Final Flashcards
居高不下
Jū gāo bùxià consistently high
邪不胜正
Xié bùshèng zhèng evil not triumph over virtue
争权夺利
Zhēngquánduólì vie for power and contend for wealth
勾心斗角
Gōuxīndòujiǎo vie for position
门当户对
Méndānghùduì the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
茶余饭后
Cháyúfànhòu leisure time
大吃大喝
Dà chī dà hè eat and drink excessively
今不如昔
Jīn bùrú xī modern times not equal to the past
始作俑者
Shǐzuòyǒngzhě lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice
心有余悸
Xīnyǒuyújì Lingering fear
当务之急
Dāngwùzhījí vital matter of immediate urgency, top priority
无处不在
Wú chù bùzài prevalent/ubiquitous/pervasive
久负盛名
Jiǔfùshèngmíng have along history of good reputation
以权谋私
Yǐquánmóusī abuse of power for personal gain
自相矛盾
Zì xiāng máodùn contradict oneself
追根究底
Zhuī gēnjiū dǐ probe or investigate exhaustively
层出不穷
Céngchūbùqióng to come out one after the other
意想不到
Yì xiǎngbùdào unexpected; previously unimagined
每况愈下
Měikuàngyùxià go from bad to worse
国富民穷
Guó fùmín qióng Rich country, poor people
一落千丈
Yīluòqiānzhàng Drop dramatically
无地自容
Wúdìzìróng To disgraced
善有善报，恶有恶报
Shàn yǒu shàn bào, è yǒu è bào good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil
有情人终成眷属
Yǒuqíng rén zhōng chéng juànshǔ couple in love, a marriage from above
赫然在列
Hèrán zài liè impressive arangement
（从~中）可见一斑
(Cóng ~zhōng) kějiàn yībān able to deduce from one example
公之于众
Gōngzhīyúzhòng make public
无处遁形
Wú chù dùn xíng nowhere to hide
