/yi/ relaxed and joyful;carefree 4778 8362
and happy 8363
yi/ 含饴弄孙han/yi/nong`sun- play with one's grandchildren 4779 8364
while chewing maltose;spend 8365
one's remaining years happily 8366
in the company of grand- 8367
children 8368
yi/ 夷为平地yi/wei/ping/di` level to the ground;raze 4780 8369
yi/ 化险为夷hua`xian>wei/yi/ turn danger into safety; head 4781 8370
off a disaster 8371
yi/ 景色宜人jing>se`yi/ren/ attractive scenery 4782 8372
yi/ 怡然自得yi/ran/zi`de/ be happy and pleased with 4783 8373
oneself 8374
yi/ 怡神养性yi/shen/yang>xing` take good care of oneself 4784 8375
yi/ 颐养天年yi/yang>tian-nian/ take good care of oneself so 4785 8376
as to fulfil one's alloted 8377
life span 8378
yi/ 移风易俗yu/feng-yi`su` change prevailing habits and 4786 8379
customs;transformsocial 8380
traditions; reform the ways 8381
and manners of the people 8382
yi/ 移山倒海yi/shan-dao>hai> move mountains and drain 4787 8383
seas;exercise magic powers; 8384
transform nature;the great 8385
power and momentum with 8386
which man conquers Nature 8387
yi/ 仪表堂堂yi/biao>tang/tang/ dignified in appearance; 4788 8388
impressive-looking 8389
yi/ 疑难病症yi/nan/bing`zheng` difficult and complicatic 4789 8390
cases( of illness) 8391
yi/ 贻笑大方yi/xiao`da`fang- make a laughingstock of one- 4790 8392
self before experts; incur the 8393
ridiculeof experts 8394
yi> 倚老卖老yi>lao>mai`lao> take advantage of one's seni- 4791 8395
ority or old age 8396
yi> 不偏不倚bu`pian-bu`yi> even-handed;impartial;un- 4792 8397
biased 8398
yi> 大势已去da`shi`yi>qu` the situation is hopeless; 4793 8399
the game is as good as lost; 8400
it's all up with sb. 8401
yi> 争论不已zheng-lun`bu`yi> have an endless debate 4794 8402
yi> 悔之晚矣hui>zhi-wan>yi` It's too late for regrets 4795 8403
yi> 由来久矣you/lai/jiu>yi> it's been a long time;go 4796 8404
back to a long time ago 8405
yi> 以此为戒yi>ci>wei>jie` learn a lesson like this 4797 8406
yi> 以苦为乐yi>ku>wei/le` take sorrows as joys 4798 8407
yi> 桌椅板凳zhuo-yi>ban>deng` tables,chairs and benches--- 4799 8408
household furniture generally 8409
yi> 漪旎风光yi>ni>feng-guang- an enchating scene 4800 8410
yi` 古文今译gu>wen/jin-yi` modern translation of an 4801 8411
ancient Chinese prose 8412
yi` 光彩熠熠guang-cai>yi`yi` brilliant splendour 4802 8413
yi` 河水四溢he/shui>si`yi` The river overflowed. 4803 8414
yi` 记忆犹新ji`yi`you/xin- remain fresh in one's memory 4804 8415
yi` 嘉言懿行jia-yan/yi`xing/ wise words and noble deeds 4805 8416
yi` 义不容辞yi`bu`rong/ci/ duty-bound;have unshirkable 4806 8417
duty 8418
yi` 忠义之士zhong-yi`zhi-shi` loyal person 4807 8419
yi` 见义勇为jian`yi`yong>wei/ be ready to do whatever one 4808 8420
sees right;be ready to take 8421
up the cudgels for a just 8422
cause 8423
yi` 有情有义you>qing/you>yi` affectionate and faithful 4809 8424
yi` 苦心孤诣ku>xin-gu-yi` makeextraordinarilypains- 4810 8425
taking efforts 8426
yi` 老当益壮lao>dang-yi`zhuang` old but vigorous 4811 8427
yi` 异口同声yi`kou>tong/sheng- with one voice;in unison 4812 8428
yi` 求同存异qiu/tong/cun/yi` seek common ground while 4813 8429
reserving differences 8430
yi` 神采奕奕shen/cai>yi`yi` glowing with health and 4814 8431
radiating vigour 8432
yi` 树林荫翳shu`lin/yin-yi` Trees are flourishing. 4815 8433
yi` 小心翼翼xiao>xin-yi`yi` with great care;withextreme 4816 8434
caution;carefully 8435
yi` 一劳永逸yi-lao/yong>yi` settle a matter once and for 4817 8436
all 8437
yi` 易如反掌yi`ru/fan>zhang> as easy as turning one's hand 4818 8438
over;as easy as falling off 8439
a log 8440
yi` 以物易物yi>wu`yi`wu` exchange products with 4819 8441
products 8442
yi` 抑强扶弱yi`qiang/fu/ruo` curb the strong and help 4820 8443
the weak;uphold the weak 8444
against the strong 8445
yi` 抑扬顿挫yi`yang/dun`cuo` lowering,raising,pausing 4821 8446
and transition-- all va- 8447
modulation in tone 8448
yi` 忆苦思甜yi`ku>si-tian/ recall the sorrows of the past4822 8449
and savour the joys of the 8450
present 8451
yi` 屹立不动yi`li`bu`dong` stand firm and erect 4823 8452
yi` 亿万思念yi`wan`si-nian/ (for)aeons;time without end; 4824 8453
eternity 8454
yi` 亦工亦农yi`gong-yi`nong/ be both worker and peasant 4825 8455
yi` 意味深长yi`wei`shen-chang/ have deep meaning;pregnant 4826 8456
with meaning; of profound 8457
significance 8458
yi` 意想不到yi`xiang>bu`dao` unexpectedly 4827 8459
yi` 议而不决yi`er/bu`jue/ discuss sth. without reaching 4828 8460
a decision;have a fruitless 8461
discussion 8462
yi` 议论纷纷yi`lun`fen-fen- all sorts of comments; wide- 4829 8463
spread comment 8464
yi` 自怨自艾zi`yuan-zi`yi` be full of remorse;repent 4830 8465
yi` 挹彼注兹yi`bi>zhu`zi- ladle out from there to pour 4831 8466
in here;draw from one to make 8467
good the deficits of another 8468
yi` 悒悒不乐yi`yi`bu`le` feel depressed;mope 4832 8469
yi` 熠熠生辉yi`yi`sheng-hui- sparkling;glitteringvv 4833 8470
yi` 瘗玉埋香yi`yu`mai/xiang- (fig.)a beauty died 4834 8471
yin- 林荫大道lin/yin-da`dao` avenue;boulevard;mall 4835 8472
yin- 绿树成荫lyu`shu`cheng/yin- sheltered by foliage of trees 4836 8473
yin- 绿草如茵lyu`cao>ru/yin- a carpet of green grass 4837 8474
yin- 美满姻缘mei>man>yin-yuan/ a happy marriage;conjugal 4838 8475
felicity 8476
yin- 万马齐喑wan`ma>qi/yin- Ten thousand horses stand 4839 8477
mute. 8478
yin- 因祸得福yin-huo`de/fu/ derive gain from misfortune 4840 8479
yin- 因小失大yin-xiao>shi-da` try to save a little only 4841 8480
to lose a lot;penny wise 8481
and pound foolish 8482
yin- 因噎废食yin-ye`fei`shi/ give up eating for fear of 4842 8483
choking;(fig.)refrain from 8484
doing what one should for 8485
fear of running a risk 8486
yin- 音容笑貌yin-rong/xiao`mao` one's voice and expression 4843 8487
yin- 阴错阳差yin-cuo`yang/cha` accidental mistake or error 4844 8488
yin- 阴险毒辣yin-xian>du/la` sinister and ruthless 4845 8489
yin/ 骄奢淫逸jiao-she-yin/yi` haughty and decadent;proud 4846 8490
and dissolute;wollowin 8491
luxury and pleasure;extra- 8492
vagant and dissipated 8493
yin/ 一望无垠yi-wang`wu/yin/ as far as the eye can see 4847 8494
yin/ 吟风弄月yin/feng-nong`yue` sing of the moon and the wind 4848 8495
--write sentimental verse 8496
yin/ 狺狺狂吠yin/yin/kuang/fei` bark frenziedly 4849 8497
yin> 饮酒取乐yin>jiu>qu>le` amuse oneself by drinking 4850 8498
yin> 饮水思源yin>shui>si-yuan/ When you drink from the stream, 4851 8499
remember the source. 8500
yin> 引而不发yin>er/bu`fa- draw the bow but not release 4852 8501
the arrow;be good at guidance 8502
or control; get ready and wait 8503
for a chance for action 8504
yin> 引火烧身yin>huo>shao-shen- draw fire against oneself -- 4853 8505
make self-criticism to invite 8506
criticsmfrom others; criti- 8507
cize oneself so as to get 8508
criticism from others 8509
yin> 引人注目yin>ren/zhu`mu` noticeable;conspicuous; 4854 8510
spectacular 8511
yin> 引人注意yin>ren/zhu`yi` attract attention of sb. 4855 8512
yin> 引经据典yin>jing-ju`dian> quote the classics 4856 8513
yin> 引以为荣yin>yi>wei/rong/ regard it as an honour;take 4857 8514
it as an honour 8515
yin> 隐恶扬善yin>e`yang/shan` cover up sb.'s faults and 4858 8516
publicize his merits;hide 8517
sb.'s evil deeds and praise 8518
his good ones 8519
yin> 隐隐约约yin>yin>yue-yue- indistinct;faint 4859 8520
yin> 隐隐作痛yin>yin>zuo`tong` feel a dull pain 4860 8521
yin> 难言之隐nan/yan/zhi-yin> sth. difficult to express 4861 8522
or awkward to disclose; 8523
unmentionable secret 8524
yin` 印象深刻yin`xiang`shen-ke` have a deep impression of sb. 4862 8525
yin` 心心相印xin-xin-xiang-yin` have mutual affinity;be 4863 8526
kindred spirits 8527
ying- 膺此重任ying-ci>zhong`ren` hold this post of great 4864 8528
responsibility 8529
ying- 义愤填膺yi`fen`tian/ying- be filled with righteous 4865 8530
indignation 8531
