引以为傲 引以為傲 yǐn yǐ wéi ào to be intensely proud of sth (idiom) 即可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice 乐意 樂意 lè yì to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied syn 换取 換取 huàn qǔ to obtain (sth) in exchange / to exchange (sth) for (sth else) 改换 改換 gǎi huàn to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else) syn 塞给 塞給 sāi gěi to slip sb sth / to press sb to accept sth / to insert surreptitiously / to foist sth off on sb 异事 異事 yì shì sth else / a separate matter / not the same thing / with different jobs (not colleagues) / a remarkable thing / sth special / an odd thing / sth strange or incomprehensible 得意 dé yì proud of oneself / pleased with oneself / complacent syn 自豪 zì háo proud (of one's achievements etc) syn 高傲 gāo ào arrogant / haughty / proud syn 孤傲 gū ào proud and aloof syn 得 dé to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished syn 春风得意 春風得意 chūn fēng dé yì flushed with success / proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc) / as pleased as punch syn 洋洋得意 yáng yáng dé yì immensely pleased with oneself (idiom) / proud / complacent syn 踌躇满志 躊躇滿志 chóu chú mǎn zhì enormously proud of one's success (idiom) / smug / complacent syn 爱面子 愛面子 ài miàn zi to like to look good in the eyes of others / sensitive about how one is regarded by others / proud syn 老气横秋 老氣橫秋 lǎo qì héng qiū old and decrepit / proud of one's age and experience (idiom) syn 恃才傲物 shì cái ào wù (idiom) to be inordinately proud of one's ability / to be conceited and contemptuous syn 骄矜 驕矜 jiāo jīn haughty / proud syn 高不成低不就 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one 傲 ào proud / arrogant / to despise / unyielding / to defy syn 骄 驕 jiāo proud / arrogant syn 得意洋洋 dé yì yáng yáng joyfully satisfied / to be immensely proud of oneself / proudly / an air of complacency syn 高不凑低不就 高不湊低不就 gāo bù còu dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one 心高气傲 心高氣傲 xīn gāo qì ào proud and arrogant 傲岸 ào àn proud / haughty syn 挟贵自重 挾貴自重 xié guì zì zhòng to be proud of one's dignified position (idiom) 款儿 款兒 kuǎn r haughty manner / proud bearing 洋洋自得 yáng yáng zì dé immensely pleased with oneself (idiom) / proud / complacent syn 争面子 爭面子 zhēng miàn zi to do (sb) proud / to be a credit to (one's school etc) / to make oneself look good / to build up one's image 皎厉 皎厲 jiǎo lì proud 自高 zì gāo to be proud of oneself 高低不就 gāo dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one 高慢 gāo màn proud / overbearing 行不更名，坐不改姓 xíng bù gēng míng , zuò bù gǎi xìng I am who I am and not ashamed of it / to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions 作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be syn 保留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4] syn 加以 jiā yǐ in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth / to have sth on one's mind / there is something the matter 来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth) syn 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn 快要 kuài yào nearly at the point of (doing sth) / about to (do sth) syn 失落 shī luò to lose (sth) / to drop (sth) / to feel a sense of loss / frustrated / disappointment / loss 观赏 觀賞 guān shǎng to look at sth with pleasure / to watch (sth marvelous) / ornamental syn 不惜 bù xī not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth) syn 换成 換成 huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else) / to replace with / to convert into syn 不屑 bù xiè to disdain to do sth / to think sth not worth doing / to feel it beneath one's dignity syn 不服 bù fú not to accept sth / to want to have sth overruled or changed / to refuse to obey or comply / to refuse to accept as final / to remain unconvinced by / not to give in to syn 恨不得 hèn bu de wishing one could do sth / to hate to be unable / itching to do sth syn 自认 自認 zì rèn to believe (sth in relation to oneself) / to regard oneself as / to acknowledge (sth in relation to oneself) / to resign oneself to 不干 bù gàn unwilling to do sth / incapable of sth / to quit 协办 協辦 xié bàn to assist / to help sb do sth / to cooperate in doing sth syn 厌烦 厭煩 yàn fán bored / fed up with sth / sick of sth syn 接住 jiē zhù to catch (sth thrown etc) / to receive (sth given) / to accept 匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc) syn 扑面 撲面 pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils syn 修好 xiū hǎo to repair (sth broken) / to restore (sth damaged) / to establish friendly relations with / (literary) to do meritorious deeds syn 半边 半邊 bàn biān half of sth / one side of sth 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down / to find sth utterly irresistible syn 费心 費心 fèi xīn to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth) / may I trouble you (to do sth) syn 善用 shàn yòng to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use syn 突显 突顯 tū xiǎn conspicuous / to make sth stand out / make sth prominent syn 名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye syn 明镜 明鏡 míng jìng mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight) 就着 就著 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of / using 企盼 qǐ pàn to expect / to look forward to / anxious for sth / to hope (to get sth) syn 鸡肋 雞肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak 空置 kōng zhì to set sth aside / to let sth lie idle / idle / unused 平添 píng tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort / to add sth without good cause syn 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ to hum and haw (idiom) / to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back syn 见怪不怪 見怪不怪 jiàn guài bù guài to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all / to be well accustomed (to sth) syn 响动 響動 xiǎng dòng sound coming from sth (typically sth not immediately visible) / also pr. [xiang3 dong5] syn 通晓 通曉 tōng xiǎo proficient (in sth) / to understand sth through and through syn 顺带 順帶 shùn dài (do sth) in passing / incidentally (while doing sth else) syn 敲开 敲開 qiāo kāi to get sth open by tapping or striking it / (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~ / to gain access to ~ syn 难以启齿 難以啟齒 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth syn 不暇 bù xiá to have no time (for sth) / to be too busy (to do sth) syn 言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng to say sth without meaning it (idiom) / to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different syn 听任 聽任 tīng rèn to let (sth happen) / to allow (sb to do sth) / to submit to / to yield syn 腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short 追根 zhuī gēn to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth syn 凑钱 湊錢 còu qián to raise enough money to do sth / to pool money / to club together (to do sth) 加 jiā to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn 滚瓜烂熟 滾瓜爛熟 gǔn guā làn shú lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) / fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart syn 捣鼓 搗鼓 dǎo gu to fiddle with sth / to trade with sth syn 如饥似渴 如飢似渴 rú jī sì kě to hunger for sth (idiom) / eagerly / to long for sth syn 如醉如痴 如醉如癡 rú zuì rú chī lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth / also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4] syn 风闻 風聞 fēng wén to learn sth through hearsay / to get wind of sth syn 赶不及 趕不及 gǎn bù jí not enough time (to do sth) / too late (to do sth) syn 让 讓 ràng to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) syn 叶公好龙 葉公好龍 yè gōng hào lóng lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom) / fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it / ostensible fondness of sth one really fears syn 兴 興 xìng feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement syn 折 zhē to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container) syn 嚷 rǎng to shout / to bellow / to make a big deal of sth / to make a fuss about sth syn 褪 tùn to slip out of sth / to hide sth in one's sleeve syn 茬 chá stubble (crop residue) / stubble (hair growth) / classifier for a batch of sth produced during a particular cycle: a crop / sth just said or mentioned syn 