Words 4801–4900
包扎
to wrap up; to pack; to bind up (a wound)
名贵
famous and valuable; rare; precious
哽咽
to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs
埋没
to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion
天敌
predator; natural enemy
耻笑
to sneer at sb; to ridicule
抡
to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money)
旬
(bound form) ten-day period; one of the three ten-day divisions of a month (e.g. 上旬 (shàngxún)); (bound form) ten years (in age expressions, e.g. 六旬 (liùxún) "sixty years old")
气派
impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air
潜心
to concentrate fully on sth; single-minded
照办
to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request
猖狂
savage; furious
能耗
energy consumption
舒展
to roll out; to extend; to smooth out; to unfold
萌发
to sprout; to shoot; to bud
蔚蓝
azure; sky-blue
衣裳
(coll.) clothes
触目惊心
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight
变故
an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
赫然
with astonishment; with a shock; awe-inspiringly; impressively; furiously (angry)
难能可贵
rare and precious; valuable; remarkable
顺差
(trade or budget) surplus
顺路
by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently
飘浮
to float; to hover; also written 漂浮
松懈
to relax; to relax efforts; to slack off; to take it easy; complacent; undisciplined
较劲
to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort
不约而同
(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
司空见惯
a common occurrence (idiom)
哺育
to feed; (fig.) to nurture; to foster
徐徐
slowly; gently
心酸
to feel sad
怨气
grievance; resentment; complaint
慈祥
kindly; benevolent (often of older person)
扫兴
to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
抢眼
eye-catching
梳子
comb
标点
punctuation; a punctuation mark; to punctuate
无所作为
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless
环比
(statistics) period on period (i.e. "month on month" or "quarter on quarter" etc, depending on the context)
礁石
reef
穴位
acupuncture point; location of a grave
袖珍
pocket-sized; pocket (book etc)
重中之重
of the utmost importance; of highest priority
惊慌失措
to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
干枯
withered; shriveled; dried-up
两口子
husband and wife
动弹
to budge
受罪
to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance
味精
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
堤坝
dam; dike
大同小异
virtually the same; differing only on small points
居高不下
(of prices, rates etc) to remain high
底子
base; foundation; bottom
得心应手
lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job; entirely in one's element; going smoothly and easily
急促
urgent; hurried and brief; rushing
挺拔
tall and straight
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
省事
to simplify matters; to save trouble
突兀
lofty; towering; sudden; abrupt
讲理
to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable
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)
恩情
kindness; affection; grace; favor
特邀
special invitation
留神
to take care; to be careful
目瞪口呆
(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
祖籍
ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration)
秉承
to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)
精妙
exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
亲和力
(personal) warmth; approachability; accessibility; (in a product) user friendliness; (chemistry) affinity
记忆犹新
to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
辞呈
(written) resignation
逞强
to show off; to try to be brave
郊游
to go for an outing; to go on an excursion
阎王
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person
腼腆
shy; bashful
食宿
board and lodging; room and board
奔
to go to; to head for; towards; Taiwan pr. bēn
咽
to swallow
榨
to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc
一动不动
motionless
乖巧
clever (child); smart; lovable; cute
内行
expert; adept; experienced; an expert; a professional
全身心
wholeheartedly; (to devote oneself) heart and soul
在所难免
to be unavoidable (idiom)
死心
to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about
淌
to drip; to trickle; to shed (tears)
熄火
(of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire); (fig.) to die down; (of a vehicle) to stall
爆竹
firecracker
笨重
heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy; laborious; arduous
籍贯
one's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents)
计策
stratagem
锄
a hoe; to hoe or dig; to weed; to get rid of
骏马
fine horse; steed
保鲜
to keep fresh; to preserve freshness
冰山一角
tip of the iceberg
厚道
kind and honest; generous; sincere
受惊
startled
呼啸
to whistle; to scream; to whiz
基本功
basic skills; fundamentals