Category: Polular Word

里程碑 (lǐchéng bēi) milestone Usage: “里程碑” 本义指标志公路及城市郊区道路里程的碑石， 每一公里设一块，用以计算里程和标志地点位置。后比喻在事物发展过程中具有重大意义的事件。 The original meaning of“里程碑”is stele to mark the mileage of the highway

小菜一碟 (Xiǎocài yìdié) a piece of cake Usage: “小菜一碟”的本义是指一小盘菜，比喻不重要的或者很容易做到的事情。 The original meaning of "小菜一碟" is a small dish. It is

软柿子 (ruǎn shìzi) a push-over Usage: “软柿子”本义是指比较软的柿子，有句歇后语“老太太吃柿子——拣软的捏”，因为软些的柿子吃起来比较容易。而这句歇后语的意思是说软弱的人很容易被欺负。因此“软柿子”引申指比较软弱，容易被欺负的人。 “软柿子(ruǎn shìzi)” originally and literally means a soft persimmon. There is a Chinese

跳槽  (tiàocáo) job hopping Usage: “跳槽”的本义是指牲口离开原来的食槽去另一个食槽吃食。比喻人辞职另外找新工作。 The original meaning of “跳槽” is that cattle jump the trough to eat in

闷葫芦 (mèn húlu) an enigma; a puzzle Usage: 葫芦的形状是肚子大口小，因为这个特点，所以想倒出装在里面的水很难。“闷葫芦”是指不太爱说话的人，就像葫芦一样，心事很难让人猜透。 The shape of calabash gourd is small mouth and big belly.

纸老虎 (Zhǐ lǎohǔ) a paper-tiger Usage: “纸老虎”的字面意思是用纸做的老虎，比喻外表很强大凶狠，实际却没什么本事的人。 The literal meaning of “纸老虎”is a paper-tiger. It refers to the person who

风凉话 (Fēng liáng huà) an onlooker’s unsolicited comments Usage: “风凉话”指嘲讽别人的话语，说话人借此来打击别人的积极性，让别人生气或者感到不舒服。 “风凉话”means discouraging or taunting somebody. Sentences: 1、Tā búdàn bù bāngmáng,

卖关子 (Mài guānzi) stop a story at a climax to keep the listeners in suspense; keep others guessing Usage: “卖关子”指比喻在紧要关头故弄玄虚，主要用来吸引对方或者引起对方的好奇心。

得手 (Dé shǒu) to succeed in doing something smoothly Usage: “得手”比喻事情办得顺利，取得了成功。常用于贬义。 “得手” metaphorically means to succeed in doing something smoothly.

跑腿 (pǎotuǐ) run errands Usage: “跑腿”常用的意思有两个：一是指帮人奔走办事，通常是可以拿到报酬的，不过有时也是免费为人服务的。二是指从事一些经常要来回奔波的打杂工作。 "跑腿 (pǎotuǐ)" has two meanings. One is to serve others for money or for