ying- 英雄本色ying-xiong/ben>se` the true quality of a hero 4866 8532
ying- 英姿焕发ying-zi-huan`fa- dashing and spirited 4867 8533
ying- 鹰鼻鹞眼ying-bi/yao/yan> having a nose like an eagle's 4868 8534
beak and eyes of a sparrow 8535
hawk;facial features of a 8536
sinister and fierce person 8537
ying- 应有尽有ying-you>jin`you> have everything oneexpects 4869 8538
to find 8539
ying- 罪有应得zui`you>ying-de/ deserve one's punishment 4870 8540
ying- 莺歌燕舞ying-ge-yan`wu> orioles sing and swallows 4871 8541
dart --the joy of spring; 8542
a scene of prosperity 8543
ying- 鹦鹉学舌ying-wu>xue/she/ repeat another person's 4872 8544
words like a parrot 8545
ying/ 蝇头微利ying/tou/wei-li` a fly's head of profit;a oit- 4873 8546
tance of profit; a pretty 8547
profit 8548
ying/ 蝇头蜗角ying/tou/wo-jiao> a fly's head and a snail's 4874 8549
feeler -- (fig.) insignifi- 8550
cant things 8551
ying/ 蝇头小楷ying/tou/xiao>kai> small characters of the size 4875 8552
of a fly's head 8553
ying/ 苍蝇见血cang-ying/jian`xie> as if a fly sees blood; 4876 8554
(fig.) very greedy vv 8555
ying/ 消灭蝇蚊xiao-mie`ying/wen/ wipe out flies and mosquitoes 4877 8556
ying/ 营私舞弊yung/si-wu>bi` engage in fraud for selfish 4878 8557
ends;practise graft 8558
ying/ 结党营私jie/dang>ying/si- form a clique to pursue 4879 8559
selfish interests 8560
ying/ 萦回脑际ying/hui/nao>ji` linger in one's mind 4880 8561
ying/ 梦寐萦怀meng`mei`ying/huai/ occupy one' minds and dreams 4881 8562
ying/ 明星荧荧ming/xing-ying/ying/stars twinkling 4882 8563
ying/ 自负盈亏zi`fu`ying/kui- (of an enterprise) assume sole4883 8564
responsibility for its own 8565
profits and losses 8566
ying/ 扭亏为盈niu>kui-wei/ying/ turn losses into profits 4884 8567
ying/ 迎面扑来ying/mian`pu-lai/ caresse to one's face 4885 8568
ying/ 迎刃而解ying/ren`er/jie> (bamboo) splits as it meets 4886 8569
the edge of a knife;(of a 8570
problem) be readily solved 8571
ying/ 迎头赶上ying/tou/gan>shang` try hard to catch up (with 4887 8572
those ahead) 8573
ying> 脱颖而出tuo-ying>er/chu- the point of an awl sticking 4888 8574
out through a bag -- talent 8575
revealing itself 8576
ying> 款式新颖kuan>shi`xin-ying> novel in style 4889 8577
ying` 晚霞映照wan>xia/ying`zhao` glory of the dusk shines 4890 8578
upon (sth.) 8579
ying` 应接不暇ying`jie-bu`xia/ have too many visitors or 4891 8580
too much business to deal 8581
with 8582
yo`~ 呼儿嗨唷hu-er/hai-yo Hu-er-hei-yo! 4892 8583
yong- 毋庸讳言wu/yong-hui`yan/ to bo frank;(tyere is) no 4893 8584
need for reticece 8585
yong- 拥军优属yong-jun-you-shu> support the army and give 4894 8586
preferential treatment to 8587
families of revolutianarry 8588
soldiersand martyrs 8589
yong- 拥政爱民yong-zheng`ai`min/ support the government and 4895 8590
cherish the people 8591
yong- 一拥而上yi-yong-er/shang` rush up in a crowd 4896 8592
yong- 蜂拥而至feng-yong-er/zhi` come swarming;swarm forward 4897 8593
yong- 前呼后拥qian/hu-hou`yong- with a large retainers swarm- 4898 8594
ing around 8595
yong- 山势环拥shan-shi`huan/yong- be mountain-rimmed;nestling 4899 8596
among the hills 8597
yong- 雍容华贵yong-rong/hua/gui` (of a woman)elegant and poised4900 8598
yong> 奋勇前进fen`yong>qian/jin` advance bravely;forge ahead 4901 8599
courageously 8600
yong> 风起云涌feng-qi>yun/yong> winds rising and clouds scud- 4902 8601
ding;rolling on with full 8602
force;surging forward 8603
yong> 借物咏怀jie`wu`yong>huai/ use something to express 4903 8604
one's sentiments and aspi- 8605
rations in poetic form 8606
yong> 永不生锈yong>bu`sheng-xiu` never get rusty 4904 8607
yong> 永无止息yong>wu/zhi>xi- There will be no end toit. 4905 8608
yong> 永远不变yong>yuan>bu`bian` eternal;perpetual 4906 8609
yong` 用兵如神yong`bing-ru/shen/ direct military operations 4907 8610
with miraculous skill 8611
yong` 用兵作战yong`bing-zuo`zhan` use military forces to fight 4908 8612
yong` 用尽气力yong`jin`qi`li` exert oneself to the utmost; 4909 8613
yong` 用尽气力yong`jin`qi`li` with all on's strength 4910 8614
yong` 运用自如yun`yong`zi`ru/ handle very skilfully; have 4911 8615
a perfect command of 8616
yong` 善于用兵shan`yu/yong`bing- be well-versed in the art of 4912 8617
war 8618
you- 空谷幽兰kong-gu>you-lan/ orchid in a deserted valley 4913 8619
-- a person of excelent 8620
character 8621
you- 忧心如焚you-xin-ru/fen/ burning with anxiety; 4914 8622
extremely worried 8623
you- 悠然自得you-ran/zi`de/ be carefree and content 4915 8624
you- 利害攸关li`hai`you-guan- affect one's interests 4916 8625
you- 责有攸归ze/you>you-gui- responsibility should lie 4917 8626
where it belongs 8627
you/ 犹犹豫豫you/you/yu`yu` hesitate 4918 8628
you/ 犹有可为you/you>ke>wei/ can still do something about it 4919 8629
you/ 犹豫不定you/yu`bu`ding` hesitate;remaim undecided 4920 8630
you/ 过犹不及guo`you/bu`ji/ going too far is as bad 4921 8631
as not going far enough 8632
you/ 由浅入深you/qian>ru`shen- from the easy to the difficult4922 8633
you/ 由小到大you/xiao>dao`da` from small to large 4923 8634
you/ 由远而近you/yuan>er/jin` approaching from a distance; 4924 8635
from far to near 8636
you/ 理由充足li>you/chong-zu/ have every reason 4925 8637
you/ 油煎火燎you/jian-huo>liao> on pins and needles;in a stew;4926 8638
burning with anxiety 8639
you/ 油亮脖子you/liang`bo/zi glossy neck 4927 8640
you/ 油头滑脑you/tou/hua/nao> slick;smooth;oily 4928 8641
you/ 游手好闲you/shou>hao`xian/ idle about;loaf;dislike working 4929 8642
you> 酒肉朋友jiu>rou`peng/you> wine-and-meat friends; 4930 8643
fair-weather friends 8644
you> 良莠不齐liang/you>bu`qi/ the good and the bad are 4931 8645
intermingled 8646
you> 有来无还you>lai/wu/huan/ he who comes cannot go back 4932 8647
you> 有利有弊you>li`you>bi` there are both advanytages 4933 8648
and disadvantages 8649
you> 有气无力you>qi`wu/li` feeble;weak;faint;listless 4934 8650
you> 有钱有势you>qian/you>shi` be rich and powerful 4935 8651
you> 有求必应you>qiu/bi`ying` respond to every plea;grant 4936 8652
whatever is requested 8653
you> 有去无回you>qu`wu/hui/ gone never to return; gone 4937 8654
forever 8655
you> 有色金属you>se`jin-shu> nonferrous metal 4938 8656
you> 有色人种you>se`ren/zhong> coloured race 4939 8657
you> 有声有色you>sheng-you>se` full of sound and colour 4940 8658
--vivid and dramatic 8659
you> 有声电视you>sheng-dian`shi` cable television 4941 8660
you> 有说有笑you>shuo-you>xiao` talk with laughter 4942 8661
you> 有头有尾you>tou/you>wei> have a beginning and an end 4943 8662
you> 有血有肉you>xue`you>rou` (fig.)(of essay,article) vivid; 4944 8663
lively and rich in content 8664
you> 有益健康you>yi`jian`kang- be good for health 4945 8665
you> 有益身心you>yi`shen-xin- be good for physical and mental 4946 8666
health 8667
you> 真有两手zhen-you>liang>shou>really know one's stuff 4947 8668
you` 幼稚可笑you`zhi`ke>xiao` naive and laughable 4948 8669
you` 长幼有序zhang>you`you>xu` according to the age -- from 4949 8670
the older to the youngervv 8671
you` 扶老携幼fu/lao>xie/you` help the old along and lead 4950 8672
the young by the hand 8673
you` 右倾思想you`qing-si-xiang> Right-deviationist thinking 4951 8674
you` 无出其右wu/chu-qi/you` second to none;match- 4952 8675
less;unequalled 8676
you` 诱敌深入you`di/shen-ru` lure the enemy in deep 4953 8677
you` 循循善诱xun/xun/shan`you` be good at giving systematic 4954 8678
guidance;teach with skill and 8679
patience 8680
you` 又红又专you`hong/you`zhuan- both red and expert 4955 8681
you` 又惊又喜you`jing-you`xi> be both startled and delighted4956 8682
you` 又快又好you`kuai`you`hao> both quick and good 4957 8683
you` 囿于成见you`yu/cheng/jian` be blinded by prejudice 4958 8684
yu- 迂腐之谈yu-fu`zhi-tan/ pedantic talk 4959 8685
yu- 迂回曲折yu-hui/qu>zhe/ circuitous;tortuous 4960 8686
yu- 纡金佩紫yu-jin-pei`zi> wear a gold ornament and 4961 8687
