Words 4401–4500
忙活
to be really busy; pressing business
措手不及
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
拣
to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up
本分
(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role
水龙头
faucet; tap
爪子
(animal's) claw
发火
to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to get angry
私事
personal matters
算盘
abacus; plan; scheme
罢休
to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop
自理
to take care of oneself; to provide for oneself
谜语
riddle; conundrum
遮挡
to shelter; to shelter from
避暑
to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke
魄力
courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive
佳肴
fine food; delicacies; delicious food
切记
remember at all costs
刻不容缓
to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
劳累
tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil
咀嚼
to chew; to think over
宜人
nice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people
念念不忘
to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
恍然大悟
(idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light
爱惜
to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
怂恿
to instigate; to incite; to urge; to encourage
括号
parentheses; brackets
焕然一新
to look completely new (idiom); brand new; changed beyond recognition
生命线
lifeline
百般
in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means
秘方
secret recipe
脱口而出
(idiom) to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)
零碎
scattered and fragmentary; scraps; odds and ends
风景线
a strip of scenic beauty (coast, river, road etc); (fig.) an eye-catching feature
一事无成
(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
一针见血
lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom); fig. to hit the nail on the head
周旋
to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend
喜闻乐见
to love to hear and see (idiom); well received; to one's liking
年迈
old; aged
情理
reason; sense
慌张
flustered; agitated
挂念
to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind
揣测
to guess; to conjecture
乐谱
a musical score; sheet music
气魄
spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude
波折
twists and turns
漂泊
(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence
洁白
spotlessly white; pure white
物力
physical resources (as opposed to labor resources)
物证
material evidence
美满
happy; blissful
翻天覆地
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
芬芳
perfume; fragrant
茫然
blankly; vacantly; at a loss
草丛
underbrush
庄重
grave; solemn; dignified
触觉
sense of touch; tactile sensation
走投无路
to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate
飘扬
to wave; to flutter; to fly
齐心协力
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one
散落
to disperse; to fall scattered; to sprinkle
五官
five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳); facial features
凶恶
fierce; vicious
吃力
to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain
商贩
trader; peddler
威风
awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power; imposing; impressive; majestic
守信
to keep promises
干劲
enthusiasm for doing sth
庙会
temple fair
得天独厚
blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature
恰到好处
it's just perfect; it's just right
把柄
handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb
敬礼
to salute; salute
根治
to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure
概
(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically; (bound form) bearing; deportment
沉闷
oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy; (of sound) dull; muffled
油腻
greasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty; (neologism, attested by 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar
琐碎
trifling; trivial; tedious; inconsequential
璀璨
bright; resplendent
病历
medical record; case history
算数
to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important)
莅临
to arrive (esp. of notable person); to visit (more formal than 光临 (guānglín))
贮藏
to store up; to hoard; deposits
转眼
in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance
遛
to stroll; to walk (an animal)
重合
to match up; to coincide
难处
trouble; difficulty; problem
颓废
decadent; dispirited; depressed; dejected
驻足
to stop (walking); to halt
一心一意
concentrating one's thoughts and efforts; single-minded; bent on; intently
疤
scar; scab
籽
seed (of a plant)
打喷嚏
to sneeze
不了了之
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite
不言而喻
(idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident
公事
work-related matters; documents
冷门
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
凳子
stool; small seat
别看
don't be fooled by the fact that
含蓄
to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved; restrained; (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning; implicit; veiled (criticism)
夹杂
to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with