Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
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下 | 下 | xià | - down - downwards - below - lower - later - next (week etc) - second (of two parts) - to decline - to go down - to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) - measure word to show the frequency of an action |
毛 | 毛 | máo | - hair - feather - down - wool - mildew - mold - coarse or semifinished - young - raw - careless - unthinking - nervous - scared - (of currency) to devalue or depreciate - classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1]) |
毧 | 毧 | róng | - down - felt |
向下 | 向下 | xiàngxià | - down - downward |
毫毛 | 毫毛 | háomáo | - hair - soft hair - down |
汗毛 | 汗毛 | hànmáo | - hair - soft hair - down |
丝绵 | 絲綿 | sīmián | - silk floss - down |
伐 | 伐 | fá | - to cut down - to fell - to dispatch an expedition against - to attack - to boast - Taiwan pr. [fa1] |
低 | 低 | dī | - low - beneath - to lower (one's head) - to let droop - to hang down - to incline |
俯 | 俯 | fǔ | - to look down - to stoop |
倒 | 倒 | dào | - to place upside down - to invert - to pour - to throw out - to move backwards - however - actually - as a matter of fact - contrary to expectation |
偃 | 偃 | yǎn | - to lie supine - to stop - to fall down |
反 | 反 | fǎn | - contrary - in reverse - inside out or upside down - to reverse - to return - to oppose - opposite - against - anti- - to rebel - to use analogy - instead - abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system |
亸 | 嚲 | duǒ | - hang down |
垂 | 垂 | chuí | - to hang (down) - droop - dangle - bend down - hand down - bequeath - nearly - almost - to approach |
垮 | 垮 | kuǎ | - to collapse - to break or wear down - to defeat |
塌 | 塌 | tā | - to collapse - to droop - to settle down |
坠 | 墜 | zhuì | - to fall - to drop - to weigh down |
压 | 壓 | yā | - to press - to push down - to keep under (control) - pressure |
坏 | 壞 | huài | - bad - spoiled - broken - to break down - (suffix) to the utmost |
夷 | 夷 | yí | - non-Han people, esp. to the East of China - barbarians - to wipe out - to exterminate - to tear down - to raze |
寘 | 寘 | zhì | - put aside, put down - discard |
寝 | 寢 | qǐn | - to lie down |
抑 | 抑 | yì | - to restrain - to restrict - to keep down - or |
折 | 折 | zhē | - to turn sth over - to turn upside down - to tip sth out (of a container) |
拆 | 拆 | chāi | - to tear open - to tear down - to tear apart - to open |
拖 | 拖 | tuō | - to drag - to tow - to trail - to hang down - to mop (the floor) - to delay - to drag on |
掯 | 掯 | kèn | - to push down - to make things difficult - to take by force |
摔 | 摔 | shuāi | - to throw down - to fall - to drop and break |
摲 | 摲 | shàn | - to cut down - mow |
撂 | 撂 | liào | - to put down - to leave behind - to throw or knock down - to abandon or discard |
擫 | 擫 | yè | - to press down |
樛 | 樛 | jiū | - to hang down |
氄 | 氄 | rǒng | - down or fine hair |
沉 | 沉 | chén | - to submerge - to immerse - to sink - to keep down - to lower - to drop - deep - profound - heavy |
凉 | 涼 | liàng | - to let sth cool down |
溃 | 潰 | kuì | - to be dispersed - to break down - to fester - to ulcerate |
睡 | 睡 | shuì | - to sleep - to lie down |
砍 | 砍 | kǎn | - to chop - to cut down - to throw sth at sb |
碌 | 碌 | lù | - laborious - small stone - to record - to tape - to write down - to hire - to employ |
碎 | 碎 | suì | - to break down - to break into pieces - fragmentary |
磨 | 磨 | mó | - to rub - to grind - to polish - to sharpen - to wear down - to die out - to waste time - to pester - to insist |
