Most common Chinese words

to return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already graduated, as a result of failing to get good enough results to progress to one's desired higher-level school; (of an audio device) to repeat a recorded phrase (e.g. for language learning)

37815心音xīnyīn

sound of the heart; heartbeat

37816忐忑不安tǎntèbù'ān

(idiom) anxious; in turmoil

37817怨声载道yuànshēngzàidào

lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around; discontent is openly voiced

37818惯犯guànfàn

recidivist; habitual criminal

37819慷慨激昂kāngkǎijī'áng

impassioned; vehement

37820愤懑fènmèn

depressed; resentful; discontented; indignant; perturbed

37821戒酒jièjiǔ

to give up drinking; to abstain from drinking

37822所罗门群岛SuǒluóménQúndǎo

Solomon Islands

37823打伞dǎsǎn

to hold up an umbrella

37824打工仔dǎgōngzǎi

young worker; employee; young male worker

37825扣分kòufēn

to deduct marks (when grading school work); to have marks deducted; penalty points; to lose points for a penalty or error

37826承租人chéngzūrén

leaser; tenant

37827抗性kàngxìng

resistance; capability of resisting

37828拆借chāijiè

to make (or take out) a short-term loan

37829拉巴特Lābātè

Rabat, capital of Morocco

37830拾荒shíhuāng

to glean; to collect scraps; to eke out a meager living

37831拾遗shíyí

to pocket a lost article; (fig.) to correct others' errors; to remedy omissions (in a text etc)

37832挑拨离间tiǎobōlíjiàn

to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

37833挪开nuókāi

to move (sth) aside; to step aside; to move over (when sitting on a bench); to shift (one's gaze)

37834卷曲juǎnqū

to curl (hair); to crimp; to roll up; curly

37835排山倒海páishāndǎohǎi

lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering; fig. gigantic; of spectacular significance

37836挂彩guàcǎi

to decorate for festive occasions; to be wounded in action

37837接连不断jiēliánbùduàn

(idiom) in unbroken succession; continuous

37838提纯tíchún

to purify

37839援藏yuánZàng

pro-Tibet; to support Tibet; to support Tibetan independence

37840捞钱lāoqián

lit. to dredge for money; to make money by reprehensible means; to fish for a quick buck

37841撒克逊Sākèxùn

Saxon (people)

37842抚顺市FǔshùnShì

Fushun, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 辽宁省 (LiáoníngShěng)

37843择偶zé'ǒu

to choose a spouse

37844操之过急cāozhīguòjí

to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty

37845携程Xiéchéng

Trip.com Group, largest travel agency in China, formerly named Ctrip (until 2019)

37846收盘价shōupánjià

closing price (of share, commodity etc)

37847攻心gōngxīn

to mount a psychological attack; to try to demoralize; to try to win over; to try to persuade; (TCM) to fall into a coma or stupor due to an excess of emotion

37848攻讦gōngjié

to attack sb by exposing faults; to denounce

37849放马过来fàngmǎguòlái

bring it on!; give me all you got!

37850败亡bàiwáng

to be defeated and dispersed

37851败家bàijiā

to squander a family fortune

37852明眼人míngyǎnrén

perspicacious person; sb with a discerning eye; sighted person (as opposed to blind)

37853昕xīn

dawn

37854春色chūnsè

colors of spring; spring scenery

37855晚班wǎnbān

night shift

37856普拉达Pǔlādá

Prada (brand)

37857普罗旺斯Pǔluówàngsī

Provence (south of France)

37858普通股pǔtōnggǔ

common stock

37859晶晶jīngjīng

glistening; gleaming; lustrous

37860暧昧关系àimèiguānxì

shady relationship; affair; adulterous relationship

37861旷日持久kuàngrìchíjiǔ

protracted (idiom); long and drawn-out

37862朝见cháojiàn

to have an audience (with the Emperor)

37863木屑mùxiè

wood shavings; sawdust

37864木香mùxiāng

costus root (medicinal herb); aucklandia; Saussurea costus; Dolomiaea souliei

37865本题běntí

the subject under discussion; the point at issue

37866李宗盛LǐZōngshèng

Jonathan Lee (1958–), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter

37867李明博LǐMíngbó

Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013

37868柏树bǎishù

cypress tree; Taiwan pr. bóshù

37869柔术róushù

jujitsu; contortion (performance art)

37870条件反射tiáojiànfǎnshè

conditioned reflex

37871杨业YángYè

Yang Ye (died 986), Chinese military general of the Northern Han and the Northern Song dynasties, defended the Song against invasion by the Liao 辽 (Liáo)

37872乐山市LèshānShì

Leshan, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省 (SìchuānShěng)

37873楼板lóubǎn

floor; floor (ie. metal plate, concrete slab, wooden planking etc)

37874楼梯口lóutīkǒu

head of a flight of stairs

37875钦差qīnchāi

imperial envoy

37876欧姆ōumǔ

(loanword) ohm

37877正极zhèngjí

positive electrode; positive pole; anode