a purple gown (symbolic 8688
of high official rank) 8689
yu/ 不可逾越bu`ke>yu/yue` impassable;insurmountable; 4962 8690
insuperable 8691
yu/ 耳目之娱er>mu`zhi-yu/ pleasure of the senses 4963 8692
yu/ 负隅顽抗fu`yu/wan/kang` (of an enemy or a robber) 4964 8693
fight subbornly with one's 8694
back to thewall;put up 8695
desperate struggle 8696
yu/ 膏饫之地gao-yu/zhi-di` fertile land 4965 8697
yu/ 舍舆登舟she>yu/deng-zhou- change from a carriage to 4966 8698
a boat 8699
yu/ 始终不渝shi>zhong-bu`yu/ unswerving;consistent; 4967 8700
steadfast 8701
yu/ 忠贞不渝zhong-zhen-bu`yu/ unswervingly loyal 4968 8702
yu/ 愚不可及yu/bu`ke>ji/ couldn't be more foolish; 4969 8703
be hopelessly stupid;height 8704
of folly;there can be no 8705
greater folly than this 8706
yu/ 余波未平yu/bo-wei`ping/ The repercussions are still 4970 8707
being felt. 8708
yu/ 鱼目混珠yu/mu`hun`zhu- pass off fish eyes as pearls; 4971 8709
(fig.) pass off sth. sham as 8710
genuine 8711
yu/ 渔人之利yu/ren/zhi-li` the fisherman's gains--profit 4972 8712
reaped by a third party 8713
yu/ 予取予求yu/qu>yu/qiu/ take from me whatever you 4973 8714
please;take whatever one 8715
wants;take freely 8716
yu/ 揄扬大义yu/yang/da`yi` advocate justice 4974 8717
yu/ 喁喁私语yu/yu/si-yu> talk privately in a low noise 4975 8718
yu/ 瑕不掩瑜xia/bu`yan-yu/ one flaw cannot mar the jade 4976 8719
--small defects cannot obscure 8720
great virtues 8721
yu> 大禹治水da`yu>zhi`shui> Yu the Great brought the 4977 8722
waters under control. 8723
yu> 气宇不凡qi`yu>bu`fan/ have extraordinary poise 4978 8724
yu> 予以协助yu/yi>xie/zhu` offer help 4979 8725
yu> 免于起诉mian>yu/qi>su` leg exempt from prosecution 4980 8726
yu> 雨过天晴yu>guo`tian-qing/ the sun shines again after 4981 8727
the rain -- after gloom comes 8728
brightness 8729
yu> 风雨无阻feng-yu>wu/zu> stopped neither wind nor 4982 8730
rain --regardless of the 8731
weather;rain or shine 8732
yu> 与世长存yu>shi`chang/cun/ will never perish in this 4983 8733
world 8734
yu> 与众不同yu>zhong`bu`tong/ out of the ordinary;different 4984 8735
from the common run 8736
yu> 语重心长yu>zhong`xin-chang/ sincere words and earnest 4985 8737
wishes 8738
yu> 羽毛未丰yu>mao/wei`feng- unfledged;young and immatured 4986 8739
yu` 不可理喻bu`ke>li>yu` be impervious to reason;won't 4987 8740
listen to reason 8741
yu` 不期而遇bu`qi-er/yu` meet unexpectedly(or by 4988 8742
chance);have a chance 8743
encounter 8744
yu` 不以语人bu`yi>yu>ren not to be divulged 4989 8745
yu` 不豫之色bu`yu`zhi-se` unhappy expression 4990 8746
yu` 出乎预料chu-hu/yu`liao` exceeding one's expectations; 4991 8747
contrary to one's expecta- 8748
tions;unexpectedly 8749
yu` 电光煜煜dian`guang-yu`yu` The lightning flashed. 4992 8750
yu` 富国裕民fu`guo/yu`min/ make the country rich and 4993 8751
the people prosperous 8752
yu` 寒燠失时han/yu`shi-shi/ unreasonable weather 4994 8753
yu` 日昱乎昼ri`yu`hu/zhou- the sun shines at daytime 4995 8754
yu` 文采郁郁wen/cai>yu`yu` overflowing with literary 4996 8755
elegance 8756
yu` 郁郁葱葱yu`yu`cong-cong- lush and green 4997 8757
yu` 玉成其事yu`cheng/qi/shi` kindly help make a success 4998 8758
of it 8759
yu` 玉皇大帝yu`huang/da`di` the Jade Emperor (the Supreme 4999 8760
Deity of Taoism) 8761
yu` 御御寒气yu`yu`han/qi` keep out the cold 5000 8762
yu` 愈来愈好yu`lai/yu`hao> become better and better 5001 8763
yu` 愈演愈烈yu`yan>yu`lie` intensify;become increa- 5002 8764
singly serious 8765
yu` 每况愈下mei>kuang`yu`xia` steadily deteriorate;go from 5003 8766
bad to worse 8767
yu` 誉满全国yu`man>quan/guo/ known across the nation 5004 8768
yu` 浴血奋战yu`xue`fen`zhan` fight a bloody battle 5005 8769
yu` 钟灵毓秀zhong-ling/yu`xiu` (of a place) nuture or pro- 5006 8770
duce talent because of its 8771
beautiful natural environ- 8772
ment 8773
yu` 鬻文为生yu`wen/wei/sheng- make a living by writing 5007 8774
yu` 卖官鬻爵mai`guan-yu`jue/ accept bribery and confer 5008 8775
official titles for money 8776
yuan- 天渊之别tian-yuan-zhi-bie/ as far apart as between 5009 8777
heaven and the earth; 8778
world of difference 8779
yuan- 冤家路窄yuan-jia-lu`zhai> enemies are bound to meet 5010 8780
on a narrow road -- one 8781
can't avoid one's enemy 8782
(much as one wants to) 8783
yuan- 含冤负屈han/yuan-fu`qu- be wronged;be unfairly treated5011 8784
yuan- 鸢飞鱼跃yuan-fei-yu/yue` hawks circling in the sky and 5012 8785
fish diving 8786
yuan/ 不解之缘bu`jie>zhi-yuan/ an indissoluble bond;an 5013 8787
irrivocable commitment 8788
yuan/ 孤立无援gu-li`wu/yuan/ isolated and cut off from 5014 8789
help 8790
yuan/ 心猿意马xin-yuan/yi`ma> restless;distracted;perturbed 5015 8791
yuan/ 原地踏步yuan/di`ta`bu` mark time;(fig.)remain where 5016 8792
one is 8793
yuan/ 原始森林yuan/shi>sen-lin/ primeval forest 5017 8794
yuan/ 原始社会yuan/shi>she`hui` primitive society 5018 8795
yuan/ 原原本本yuan/yuan/ben>ben> (relate) from beginning to end5019 8796
yuan/ 源源不断yuan/yuan/bu`duan` in an endless stream;con- 5020 8797
tinuously 8798
yuan/ 源远流长yuan/yuan>liu/chang/1.distant source and long 5021 8799
river; 2.time-honoured; 8800
of long standing 8801
yuan/ 自圆其说zi`yuan/qi/shuo- make one's statement valid; 5022 8802
justify oneself;make one's 8803
lie fawless 8804
yuan> 远古时代yuan>gu>shi/dai` in remote antiquity 5023 8805
yuan> 远走高飞yuan>zou>gao-fei- fly far and high;be off 5024 8806
to a distant place;flee 8807
to a faraway place 8808
yuan` 任劳认怨ren`lao/ren`yuan` work hard regardless of the 5025 8809
burden of office 8810
yuan` 怨天尤人yuan`tian-you/ren/ grumble against heaven and 5026 8811
lay the blame upon other 8812
people; blame everyone but 8813
oneself 8814
yue- 卫生公约wei`sheng-gong-yue- public healthpledge 5027 8815
yue- 有约在先you>yue-zai`xian- have a prior agreement 5028 8816
yue` 北门锁钥bei>men/suo>yue` northern town of strategic 5029 8817
importance 8818
yue` 东岳泰山dong-yue`tai`shan- Mount Tai in East China 5030 8819
yue` 斧钺之诛fu>yue`zhi-zhu- killing by using exacu- 5031 8820
tioner's axe-- capital 8821
punishment 8822
yue` 和风入樾he/feng-ru`yue` A gentle breeze blows in the 5032 8823
shade of a tree. 8824
yue` 和颜悦色he/yan/yue`se` have a kind face; be all 5033 8825
smiles and sweetness; have 8826
a genial expression 8827
yue` 月白风清yue`bai/feng-qing- a bright moon and a gentle 5034 8828
breeze -- a beautiful night 8829
yue` 月缺花残yue`que`hua-can/ the wanning of the moon and 5035 8830
yue` 月缺花残yue`que`hua-can/ the withering of flowers 5036 8831
yue` 日新月异ri`xin-yue`yi` make progress with each pass- 5037 8832
ing day and each passing month; 8833
developrapidly 8834
yue` 越来越好yue`lai/yue`hao> better and better 5038 8835
yue` 越跑越快yue`pao>yue`kuai` run more and more quickly 5039 8836
yue` 跃跃欲试yue`yue`yu`shi` be eager to have a try; 5040 8837
be anxious to have a go 8838
yue` 粤犬吠雪yue`quan>fei`xue> Dogs in Guangdong bark at 5041 8839
snowfall;(fig.)ignorant people 8840
are easily taken by surprise 8841
yue` 阅世渐深yue`shi`jian`shen- gain more and more experience 5042 8842
of life 8843
yun- 晕头转向yun-tou/zhuan`xiang`confused and disoriented 5043 8844
yun/ 不知所云bu`zhi-suo>yun/ 1.scarcelyknow what one 5044 8845
has said;2.not understand 8846
what sb. is driving at 8847
yun/ 人云亦云ren/yun/yi`yun/ parrot;have no views of one's 5045 8848
own 8849
yun/ 众说纷纭zhong`shuo-fen-yun/ opinions vary;there are 5046 8850
many different versions 8851
of stories 8852
yun/ 芸芸众生yun/yun/zhong`sheng-all living things;all mortal 5047 8853
beings 8854
yun> 欣然允诺xin-ran/yun>nuo` promise with pleasure 5048 8855
yun> 繁简允当fan/jian>yun>dang` just the right degree of 5049 8856
simplicity 8857
yun> 玉殒香消yu`yun`xiang-xiao- the aroma disappears and the 5050 8858
jade perishes --- abeauty 8859
