'Lùo hù' literally combines 'luò' (to settle, t

落空 (luò kōng) is a verb meaning 'to come to no

‘落选’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to fail to b

‘遗漏’ (yí lù) means ‘oversight’ as a noun o

航行 (háng xíng) is a verb meaning 'to sail' or

举办 (jǔ bàn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to o

'Jǔ lì' literally means 'to raise (an) example'

举行 (jǔ xíng) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

'Jiàn pí' literally means 'to strengthen the spl

‘养脾’ (yǎng pí) is a Traditional Chinese Medi

‘脱销’ literally combines ‘脱’ (to detach, to

‘脱轨’ literally means ‘to come off the track’

‘脱贫’ literally means 'to shed poverty' — the

‘脱离’ is a compound verb meaning 'to detach fro

'脱衣' (tuō yī) is a verb meaning 'to undress'

‘胳拉’ (gē lā) is a dialectal verb, common in

‘Gē zhi’ is a colloquial verb meaning ‘to tick

肯求 (kěn qiú) is an archaic or literary variant

Shǒu kěn literally means 'nod consent'—'shǒu'

不肯 (bù kěn) is a compound verb meaning 'refuse

‘养肥’ literally combines 养 (yǎng, 'to raise'

辞职 (cí zhí) is a verb meaning 'to resign' — t

就职 means 'to assume office' or 'to take up a pos

‘联名’ (liánmíng) literally combines ‘联’ (l

联系 (liánxì) is a versatile word meaning both '

'联合' (liánhé) is a compound word formed from t

‘聚积’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to accumulat

聚焦 literally means 'gather (jù) + focus/center

‘聚拢’ is a compound verb meaning 'to draw toget

聚集 is a verb meaning 'to gather' or 'to congrega

受聘 is a formal verb meaning 'to be appointed' or

'聘请' is a formal verb meaning 'to engage' or 'to

耐烦 (nàifán) is a verb meaning 'to tolerate ann

'翻箱倒柜' (fān xiāng dào guì) is a vivid idio

翻新 (fān xīn) is a verb meaning 'to renovate' o

翻脸 literally means 'to flip one’s face'—a vivi

翻开 literally combines 翻 (fān, 'to flip' or 'to

翻身 literally means 'to turn over (one's) body'

自愧不如 is a four-character idiom meaning 'to fee

羞辱 is a verb meaning 'to humiliate' or 'to insul