Words 5001–5100
心安理得
to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth
急功近利
seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
旭日
the rising sun
无边无际
(idiom) boundless; limitless
热销
to sell well; hot-selling
瑰宝
a treasure; a rare and valuable thing
瞻仰
to revere; to admire
祖传
passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation
讹诈
to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail; to bluff; to defraud
刨
to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract
世故
the ways of the world
喜怒哀乐
(lit.) happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom); (fig.) emotions
单薄
weak; frail; thin; flimsy
比试
to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring
淡季
off season; slow business season
源远流长
(idiom) of long standing; with a long history; stretching back to ancient times
火辣辣
scorching hot; (of a burn or other injury) painful; burning; (of one's mood) agitated; heated; intense; (of a personality) fiery; sharp-tongued; (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot
筐
basket
腊月
twelfth lunar month
惊天动地
(idiom) world-shaking
大有可为
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
拜见
to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior
断章取义
(idiom) to quote out of context
滔滔不绝
(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on
珍重
to treasure; to cherish; to value highly; (in parting) take good care of yourself
生疏
unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed
硬朗
robust; healthy
亏本
to make a loss
豁出去
to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke
连绵
continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
骤然
suddenly; abruptly
胆小鬼
coward
没劲
to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest
一技之长
proficiency in a particular field (idiom); skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一晃
(of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash
一丝不苟
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
宽泛
wide-ranging
打量
to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon
推辞
to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
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)
灵通
fast and abundant (news); clever; effective
顾名思义
as the name implies
插嘴
to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
一言不发
to not say a word (idiom)
不肖
(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy
利索
nimble
勤快
diligent; hardworking
古今中外
at all times and in all places (idiom)
尾气
exhaust; emissions
情商
emotional intelligence; emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) (abbr. for 情绪商数 (qíngxùshāngshù)); (Tw) to ask a special favor of (sb)
活期
(banking) current (account); checking (account); demand (deposit etc)
凑巧
fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it
神气
expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious
输液
intravenous infusion; to get put on an IV
辩证
to investigate; dialectical
陡
steep; precipitous; (of a change) abrupt; sudden
似是而非
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
备课
(of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation
剪彩
to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
浮力
buoyancy
渗
to seep; to ooze; to horrify
豪迈
bold; open-minded; heroic
转悠
to roll; to wander around; to appear repeatedly
大意
general idea; main idea
力不从心
(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
半信半疑
(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
啦啦队
cheerleading squad
垫子
cushion; mat; pad
好受
feeling better; to be more at ease
掌舵
to steer (a ship)
泄气
to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat
海量
(courteous) magnanimity; great capacity for alcohol; (attributive) enormous quantity; massive volume
痴心
infatuation
经度
longitude
耐人寻味
(idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought
自强不息
to strive unremittingly; self-improvement
身不由己
(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
千变万化
countless changes; constant permutation
口哨
whistle
壮烈
brave; heroic
大名鼎鼎
grand reputation; renowned; famous
东张西望
to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around
水涨船高
the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation
洪亮
loud and clear; resonant
红火
prosperous
耸立
to stand tall; to tower aloft
说不上
to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning
难得一见
rarely seen
剥
to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck
亭子
pavilion
侍候
to serve; to wait upon
切忌
to avoid as taboo; to avoid by all means
吃喝玩乐
(lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom); (fig.) to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
夜宵
midnight snack
爱不释手
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
挨家挨户
to go from house to house
灼热
burning hot; scorching
无价之宝
(idiom) priceless treasure
争气
to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short