passes away 8860
yun` 春酝夏成chun-yun`xia`cheng/ start brewing in spring and 5051 8861
become ready in summer 8862
yun` 面有愠色mian`you>yun`se` look irritated 5052 8863
yun` 琴韵悠扬qin/yun`you-yang/ sweet music 5053 8864
yun` 时来运转shi/lai/yun`zhuan> one's luck turns in the 5054 8865
fullness of time 8866
Z部
za- 一匝线圈yi-za-xian`quan- a loop of coil 5055 8867
za- 扎小辫子za-xiao>bian`zi tie up one's plaits;plait 5056 8868
one's hair;wear one's hair 8869
in plaits 8870
za/ 人多嘴杂ren/duo-zui>za/ many people,many words;the 5057 8871
more people,the more talk 8872
zai- 呜呼哀哉wu-hu-ai-zai- Alas! 5058 8873
zai- 栽赃陷害zai-zang-xian`hai` frame sb.;fabricate a charge 5059 8874
against sb. 8875
zai> 千载难逢qian-zai>nan/feng/ not occurring once in a thou- 5060 8876
sand years;very rare in a 8877
zai> 一年半载yi-nian/ban`zai> year or so;in about a year 5061 8878
zai> 载入史册zai>ru`shi>ce` be written into the annuals of5062 8879
history;go down in history 8880
zai` 载歌载舞zai`ge-zai`wu> singing and dancing joyfully 5063 8881
zai` 再接再厉zai`jie-zai`li` make persistent efforts; 5064 8882
continue to exert oneself; 8883
work ceaselessly and unremit- 8884
tingly 8885
zai` 再三再四zai`san-zai`si` over and over again 5065 8886
zai` 再生父母zai`sheng-fu`mu` one's great benefactor 5066 8887
zai` 在劫难逃zai`jie/nan/tao/ If you are doomed, you are 5067 8888
doomed. 8889
zai` 在所不辞zai`suo>bu`ci/ will not refuseunder any 5068 8890
circumstances 8891
zai` 在所不惜zai`suo>bu`xi- will not grudge;will never 5069 8892
balk at 8893
zai` 在所难免zai`suo>nan/mian` be unavoidable;can hardly 5070 8894
avoid 8895
zan> 趱马向前zan>ma>xiang`qian/ urge on a horse 5071 8896
zan` 暂缓决定zan`huan>jue/ding` put off (or defer) making 5072 8897
a decision 8898
zan` 赞不绝口zan`bu`jue/kou> be profuse in praise;be full 5073 8899
of praise 8900
zan` 赞叹不已zan`tan`bu`yi> praise again and again 5074 8901
zang- 贪赃枉法tan-zang-wang>fa> take bribes and bend the law; 5075 8902
pervert justice for a bribe 8903
zang` 五脏六腑wu>zang`liu`fu> internal organs of the body; 5076 8904
guts;viscera 8905
zang` 葬身大海zang`shen-da`hai> lose one's life in the sea; 5077 8906
be drowned 8907
zang` 殡葬仪式bin`zang`yi/shi` funeral and interment cere- 5078 8908
mony 8909
zao- 遭逢不幸zao-feng/bu`xing` suffer misfortune 5079 8910
zao- 遭了毒手zao-le.du/shou> be killed;be murdered 5080 8911
zao- 糟糠之妻zao-kanksg-zhi-qi- wife of 'chaff and husk days' 5081 8912
(who has shared her husband's 8913
hard lot) 8914
zao/ 证据确凿zheng`ju`que`zao/ irrefutable evidence 5082 8915
zao> 词藻华丽ci/zao>hua/li` flowery language 5083 8916
zao> 早出晚归zao>chu-wan>gui- leave early in the morning and5084 8917
return late in the evening 8918
zao> 早日完工zao>ri`wan/gong- complete the work as soon as 5085 8919
possible 8920
zao> 为时过早wei/shi/guo`zao> too early;too soon 5086 8921
zao` 天造地设tian-zao`di`she` created by nature;heveanly; 5087 8922
ideal 8923
zao` 登峰造极deng-feng-zao`ji/ reach the peak and attain 5088 8924
perfection;achieve a very high 8925
level;reach great heights 8926
zao` 一年两造yi-nian/liang>zao` two bumper crops in a year 5089 8927
zao` 戒骄戒躁jie`jiao-jie`zao` guard against arrogance and 5090 8928
rashness;be on one's guard 8929
against conceit and impetuo- 8930
sity 8931
zao` 少安勿躁shao>an-wu`zao` be patient,and wait a while 5091 8932
zao` 名噪一时ming/zao`yi-shi/ enjoy fleeting fame 5092 8933
zao` 群鸦乱噪qun/ya-luan`zao` Flocks of crows were cawing. 5093 8934
zao` 青红皂白qing-hong/zao`bai/ black and white;right and 5094 8935
wrong 8936
zao` 山高地燥shan-gao-di`zao` It is arid in the high moun- 5095 8937
tains. 8938
ze/ 不择手段bu`ze/shou>duan` by fair means or foul;by hook 5096 8939
or by crook; unscrupulously 8940
ze/ 沦为泽国lun/wei/ze/guo/ become submerged;become 5097 8941
inandated 8942
ze/ 求全责备qiu/quan/ze/bei` demand perfection 5098 8943
ze/ 探赜索隐tan-ze/suo>yin> delve into the abstruse;un- 5099 8944
ravel mysteries 8945
ze/ 择优录取ze/you-lu`qu> employ or enroll on the basis 5100 8946
of competive selection 8947
ze/ 啧啧称羡ze/ze/cheng-xian` click the tongue in admiration5101 8948
zei/ 贼喊捉贼zei/han>zhuo-zei/ a thief crying "Stop thief!" 5102 8949
zei/ 贼头贼脑zei/tou/zei/nao> behaving stealthily like a 5103 8950
thief;stealthy;furtive 8951
zeng- 爱憎分明ai`zeng-fen-ming/ be clear about what to love 5104 8952
and what to hate 8953
zeng- 增产节约zeng-chan>jie/yue- increase production and 5105 8954
practise economy 8955
zeng- 增长才干zeng-zhang>cai/gan` enhance one's abilities 5106 8956
zeng` 临别赠言lin/bie/zeng`yan/ words of encouragement 5107 8957
given at parting 8958
zha- 干活扎实gan`huo/zha-shi/ do a solid piece of work 5108 8959
zha- 札扎实实zha-zha-shi/shi/ down-to-earth;steadfast 5109 8960
zha- 揸开五指zha-kai-wu>zhi> spread one's five fingers 5110 8961
zha/ 拉闸限电la-zha/xian`dian` switch it off so as not waste 5111 8962
electricity 8963
zha` 兵不言诈bing-bu`yan`zha` there can never be too much 5112 8964
deception in war; all's fair 8965
in war 8966
zha` 初来乍到chu-lai/zha`dao` be a newcomer to a place 5113 8967
zha` 乍冷乍热zha`leng>zha`re` (temperature) change abraptly 5114 8968
zhai/ 深宅大院shen-zhai/da`yuan` imposing dwellings and spacious 5115 8969
zhai/ 深宅大院shen-zhai/da`yuan` courtyard 5116 8970
zhai` 安营扎寨an-ying/zha/zhai` camp at the worksite 5117 8971
zhan- 脚不沾地jiao>bu`zhan-di` one's feet not touching the 5118 8972
ground;walk very fast;run 8973
very fast;be extremely busy 8974
zhan- 泪流沾巾lei`liu/zhan-jin- Tears soaked the front of the 5119 8975
zhan- 泪流沾巾lei`liu/zhan-jin- garment. 5120 8976
zhan- 利益均沾li`yi`jun-zhan- have an equal share of bene- 5121 8977
fits;share benefits equally 8978
zhan- 烟酒不沾yan-jiu>bu`zhan- no habit of smoking and drink-5122 8979
ing 8980
zhan- 瞻前顾后zhan-qian/gu`hou` peer ahead and look behind -- 5123 8981
thinkover carefully; be 8982
over-cautious and indecisive 8983
zhan- 粘贴标语zhan-tie-biao-yu> put up or paste slogans 5124 8984
zhan- 沾沾自喜zhan-zhan-zi`xi> be pleased with oneself 5125 8985
zhan> 一盏电灯yi-zhan>dian`deng- an electric lamp 5126 8986
zhan> 斩草除根zhan>cao>chu/gen- cut the weeds and dig up the 5127 8987
roots;stamp out the source 8988
of trouble 8989
zhan> 斩钉截铁zhan>ding-jie/tie> resolute and decisive;cate- 5128 8990
gorical 8991
zhan> 辗转反侧zhan>zhuan>fan>ce` toss and turn restlessly;toss 5129 8992
about (in bed) 8993
zhan> 辗转流传zhan>zhuan>liu/chuan/ spread from place to place, 5130 8994
or hand to hand 8995
zhan> 崭露头角zhan>lu`tou/jiao> begin to show one's brilliant 5131 8996
talents;begin to distinguish 8997
oneself;stand out conspicious- 8998
ly 8999
zhan> 展翅飞翔zhan>chi`fei-xiang/ spread wings and fly 5132 9000
zhan> 展翅高飞zhan>chi`gao-fei- soar to great heights; soar 5133 9001
into the sky 9002
zhan> 展望未来zhan>wang`wei`lai/ look forward to the future 5134 9003
zhan> 大展宏图da`zhan>hong/tu/ create a grand prospect 5135 9004
zhan> 愁眉不展chou/mei/bu`zhan> knit one's brows in worry 5136 9005
zhan` 战火纷飞zhan`huo>fen-fei- flames of war raging every- 5137 9006
where 9007
zhan` 战无不胜zhan`wu/bu`sheng` invincible;ever-victorious 5138 9008
zhan` 战战惊惊zhan`zhan`jing-jing-trembling with fear;with 5139 9009
fear and trepidation 9010
zhan` 多吃多占duo-chi-duo-zhan` eat or take more thanone 5140 9011
is entitled to; grab more 9012
than one's share 9013
zhan` 老马恋栈lao>ma>lian`zhan` an old horse is loath to leave5141 9014
its stable--an old official is 9015
loath to give up his post 9016
zhan` 蘸水钢笔zhan`shui>gang-bi> dip pen 5142 9017
zhang-张冠李戴zhang-guan-li>dai` put Zhang's hat on Li's head; 5143 9018
confuse one thing with another; 9019
attribute sth. to the wrong 9020
person 9021
