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Here are all the words you need to know in Developing Chinese 5.

yī rú jì wǎng一如既往just as in the past

xià bù wéi lì下不为例not to be repeated

bù fǎ不法illegal

bù yì ér fēi不翼而飞"fly without wings"; spread like wildfire/on the wings of the wind

rén xìng人性humanity; human feelings and reason

dài jià代价price; at the expense of something, such as the materials or effort necessary for the attainment of a goal

rènundertake; assume a post

xiū xué休学suspend one's schooling without losing one's status as a student

lean on/against; depend/rely on

jiǎ zhuāng假装pretend

zuò shǒu jiǎo做手脚juggle things

zhào tou兆头sign

jìng huà净化purify

bié zhì别致unique

shā chē刹车brake; apply the brakes

qián suǒ wèi yǒu前所未有unprecedented

huà jiě化解resolve

fǎn xǐng反省introspect

fā bù发布issue

fā shì发誓pledge

shòu huì受贿bribe-taking

kě xiǎng ér zhī可想而知one can well imagine

shāng tǎo商讨discuss

è mèng噩梦nightmare

huí bì回避evade; avoid

kuā zhāng夸张hyperbole; superlative

wěi wǎn委婉euphemistic

cún xīn存心cherish certain intentions; intentionally

shí huì实惠material benefit; substantial

kuān xīn宽心put somebody's mind at rest

jì mò寂寞lonely; quiet

wū shī巫师sorcerer

cháng yán常言common saying

píng héng平衡balanced; bring into equilibrium

xìng hǎo幸好luckily

dé tǐ得体befitting one's position or suited to the occasion

gōng xǐ恭喜congratulate

nǎo huǒ恼火annoyed

jiè bèi戒备physically be on the alert; psychologically take precautions against

zhàn zhàn jīng jīng战战兢兢trembling with fear; apprehensive and cautious

zhuō nòng捉弄tease

cuò cí措辞word

qiàojemmy; poach

shàn zì擅自act without authorization

zhī wú支吾prevaricate

wàngprosperous; plenty

gēng huàn更换change

wèi miǎn未免truly; unavoidably

yù wàng欲望desire

zhì lǐ治理administer; bring under control

liū da溜达go for a stroll

xiāo sǎ潇洒natural and unrestrained

jī huà激化intensify; aggravate

huǒ shàng jiā yóu火上加油pour oil on the fire

huī sè灰色ashy; gloomy

zhēn xī珍惜treasure

zhuó mó琢磨carve and polish; polish

wèi jù畏惧fear

lüè wēi略微slightly

jiēall

jiān dū监督supervise; supervisor

xiāng guān相关be interrelated

xiāng jì相继in succession

knock; rap

chuò hào绰号nickname

thread; in detail

xiū chǐ羞耻disgraceful

zhí wù职务post

gān yán肝炎hepatitis

liǎn pí脸皮skin of the face; sensibilities

fǔ bài腐败decayed; degenerate

xī gài膝盖knee-caps

zì zé自责blame oneself

shì yán誓言oath

fěng cì讽刺satire; satirize

zhèng jù证据evidence

tān guān贪官corrupt official

tān wū贪污embezzle

huì lù贿赂bribe; bribery

dǔ zhòu赌咒take an oath

rǔ mà辱骂call somebody names

wéi fàn违犯act contrary to

lián lián连连repeatedly

sū yóu酥油butter

jīn é金额amount of money

chǎn shù阐述expound

yù qī预期expect

inclined to one side; quite

é wài额外extra

mò mò默默silently

zī yá liě zuǐ龇牙咧嘴look fierce; contort one's face in agony

jīng huāng shī cuò惊慌失措be frightened out of one's wits

suǒ dé所得earnings

zhèng tuō挣脱throw off

wú yǐng wú zōng无影无踪disappear completely

chē zhá车闸brake

yìn dù印度India

àn láo qǔ chóu按劳取酬recompense is made according to the amoumt of labour expended

shǎn kāi闪开get out of the way

yī guǎi yī guǎi一拐一拐in a limping fashion