‘立足’ literally means ‘to stand on one’s feet

设立 (shè lì) is a formal, transitive verb meani

立法 (lì fǎ) literally means 'to establish law'

‘稳住’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to stabilize

增税 literally means 'increase tax' — 增 (zēng)

缴税 means 'to pay taxes' — a formal, standard ve

迁移 means 'to migrate' or 'to relocate', describi

移动 (yí dòng) is primarily a verb meaning 'to m

贬秩 (biǎn zhì) is a formal, classical Chinese v

'揭秘' (jiēmì) is a verb meaning 'to reveal a se

‘Chū shén’ literally means ‘to emit spirit’

碰头 literally means 'to bump heads', but it’s us

'碰壁' (pèng bì) literally means 'to hit a wall'

碰杯 (pèng bēi) literally means 'to bump cups'

'碰运气' literally combines '碰' (to bump into, en

碰面 literally means 'to bump into the face', but

‘打碎’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to smash’ o

粉碎 (fěn suì) is a compound verb meaning 'to cr

砍断 is a compound verb meaning 'to chop through'

砍掉 (kǎn diào) is a verb meaning 'to cut off' o

砍柴 literally means 'to chop firewood' and refers

砍头 literally means 'to chop the head' — it comb

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

砍伐 is a compound verb meaning 'to cut down (tree

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

‘瞧病’ literally combines ‘瞧’ (to look at, to

‘瞧不上’ is a colloquial verb phrase meaning ‘t

'瞧得起' is a verb phrase meaning 'to respect' or

瞧见 is a colloquial verb meaning 'to catch sight

瞧瞧 is an imperative verb phrase meaning 'take a

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

‘瞎搞’ is a colloquial, slightly critical verb m

'Xiā shuō' literally combines 'xiā' (blind) and

‘怒睁’ is a compound verb meaning 'to glare'—sp

‘睁大’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to widen (on

‘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

‘扬眉吐气’ literally depicts the physical act of