'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

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

盼念 is a literary, emotionally charged verb meani

'盼顾' is a literary, somewhat poetic verb meaning

‘期盼’ is a compound verb meaning 'to look forwa

‘疯长’ literally combines ‘疯’ (fēng, meaning

'Fā fēng' literally combines 'fā' (to emit, to

痛骂 means 'to scold harshly' or 'to berate severe

发痒 (fā yǎng) is a verb meaning 'to become itch

止痒 (zhǐ yǎng) literally means 'to stop itching

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

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

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