让步 literally means 'to yield a step'—'让' (ràn

倾诉 (qīng sù) is a verb meaning 'to confide' or

控诉 (kòng sù) is a formal, often emotionally ch

‘诉苦’ literally combines ‘诉’ (sù), meaning

面 (miàn) means 'face', and 色 (sè) means 'color

狂舞 (kuáng wǔ) literally combines 狂 (kuáng),

‘笑柄’ literally combines ‘xiào’ (to laugh) a

‘哄笑’ refers to a sudden, collective burst of l

'Kǔ xiào' (bitter smile) describes a facial expr

嘲笑 means 'to mock' or 'to ridicule' — it descri

‘笑话’ literally combines ‘笑’ (to laugh) and

微笑 (wēi xiào) literally combines 微 (wēi), me

离谱 literally means 'off the musical score'—'离'

离婚 (lí hūn) literally means 'to depart from ma

‘知己’ (zhī jǐ) literally means ‘knowing ones

‘Zhī yīn’ literally means ‘one who knows your

‘Wú zhī’ literally means ‘without knowledge’

‘目不转睛’ literally means ‘eyes do not turn (a

真话 literally means 'true speech' — combining 真

天真 (tiān zhēn) literally combines 天 (tiān, '

真诚 (zhēn chéng) is an adjective meaning 'since

真正 means 'real', 'genuine', or 'authentic' — em

百年好合 is a traditional Chinese wedding blessing

'玩得开心' is a common verb phrase meaning 'to hav

‘玩火’ literally means 'to play with fire', but

'Hǎo wán' literally combines 'hǎo' (good) and '

'退步' (tuì bù) literally means 'to step back'

享乐 (xiǎng lè) literally combines 享 (to enjoy,

乐于 (lè yú) is a compound expression meaning 'w

‘乐观’ (lè guān) is an adjective meaning 'opti

‘乐趣’ (lè qù) is a compound noun meaning ‘pl

失望 (shī wàng) literally means 'to lose hope'

盼望 is a verb meaning 'to long for' or 'to look f

‘Yǔ guò tiān qíng’ literally means ‘after t

'旁观' literally means 'to observe from the side'

'找麻烦' literally means 'to look for trouble' —

'Sì dǒng fēi dǒng' literally means 'seems to u

'Bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng' literally means 'not und

怠慢 (dài màn) is a two-character verb meaning '

‘慢待’ is a formal, slightly literary verb meani