zhang-张开双臂zhang-kai-shuang-bi`stretch out both arms 5144 9022
zhang-张牙舞爪zhang-ya/wu>zhao> bare fangs and brandish claws;5145 9023
make threatening gestures; 9024
engage in sabre-ratting 9025
zhang-大张旗鼓da`zhang-qi/gu> on a grand scale;with a great 5146 9026
fanfare 9027
zhang-欲盖弥彰yu`gai`mi/zhang- the more one tries to hide, 5147 9028
the more one isexposed 9029
zhang-约法三章yue-fa>san-zhang- agree on a three-point law; 5148 9030
make a few simple rules to be 9031
observed by all concerned 9032
zhang-杂乱无章za/luan`wu/zhang- disorderly and unsystemaic; 5149 9033
confused and disorderly; 9034
chaotic 9035
zhang>长大成人zhang>da`cheng/ren/ grown-up 5150 9036
zhang>大有长进da`you>zhang>jin` make major progress 5151 9037
zhang>掌上明珠zhang`shang`ming/zhu- pearl in the palm;apple of 5152 9038
one's eye;beloved child; one's 9039
treasures 9040
zhang>了如指掌liao>ru/zhi>zhang> know sth. like the palmof 5153 9041
one's hand; be thoroghly 9042
familiar withsth. 9043
zhang`层峦叠嶂ceng/luan/die/zhang`peaks upon peaks;topographic 5154 9044
turmoil of mountains 9045
zhang`扶杖而行fu/zhang`er/xing/ walk with a stick 5155 9046
zhang`热胀冷缩re`zhang`leng>suo` expand when heated and con- 5156 9047
tract when cooled 9048
zhang`头昏脑胀tou/hun-nao>zhang` feel giddy (or dizzy);feel 5157 9049
one's head swimming 9050
zhang`乌烟瘴气wu-yan-zhang`qi` (of envirenment,order or 5158 9051
society) foul;disorderly; 9052
rotten and corrupt 9053
zhang`障蔽视线zhang`bi`shi`xian` block the sight;obstruct one's5159 9054
view 9055
zhang`一叶障目yi-ye`zhang`mu` baffled by a local or tempo- 5160 9056
rary phenomenon;fail to see 9057
the whole picture of a thing 9058
or the essence of a question 9059
clearly 9060
zhang`涨红了脸zhang`hong/le~lian> one's face went red 5161 9061
zhang`仗势欺人zhang`shi`qi-ren/ take advantage of one's own 5162 9062
or sb. else's power to bully 9063
people;bully people on the 9064
strength of one's powerful 9065
connections or position;abuse 9066
one's power and bully people 9067
zhang`仗义直言zhang`yi`zhi/yan/ speak out to uphold justice 5163 9068
zhao- 不打自招bu`da>zi`zhao- make a confession without 5164 9069
prompting 9070
zhao- 朝令夕改zhao-ling`xi-gai> issue an order in the morning 5165 9071
and rescind it in the evening 9072
zhao- 朝气蓬勃zhao-qi`peng/bo/ full of youthful spirit;full 5166 9073
of vigour and vitality;imbued 9074
with vitality 9075
zhao- 朝夕相处zhao-xi-xiang-chu> be together from morning till 5167 9076
night 9077
zhao- 劣迹昭彰lie`ji`zhao-zhang- flagrant evildoing,notorious 5168 9078
record 9079
zhao- 昭然若揭zhao-ran/ruo`jie- abundantly clear;all too clear; 5169 9080
clear as daylight 9081
zhao- 棋高一着qi/gao-yi-zhao- a clever move in chess game 5170 9082
zhao> 骑马找马qi/ma>zhao>ma> sit on the very horse one is 5171 9083
looking for ---look for some- 9084
thing that is right under his 9085
nose 9086
zhao> 找你三元zhao>ni>san-yuan/ give three yuan change 5172 9087
zhao> 不用找了bu`yong`zhao>le (to a taxi-driver,etc.) Keep 5173 9088
zhao> 不用找了bu`yong`zhao>le the change. 5174 9089
zhao` 心照不宣xin-zhao`bu`xuan- have a tacit understanding 5175 9090
zhao` 照章办事zhao`zhang-ban`shi` handle affairs in accordance 5176 9091
with rules or regulations 9092
zhao` 照老样子zhao`lao>yang`zi as original manner 5177 9093
zhao` 云山雾罩yun/shan-wu`zhao` 1.misty;cloud-enshrouded; en- 5178 9094
veloped in cloud;permeating 9095
mist;under a thickening pall 9096
of mist;2.(of talk) made sb. 9097
feel completely at sea;con- 9098
fusing;perplexing;discursive 9099
rambling 9100
zhe- 马蜂蜇人ma>feng-zhe-ren/ a hornet pricks with a sting 5179 9101
zhe- 遮人耳目zhe-ren/er>mu` throw dust in people's eyes; 5180 9102
hoodwink (or fool) the public 9103
zhe- 遮天闭日zhe-tian-bi`ri` shut out the sunlight from 5181 9104
the sky 9105
zhe/ 动辄得咎dong`zhe/de/jiu` be blamed for whatever one 5182 9106
does 9107
zhe/ 明哲保身ming/zhe/bao>shen- use one's wits to protect him-5183 9108
self from possible danger 9109
zhe/ 如出一辙ru/chu-yi-zhe/ be exactly the same 5184 9110
zhe/ 重蹈复辙chong/dao`fu`zhe/ follow the track of the over- 5185 9111
turned cart-- follow the same 9112
old road to ruin 9113
zhen- 把酒斟满ba>jiu>zhen-man> pour a full cup of wine 5186 9114
zhen- 坚贞不屈jian-zhen-bu`qu- remain faithful and unyielding5187 9115
zhen- 渐臻佳境jian`zhen-jia-jing` gradually attain perfection 5188 9116
zhen- 日臻完善ri`zhen-wan/shan` be being perfecting 5189 9117
zhen- 珍禽异兽zhen-qin/yi`shou` rare birds and animals 5190 9118
zhen- 奇珍异宝qi/zhen-yi`bao> rare treasures 5191 9119
zhen- 再三斟酌zai`san-zhen-zhuo/ consider carefully again and 5192 9120
again 9121
zhen- 真情实感zhen-qing/shi/gan> real feelings 5193 9122
zhen- 真实可信zhen-shi/ke>xin` true and believable 5194 9123
zhen- 真相大白zhen-xiang`da`bai/ The truth is out. The facts 5195 9124
are clear now. 9125
zhen- 真心实意zhen-xin-shi/yi` genuinely and sincerely;truly 5196 9126
and wholeheartedly 9127
zhen- 货真价实huo`zhen-jia`shi/ genuine goods at a fair price;5197 9128
true to the name 9129
zhen- 甄拔人才zhen-ba/ren/cai/ select people of talent 5198 9130
zhen- 针锋相对zhen-feng-xiang-dui`give tit for tat;be diametri- 5199 9131
cally opposed to 9132
zhen- 针线活儿zhen-xian`huo/r needlework 5200 9133
zhen- 自斟自饮zi`zhen-zi`yin> help oneself to wine 5201 9134
zhen> 不分畛域bu`fen-zhen>yu` make no distinctions 5202 9135
zhen> 高枕无忧gao-zhen>wu/you- shake up the pillow and have 5203 9136
a good sleep;sit back and 9137
relax 9138
zhen> 枕戈待旦zhen>ge-dai`dan` lie with one's head pillowed 5204 9139
on a spear,waiting for day- 9140
break -- be ready for battle; 9141
maintain combat readiness 9142
zhen` 开仓赈饥kai-cang-zhen`ji- distribute food to aid 5205 9143
disaster-stricken people 9144
zhen` 以工代赈yi>gong-dai`zhen` aid disaster-victims by 5206 9145
providing them with work 9146
zhen` 一阵狂风yi-zhen`kuang/feng- a violent gust of wind; 5207 9147
a blast (of wind) 9148
zhen` 饮鸩止渴yin>zhen`zhi>ke> drink poison to quench thirst 5208 9149
-- seek quick relief regard- 9150
less of the consequences 9151
zhen` 震耳欲聋zhen`er>yu`long/ deafening 5209 9152
zhen` 震天动地zhen`tian-dong`di` shake heaven and earth 5210 9153
zhen` 振臂高呼zhen`bi`gao-hu- raise one's arm and shout 5211 9154
(slogans, etc.) 9155
zhen` 振奋人心zhen`fen`ren/xin- inspire people;fill people 5212 9156
with enthusiasm 9157
zhen` 镇守边关zhen`shou>bian-guan-guard a strategic pass on the 5213 9158
frontier 9159
zheng-垂死挣扎chui/si>zheng-zha/ put up a last-ditch( or des- 5214 9160
perate) struggle; be in one's 9161
death throes 9162
zheng-寸土必争cun`tu>bi`zheng- fight (or contest) for every 5215 9163
inch of land 9164
zheng-伐木丁丁fa/mu`zheng-zheng- Clang,clang goes the woodman's5216 9165
axe. 9166
zheng-南征北战nan/zheng-bei>zhan` fight north and south 5217 9167
zheng-拼命挣扎pin-ming`zheng-zha/ struggle desperately 5218 9168
zheng-蒸蒸日上zheng-zheng-ri`shang` become more prosperous every 5219 9169
day;flourishing;thriving 9170
zheng-狰狞可畏zheng-ning/ke>wei- hideous and repulsive 5220 9171
zheng-争分夺秒zheng-fen-duo/miao> race against time;make against5221 9172
time;make every minute and 9173
second count 9174
zheng-正月初一zheng-yue`chu-yi- the lunar New Year's Day 5222 9175
zheng-峥嵘岁月zheng-rong/sui`yue` eventful years;memorable years5223 9176
(of one's life) 9177
zheng-铮铮有声zheng-zheng-you>sheng make clangs 5224 9178
zheng-铮铮悦耳zheng-zheng-yue`er> make pleasant clangs 5225 9179
zheng>整整齐齐zheng>zheng>qi/qi/ in good order;neat;tidy 5226 9180
zheng>化整为零hua`zheng>wei/ling/ break up the whole into parts 5227 9181
zheng`各自为政ge`zi`wei/zheng` each does things in his own 5228 9182
way 9183
zheng`以此为证yi>ci>wei/zheng` This serves as certification. 5229 9184