立 | 立 | lì | - to stand - to set up - to establish - to lay down - to draw up - at once - immediately |
耷 | 耷 | dā | - ears hanging down |
芟 | 芟 | shān | - to cut down - to mow - to eliminate - scythe |
落 | 落 | luò | - to fall or drop - (of the sun) to set - (of a tide) to go out - to lower - to decline or sink - to lag or fall behind - to fall onto - to rest with - to get or receive - to write down - whereabouts - settlement |
觭 | 觭 | jī | - odd - one horn up and one horn down |
赏 | 賞 | shǎng | - to bestow (a reward) - to give (to an inferior) - to hand down - a reward (bestowed by a superior) - to appreciate (beauty) |
躙 | 躙 | lìn | - variant of 躪|躏, to trample down - to oppress - to overrun |
躏 | 躪 | lìn | - to trample down - to oppress - to overrun - see 蹂躪|蹂躏[rou2 lin4] |
躺 | 躺 | tǎng | - to recline - to lie down |
镇 | 鎮 | zhèn | - to press down - to calm - to subdue - to suppress - to guard - garrison - small town - to cool or chill (food or drinks) |
閺 | 閺 | wén | - to look down |
降 | 降 | jiàng | - to drop - to fall - to come down - to descend |
颃 | 頏 | háng | - fly down |
上下 | 上下 | shàngxià | - up and down - top and bottom - old and new - length - about |
下来 | 下來 | xiàlai | - to come down - (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) - (indicates continuation from the past towards us) - to be harvested (of crops) - to be over (of a period of time) - to go among the masses (said of leaders) |
下去 | 下去 | xiàqù | - to go down - to descend - to go on - to continue - (of a servant) to withdraw |
下垂 | 下垂 | xiàchuí | - to droop - to sag - to hang down - sagging - drooping - prolapse (medicine) |
下沉 | 下沉 | xiàchén | - to sink down |
下降 | 下降 | xiàjiàng | - to decline - to drop - to fall - to go down - to decrease |
乱套 | 亂套 | luàntào | - in a mess - upside down |
以至 | 以至 | yǐzhì | - down to - up to - to such an extent as to ... - also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2] |
以致 | 以致 | yǐzhì | - to such an extent as to - down to - up to |
伏卧 | 伏臥 | fúwò | - lying down - to lie prostrate - prone |
低昂 | 低昂 | dīáng | - ups and down - rise and fall |
俯冲 | 俯衝 | fǔchōng | - to dive down fast - to swoop down |
倒悬 | 倒懸 | dàoxuán | - lit. to hang upside down - fig. in dire straits |
倒挂 | 倒掛 | dàoguà | - lit. to hang upside down - fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) - to borrow more than one can ever repay |
倒放 | 倒放 | dàofàng | - to turn upside down - to upend |
倒数 | 倒數 | dàoshǔ | - to count backwards (from 10 down to 0) - to count down - from the bottom (lines on a page) - from the back (rows of seats) |
倒立 | 倒立 | dàolì | - a handstand - to turn upside down - to stand on one's head - upside down |
倒卧 | 倒臥 | dǎowò | - to lie down - to drop dead |
倒闭 | 倒閉 | dǎobì | - to go bankrupt - to close down |
倒头 | 倒頭 | dǎotóu | - to lie down - to die |
停工 | 停工 | tínggōng | - to stop work - to shut down - to stop production |
停业 | 停業 | tíngyè | - to cease trading (temporarily or permanently) - to close down |
停机 | 停機 | tíngjī | - (of a machine) to stop - to shut down - to park a plane - to finish shooting (a TV program etc) - to suspend a phone line - (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit |
停滞 | 停滯 | tíngzhì | - stagnation - at a standstill - bogged down |
停办 | 停辦 | tíngbàn | - to shut down - to terminate - to cancel - to go out of business |
侦缉 | 偵緝 | zhēnjī | - to track down - to investigate and arrest |
传布 | 傳布 | chuánbù | - to spread - to hand down - to disseminate |
传流 | 傳流 | chuánliú | - to spread - to hand down - to circulate |
