- 开门见山kāi mén jiàn shān(idiom) to come straight to the point; to be direct and upfrontHSK 7-9
- 甜言蜜语tián yán mì yǔhoneyed words, sweet talk (often insincere or flattering)HSK 7-9
- 完好无损wán hǎoin perfect condition, intact, undamagedHSK 7-9
- 蛛丝马迹zhū sī mǎ jìsmall but revealing clues or traces; subtle or hidden structural indications (in writing, arguments, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 无名小卒wú míng xiǎo zúa nobody, an insignificant personHSK 7-9
- 耿耿于怀gěng gěng yú huáito take something to heart; to brood over; to be unable to get something off one's mindHSK 7-9
- 高高在上gāo gāo zài shàngaloof from the masses; out of touch with ordinary people; self-importantly remoteHSK 7-9
- 似曾相识sì céng xiāng shíto feel a sense of déjà vu; to seem familiar (as if previously encountered)HSK 7-9
- 天衣无缝tiān yīflawless; perfectly seamless (of a plan, argument, performance, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 扪心自问mén xīn zì wènto examine one's conscience, to engage in honest self-reflectionHSK 7-9
- 危在旦夕wēi zài dàn xīin imminent danger; on the verge of death or disasterHSK 7-9
- 大干一场dàto go all out; to throw oneself into a big effortHSK 7-9
- 无懈可击wú xiè kě jīinvulnerable, flawless, unassailableHSK 7-9
- 深思熟虑shēn sī shú lǜto think carefully and thoroughly; to deliberateHSK 7-9
- 一窍不通yī qiào bù tōngto be completely ignorant (about a subject); to know absolutely nothing; to be utterly cluelessHSK 7-9
- 幸灾乐祸xìng zāi lè huòto gloat over someone's misfortune; to take pleasure in another's bad luckHSK 7-9
- 忘恩负义wàng ēn fù yìto forget kindness and turn one's back on righteousness; to be ungrateful and betray the person who helped youHSK 7-9
- 无足轻重móunimportant, insignificant, of no consequenceHSK 7-9
- 相提并论xiāng tí bìng lùn(idiom) to mention in the same breath; to place on an equal footing (usually in negative constructions)HSK 7-9
- 罪魁祸首zuì kuí huò shǒu(idiom) chief culprit, main offender; (figurative) the primary cause of a disaster or problemHSK 7-9
- 自作聪明zì zuò cōng mingto think oneself clever but end up looking foolish; to outsmart oneselfHSK 7-9
- 不可收拾bù kě shōu shí(idiom) irremediable; beyond control; too far gone to fixHSK 7-9
- 出人头地chū rén tóu dìto stand out from the crowd, to rise above others, to achieve great success or prominenceHSK 7-9
- 总而言之zǒng ér yán zhīin short; in a word; in briefHSK 7-9
- 死路一条sǐ lù yī tiáodead end; no way out; doomed (set phrase)HSK 7-9
- 不值一提bú(idiom) not worth mentioning; insignificant; nothing to speak ofHSK 7-9
- 光彩照人guāng cǎi zhào rén(idiom) radiant with beauty; dazzling; brilliantly impressiveHSK 7-9
- 合情合理hé qíng hé lǐfair and reasonable; sensible; in accordance with common sense and human feelingsHSK 7-9
- 拍马屁pāi mǎ pì(colloquial, separable verb-object) to flatter, to fawn on, to suck up toHSK 7-9
- 数以千计shǔthousands of; numbering in the thousandsHSK 7-9
- 言归正传yán guī zhèng zhuànto return to the topic; to get back to the pointHSK 7-9
- 重蹈覆辙chóng dào fù zhéto repeat the same mistake; to follow the same disastrous road againHSK 7-9
- 难以启齿nánto find it hard to bring up (something embarrassing); to be too ashamed to speak aboutHSK 7-9
- 一臂之力yī bì zhī lìa helping hand; assistanceHSK 7-9
- 亲眼目睹qīnto witness with one's own eyesHSK 7-9
- 出类拔萃chū lèi bá cuìto stand out from the crowd; outstandingHSK 7-9
- 半途而废bàn tú ér fèito give up halfway; to leave something unfinishedHSK 7-9
- 坐以待毙zuò yǐ dài bìto sit back and wait for death; to take no action in the face of danger, passively accepting defeat or doomHSK 7-9
- 指指点点zhī(idiom) to make pointed remarks behind someone's back; to gossip critically about someoneHSK 7-9
- 无影无踪wú yǐng wú zōngto vanish without a trace; no sign of anything leftHSK 7-9
- 水落石出shuǐ luò shí chū(idiom) the truth comes to light; facts become clear after an investigationHSK 7-9
- 精疲力竭jīng pí lì jiécompletely exhausted, spent, drained (idiomatic)HSK 7-9
- 千载难逢qiān zǎi nán féngextremely rare, once-in-a-lifetime (of an opportunity or event)HSK 7-9
- 自作主张zì zuò zhǔ zhāngto act on one's own; to make decisions without consulting othersHSK 7-9
- 见不得人jiàntoo shameful to be seen in public; unpresentable; disgracefulHSK 7-9
- 非同寻常fēi tóngunusual; extraordinary; out of the ordinaryHSK 7-9
- 史无前例shǐ wú qián lìunprecedented in history; having no parallel in the pastHSK 7-9
- 坐视不管zuò shì bú(idiom) to sit idly by and do nothing; to ignore a problem that one should addressHSK 7-9
- 无理取闹wú lǐ qǔ nàoto make trouble without reason; to be deliberately unreasonable and quarrelsomeHSK 7-9
- 有生以来yǒu shēng yǐ láisince one was born; in one's whole lifeHSK 7-9
- 背黑锅bēi hēi guōto be made a scapegoat; to take the blame for someone elseHSK 7-9
- 赤裸裸chì luǒ luǒstark naked, completely unclothed; undisguised, naked (in a figurative sense of truth, aggression, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 全神贯注quán shén guàn zhùto be completely absorbed in, to be engrossed inHSK 7-9
- 一干二净yī gān èr jìngthoroughly; completely; very clean; spotlessHSK 7-9
- 名副其实míng fù qí shíto be worthy of the name; to live up to one's reputation; not just in name onlyHSK 7-9
- 直截了当zhí jié liǎo dàngdirect and straightforward; bluntHSK 7-9
- 陈词滥调chén cí làn diàocliché, platitude, hackneyed expressionHSK 7-9
- 不合时宜bù hé shí yíout of step with the times; untimely; inappropriate for the occasionHSK 7-9
- 大开眼界dàto greatly broaden one's horizons; to open one's eyes (to new experiences)HSK 7-9
- 岌岌可危jí jí kě wēiin imminent danger; on the verge of collapse; precariousHSK 7-9