zheng`挣脱枷锁zheng-tuo-jia-suo> throw off the shackles 5230 9185
zheng`正当收入zheng`dang-shou-ru` legitimate income 5231 9186
zheng`正确无误zheng`que`wu/wu` absolutely correct 5232 9187
zheng`正中下怀zheng`zhong`xia`huai/ be just what one hopes for; 5233 9188
fit in exactly with one's 9189
wishes 9190
zheng`政通人和zheng`tong-ren/he/ government is efficient and 5234 9191
the people are united;country 9192
prospers and the people live 9193
in contentment 9194
zheng`郑重其事zheng`zhong`qi/shi` seriously;in earnest 5235 9195
zheng`郑重声明zheng`zhong`sheng-ming solemnly declare 5236 9196
zheng`综合病症zong`he/bing`zheng` syndrome 5237 9197
zhi- 赤子之心chi`zi>zhi-xin- the heart of a newborn;(fig.) 5238 9198
pure and innocent 9199
zhi- 墨汁未干mo`zhi-wei`gan- The ink is still wet. 5239 9200
zhi- 绞尽脑汁jiao>jin`nao>zhi- rack,cudgel or tax one's 5240 9201
brains 9202
zhi- 牛郎织女niu/lang/zhi-nyu> 1.the Herd-boy and the Weaving- 5241 9203
girl;2.husband and wife forced 9204
to leave in different places 9205
zhi- 片言只语pian`yan/zhi-yu> a few isolated words 5242 9206
zhi- 言之有理yan/zhi-you>li> sound reasonable;be convincing5243 9207
zhi- 君将何之jun-jiang-he/zhi- Where are you bound for? 5244 9208
zhi- 节外生枝jie/wai`sheng-zhi- 1.side issues or new problems 5245 9209
crop up unexpectedly; 2.raise 9210
obstacles;deliberately com- 9211
plicate an issue 9212
zhi- 两枝铅笔liang-zhi-qian-bi> two pencils 5246 9213
zhi- 一枝步枪yi-zhi-bu`qiang- a rifle 5247 9214
zhi- 一枝梅花yi-zhi-mei/hua- a spray of plum blossoms (for 5248 9215
flowers with stems intack) 9216
zhi- 支离破碎zhi-li/po`sui` torn to pieces;broken up; 5249 9217
zhi- 支离破碎zhi-li/po`sui` fragmented 5250 9218
zhi- 一支钢笔yi-zhi-gang-bi> a pen 5251 9219
zhi- 一支蜡烛yi-zhi-la`zhu/ a candle 5252 9220
zhi- 芝兰之室zhi-lan/zhi-shi` room full of fragrant orchids;5253 9221
good society 9222
zhi- 祗候光临zhi>hou`guang-lin/ We request the pleasure of 5254 9223
your company. 9224
zhi/ 不值一提bu`zhi/yi-ti/ not worth mentioning 5255 9225
zhi/ 时值初春shi/zhi/chu-chun- it happened to be early spring5256 9226
zhi/ 一钱不值yi-qian/bu`zhi/ not worth a penny;utterly 5257 9227
worthless;mere trash 9228
zhi/ 有职有权you>zhi/you>quan/ hold both the post and thority5258 9229
that goes with one's post;exer- 9230
cise the power that goes with 9231
the post 9232
zhi/ 直截了当zhi/jie/liao>dang- straightforward;blunt;point- 5259 9233
blank 9234
zhi/ 直流口水zhi/liu/kou>shui> (fig.) very greedy 5260 9235
zhi/ 直冒金星zhi/mao`jin-xing- see stars 5261 9236
zhi/ 直起身子zhi/qi>shen-zi straighten one's back 5262 9237
zhi/ 直起腰来zhi/qi>yao-lai/ straighten one's back 5263 9238
zhi/ 植党营私zhi/dang>ying/si` set up a clique for one's 5264 9239
own selfish interests 9240
zhi/ 执迷不悟zhi/mi/bu`wu` obstinately stick to a wrong 5265 9241
course;refuse to come to one's 9242
senses 9243
zhi/ 摭人余唾zhi/ren/yu/tuo> repeat other people's casual 5266 9244
remarks 9245
zhi/ 摭拾故事zhi/shi/gu`shi` collect anecdots of the past 5267 9246
zhi/ 踯躅街头zhi/zhu/jie-tou/ walk up and down in the street5268 9247
zhi> 纸上谈兵zhi>shang`tan/bing- fight only on paper; be an 5269 9248
armchair strategist 9249
zhi> 白纸黑字bai/zhi>hei-zi` written in black and white 5270 9250
zhi> 近在咫尺jin`zai`zhi>chi> close at hand;well within 5271 9251
zhi> 近在咫尺jin`zai`zhi>chi> reach 5272 9252
zhi> 指路明灯zhi>lu`ming/deng- beacon light;beacon 5273 9253
zhi> 指手画脚zhi>shou>hua`jiao> (of a person)talk with lots 5274 9254
of animated gestures;gesti- 9255
late;make imprudent remarks 9256
or critisms;throw one's 9257
weight around 9258
zhi> 止步不前zhi>bu`bu`qian/ halt;stop;go no further 5275 9259
zhi> 游人止步you/ren/zhi>bu` no visitors; out of bounds; 5276 9260
off limits 9261
zhi> 趾高气扬zhi>gao-qi`yang/ strut about and give oneself 5277 9262
airs 9263
zhi> 只争朝夕zhi>zheng-zhao-xi- seize the day,seize the hour; 5278 9264
seize every minute;race 9265
against time 9266
zhi` 博闻强识bo/wen/qiang/zhi` possess wide learning and a 5279 9267
powerful memory; have encyclo- 9268
pedic knowledge 9269
zhi` 不分轩轾bu`fen-xuan-zhi` equally matched;on a par 5280 9270
zhi` 不忮不求bu`zhi`bu`qiu/ free from jealousy and greed 5281 9271
zhi` 独树一帜du/shu`yi-zhi` fly one's own colours -- de- 5282 9272
velop a school of one's own 9273
zhi` 狗彘不如gou>zhi`bu`ru/ worse than a cur or a swine 5283 9274
zhi` 形同狗彘xing/tong/gou>zhi` behave like a dog or pig 5284 9275
zhi` 见人见智jian`ren/jian`zhi` opinions differ 5285 9276
zhi` 卷帙浩繁juan`zhi`hao`fan/ vast collection of books 5286 9277
zhi` 劳动致富lao/dong`zhi`fu` become rich through sweat 5287 9278
and toil 9279
zhi` 两山对峙liang>shan-dui`zhi` The two mountains stand fac- 5288 9280
ing each other. 9281
zhi` 烈日炙人lie`ri`zhi`ren/ The sun is scorching. 5289 9282
zhi` 屡试屡踬lyu>shi`lyu>zhi` tried and failed repeatedly 5290 9283
zhi` 置之不理zhi`zhi-bu`li> ignore;brush aside;pay no at- 5291 9284
tention to 9285
zhi` 置之度外zhi`zhi-du`wai` give no thought to;have no 5292 9286
regard for;disregard 9287
zhi` 置之脑后zhi`zhi-nao>hou` ignore and forget;dismiss from5293 9288
one's mind 9289
zhi` 布置工作bu`zhi`gong-zuo` assign work 5294 9290
zhi` 布置会场bu`zhi`hui`chang> arrange a place for a meeting 5295 9291
zhi` 布置新房bu`zhi`xin-fang/ decorate the bridal chamber 5296 9292
zhi` 布置学习bu`zhi`xue/xi/ make study arrangements 5297 9293
zhi` 一笑置之yi-xiao`zhi`zhi- dismiss with a laugh (or 5298 9294
smile);laugh off 9295
zhi` 评骘书画ping/zhi`shu-hua` pass judgment on paintings 5299 9296
and calligraphic works 9297
zhi` 七秩寿辰qi-zhi`shou`chen/ the seventieth birthday 5300 9298
zhi` 掷地有声zhi`di`you>sheng- (of speech) forceful and im- 5301 9299
pressive;resounding 9300
zhi` 掷手榴弹zhi`shou>liu/dan` throw a hand grenate 5302 9301
zhi` 一掷千金yi-zhi`qian-jin- stake a thousand pieces of 5303 9302
gold on one throw -- throw 9303
away money like dirt;spend 9304
spend money like water 9305
zhi` 出奇制胜chu-qi/zhi`sheng` win by surprise; have an ace 5304 9306
in the hole 9307
zhi` 因地制宜yin-di`zhi`yi/ take measures suited to local 5305 9308
conditions;suit measures to 9309
to local conditions 9310
zhi` 志同道合zhi`tong/dao`he/ share the same ideals and 5306 9311
thoughts;be in the same camp; 9312
be like-minded 9313
zhi` 永志不忘yong>zhi`bu`wang` will forever bear in mind 5307 9314
zhi` 质疑问难zhi`yi/wen`nan/ raise doubts and diffical 5308 9315
questions for discussion 9316
zhi` 炙手可热zhi`shou>ke>re` burning to the touch;(fig.) 5309 9317
haughty arrogance of sb. 9318
with great power 9319
zhi` 至高无上zhi`gao-wu/shang` highest;supreme;sovereign 5310 9320
zhi` 至关紧要zhi`guan-jin>yao` most important;imperative;of 5311 9321
the utmost importance 9322
zhi` 自始至终zi`shi>zhi`zhong- from beginning to end 5312 9323
zhi` 陟彼岵兮zhi`bi>hu`xi- climb up that verdant wooded 5313 9324
hill 9325
zhi` 陟治之世zhi`zhi`zhi-shi` times of peace;times of peace 5314 9326
and prosperity 9327
zhong-中流砥拄zhong-liu/di>zhu` firm rock in midstream; tower 5315 9328
of strength 9329
zhong-中西合璧zhong-xi-he/bi` mixture of Chinese and Western5316 9330
style 9331
zhong-古今中外gu>jin-zhong-wai` ancient and modern,Chinese 5317 9332
and foreign; at all times 9333
and in alllands 9334
zhong-忠诚老实zhong-cheng/lao>shi/honest and faithful 5318 9335
zhong-忠心耿耿zhong-xin-geng>geng>be devoted or dedicated;have 5319 9336
steadfast faith in; be firmly 9337
faithful 9338
zhong-忠言逆耳zhong-yan/ni`er> Good advice is harsh to the 5320 9339
ear;Faithful words grate on 9340
the ear 9341
zhong-衷心感谢zhong-xin-gan>xie` thank from the bottom of one's5321 9342
heart 9343
zhong-畅叙衷肠chang>xu`zhong-chang/ have a heart-to-heart talk 5322 9344