倾泄 | 傾泄 | qīngxiè | - to cascade down - to flow in torrents - (fig.) outpouring (of emotions) |
倾盆 | 傾盆 | qīngpén | - a downpour - rain bucketing down |
入微 | 入微 | rùwēi | - down to the smallest detail - thorough-going - fine and detailed |
分解 | 分解 | fēnjiě | - to resolve - to decompose - to break down |
削减 | 削減 | xuējiǎn | - to cut down - to reduce - to lower |
劝架 | 勸架 | quànjià | - to mediate in a quarrel - to intervene in a dispute and try to calm things down |
咕咚 | 咕咚 | gūdōng | - splash - (onom.) for heavy things falling down |
回炉 | 回爐 | huílú | - to melt down - to remelt (metals) - fig. to acquire new education - to bake again |
回绝 | 回絕 | huíjué | - to rebuff - to refuse - to turn down |
坐下 | 坐下 | zuòxia | - to sit down |
垂下 | 垂下 | chuíxià | - to hang down |
垂挂 | 垂掛 | chuíguà | - to hang down - suspended |
增减 | 增減 | zēngjiǎn | - to add or subtract - to increase or decrease - to go up or go down |
压住 | 壓住 | yāzhù | - to press down - to crush down - to restrain (anger) - to keep down (voice) |
奔泻 | 奔瀉 | bēnxiè | - (of torrents) rush down - pour down |
安家 | 安家 | ānjiā | - to settle down - to set up a home |
安居 | 安居 | ānjū | - to settle down - to live peacefully |
安置 | 安置 | ānzhì | - to find a place for - to help settle down - to arrange for - to get into bed - placement |
安顿 | 安頓 | āndùn | - to find a place for - to help settle down - to arrange for - undisturbed - peaceful |
定金 | 定金 | dìngjīn | - down payment - advance payment |
定银 | 定銀 | dìngyín | - deposit - down payment |
宰杀 | 宰殺 | zǎishā | - to slaughter - to butcher - to put down |
写下 | 寫下 | xiěxià | - to write down |
封闭 | 封閉 | fēngbì | - to seal - to close - to confine - to seal off - to close down - sealed - confined - closed - unreceptive |
寻获 | 尋獲 | xúnhuò | - to find - to track down - to recover (sth lost) |
崩倒 | 崩倒 | bēngdǎo | - to collapse - to crash down - to fall down in a heap |
平复 | 平復 | píngfù | - to pacify - to calm down - to be cured - to be healed |
平息 | 平息 | píngxī | - to settle (a dispute) - to quieten down - to suppress |
延缓 | 延緩 | yánhuǎn | - to defer - to postpone - to put off - to retard - to slow sth down |
徐缓 | 徐緩 | xúhuǎn | - slow - sluggish - lazily - to slow down |
息怒 | 息怒 | xīnù | - to calm down - to quell one's anger |
忧闷 | 憂悶 | yōumèn | - depressed - full of worries - feeling down |
打倒 | 打倒 | dǎdǎo | - to overthrow - to knock down - Down with ... ! |
打垮 | 打垮 | dǎkuǎ | - to defeat - to strike down - to destroy |
打压 | 打壓 | dǎyā | - to suppress - to beat down |
打掉 | 打掉 | dǎdiào | - to tear down - to destroy - to dismantle (a gang) - to abort (a fetus) |
打量 | 打量 | dǎliang | - to size sb up - to look sb up and down - to take the measure of - to suppose - to reckon |
扔下 | 扔下 | rēngxià | - to throw down - to drop (bomb) |
抑制 | 抑制 | yìzhì | - to inhibit - to keep down - to suppress |
披垂 | 披垂 | pīchuí | - (of clothes, hair etc) to hang down and cover - to flow down |
押金 | 押金 | yājīn | - deposit - down payment |
拆除 | 拆除 | chāichú | - to tear down - to demolish - to dismantle - to remove |
抛下 | 拋下 | pāoxià | - to throw down - to dump - to abandon - thrown down |
拖慢 | 拖慢 | tuōmàn | - to retard - to slow sth down |
指事 | 指事 | zhǐshì | - ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) - Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down - also known as self-explanatory character |
按下 | 按下 | ànxià | - to press down - to press a button |
舍下 | 捨下 | shěxià | - to abandon - to lay down |
扫射 | 掃射 | sǎoshè | - to rake with machine gunfire - to strafe - to machine-gun down |
