‘Jìng xīn’ literally means ‘quiet heart/mind

宁静 is an adjective meaning 'serene' or 'tranquil

冷静 (lěng jìng) is an adjective meaning 'calm'

难为 (nán wéi) is a verb meaning 'to embarrass,'

难处 (nán chù) is a noun meaning 'difficulty', '

‘艰难’ is an adjective meaning 'arduous', 'tough

'Kùn nán' literally combines 'kùn' (to be trapp

‘附和’ is a verb meaning to echo or repeat someo

迟疑 is a verb meaning 'to hesitate' — to pause o

轻信 is a verb meaning 'to believe too readily' or

轻率 (qīng shuài) is an adjective meaning 'rash'

‘轻视’ is a verb meaning ‘to look down on’ or

轻松 (qīng sōng) is an adjective meaning 'relaxe

‘较真’ (jiào zhēn) literally combines 较 (to c

志趣 (zhìqù) is a compound noun formed from 志 (

情趣 (qíngqù) is a compound noun formed from 情

‘兴趣’ (xìngqù) is a noun meaning 'interest',

‘趣味’ (qùwèi) is a noun meaning ‘interest,’

卓越 (zhuóyuè) is a formal, positive term meanin

越发 is an adverb meaning 'increasingly' or 'all t

异议 (yì yì) is a noun meaning 'objection' or 'd

‘活该’ (huó gāi) is an interjection expressing

‘该着’ (gāi zháo) is a colloquial verb phrase

该当 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to deserv

该死 (gāi sǐ) is a mild, colloquial expletive us

'记忆' (jì yì) is a noun meaning 'memory' — the

‘记住’ (jì zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to

理解 means 'to understand' — a core verb expressi

角度 literally means 'corner degree' — combining

'Wàn suì' literally means 'ten thousand years'—

這般 (zhè bān) is a literary and slightly formal

般配 (bān pèi) is an adjective meaning 'well-mat

‘百般’ is an adverb meaning 'in every possible w

萬般 (wàn bān) is an adjective meaning 'all kind

‘如…般’ is a literary simile structure meaning

舒畅 (shū chàng) is an adjective describing a pl

舒缓 is a compound word formed from 舒 (shū), mea

舒服 (shū fu) is an adjective meaning 'comfortabl

‘Huái jiù’ literally combines ‘huái’ (to ch

‘旧事’ literally combines ‘旧’ (jiù), meaning