开放 開放 kāi fàng to bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded / unrestrained by convention / unconstrained in one's sexuality syn 开通 開通 kāi tong open-minded syn 弱智 ruò zhì weak-minded / mentally deficient / retarded syn 缺席 quē xí to be absent syn 开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table syn 心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān absent-minded / preoccupied / inattentive / with one's thoughts wandering syn 小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy / miserly / narrow-minded / petty syn 胡乱 胡亂 hú luàn careless / reckless / casually / absent-mindedly / at will / at random / any old how syn 傻乎乎 shǎ hū hū feeble-minded / dim-witted syn 龌龊 齷齪 wò chuò dirty / filthy / vile / despicable / (literary) narrow-minded / petty syn 混沌 hùn dùn primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) / (of a situation) confused / chaotic / (of a person) muddle-headed / simple-minded syn 代课 代課 dài kè to teach as substitute for absent teacher 恍惚 huǎng hū absent-minded / distracted / dazzled / vaguely / dimly syn 明朗 míng lǎng bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful syn 开明 開明 kāi míng enlightened / open-minded / enlightenment syn 专一 專一 zhuān yī single-minded / concentrated syn 一心一意 yī xīn yī yì concentrating one's thoughts and efforts / single-minded / bent on / intently syn 胸怀 胸懷 xiōng huái one's bosom (the seat of emotions) / breast / broad-minded and open / to think about / to cherish syn 志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause / to be like-minded syn 开化 開化 kāi huà to become civilized / to be open-minded / (of ice) to thaw syn 开小差 開小差 kāi xiǎo chāi to be absent-minded / to desert / to abscond from the army / absent without leave (AWOL) syn 专心致志 專心致志 zhuān xīn zhì zhì (idiom) single-minded / fully focused syn 漫不经心 漫不經心 màn bù jīng xīn careless / heedless / absent-minded / indifferent syn 要强 要強 yào qiáng eager to excel / eager to get ahead in life / strong-minded syn 潜心 潛心 qián xīn to concentrate fully on sth / single-minded syn 失神 shī shén absent-minded / to lose spirit / despondent syn 缺勤 quē qín to be absent from work or school 虚心 虛心 xū xīn open-minded / humble syn 豪迈 豪邁 háo mài bold / open-minded / heroic syn 豁达 豁達 huò dá optimistic / sanguine / generous / magnanimous / open-minded syn 义士 義士 yì shì high-minded and righteous person / patriot / loyalist syn 坐井观天 坐井觀天 zuò jǐng guān tiān lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom) / ignorant and narrow-minded syn 误工 誤工 wù gōng to be late for or absent from work / to disrupt one's work / to cause a holdup in the work / loss of working time / a holdup syn 虚怀若谷 虛懷若谷 xū huái ruò gǔ receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom) / modest and open-minded syn 旷达 曠達 kuàng dá broad-minded / accepting / philosophical (about things) syn 救场 救場 jiù chǎng to save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor) 窄 zhǎi narrow / narrow-minded / badly off syn 小聪明 小聰明 xiǎo cōng ming clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded syn 走神 zǒu shén absent-minded / one's mind is wandering 小心眼 xiǎo xīn yǎn narrow-minded / petty syn 退席 tuì xí to absent oneself from a meeting / to decline to attend 憨 hān silly / simple-minded / foolish / naive / sturdy / tough / heavy (of rope) syn 豁 huò open / clear / liberal-minded / generous / to exempt / to remit syn 偏狭 偏狹 piān xiá prejudiced / narrow-minded syn 迂 yū literal-minded / pedantic / doctrinaire / longwinded / circuitous syn 龌 齷 wò dirty / small-minded 兔死狐悲 tù sǐ hú bēi lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom) / fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress syn 小心眼儿 小心眼兒 xiǎo xīn yǎn r small-minded / petty / narrow-minded syn 笃志 篤志 dǔ zhì steadfast / with single-minded devotion syn 倥 kōng ignorant / blank-minded 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap syn 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) syn 难以置信 難以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn (idiom) hard to believe / incredible syn 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì inconceivable (idiom) / unimaginable / unfathomable syn 与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) syn 一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī (idiom) not knowing anything at all / completely ignorant syn 无能为力 無能為力 wú néng wéi lì (idiom) powerless to do anything about it syn 一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom) / carbon copy / also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] syn 以防万一 以防萬一 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom) / just in case / prepared for any eventualities syn 一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom) / utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together syn 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic / in disorder / muddled syn 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay syn 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it syn 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly syn 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked syn 大喊大叫 dà hǎn dà jiào shouting and screaming (idiom) / to scream loudly / to rant / to kick up a racket / to conduct vigorous propaganda syn 显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom) / obviously / clearly / it goes without saying syn 自以为是 自以為是 zì yǐ wéi shì to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated syn 一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) / in an awful condition / complete shambles / a total mess syn 竭尽全力 竭盡全力 jié jìn quán lì to spare no effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost syn 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) syn 一无是处 一無是處 yī wú shì chù (idiom) not one good point / everything about it is wrong syn 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom) / to look on without lifting a finger syn 随心所欲 隨心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases syn 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling / bizarre / without rhyme or reason / inexplicable syn 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do (idiom) / at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss syn 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for / to covet syn 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 诸如此类 諸如此類 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc syn 无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for syn 无所事事 無所事事 wú suǒ shì shì to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom) syn 心烦意乱 心煩意亂 xīn fán yì luàn lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom) / distraught with anxiety syn 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom) / crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch syn 为所欲为 為所欲為 wéi suǒ yù wéi (idiom) to do whatever one pleases syn 千真万确 千真萬確 qiān zhēn wàn què absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view syn 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu (idiom) unprecedented syn 无可奉告 無可奉告 wú kě fèng gào (idiom) "no comment" 精疲力尽 精疲力盡 jīng pí lì jìn spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out syn 蒙在鼓里 蒙在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ lit. kept inside a drum (idiom) / fig. completely in the dark syn 感激不尽 感激不盡 gǎn jī bù jìn can't thank sb enough (idiom) syn 一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng just as in the past (idiom) / as before / continuing as always syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom) syn 情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn (idiom) cannot refrain from / cannot help / cannot but syn 不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù (idiom) impervious to reason / unreasonable syn 