“中国梦” is a grand dream that the Chinese nation can achieve national prosperity, rejuvenation, and happiness for the people.

“大跌眼镜” means that someone feels surprise when encountering an unexpected result or unbelievable thing.

Today, “死党” means your close friends, ones from whom you keep no secrets and towards whom you have no misgivings. These are friends who can rely on each other.

“蚁族” is a word that describes low-income or unemployed college graduates.

“实名制” is a new type of system in which a person must provide unexpired identification or other materials when engaged in business activities.

“如意算盘(rúyì suànpán)” literally means a user-friendly abacus. It is often a metaphor for calculations based on wishful thinking.

"旱鸭子(hàn yāzi)" refers to the ducks which are raised on land and never swim.

“扎眼(zhāyǎn)” means seeing something or some actions makes people uncomfortable as if the thing or the behavior hurts their eyes.

"庙会(miàohuì)" means the activity held in or near a temple, usually on a traditional festival or specific day in China.

"耍大牌(shuǎ dàpái)" means someone is swelled with pride because he thinks he is important and commits some bad behaviors accordingly.

One character a day, easy to master Chinese characters. Let's take a look at the basic knowledge of "祈".

One character a day, easy to master Chinese characters. Let's take a look at the basic knowledge of "具".

"把柄(bǎbǐng)" originally means a handle. By extension, it refer to the mistake or fault that can be used against oneself.

“窝囊废(wōnangfèi)” is a derogatory term used to satirize those who are overcautious and incapable.

The original meaning of “开小灶” is to providing better food than the average standard.

“死心”literally means let the heart die, and it extendedly means to give up one’s hope for good or to think no more of something.

“眼力见儿”,as a spoken language, indicates the ability to quickly act according to circumstances.

As a dialect, “冷不丁” means unexpectedly or suddenly. We also say “冷不防”.

“风头” originally means the direction the wind blows. It is a metaphor of the trend of events as affecting a person.

This word means that those people with authority make the final decision.