zhong-言不由衷yan/bu`you/zhong- speak insincerely;speak with 5323 9345
tongue in cheek 9346
zhong-一见钟情yi-jian`zhong-qing/ fall in love at first sight 5324 9347
zhong-终身大事zhong-shen-da`shi` a great event in one's life 5325 9348
(usu. referring to marriage) 9349
zhong-有始有终you>shi>you>zhong- carry sth. throughout to the 5326 9350
end 9351
zhong>踵事增华zhong>shi`zeng-hua/ carry on a predecessor's 5327 9352
task and make a greater 9353
success of it;take over 9354
and carry forward 9355
zhong>接踵而来jie-zhong>er/lai/ follow hard at heel;come 5328 9356
one after another 9357
zhong>种类繁多zhong>lei`fan/duo- a great variety 5329 9358
zhong>肿胀酸痛zhong>zhang`suan-tong swell and ache all over 5330 9359
zhong`举足轻重ju>zu/qing-zhong` hold the balance;prove de- 5331 9360
cisive 9361
zhong`老城持重lao>cheng/chi/zhong`experienced and prudent 5332 9362
zhong`重点大学zhong`dian>da`xue/ key university 5333 9363
zhong`众口难调zhong`kou>nan/tiao/ It is difficult to cater for 5334 9364
all tastes. 9365
zhou- 风雨同舟feng-yu>tong/zhou- in the same storm-tossed 5335 9366
boat -- stand together 9367
through thick and thin 9368
zhou- 周而复始zhou-er/fu`shi> move in cycles;go round and 5336 9369
round 9370
zhou- 洲际导弹zhou-ji`dao>dan` intercontinental ballistic 5337 9371
missile;IBM 9372
zhou- 粥少僧多zhou-shao>seng-duo- little gruel and many monks 5338 9373
-- not enough to go round 9374
zhou> 敝帚自珍bi`zhou>zi`zhen- value one's own old broom; 5339 9375
(fig.) cherish sth. of little 9376
value simply because it is 9377
one's own 9378
zhou` 狂风骤起kuang/feng-zhou`qi> A gale suddenly came up. 5340 9379
zhou` 雨骤风狂yu>zhou`feng-kuang/ The wind blew hard and the 5341 9380
rain came down in sheets. 9381
zhou` 一荮碗碟yi-zhou`wan>die/ bundle of bowls and dishes 5342 9382
tied up with a straw rope 9383
zhou` 皱着眉头zhou`zhe.mei/tou knitting(or contracting) one's5343 9384
zhou` 皱着眉头zhou`zhe.mei/tou brows;fromming 5344 9385
zhou` 衣裳皱了yi-shang~zhou`le The dress is crumpled (or 5345 9386
creased). 9387
zhou` 昼夜兼程zhou`ye`jian-cheng/ hurry one's journey day and 5346 9388
night 9389
zhou` 助纣为虐zhu`zhou`wei/nue` aid King Zhou in his tyran- 5347 9390
nical rule;aid and abet an 9391
evil-doer 9392
zhu- 付诸实现fu`zhu-shi/xian` put into effect 5348 9393
zhu- 口诛笔伐kou>zhu-bi>fa/ condemn both in speech and 5349 9394
in writing 9395
zhu- 天诛地灭tian-zhu-di`mie` be destroyed by heavenand 5350 9396
earth;stand condemned by God 9397
zhu- 罪不容诛zui`bu`rong/zhu- even death cannot atone for 5351 9398
the offence;be guiltyof 9399
crimes for which even death 9400
is insufficient punishment 9401
zhu- 一株枣树yi-zhu-zao>shu` a jujube tree 5352 9402
zhu- 有眼无珠you>yan>wu/zhu- have eyes but see not;be 5353 9403
ignorant 9404
zhu- 珠宝商人zhu-bao>shang-ren/ jeweller 5354 9405
zhu- 蛛丝马迹zhu-si-ma>ji` the thread of a spider and 5355 9406
the tracks of a horse;(fig.) 9407
clues;traces 9408
zhu- 诸如此类zhu-ru/ci>lei` things of that sort;and such 5356 9409
like;of that like 9410
zhu- 铢积寸累zhu-ji-cun`lei> accumulate little by little; 5357 9411
buld up bit by bit 9412
zhu/ 洞房花烛dong`fang/hua-zhu/ wedding festivities 5358 9413
zhu/ 洞烛其奸dong`zhu/qi/jian- see through sb.'s tricks 5359 9414
zhu/ 火光烛天huo>guang-zhu/tian- Leaping flames lit up the sky.5360 9415
zhu/ 胸有成竹xiong-you>cheng/zhu/have a well-thought-out plan 5361 9416
zhu/ 舳舻千里zhu/lu/qian-li> The fleet stretches from stem-5362 9417
to-stern for a thousand li. 9418
zhu> 举世瞩目ju>shi`zhu>mu` attract worldwide attention 5363 9419
zhu> 以事相嘱yi>shi`xiang-zhu> have sth. to tell sb. 5364 9420
zhu> 再三嘱咐zai`san-zhu>fu` urge again and again 5365 9421
zhu> 煮豆燃萁zhu>dou`ran/qi/ burn beanstalks to cook beans 5366 9422
--fratricidal strike 9423
zhu> 主次分明zhu>ci`fen-ming/ clear as primary and secondary5367 9424
zhu> 物归原主wu`gui-yuan/zhu> return sth. to its rightful 5368 9425
owner 9426
zhu` 助人为乐zhu`ren/wei/le` find it a pleasure tohelp 5369 9427
zhu` 助人为乐zhu`ren/wei/le` others 5370 9428
zhu` 助纣为虐zhu`zhou`wei/nue` aid King Zhou in his tyranni- 5371 9429
zhu` 助纣为虐zhu`zhou`wei/nue` cal rule;aid and abet an evil-5372 9430
doer 9431
zhu` 孤注一掷gu-zhu`yi-zhi` stake all on a single throw; 5373 9432
risk everything on a single 9433
venture( or throw);put all 9434
one's eggs on one basket 9435
zhu` 龙翔凤翥long/xiang/feng`zhu>The dragon soars,and the 5374 9436
phoenix flies aloft. 9437
zhu` 著书立说zhu`shu-li`shuo- write books to expound 5375 9438
a theory;write scholarly 9439
works 9440
zhu` 铸成大错zhu`cheng/da`cuo` make a goss error 5376 9441
zhu` 钢铁铸成gang-tie>zhu`cheng/ made of steel and iron;(fig.) 5377 9442
strong and firm 9443
zhu` 驻足而观zhu`zu/er/guan- stop to watch 5378 9444
zhua- 抓耳挠腮zhua-er>nao/sai- tweak one's ears and scratch 5379 9445
one's cheeks (as a sign of 9446
anxiety or delight) 9447
zhuan-添砖加瓦tian-zhuan-jia-wa> do what little one can help 5380 9448
zhuan-专科学校zhuan-ke-xue/xiao` college for professional 5381 9449
training;institute 9450
zhuan-专心致志zhuan-xin-zhi`zhi` with all one's heart and mind;5382 9451
wholly absorbed;with single- 9452
hearted devotion;dedicated 9453
zhuan>转危为安zhuan>wei-wei/an- take a turn for the better 5383 9454
and be out of danger;pull 9455
through 9456
zhuan`设馔招待she`zhuan`zhao-dai` give a sumptuouse dinner 5384 9457
(feast) for sb. 9458
zhuan`转来转去zhuan`lai/zhuan`qu` hang around 5385 9459
zhuang- 康庄大道kang-zhuang-da`dao` 1.broad road;main road; 5386 9460
zhuang- 康庄大道kang-zhuang-da`dao` 2.bright and good future 5387 9461
zhuang- 装疯卖傻zhuang-feng-mai`sha>feighn madness and act like 5388 9462
an idiot 9463
zhuang- 装模作样zhuang-mu/zuo`yang` indulge in histrionics;be 5389 9464
affected;attitudinize 9465
zhuang- 装腔作势zhuang-qiang-zuo`shi` give oneself airs;be affected 5390 9466
or pretentious;strike a pose; 9467
put on a pose;put on airs 9468
zhuang> 身高腰奘shen-gao-yao-zhuang>tall and robust 5391 9469
zhuang` 身强体壮shen-qiang/ti>zhuang` have a strong physque 5392 9470
zhuang` 一幢楼房yi-zhuang`lou/fang/ a building 5393 9471
zhuang` 状如小狗zhuang`ru/xiao>gou> in the shape of a little dog 5394 9472
zhuang` 惊恐万状jing-kong>wan`zhuang` in a great panic 5395 9473
zhui- 立锥之地li`zhui-zhi-di` land just enough to stick an 5396 9474
awl into 9475
zhui- 追根溯源zhui-gen-su`yuan/ trace sth. to its source 5397 9476
zhui- 你追我赶ni>zhui-wo>gan> try to overtake each other 5398 9477
in friendly emulation 9478
zhui` 不须赘述bu`xu-zhui`shu` It is unnecessary to go into 5399 9479
such detail. 9480
zhui` 摇摇欲坠yao/yao/yu`zhui` tottering;crumbling 5400 9481
zhui` 缀字成文zhui`zi`cheng/wen/ put words together to produce 5401 9482
zhui` 缀字成文zhui`zi`cheng/wen/ a piece of writing 5402 9483
zhui` 惴惴不安zhui`zhui`bu`an- be anxious and fearful;be 5403 9484
alarmed;be on tenterhooks 9485
zhun- 谆谆教导zhun-zhun-jiao`dao> earnest and tireless instruc- 5404 9486
tion 9487
zhuo- 捉刀代笔zhuo-dao-dai`bi> ghost-writer 5405 9488
zhuo- 捉襟见肘zhuo-jin-jian`zhou> when one pulls together one's 5406 9489
lapels,one's elbows poke 9490
through the sleeves -- 9491
have too many difficulties 9492
(esp. financial) to cope with 9493
zhuo- 瓮中捉鳖weng`zhong-zhuo-bie/catch a turtle in a jar -- 5407 9494
go after an easy prey 9495
zhuo/ 穿着入时chuan-chuo/ru`shi/ fashionably dressed 5408 9496
zhuo/ 艰苦卓绝jian-ku>zhuo-jue/ showing the utmost fortidute 5409 9497
zhuo/ 浊声浊气zhuo/sheng-zhuo/qi` in a deep,raucous voice 5410 9498
zhuo/ 嗓音粗浊sang>yin-cu-zhuo/ deep and thick voice 5411 9499
zhuo/ 污泥浊水wu-ni/zhuo/shui> backward,rotten and reactionary 5412 9500
things;filth and mire 9501
zhuo/ 真知灼见zhen-zhi-zhuo/jian` real knowledge and deep insight 5413 9502