掉下 | 掉下 | diàoxià | - to drop down - to fall |
掉落 | 掉落 | diàoluò | - to fall down |
摔倒 | 摔倒 | shuāidǎo | - to fall down - to slip and fall - to throw sb to the ground |
掺水 | 摻水 | chānshuǐ | - to dilute - to water down - watered down |
撂倒 | 撂倒 | liàodǎo | - to knock down - to mow down |
撞倒 | 撞倒 | zhuàngdǎo | - to knock down - to knock over - to run over (sb) |
撞死 | 撞死 | zhuàngsǐ | - to knock down and kill sb with a car - to run over sb - to run sb down |
抚平 | 撫平 | fǔpíng | - to calm (sb) down |
扑倒 | 撲倒 | pūdǎo | - to fall down |
击倒 | 擊倒 | jīdǎo | - to knock down - knocked down |
击坠 | 擊墜 | jīzhuì | - to shoot down |
收场 | 收場 | shōuchǎng | - the end - an ending - to wind down - to conclude |
放下 | 放下 | fàngxià | - to lay down - to put down - to let go of - to relinquish - to lower (the blinds etc) |
败絮 | 敗絮 | bàixù | - ruined - broken down - shabby |
查封 | 查封 | cháfēng | - to sequester - to seize (assets) - to seal up - to close down |
冲刷 | 沖刷 | chōngshuā | - to cleanse - to scrub - to scour - to wash down - to erode - to wash away |
流传 | 流傳 | liúchuán | - to spread - to circulate - to hand down |
消停 | 消停 | xiāotíng | - to calm down - to stop - to pause - calmly - peaceful - restful |
消磨 | 消磨 | xiāomó | - to wear down - to sap - to whittle away - to while away - to idle away |
淌下 | 淌下 | tǎngxià | - to let drip - to trickle down - to shed (tears) |
淡化 | 淡化 | dànhuà | - to water down - to play down - to trivialize - to weaken - to become dull with time - to desalinate - desalination |
减价 | 減價 | jiǎnjià | - to cut prices - to discount - to mark down - price cutting |
减慢 | 減慢 | jiǎnmàn | - to slow down |
减缓 | 減緩 | jiǎnhuǎn | - to slow down - to retard |
减退 | 減退 | jiǎntuì | - to ebb - to go down - to decline |
减速 | 減速 | jiǎnsù | - to reduce speed - to slow down - to take it easy |
火烧 | 火燒 | huǒshāo | - to set fire to - to burn down - burning hot - baked cake |
焚毁 | 焚毀 | fénhuǐ | - to burn down - to destroy with fire |
焚毁 | 焚燬 | fénhuǐ | - to burn down - to destroy with fire - trad. also written 焚毀 |
熄火 | 熄火 | xīhuǒ | - (of fire, lamp etc) to go out - to put out (fire) - (fig.) to die down - (of a vehicle) to stall |
熔毁 | 熔毀 | rónghuǐ | - meltdown - (of nuclear fuel) to melt down |
烧毁 | 燒燬 | shāohuǐ | - to burn - to burn down |
牵累 | 牽累 | qiānlèi | - to weigh down - tied down (by affairs) |
相传 | 相傳 | xiāngchuán | - to pass on - to hand down - tradition has it that ... - according to legend |
砍伐 | 砍伐 | kǎnfá | - to hew - to cut down |
破裂 | 破裂 | pòliè | - to rupture - to fracture - to break down - (linguistics) plosion |
示弱 | 示弱 | shìruò | - not to fight back - to take it lying down - to show weakness - to show one's softer side |
精减 | 精減 | jīngjiǎn | - to reduce - to pare down - to streamline |
累垮 | 累垮 | lèikuǎ | - to collapse - to be worn out - to break down |
累赘 | 累贅 | léizhuì | - superfluous - cumbersome - a burden on sb - a nuisance to sb - to inconvenience - to tie sb down - long-winded (of writing) - also written 累墜|累坠[lei2 zhui4] - also pr. [lei2 zhui5] |
绒毛 | 絨毛 | róngmáo | - fur - down (soft fur) - villi capillary (in the small intestine) |
缩短 | 縮短 | suōduǎn | - to curtail - to cut down |
羽绒 | 羽絨 | yǔróng | - down (soft feathers) |
翻覆 | 翻覆 | fānfù | - to overturn (a vehicle) - to capsize - to turn upside down - to change completely |
卧倒 | 臥倒 | wòdǎo | - to lie down - to drop to the ground |
落坐 | 落坐 | luòzuò | - to sit down |
落座 | 落座 | luòzuò | - to sit down - to take a seat |
落托 | 落托 | luòtuō | - down and out - in dire straits - unrestrained - unconventional |
落拓 | 落拓 | luòtuò | - down and out - in dire straits - unrestrained - unconventional |
