什么 什麼 shén me what? / something / anything syn 决定 決定 jué dìng to decide (to do something) / to resolve / decision / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] / certainly syn 门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn 伤心 傷心 shāng xīn to grieve / to be broken-hearted / to feel deeply hurt syn 承诺 承諾 chéng nuò to promise / to undertake to do something / commitment syn 疼痛 téng tòng pain / (of a body part) to be painful / to be sore / to hurt / (of a person) to be in pain syn 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth / to have sth on one's mind / there is something the matter 重伤 重傷 zhòng shāng seriously hurt / serious injury syn 措辞 措辭 cuò cí wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction syn 定做 dìng zuò to have something made to order 无妨 無妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother syn 灼伤 灼傷 zhuó shāng a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc) / to burn (the skin etc) / (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb) syn 免于 免於 miǎn yú to be saved from / to be spared (something) syn 手心 shǒu xīn palm (of one's hand) / control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand) syn 无中生有 無中生有 wú zhōng shēng yǒu to create something from nothing (idiom) syn 追加 zhuī jiā to add something extra / an additional increment / addendum / to append / an additional posthumous title syn 猫腻 貓膩 māo nì (coll.) something fishy / shenanigans 物归原主 物歸原主 wù guī yuán zhǔ to return something to its rightful owner syn 奈何 nài hé to do something to sb / to deal with / to cope / how? / to no avail syn 返还 返還 fǎn huán restitution / return of something to its original owner / remittance 一气呵成 一氣呵成 yī qì hē chéng to do something at one go / to flow smoothly syn 强人所难 強人所難 qiǎng rén suǒ nán to force someone to do something syn 吃法 chī fǎ way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked 连声 連聲 lián shēng repeatedly (say something) 异状 異狀 yì zhuàng unusual condition / something odd / strange shape 推托 tuī tuō to make excuses / to give an excuse (for not doing something) syn 挂失 掛失 guà shī to report the loss of something syn 不痛不痒 不痛不癢 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory syn 措词 措詞 cuò cí wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction syn 烘托 hōng tuō background (of a painting) / backdrop / a foil (to set off something to advantage) / to offset (something to advantage) syn 后话 後話 hòu huà something to be taken up later in speech or writing 细水长流 細水長流 xì shuǐ cháng liú lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little syn 撩开 撩開 liāo kai to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something / to toss aside syn 隐现 隱現 yǐn xiàn glimpse (of something hidden) 会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not 大王 dà wáng king / magnate / person having expert skill in something syn 大兴 大興 dà xīng to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale 刺痛 cì tòng to tingle / to sting / to have a sudden sharp pain / (fig.) to hurt deeply / tingle / prick / sting / stab of pain 落空 lào kōng to fail to achieve something / to be fruitless syn 有惊无险 有驚無險 yǒu jīng wú xiǎn to be more scared than hurt (idiom) / to get through a daunting experience without mishap syn 某事 mǒu shì something / a certain matter 算你狠 suàn nǐ hěn you got me! / you win! / you are something! 专管 專管 zhuān guǎn to be in charge of something specific 玉成 yù chéng please help achieve something (formal) syn 化腐朽为神奇 化腐朽為神奇 huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom) 某物 mǒu wù something 胡搞 hú gǎo to mess around / to mess with something / to have an affair 背 bèi the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing syn 扶 fú to support with the hand / to help sb up / to support oneself by holding onto something / to help syn 秃 禿 tū bald (lacking hair or feathers) / barren / bare / denuded / blunt (lacking a point) / (of a piece of writing) unsatisfactory / lacking something syn 完璧归赵 完璧歸趙 wán bì guī zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom) / fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner syn 硌 gè (coll.) (of sth hard or rough) to press against some part of one's body causing discomfort (like a small stone in one's shoe) / to hurt / to chafe syn 挖墙脚 挖牆腳 wā qiáng jiǎo to undermine / to let someone down / to seduce someone away from something syn 藏拙 cáng zhuó avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face 愠 慍 yùn indignant / feel hurt syn 学无止境 學無止境 xué wú zhǐ jìng no end to learning (idiom) / There's always something new to study. / You live and learn. 人所共知 rén suǒ gòng zhī something that everybody knows syn 不伤脾胃 不傷脾胃 bù shāng pí wèi lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach / fig. something that is not critical 蠹国害民 蠹國害民 dù guó hài mín to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom) 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng extensive but not refined (idiom) / to know something about everything / jack-of-all-trades, master of none 如有所失 rú yǒu suǒ shī to seem as if something is amiss (idiom) 树上开花 樹上開花 shù shàng kāi huā to deck the tree with false blossoms / to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom) 习惯成自然 習慣成自然 xí guàn chéng zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature 醉翁之意不在酒 zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom) / a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do 师出有名 師出有名 shī chū yǒu míng lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom) / to do something with good reason / to have just cause 若有所失 ruò yǒu suǒ shī as if one had lost something (idiom) / to look or feel unsettled or distracted / to feel empty syn 刻鹄类鹜 刻鵠類鶩 kè hú lèi wù to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom) / to fail utterly in trying to copy something / to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result 洗手不干 洗手不幹 xǐ shǒu bù gàn to totally stop doing something / to reform one's ways syn 少块肉 少塊肉 shǎo kuài ròu (coll.) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth) / (won't) hurt (to do sth) 使受伤 使受傷 shǐ shòu shāng hurt 两虎相争，必有一伤 兩虎相爭，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt 两虎相斗，必有一伤 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt. 搬砖砸脚 搬磚砸腳 bān zhuān zá jiǎo to hurt oneself by one's own doing / to boomerang / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) 疼死 téng sǐ to really hurt 驳面子 駁面子 bó miàn zi to hurt sb's feelings by rebuffing their request 伤和气 傷和氣 shāng hé qi to damage a good relationship / to hurt sb's feelings 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無 hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb) 二虎相斗，必有一伤 二虎相鬥，必有一傷 èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt 两虎相斗，必有一伤 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ - xiāng dòu , bì yǒu - yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt 戳心灌髓 chuō xīn - guàn suǐ (idiom) to strike at one's core / to deeply hurt sb 旡 jì choke on something eaten 一眼看穿 yī yǎn kàn chuān to see through something at first glance (idiom) 一矢中的 yī shǐ zhòng dì to hit the target with a single shot / to say something spot on (idiom) 信实 信實 xìn shí trustworthy / reliable / to believe something to be true syn 呼召 hū zhào to call (to do something) 天要落雨，娘要嫁人 tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom) / fig. the natural order of things / something you can't go against 尌 shù standing up / to stand (something) up 弄明白 nòng míng bai to figure out how to do something 恣情 zì qíng to indulge in something to one's heart's content / wanton or willful 正然 zhèng rán in the process of (doing something or happening) / while (doing) 犯傻 fàn shǎ to do something stupid / to pretend not to know / to stare blankly 现学现用 現學現用 xiàn xué xiàn yòng to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom) 究其根源 jiū qí gēn yuán to trace something to its source (idiom) 突发奇想 突發奇想 tū fā qí xiǎng suddenly have a thought (idiom) / suddenly be inspired to do something 习惯自然 習慣自然 xí guàn zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然 习惯若自然 習慣若自然 xí guàn ruò zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然 脱裤子放屁 脫褲子放屁 tuō kù zi fàng pì lit. to take off trousers to fart / fig. to do something absolutely unnecessary / fig. to make things too complicated 若要人不知，除非己莫为 若要人不知，除非己莫為 ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it. 觑着眼 覷著眼 qù zhe yǎn to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention 