1. next office holder2. next to serve
1. (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital)2. (of river boats) to travel downstream3. to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels4. (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom+1 条 1. lower chamber (of legislative body)2. lower house3. the House of Commons
1. display of severity immediately on taking office2. (fig.) initial show of strength
1. lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time2. to attack one problem from two angles at the same time
1. (old) servant2. (dialect) children; grandchildren
1. awkward2. embarrassed3. cannot be accomplished
1. hem of a skirt2. shirt tail
1. (slang) (of a person or manner) off-putting2. (slang) to feel put off
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
1. first under heaven2. number one in the country
to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)
对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào HSK 7–9 1. lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it2. to take appropriate steps
1. underscore _2. underline
the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
1. the entire nation2. the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
1. to be appropriate to have with alcohol2. to down one's drink
the sun sets in the west (idiom)
1. in a fit of pique2. in a fury
public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
1. Matsushita (name)2. Panasonic (brand), abbr. for 松下电器[sōng xià diàn qì]
1. contemptible2. disgusting
1. to take off costume and makeup2. bottom garment (trousers etc)
1. to set up2. to establish
1. to put in time and energy2. to concentrate one's efforts
1. to demote2. to pass down to a lower unit
1. to adjust downwards2. to lower (prices, wages etc)
(idiom) all under heaven; in the whole world; throughout the world
(idiom) from top to bottom; top-down
to shed silent tears (idiom)
1. player whose turn comes next (in a game)2. next one3. my humble home
1. downhill road2. (fig.) downhill path
Shimonoseki (city in Japan)
second half of a game or contest
上梁不正下梁歪 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
1. sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely2. sweating like a pig