Words 5501–5570
张灯结彩
to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
碰钉子
to meet with a rebuff
担
picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
风餐露宿
lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it
东奔西走
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch; also 东跑西颠 (dōngpǎoxīdiān)
划得来
worth it; it pays to
思前想后
to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection
小菜一碟
a small appetizer; a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
见利忘义
(idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit
划不来
not worth it
禾苗
seedling (of rice or other grain)
丢三落四
forgetful; empty-headed
忌口
abstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods; be on a diet
心眼儿
one's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions
个头儿
size; height; stature
别具匠心
to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived
深情厚谊
deep friendship
饱经沧桑
having lived through many changes
不耻下问
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
暖烘烘
nice and warm; cozy; heartwarming
红扑扑
red; rosy; flushed
刻舟求剑
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
水滴石穿
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
豁
opening; stake all; sacrifice; crack; slit
啰唆
long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; to talk endlessly; to go on and on; also pr. luo1suō
冰棍儿
ice lolly; popsicle
过道
passageway; corridor; aisle
势不可当
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
软实力
soft power (in international relations)
鹏程万里
the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom); one's future prospects are brilliant
和气
friendly; polite; amiable
将就
to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with
下调
to adjust downwards; to lower (prices, wages etc)
中庸
golden mean (Confucianism); (literary) (of person) mediocre; ordinary
为人
to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character
人道
human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse
内地
inland; interior; hinterland
分量
(food) portion size
吉利
auspicious; lucky; propitious
和好
to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
国徽
national emblem; national coat of arms
外在
external; extrinsic
多年来
for the past many years
天桥
overhead walkway; pedestrian bridge
头条
lead story (on the news)
奔驰
to run quickly; to speed; to gallop
好在
luckily; fortunately
好说
easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me
如一
consistent; the same; unvarying
小康
moderately affluent; well-off; a period of peace and prosperity
就地
locally; on the spot
张扬
to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash
当晚
the same evening
揠
to eradicate; to pull up
揣
to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. chuǎi
摆设
ornament; decorative item; (fig.) sth that is merely for show
本事
ability; skill
来年
next year; the coming year
正当
honest; reasonable; fair; sensible
正能量
positive energy; positivity
烈日
scorching sun
琢磨
to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. zhuómó
皆大欢喜
to everyone's delight and satisfaction
绕远儿
to go the long way round; to take a circuitous route; (of a route) circuitous
能人
capable person; Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid
自在
comfortable; at ease
若是
if
要好
to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement
都会
city; metropolis
长征
expedition; long journey