1. important thing2. crucial thing
1. to protect2. to guard3. to shield
1. the same old trick2. illegal device
to fall asleep; to get to sleep
to concern oneself with (a matter); to make (sth) one's business
1. to be fooled2. to be taken in (by a ruse)
erhua variant of 着边[zháo biān]
to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention
1. to say sth for fun2. to be kidding3. to joke around
having nothing better to do
1. to stand by and pay no heed2. to ignore
穿着讲究 穿著講究 chuān zhuó jiǎng jiu 1. smart clothes2. particular about one's dress
1. to fail at every step of the way2. Taiwan pr. [zhuó zhuó shī bài]
erhua variant of 说着玩[shuō zhe wán]
不着陆飞行 不著陸飛行 bù zhuó lù fēi xíng nonstop flight
1. You figure it out for yourself.2. Do as you please.
着三不着两 著三不著兩 zháo sān bù zháo liǎng 1. scatter-brained2. thoughtless
躺着也中枪 躺著也中槍 tǎng zhe yě zhòng qiāng (Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted
占着茅坑不拉屎 占著茅坑不拉屎 zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ 1. lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)2. fig. to be a dog in the manger
好死不如赖活着 好死不如賴活著 hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
对着和尚骂贼秃 對著和尚罵賊禿 duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū 1. (lit.) in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (saying)2. (fig.) to insult indirectly; to criticize obliquely
拿着鸡毛当令箭 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
指着和尚骂秃子 指著和尚罵禿子 zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi 1. lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)2. fig. to insult indirectly3. to criticize obliquely
揣着明白装糊涂 揣著明白裝糊塗 chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu 1. to pretend to not know2. to play dumb
放着明白装糊涂 放著明白裝糊塗 fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu to pretend not to know (idiom)
睁着眼睛说瞎话 睜著眼睛說瞎話 zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà (idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel
站着说话不腰疼 站著說話不腰疼 zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng (saying) it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter; (fig.) to be an armchair expert; to blabber on
背着抱着一般重 背著抱著一般重 bēi zhe bào zhe yī bān zhòng 1. lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom)2. fig. one can't avoid the burden
一着不慎，满盘皆输 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸 yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
前不着村，后不着店 前不著村，後不著店 qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn 1. lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)2. fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere3. to be in a predicament
吃着碗里，看着锅里 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡 chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ 1. lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)2. not content with what one already has3. (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
大处着眼，小处着手 大處著眼，小處著手 dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦 zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo 1. lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)2. fig. at a total loss
步子太大，容易扯着蛋 步子太大，容易扯著蛋 bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn 1. if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛优[gě yōu] in the 2010 action comedy movie 让子弹飞[ràng zǐ dàn fēi])2. (fig.) take things one step at a time
八杆子打不着 八杆子打不著 bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo variant of 八竿子打不着[bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo]
丈二金刚摸不着头脑 丈二金剛摸不著頭腦 zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo see 丈二和尚，丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhàng èr hé shang mō bu zháo tóu nǎo]
吃着碗里，瞧着锅里 吃著碗裡，瞧著鍋裡 chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ see 吃著碗裡，吃着碗里，看着锅里[chī zhe wǎn lǐ kàn zhe guō lǐ]