day 138money, plans and luck
unit 18 · money and marketsmoney, plans and luck
Talk about money and plans with idioms: budgeting, haggling, risks and luck, and play something down with 无非……罢了.
today’s words
- 千方百计 qiānfāngbǎijì · by every possible means
- 想方设法 xiǎngfāngshèfǎ · to do everything possible
- 精打细算 jīngdǎxìsuàn · to budget carefully
- 节衣缩食 jiéyīsuōshí · to scrimp and save
- 讨价还价 tǎojiàhuánjià · to haggle
- 物美价廉 wùměijiàlián · good quality and cheap
- 供不应求 gōngbùyìngqiú · demand outstrips supply
- 倾家荡产 qīngjiādàngchǎn · to lose everything one owns
- 得不偿失 débùchángshī · to lose more than one gains
- 一举两得 yījǔliǎngdé · to kill two birds with one stone
- 万无一失 wànwúyīshī · foolproof, completely safe
- 居安思危 jū'ānsīwēi · to stay alert in times of peace
- 后顾之忧 hòugùzhīyōu · worries about what one leaves behind
- 顾全大局 gùquándàjú · to put the common good first
- 得天独厚 détiāndúhòu · richly blessed by nature
- 可乘之机 kěchéngzhījī · an opening to exploit
- 弄虚作假 nòngxūzuòjiǎ · to falsify, cheat
- 改邪归正 gǎixiéguīzhèng · to mend one’s ways
- 罪魁祸首 zuìkuíhuòshǒu · chief culprit
- 走过场 zǒuguòchǎng · to go through the motions
- 取而代之 qǔ'érdàizhī · to replace, take the place of
- 发扬光大 fāyángguāngdà · to develop and carry forward
- 救死扶伤 jiùsǐfúshāng · to heal the sick and wounded
- 勤工俭学 qíngōngjiǎnxué · to work part-time to pay for one’s studies
- 受益匪浅 shòuyìfěiqiǎn · to benefit greatly
- 知足常乐 zhīzúchánglè · contentment brings happiness
- 心甘情愿 xīngānqíngyuàn · willingly, gladly
- 随心所欲 suíxīnsuǒyù · to do as one pleases
- 身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ · not one’s own master
- 精疲力竭 jīngpílìjié · utterly exhausted
- 有朝一日 yǒuzhāoyīrì · some day, one day
- 饱经沧桑 bǎojīngcāngsāng · to have weathered many changes
- 得意扬扬 déyìyángyáng · smug, pleased with oneself
- 从容不迫 cóngróngbùpò · calm and unhurried
sentences
- 他无非是想多卖点钱罢了。 · He just wants to get a bit more money, that’s all.
- 这不过是一个小问题而已。 · This is only a small problem, nothing more.
- 我只是看看而已，还没决定。 · I’m only looking: I haven’t decided.
- 在集市上买东西可以讨价还价，淡季的时候更便宜。 · You can haggle when you shop at the market, and it’s cheaper in the off season.
- 她过日子精打细算。 · She budgets every penny.