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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
to regain one's eyesight / (astronomy) emersion
brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct
an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)
to decree
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[] of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion
luminosity
(coll.) tomorrow / one of these days / some day
(coll.) tomorrow
(idiom) to kick sb upstairs
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle
simile
see you tomorrow / (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)
to be officially wed
to note clearly / to perceive
open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides
lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
"transparent kitchen" – a kitchen (in a restaurant, school cafeteria etc) in which food preparation processes are made visible to customers (by means of transparent glass, live video etc) to promote hygiene and ensure accountability in food safety practices
highest virtue / illustrious virtue
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
intelligent / brilliant
(slang) to openly express or pursue romantic interest in sb (as opposed to 暗戀|暗恋[])
dummy (in bridge)
to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter
shining / bright
see 清風明月|清风明月[]
white cane (used by the blind)
see 明槍易躲，暗箭難防|明枪易躲，暗箭难防[]
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
bright and clean / luminous
(open, uncovered) water channel / canal
open drainage channel / ditch
to flicker / to flash on and off / to brighten and fade
clear / limpid
(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
pearl / jewel (of great value)
to cast pearls before swine (idiom) / not to get proper recognition for one's talents
sensible / reasonable / an obvious reason, truth or fact / to understand the reason or reasoning
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27