wait and see (who is right)
1. to have no right or ability to interfere in sth2. it's none of your business!
1. to have a taut face2. to pull a long face3. to look displeased
with one's hands clasped behind one's back
1. to put effort into sth2. to try really hard
1. ignition point (temperature)2. combustion point
1. adhesion2. adhesive force
(linguistic) agglutinative
agglutinative language (e.g. Turkish and Japanese)
1. to leave no trace2. seamlessly3. unobtrusively
to be confused and disoriented
can't make head or tail of
1. to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)2. to outsmart one's opponent
to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
1. style of dress2. one's appearance
着手成春 著手成春 zhuó shǒu chéng chūn 1. lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation)2. to bring back the dead3. once it starts, everything goes well
闹着玩儿 鬧著玩兒 nào zhe wán r HSK 7–9 1. to play games2. to joke around3. to play a joke on sb
1. to be unable to make any sense of the matter2. to be at a loss
八竿子打不着 八竿子打不著 bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo (coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection
吃不了兜着走 吃不了兜著走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu 1. lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)2. fig. you'll have to take the consequences
摸着石头过河 摸著石頭過河 mō zhe shí tou guò hé 1. to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)2. to advance cautiously, step by step3. to feel one's way forward
这山望着那山高 這山望著那山高 zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo 1. lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position2. the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
偷鸡不着蚀把米 偷雞不著蝕把米 tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ see 偷鸡不成蚀把米[tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ]
backwards; in reverse; upside down
1. to brave2. to face dangers
1. (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so2. after all
(coll.) to blame sb for sth
1. (eat sth) with (sth else)2. taking advantage of; using
to be occupied with (doing sth)
(HK) swimsuit (loanword from Japanese "mizugi")
1. (of income etc) to be unassured; to lack a reliable source2. Asanga (Buddhist philosopher, c. 4th century AD)
1. let (one) have his way2. as (one) pleases3. at (one's) will
to droop; to hang down; to dangle
1. to put effort into sth2. to try really hard
1. to blossom2. to come to flower3. to be in bloom
1. to blossom2. see 着花[zháo huā]