‘称职’ (chèn zhí) is an adjective meaning 'com

缴税 means 'to pay taxes' — a formal, standard ve

Secretary is a noun referring to a person who assi

秘诀 literally means 'secret method' — 秘 (mì) m

‘私事’ (sī shì) literally combines ‘私’ (sī

‘私人’ (sī rén) literally combines ‘私’ (sī

àishì is an adjective meaning 'inconvenient' or

碰头 literally means 'to bump heads', but it’s us

碰杯 (pèng bēi) literally means 'to bump cups'

碰巧 is an adverb meaning 'by coincidence' or 'as

碰面 literally means 'to bump into the face', but

‘碎屑’ (suì xiè) literally combines ‘碎’ (br

细碎 (xì suì) is an adjective meaning 'tiny and

砍柴 literally means 'to chop firewood' and refers

砍价 (kǎn jià) literally means 'to cut price' —

矩度 (jǔ dù) is a formal, literary noun meaning

‘循规蹈矩’ literally means ‘to follow the rules

规矩 (guī ju) literally combines 规 (guī), meani

'瞧热闹' literally combines '瞧' (to look, to watc

瞧瞧 is an imperative verb phrase meaning 'take a

‘瞎搞’ is a colloquial, slightly critical verb m

‘瞎忙’ literally combines ‘瞎’ (xiā, meaning

惺忪 (xīng sōng) is an adjective describing the

‘Zhēng yǎn’ literally means ‘to open one’s e

‘睁开’ is a compound verb meaning 'to open (one

就眠 (jiù mián) is a formal, literary verb meani

‘入眠’ is a formal or literary verb meaning ‘to

眉目 literally means 'eyebrows and eyes' — two fa

'盼晴' (pàn qíng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

'Yī pén shuǐ' literally means 'one basin of wat

A 'jiǎo pén' is a shallow, wide basin specifical

‘脸盆’ (liǎn pén) literally means ‘face basin

略加 is an adverb meaning 'slightly add' or 'add a

略述 means 'to state briefly' or 'to summarize con

简略 (jiǎn lüè) is an adjective meaning 'brief'

略写 (lüè xiě) is a verb meaning 'to write conc

省略 means 'to omit' or 'to skip' — it refers to

'Shuǎi mài' literally combines 'shuǎi' (to flin

'Shuǎi shǒu' literally means 'to shake (or swing

献计 literally means 'to present (献) strategies o