落泊 | 落泊 | luòbó | - down and out - in dire straits - unrestrained - unconventional |
落魄 | 落魄 | luòpò | - down and out - in dire straits - unrestrained - unconventional - also pr. [luo4 tuo4] |
着陆 | 著陸 | zhuólù | - landing - touchdown - to land - to touch down |
亏负 | 虧負 | kuīfù | - deficient - to let sb down - to cause sb suffering |
裁减 | 裁減 | cáijiǎn | - to reduce - to lessen - to cut down |
记载 | 記載 | jìzǎi | - to write down - to record - written account |
贬低 | 貶低 | biǎndī | - to belittle - to disparage - to play down - to demean - to degrade - to devalue |
走低 | 走低 | zǒudī | - to go down - to decline |
起伏 | 起伏 | qǐfú | - to move up and down - to undulate - ups and downs |
趋缓 | 趨緩 | qūhuǎn | - to slow down - to ease up - to abate - slowdown - downturn |
跌跤 | 跌跤 | diējiāo | - to fall down - to take a fall |
跟头 | 跟頭 | gēntou | - to trip - to fall down - to tumble - a somersault - to fall head over heels |
跪下 | 跪下 | guìxia | - to kneel down |
跪倒 | 跪倒 | guìdǎo | - to kneel down - to sink to one's knees - to grovel |
蹲下 | 蹲下 | dūnxià | - to squat down - to crouch |
躺下 | 躺下 | tǎngxià | - to lie down |
辜负 | 辜負 | gūfù | - to fail to live up (to expectations) - unworthy (of trust) - to let down - to betray (hopes) - to disappoint |
追寻 | 追尋 | zhuīxún | - to pursue - to track down - to search |
追捕 | 追捕 | zhuībǔ | - to pursue - to be after - to hunt down |
退下 | 退下 | tuìxià | - to retire - to withdraw - to retreat - to step down |
退让 | 退讓 | tuìràng | - to move aside - to get out of the way - to back down - to concede |
送服 | 送服 | sòngfú | - to wash the medicine down |
遗留 | 遺留 | yíliú | - to leave behind - to hand down |
释手 | 釋手 | shìshǒu | - to let go - to loosen one's grip - to put sth down |
钳住 | 鉗住 | qiánzhù | - to clamp down - to suppress |
镇压 | 鎮壓 | zhènyā | - suppression - repression - to suppress - to put down - to quell |
关停 | 關停 | guāntíng | - (of a power plant, refinery etc) to shut down |
降低 | 降低 | jiàngdī | - to reduce - to lower - to bring down |
陨落 | 隕落 | yǔnluò | - to fall down - to decay - to fall from the sky - to die |
零数 | 零數 | língshù | - the part of a number which is discarded when rounding down |
头款 | 頭款 | tóukuǎn | - down payment |
颠倒 | 顛倒 | diāndǎo | - to turn upside down - to reverse - back to front - confused - deranged - crazy |
颠踣 | 顛踣 | diānbó | - to fall down - to fall forward |
飘落 | 飄落 | piāoluò | - to float down - to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc) |
首付 | 首付 | shǒufù | - down payment |
驳回 | 駁回 | bóhuí | - to reject - to turn down - to overrule |
鹅绒 | 鵝絨 | éróng | - goose down |
下坡路 | 下坡路 | xiàpōlù | - downhill road - slope down - fig. to go downhill - on the decline |
下夸克 | 下夸克 | xiàkuākè | - down quark (particle physics) |
以至于 | 以至於 | yǐzhìyú | - down to - up to - to the extent that... |
倒计时 | 倒計時 | dàojìshí | - to count down - countdown |
出毛病 | 出毛病 | chūmáobìng | - a problem appears - to break down |
天鹅绒 | 天鵝絨 | tiānéróng | - velvet - swan's down |
对不住 | 對不住 | duìbuzhù | - to let sb down - to be unfair - I'm sorry - pardon me (formal) |
对不起 | 對不起 | duìbuqǐ | - unworthy - to let down - I'm sorry - excuse me - pardon me - if you please - sorry? (please repeat) |
对得起 | 對得起 | duìdeqǐ | - not to let sb down - to treat sb fairly - be worthy of |
底朝天 | 底朝天 | dǐcháotiān | - upside down - upturned |
指事字 | 指事字 | zhǐshìzì | - ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) - Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down - also known as self-explanatory character |
