Words 2301–2400
冰雹
hail; hailstone
自满
complacent; self-satisfied
出息
future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up
分寸
propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms
抽空
to find the time to do sth
牢骚
discontent; complaint; to complain
调料
condiment; seasoning; flavoring
雌雄
male and female
叮嘱
to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again
拜年
to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year
瘸
lame
破例
to make an exception
埋没
to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion
无穷无尽
(idiom) endless; boundless; infinite
猖狂
savage; furious
衣裳
(coll.) clothes
变故
an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
难能可贵
rare and precious; valuable; remarkable
霞
rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
启事
announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice
慈祥
kindly; benevolent (often of older person)
受罪
to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance
堤坝
dam; dike
挺拔
tall and straight
斑纹
stripe; streak
热泪盈眶
eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved
争先恐后
(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
经纬
warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points
任重道远
a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
好客
hospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly
照应
to correlate with; to correspond to
留神
to take care; to be careful
拾
to ascend in light steps
梢
tip of branch
籍贯
one's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents)
呼啸
to whistle; to scream; to whiz
外向
extroverted (personality); (economics etc) export-oriented
立交桥
overpass; flyover
合身
well-fitting (of clothes)
外行
layman; amateur
志气
ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit
潜移默化
imperceptible influence; to influence secretly
络绎不绝
(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream
不屑一顾
to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
不相上下
equally matched; about the same
半途而废
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
烘
to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast
稻谷
unhusked rice; paddy
勤俭
hardworking and frugal
博大精深
(idiom) wide-ranging and profound
和蔼
kindly; nice; amiable
寒暄
to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries
神态
appearance; manner; bearing; deportment; look; expression; mien
神色
expression; look
俗话
common saying; proverb
得不偿失
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
欣欣向荣
(idiom) flourishing; thriving
归根到底
after all; in the final analysis; ultimately
纽扣
button
昌盛
prosperous
没辙
at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out
淋
to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench
荧屏
fluorescent screen; TV screen
甭
contracted form of 不用 (bùyòng)
急功近利
seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
瞻仰
to revere; to admire
咬牙切齿
(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
淡季
off season; slow business season
筐
basket
滔滔不绝
(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on
生疏
unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed
一丝不苟
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
打量
to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon
有条不紊
regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
走漏
to leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)
公婆
husband's parents; parents-in-law; (dialect) a couple; husband and wife
神气
expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious
辩证
to investigate; dialectical
剪彩
to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
碧玉
jasper
豪迈
bold; open-minded; heroic
颈椎
cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals
唾沫
spittle; saliva
泄气
to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat
举世闻名
world-famous (idiom)
贬义
derogatory sense; negative connotation
壮烈
brave; heroic
东张西望
to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around
亭子
pavilion
爱不释手
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
争气
to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
精益求精
(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
恳切
earnest; sincere
精打细算
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
伤脑筋
to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains
凹凸
concave or convex; bumps and holes; uneven (surface); rugged
迸发
to burst forth
怠慢
to slight; to neglect
无理取闹
(idiom) to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative
砖瓦
tiles and bricks