zhuo/ 卓有成效zhuo/you>cheng/xiao`very fruitful;highly effective5414 9503
zhuo/ 酌加修改zhuo/jia-xiu-gai> make any alterations as one 5415 9504
may think fit 9505
zhuo/ 酌情处理zhuo/qing/chu>li> settle a matter as one sees 5416 9506
fit;act at one's discretion 9507
zhuo/ 酌予答复zhuo/yu/da/fu` consider (the above points) 5417 9508
and favour us with a reply 9509
zhuo/ 自斟自酌zi`zhen-zi`zhuo/ drink alone;enjoy a glass 5418 9510
of wine by oneself 9511
zhuo/ 自斟自饮zi`zhen-zi`yin> drink alone;enjoy a glass 5419 9512
of wine by oneself 9513
zi- 论资排辈lun`zi-pai/bei` go by seniority;decide rank 5420 9514
and treatment according to 9515
seniority;give top priority 9516
to seniority in promotion 9517
zi- 念兹在兹nian`zi-zai`zi- always remember this 5421 9518
zi- 所费不赀suo>fei`bu`zi- incur a considerable expense 5422 9519
zi- 有滋有味you>zi-you>wei` 1.tasty;delicious;2.with 5423 9520
relish and enjoyment 9521
zi- 姿容秀美zi-rong/xiu`mei> good-looking;pretty 5424 9522
zi- 姿态奇特zi-tai`qi/te` have an unusual carriage 5425 9523
zi- 姿态优美zi-tai`you-mei> have an elegant or graceful 5426 9524
carriage 9525
zi- 孜孜不倦zi-zi-bu`juan` diligently;assiduously;inde- 5427 9526
fatigably 9527
zi- 呲牙咧嘴zi-ya/lie>zui> 1.show one's teeth;look fierce; 5428 9528
2.contort one's face in agony 9529
zi- 髭须皆白zi-xu-jie-bai/ with grey beard and moustache 5429 9530
zi> 万紫千红wan`zi>qian-hong/ (of flowers)in riot of colour;5430 9531
(fig.)(of a cause, undertaking, 9532
etc.)thriving;(of things)rich- 9533
ly variegated 9534
zi> 无可訾议wu/ke>zi>yi` above criticism;unimpeachable 5431 9535
zi> 子子孙孙zi>zi>sun-sun- one's descendants 5432 9536
zi> 诸子百家zhu-zi>bai>jia- the various schools of thought5433 9537
and their exponentsduring 9538
the period from pre-Qin times 9539
to the early years of the 9540
Han dynasty 9541
zi> 仔仔细细zi>zi>xi`xi` very carefully 5434 9542
zi` 字斟句酌zi`zhen-ju`zhuo/ choose one's words with care; 5435 9543
weigh every word 9544
zi` 字正腔圆zi`zheng`qiang-yuan/pronounse every word correctly5436 9545
and in a sweet, mellow voice 9546
zi` 待字闺中dai`zi`gui-zhong- not yet betrothed;still a mai-5437 9547
den (in her boudoir);not yet 9548
affianced 9549
zi` 立字为凭li`zi`wei/ping/ a written statement is given 5438 9550
as an evidence 9551
zi` 求一幅字qiu/yi-fu`zi` ask for a piece of caligraphy 5439 9552
zi` 吐字清楚tu>zi`qing-chu> clear articulation 5440 9553
zi` 自不量力zi`bu`liang`li` overstimate one's strength 5441 9554
or oneself;not know one's 9555
own limitatons 9556
zi` 自告奋勇zi`gao`fen`yong> offer to undertake (a difficult 5442 9557
or dangerous task);volunteer 9558
to do sth. difficult) 9559
zi` 自力更生zi`li`geng-sheng- rely on one's own efforts 5443 9560
zi` 自然环境zi`ran/huan/jing` natural environment 5444 9561
zi` 自身难保zi`shen-nan/bao> be unable even to fend for 5445 9562
oneself 9563
zi` 自生自灭zi`sheng-zi`mie` (of a thing) emerge of itself 5446 9564
and perish of itself;run its 9565
course 9566
zi` 自私自利zi`si-zi`li` selfish 5447 9567
zi` 自我解嘲zi`wo>jie>chao/ find excuses to console oneself 5448 9568
zi` 自我批评zi`wo>pi-ping/ self-criticism 5449 9569
zi` 自相矛盾zi`xiang-mao/dun` contradict oneself; be contra-5450 9570
dictory 9571
zi` 自言自语zi`yan/zi`yu> talk to oneself;think aloud; 5451 9572
speak one's thoughts aloud 9573
zi` 自以为是zi`yi>wei/shi` consider oneself(always) in 5452 9574
the right 9575
zi` 自由自在zi`you/zi`zai` free and at ease 5453 9576
zi` 自作自受zi`zuo`zi`shou` reap the fruit of one's own 5454 9577
actions;suffer from one's own 9578
actions;stew in one's own juice 9579
zi` 恣意妄为zi`yi`wang`wei/ act wilfully and wildly; 5455 9580
zi` 恣意妄为zi`yi`wang`wei/ behave unscrupulously 5456 9581
zong- 错综复杂cuo`zong-fu`za/ intricate;complex 5457 9582
zong- 开宗明义kai-zong-ming/yi` make clear the purpose and 5458 9583
theme from the very beginning 9584
zong- 列祖列宗lie`zu>lie`zong- successive generations of 5459 9585
ancestors 9586
zong- 一代文宗yi-dai`wen/zong- outstanding literary figures 5460 9587
of our time 9588
zong- 一宗货款yi-zong-huo`kuan> a loan;a credit 5461 9589
zong- 一宗心事yi-zong-xin-shi` sth. that worries one;long- 5462 9590
cherished wish 9591
zong- 综合利用zong-he/li`yong` comprehensive utilization; 5463 9592
multipurpose use 9593
zong> 总而言之zong>er/yan/zhi- in short;in a word; in brief 5464 9594
zong` 纵贯南北zong`guan`nan/bei> running through south and north 5465 9595
zong` 纵虎归山zong`hu>gui-shan- let the tiger return to the 5466 9596
mountains --court calamity 9597
for the future 9598
zong` 纵情歌唱zong`qing/ge-chang` sing to one's heart's content;5467 9599
sing heartily 9600
zong` 纵身一跃zong`shen-yi-yue` jump up;jump into the air 5468 9601
zou- 山陬海隅shan-zou-hai>yu/ foot of a hill and seaboard 5469 9602
---outlying places 9603
zou> 走马看花zou>ma>kan`hua- look at flowers while riding 5470 9604
a horse --gain a shallow un- 9605
derstanding from a fleeting 9606
glance 9607
zou` 大奏奇功da`zou`qi/gong- perform a great merit 5471 9608
zou` 钢琴独奏gang-qin/du/zou` piano solo 5472 9609
zu/ 身先士卒shen-xian-shi`zu/ charge at the head of one's 5473 9610
men 9611
zu/ 一兵一卒yi-bing-yi-zu/ a single soldier 5474 9612
zu/ 足不出户zu/bu`chu-hu` never go out of one's room; 5475 9613
stay indoors 9614
zu/ 足以自豪zu/yi>zi`hao/ be enough to be proud of it 5476 9615
zu/ 足智多谋zu/zhi`duo-mou/ wise and full of strategems; 5477 9616
wise and resourcesful 9617
zu/ 情同手足qing/tong/shou>zu/ like brothers;with brotherly 5478 9618
love for each other 9619
zu> 畅行无阻chang>xing/wu/zu> pass unimpeded;proceed with- 5479 9620
out hindrance 9621
zui` 醉生梦死zui`sheng-meng`si> live as if drunk or dreaming; 5480 9622
lead a befuddled life 9623
zui` 最高记录zui`gao-ji`lu` best record 5481 9624
zui` 最后胜利zui`hou`sheng`li` final victory 5482 9625
zui` 最后一息zui`hou`yi-xi- one's last gasp 5483 9626
zui` 最佳设计zui`jia-she`ji` optimal design 5484 9627
zui` 最为重要zui`wei/zhong`yao` most (or extremely) important 5485 9628
zui` 最新产品zui`xin-chan>pin> latest product 5486 9629
zui` 罪大恶极zui`da`e`ji/ be guilty of the most heinouse5487 9630
crimes 9631
zui` 蕞尔小国zui`er>xiao>guo/ small country 5488 9632
zun- 尊师爱生zun-shi-ai`sheng- respect the teacher and 5489 9633
cherish the students 9634
zun- 尊师重道zun-shi-zhong`dao` honour the teacher and 5490 9635
revere his teaching 9636
zun- 遵守时间zun-shou>shi/jian- be on time;be punctual 5491 9637
zun- 遵义会议zun-yi`hui`yi` the Zunyi Meeting 5492 9638
zun> 撙节用度zun>jie/yong`du` cut down expenses 5493 9639
zuo- 小孩嘬奶xiao>hai/zuo-nai> The baby is sucking its 5494 9640
mother's breast. 9641
zuo> 左道旁门zuo>dao`pang/men/ heretical sect;heterodox 5495 9642
school;heresy;heterodoxy 9643
zuo> 左躲右闪zuo>duo>you`shan> move quickly to one side 5496 9644
in order to evade sth.; 9645
dodge 9646
zuo> 左顾右盼zuo>gu`you`pan` glance right and left; 5497 9647
look around 9648
zuo> 左思右想zuo>si-you`xiang> think over from different 5498 9649
angles;turn sth. over in 9650
one's mind 9651
zuo` 坐北朝南zuo`bei>chao/nan/ face south 5499 9652
zuo` 坐吃山空zuo`chi-shan-kong- eat one's way through one's 5500 9653
property 9654
zuo` 座无虚席zuo`wu/xu-xi/ all seats are occupied; 5501 9655
there are no empty seats 9656
zuo` 对号入座dui`hao`ru`zuo` 1.take one's seat according 5502 9657
to the number on the ticket; 9658
sit in the right seat 9659
zuo` 作战方案zuo`zhan`fang-an` battle plan;line of action 5503 9660
zuo` 大有作为da`you>zuo`wei/ have bright prospects 5504 9661
zuo` 做人处世zuo`ren/chu>shi` conduct oneself in society 5505 9662
zuo` 做数学题zuo`shu`xue/ti/ solve mathematic problem 5506 9663
zuo` 做贼心虚zuo`zei/xin-xu- have a guilty conscience 5507 9664
like a thief;have sth. 9665
on one's conscience 9666