挖墙脚 | 挖牆腳 | wāqiángjiǎo | - to undermine - to let someone down - to seduce someone away from something |
掉链子 | 掉鏈子 | diàoliànzi | - to let sb down - to drop the ball - to screw up |
放得下 | 放得下 | fàngdexià | - to be able to accomodate - to have room for - to be able to put (sth) down |
满堂彩 | 滿堂彩 | mǎntángcǎi | - everyone present applauds - universal acclaim - a standing ovation - to bring the house down |
翻过来 | 翻過來 | fānguòlái | - to overturn - to turn upside down |
防寒服 | 防寒服 | fánghánfú | - overcoat - down jacket - winter wear |
头朝下 | 頭朝下 | tóucháoxià | - head down - upside down |
头期款 | 頭期款 | tóuqīkuǎn | - down payment |
首付款 | 首付款 | shǒufùkuǎn | - down payment |
下箭头键 | 下箭頭鍵 | xiàjiàntóujiàn | - down arrow key (on keyboard) |
世代相传 | 世代相傳 | shìdàixiāngchuán | - passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down |
代代相传 | 代代相傳 | dàidàixiāngchuán | - passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down |
倾盆大雨 | 傾盆大雨 | qīngpéndàyǔ | - a downpour - rain bucketing down - fig. to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study) |
先天愚型 | 先天愚型 | xiāntiānyúxíng | - Down syndrome - trisomy 21 |
劈头盖脸 | 劈頭蓋臉 | pītóugàiliǎn | - lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc) - showering down |
善罢甘休 | 善罷甘休 | shànbàgānxiū | - to leave the matter at that - to be prepared to let go - to be willing to take things lying down |
严厉打击 | 嚴厲打擊 | yánlìdǎjī | - to strike a severe blow - to crack down - to take strong measures |
回禄之灾 | 回祿之災 | huílùzhīzāi | - to have one's house burned down - fire disaster |
大雨如注 | 大雨如注 | dàyǔrúzhù | - pouring with rain - rain bucketing down |
夹起尾巴 | 夾起尾巴 | jiāqǐwěiba | - to tuck one's tail between one's legs - fig. to back down - in a humiliating situation |
成家立业 | 成家立業 | chéngjiālìyè | - to get married and start a career (idiom) - to settle down - to establish oneself |
打落水狗 | 打落水狗 | dǎluòshuǐgǒu | - lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) - fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy - to hit sb when he's down |
投井下石 | 投井下石 | tóujǐngxiàshí | - to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down |
披头散发 | 披頭散髮 | pītóusànfà | - with dishevelled hair (idiom) - with one's hair down |
横眉立目 | 橫眉立目 | héngméilìmù | - to scowl and stare down - to defy |
稀里哗啦 | 稀裡嘩啦 | xīlihuālā | - (onom.) rustling sound - sound of rain or of sth falling down - in disorder - completely smashed - badly battered - broken to pieces |
章甫荐履 | 章甫薦履 | zhāngfǔjiànlǚ | - court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down |
落井下石 | 落井下石 | luòjǐngxiàshí | - to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down |
轻描淡写 | 輕描淡寫 | qīngmiáodànxiě | - to sketch in light shades - to play down - to deemphasize (idiom) |
避避风头 | 避避風頭 | bìbìfēngtóu | - to lie low until the fuss dies down |
难以捉摸 | 難以捉摸 | nányǐzhuōmō | - elusive - hard to pin down - enigmatic |
云散风流 | 雲散風流 | yúnsànfēngliú | - lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down - people disperse home - things return to normal |
天安门开了 | 天安門開了 | Tiānānménkāile | - pants fly is down - the barn door is open |
涨跌幅限制 | 漲跌幅限制 | zhǎngdiēfúxiànzhì | - limit up, limit down - limit on daily price variation |
躺着也中枪 | 躺著也中槍 | tǎngzheyězhòngqiāng | - (lit.) to get shot even when lying down - (fig.) to get unjustly ridiculed, attacked, implicated in sth etc while just being present (Internet slang) - abbr. to 躺槍|躺枪[tang3 qiang1] |
百足之虫死而不僵 | 百足之蟲死而不僵 | bǎizúzhīchóngsǐérbùjiāng | - a centipede dies but never falls down - old institutions die hard |
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