Dictionary

2464 words

拼命

pīn mìng

To risk one's life; to try one's utmost

挑拨

tiǎo bō

To incite, to sow discord

挽回

wǎn huí

To recover, to retrieve, to salvage

捞

lāo

To fish out, to scoop up, to salvage

掐

qiā

To pinch, to squeeze

推销

tuī xiāo

To promote sales, to market

插座

chā zuò

Electrical socket, outlet

携带

xié dài

To carry, to bring along

摘要

zhāi yào

Summary, abstract, to summarize

无耻

wú chǐ

Shameless, brazen

无赖

wú lài

Rascal, scoundrel

是非

shì fēi

Right and wrong; disputes

服气

fú qì

To be convinced, to accept

期限

qī xiàn

Deadline, time limit

未免

wèi miǎn

Rather, a bit too

本钱

běn qián

Capital, cost price

机智

jī zhì

Resourceful, quick-witted

杂交

zá jiāo

Hybridization, crossbreeding

极端

jí duān

Extreme, extremely

榜样

bǎng yàng

Role model, example

次品

cì pǐn

Defective product, substandard goods

正经

zhèng jing

Decent, serious, proper, genuine

歹徒

dǎi tú

Gangster, villain, scoundrel

比重

bǐ zhòng

Specific gravity, proportion, significance

汹涌

xiōng yǒng

To surge, to rage, turbulent

治安

zhì ān

Public order, public security

注射

zhù shè

To inject, injection

活该

huó gāi

Serve you/him right, deserved it

消毒

xiāo dú

To disinfect, to sterilize

淋

lín

To get wet, to soak

混浊

hùn zhuó

Turbid, muddy

溶解

róng jiě

To dissolve

漂浮

piāo fú

To float, to drift

激励

jī lì

To encourage, to inspire, to motivate

灯笼

dēng long

Lantern (festive)

熏陶

xūn táo

To nurture, to cultivate, to edify

物资

wù zī

Materials, supplies, goods

现场

xiàn chǎng

Scene, on-site, live

画蛇
添足

huà shé tiān zú

To add legs to a drawing of a snake; to overdo it

疏忽

shū hu

Negligence, carelessness

疏远

shū yuǎn

To alienate, to become distant

瘸

qué

To limp; lame

盗窃

dào qiè

Theft, stealing

突破

tū pò

To break through, to surpass, to break a record

竭尽
全力

jié jìn quán lì

To spare no effort, to do one's utmost

纳闷儿

nà mèn r

To be puzzled, to wonder

经纬

jīng wěi

Longitude and latitude; system

结算

jié suàn

To settle accounts, to close an account

罢工

bà gōng

Strike, to go on strike

聚精
会神

jù jīng huì shén

To concentrate, to be attentive

胆怯

dǎn qiè

Timid, cowardly

背诵

bèi sòng

To recite, to memorize and recite

自主

zì zhǔ

Independence, autonomy

虚荣

xū róng

Vanity, ostentation

血压

xuè yā

Blood pressure

觉醒

jué xǐng

To awaken, awakening

解剖

jiě pōu

To dissect, to anatomize

讨好

tǎo hǎo

To curry favor, to ingratiate oneself

调解

tiáo jiě

To mediate, to reconcile

赞助

zàn zhù

To sponsor, to support

起码

qǐ mǎ

At least, minimum

踌躇

chóuchú

To hesitate, to be indecisive

较量

jiào liàng

To compete, to contend, to measure strength

过奖

guò jiǎng

To overpraise, to flatter excessively

选手

xuǎn shǒu

Contestant, player, competitor

遮挡

zhē dǎng

To block, to obstruct, to shield

配套

pèi tào

To match; to form a set; complete set

镶嵌

xiāng qiàn

To inlay, to set, to embed

间接

jiàn jiē

Indirect

附属

fù shǔ

To be subordinate to, affiliated

音响

yīn xiǎng

Audio system, speakers

顿时

dùn shí

Immediately, at once

颤抖

chàn dǒu

To tremble, to shake, to shiver

飘扬

piāo yáng

To flutter, to wave

饱和

bǎo hé

Saturation, saturated

高潮

gāo cháo

Climax, high tide, upsurge

鸦雀
无声

yā què wú shēng

Dead silence, complete silence

情理

qíng lǐ

Reason, common sense, rationality

想方
设法

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ

To try every possible way, to leave no stone unturned

愣

lèng

To be stunned, dumbfounded

慰问

wèi wèn

To express sympathy, to visit (someone in distress)

慷慨

kāng kǎi

Generous, magnanimous

戒备

jiè bèi

To guard against, to take precautions

扒

bā

To peel off, to dig, to hold on to

打量

dǎ liang

To size up, to look over

扛

káng

To carry on the shoulder, to shoulder

扣

kòu

To button, to deduct

批发

pī fā

Wholesale

投机

tóu jī

To speculate; to seize an opportunity

抢劫

qiǎngjié

To rob; robbery

报答

bào dá

To repay (a kindness), to requite

报销

bào xiāo

To reimburse expenses

抵制

dǐ zhì

To boycott, to resist

抵抗

dǐ kàng

To resist, to withstand

拄

zhǔ

To lean on, to support with a stick

担保

dān bǎo

To guarantee, to vouch for

拔苗
助长

bá miáo zhù zhǎng

To spoil things through excessive enthusiasm

拘束

jū shù

Restrained, constrained, reserved

招标

zhāo biāo

To invite bids, to tender

拿手

ná shǒu

To be skilled at something; to be good at

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