交工hand over a completed project
交底put all one's cards on the table
交班hand over to the next shift; leave one's office and hand over to one's successor
传经teach Confucian classics/doctrines; pass on one's valuable experience
做亲become related by marriage; marry
出险be or get out of danger; be threatened
加码raise the price of commodities; raise the stakes in gambling
叫号call a number; chant a work song
合心be of one heart/mind; be to one's liking/taste
复命report upon the completion of a task
失节lose one's integrity; lose one's chastity
开航become open for navigation; set sail
当差run errands for officials and employers; male servant
招亲take a man into the family as a son-in-law; marry into and live with one's bride's family
挂名list one's own name; nominal
挂彩decorate for festive occasions; be wounded in battle
掉价decline in price; lower one's dignity
排戏rehearse a play, opera, etc.
排险defuse a dangerous situation
留级fail to go up to the next grade
结亲marry; become relatives by marriage
绝后without offspring; never to be seen again
脱帽remove one's cap; to escape a bad situation
落第fail in an imperial examination at and above township level
记功cite somebody for meritorious service
误工delay one's work; loss of working time
调包stealthily substitute one thing for another
败兴dampen one's enthusiasm; bad luck
贺喜congratulate somebody on a happy occasion
通邮accessible by postal communication
上货replenish stocks for sale; display/put goods on shelves
得标win a contract; win the championship in the competition
排班arrange the order of shifts into a set schedule
伤气feel disheartened; sap one's vitality
看亲see and assess the suitability of a prospective mate or son/daughter-in-law