‘糊弄’ (hù nong) is a colloquial verb meaning t

'Hú kǒu' literally means 'to paste the mouth' —

‘糊墙’ (hū qiáng) is a verb meaning ‘to plast

粘连 (nián lián) is a verb meaning 'to stick tog

粘住 (zhān zhù) is a verb meaning 'to stick fast

‘粘贴’ (zhān tiē) is a compound verb meaning '

粘合 (nián hé) is a verb meaning 'to bond' or 't

防范 means 'to guard against' or 'prevention'—it

‘筑基’ literally means ‘to build the foundation

‘筑路’ is a verb meaning ‘to build a road’ or

修筑 is a compound verb meaning 'to build' or 'to

构筑 (gòu zhù) is a formal, written verb meaning

‘筑城’ literally means ‘to build a city’ — co

‘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