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Posted on: 平行宇宙
March 21, 2015 at 4:13 PM

罗嗦 luō suo = long-winded; wordy; troublesome
或多或少 huò duō huò shǎo = more or less
顺着 shùn zhe = to follow; following; along

Posted on: Breaking Up
March 21, 2015 at 2:55 PM

翻腾 fān téng = to turn over; to surge; to churn; to rummage; raging (torrent)
剧情 jù qíng = story line; plot
黑与白 hēi yǔ bái = black and white
理性 lǐ xìng = reason; rationality; rational as opposed to sentimental nature
卡住 kǎ zhù = to jam; to choke; to clutch
突破 tū pò = to break through; to make a breakthrough

Posted on: 花瓶总监
March 19, 2015 at 2:37 PM

注脚 zhù jiǎo = footnote
转磨 zhuàn mò = rotary grindstone
不眠不休 bù mián bù xiū = without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
忍气吞声 rěn qì tūn shēng = to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it
利索 lì suo = nimble
淡然 dàn rán = tranquil and calm; indifferent
感慨 gǎn kǎi = strong feelings; lament; with a tinge of emotion or regret
有活力 yǒu huó lì = energetic; vital
任由 rèn yóu = to let (sb do sth); to allow
搬运 bān yùn = freight; transport; portage; to transport; to carry
挂在嘴边 guà zài zuǐ biān = to keep saying sth over and over; to say sth often
典故 diǎn gù = allusion (to classic story or saying); classical quotation; parable
诗意 shī yì = poetry; poetic quality or flavor

Posted on: Caught By A Colleague
March 19, 2015 at 12:25 PM

That sounds like it could work, thanks.

Posted on: Caught By A Colleague
March 19, 2015 at 12:24 PM

<strike>通通 tōng tōng = all; entire; complete (通通去约会 - go on a date together, is this right?)</strike>

偷偷 tōu tōu = stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly

Posted on: Caught By A Colleague
March 15, 2015 at 1:14 PM

If you can't say 他走了 without inviting misunderstanding what is the formula for avoiding that? From what I have understood 我先走了 is like "I'm off now"or "well, I am off", so if i want to say "he's gone" presumably it is not 他先走了?

Posted on: Caught By A Colleague
March 15, 2015 at 1:09 PM

通通 tōng tōng = all; entire; complete (通通去约会 - go on a date together, is this right?)
失去意识 shī qù yì shí = to lose consciousness
打情骂俏 dǎ qíng mà qiào = to flirt with a member of the opposite sex; to banter flirtatiously
场所 chǎng suǒ = location; place
闲话 xián huà = digression; gossip; idle talk; scandal
拉链 lā liàn = zipper
穿反 chuān fǎn = to wear inside out (clothes)
探听 tàn tīng = to make inquiries; to try to find out; to pry
误会 wù huì = misunderstanding, mistake; to make a mistake

Posted on: 算命大师
March 10, 2015 at 8:18 PM

角落 jiǎo luò = nook; corner
随口 suí kǒu = (speak) without thinking the matter through
运势 yùn shì = horoscope; one's fortune
诅咒 zǔ zhòu = to curse
强力推销 qiáng lì tuī xiāo = aggressive marketing
虚幻 xū huàn = imaginary; illusory
丑剧 chǒu jù = absurd drama; farce; disgraceful show(?)
隐身 yǐn shēn = to hide oneself; invisible (person or online status); hidden
碰触 pèng chù = to touch
留住 liú zhù = to ask sb to stay; to keep sb from going

Posted on: The Emperor's Wives
March 10, 2015 at 6:52 PM

助手 zhù shǒu = assistant; helper
军队 jūn duì = the army; the military
服侍 fú shi = to attend to; to look after; to wait upon; to serve
坚牢 jiān láo = strong; firm
生死 shēng sǐ = life or death
长官 zhǎng guān = senior officer
女性主义 nǚ xìng zhǔ yì = feminism

Posted on: 羊年行大运
March 5, 2015 at 6:16 PM

浓度 = enriched
贪嘴 tān zuǐ = gluttonous
祭拜 jì bài = to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
部首 bù shǒu = the key or radical by which a character is arranged in a traditional Chinese dictionary
心脏病 xīn zàng bìng = heart disease; heart attack
发作 fā zuò = to flare-up; to break out
瞎掰 xiā bāi = (coll.) to talk nonsense; to fool around
三声变调 sān shēng biàn diào = third tone change
经济部长 jīng jì bù zhǎng = economics minister
威武 wēi wǔ = might; formidable
爵位 jué wèi = order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公 gong1, Marquis 侯 hou2, Count 伯 bo2, Viscount 子 zi3, Baron 男 nan2
贬低 biǎn dī = to belittle; to disparage

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