砍柴 literally means 'to chop firewood' and refers

砍价 (kǎn jià) literally means 'to cut price' —

矩度 (jǔ dù) is a formal, literary noun meaning

‘循规蹈矩’ literally means ‘to follow the rules

规矩 (guī ju) literally combines 规 (guī), meani

'瞧热闹' literally combines '瞧' (to look, to watc

瞧瞧 is an imperative verb phrase meaning 'take a

‘瞎搞’ is a colloquial, slightly critical verb m

‘瞎忙’ literally combines ‘瞎’ (xiā, meaning

惺忪 (xīng sōng) is an adjective describing the

‘Zhēng yǎn’ literally means ‘to open one’s e

‘睁开’ is a compound verb meaning 'to open (one

就眠 (jiù mián) is a formal, literary verb meani

‘入眠’ is a formal or literary verb meaning ‘to

眉目 literally means 'eyebrows and eyes' — two fa

'盼晴' (pàn qíng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

'Yī pén shuǐ' literally means 'one basin of wat

A 'jiǎo pén' is a shallow, wide basin specifical

‘脸盆’ (liǎn pén) literally means ‘face basin

略加 is an adverb meaning 'slightly add' or 'add a

略述 means 'to state briefly' or 'to summarize con

简略 (jiǎn lüè) is an adjective meaning 'brief'

略写 (lüè xiě) is a verb meaning 'to write conc

省略 means 'to omit' or 'to skip' — it refers to

'Shuǎi mài' literally combines 'shuǎi' (to flin

'Shuǎi shǒu' literally means 'to shake (or swing

献计 literally means 'to present (献) strategies o

独立 (dú lì) literally combines 独 (‘alone, sol

‘犹有余力’ literally means ‘still has surplus s

版权 (bǎn quán) literally combines 版 (bǎn), me

破烂 (pò làn) literally combines 破 ('broken, to

‘Làn shú’ literally means 'rotten熟'—a vivid,

‘烂泥’ literally means 'rotten mud' — combining

营造 (yíng zào) is a formal, literary verb meani

烫衣 (tàng yī) literally means 'to scald clothes

燃放 is a compound verb meaning 'to set off (firew

熬粥 (áo zhōu) literally means 'to boil/simmer c

‘熬夜’ literally combines ‘熬’ (to endure, to

熬汤 (áo tāng) literally combines 熬 (to simmer,

煮熟 (zhǔ shú) is a verb meaning 'to cook until