1. to work hard towards a turnaround2. to fight to reverse sth
1. lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)2. fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy3. to hit sb when he's down
1. to bow respectfully with clasped hands2. to beg humbly
1. to go home (in a ceremonial procession)2. to return home
1. to play dumb2. to slack off (idiom)
to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
to intersperse comic dialogue (as they do in operas)
1. to make a continual banging sound2. (fig.) to provoke with words
(idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will
1. (coll.) to pester2. to harass
1. taking everything into account (idiom)2. when all is said and done
1. dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality2. not lively
men's singles (in tennis etc)
1. style of dress2. one's appearance
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
soda biscuit; soda cracker; saltine
1. accidentally2. to act before thinking
injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc
1. lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)2. fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
1. the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken2. a dead loss (idiom)
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
1. (martial arts, gymnastics) to kip up (spring upright from supine without hands)2. (fig.) to jolt upright
1. to deal a single fatal blow2. (fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error
1. lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship2. no discord, no concord
周瑜打黄盖 周瑜打黃蓋 zhōu yú dǎ huáng gài 1. fig. with the connivance of both sides2. fig. by mutual consent3. cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操[cáo cāo] before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之战[chì bì zhī zhàn]
枪打出头鸟 槍打出頭鳥 qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo 1. the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)2. nonconformity gets punished
不打不成相识 不打不成相識 bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
八竿子打不着 八竿子打不著 bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo (coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection
打肿脸充胖子 打腫臉充胖子 dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
打破砂锅问到底 打破砂鍋問到底 dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
打开天窗说亮话 打開天窗說亮話 dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà (let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
variant of 没精打采[méi jīng dǎ cǎi]
1. promotion (for a product)2. advertisement
1. to arrange (colloquial)2. to transfer creditor's rights (in a debt case)
(of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc
1. to fool around2. to kid around
1. lit. to beat milk2. to churn (to make butter)3. milk foamer (for cappuccino)