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make a name for oneself (to gain fame)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ə ˈneɪm fɔː(r) wʌn.ˈself]
[US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈneɪm ˈfɔːr wʌn.ˈself]

成名 /chéngmíng/verb

make a show of oneself (To embarrass oneself or others in public)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ə ʃəʊ əv wʌn.ˈself]
[US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈʃoʊ əv wʌn.ˈself]

出洋相 /chū yángxiàng/verb

make a silk purse of a sow's ear (to produce something refined, from something which is unrefined)
verb

化腐朽为神奇 /huà fǔxiǔ wéi shénqí/verb

化腐朽為神奇verb

make a spectacle of oneself (To embarrass oneself or others in public)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself]
[US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself]

出洋相 /chū yángxiàng/verb

make an appearance (turn up to an event)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ən ə.ˈpɪə.rəns]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈæn ə.ˈpɪ.rəns]

出场 /chūchǎng/verb

出場verb

出席 /chūxí/verb

现身 /xiànshēn/verb

現身verb

露面 /lòumiàn/verb

make an effort (to try; to work towards a goal)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ən ˈe.fət]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈæn ˈe.fərt]

力求 /lìqiú/verb

努力 /nǔlì/verb

竭力 /jiélì/verb

make an example of (punish someone as a warning to others)
verb

杀一儆百 /shāyījǐngbǎi/verb

杀鸡儆猴 /shājījǐnghóu/verb

殺一儆百verb

殺雞儆猴verb

make an exhibition of oneself (to embarrass oneself in public)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ən ˌek.sɪ.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ əv wʌn.ˈself]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈæn ˌek.sə.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ əv wʌn.ˈself]

出洋相 /chū yángxiàng/verb

make do (to get by (with))
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk duː]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈduː]

凑合 /còuhe/verb

将就 /jiāngjiu/verb

將就verb

湊合verb

make ends meet (get by financially)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk endz miːt]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈendz ˈmiːt]

維持生活verb

维持生活 /wéichí shēnghuó/verb

量入为出 /liàngrùwéichū/verb

量入為出verb

make eyes (to flirt by making obvious glances)
verb

抛媚眼 /pāomèiyǎn/verb

拋媚眼verb

make flexible (to make flexible - translation entry)
verb

使灵活 /shǐ línghuó/verb

使靈活verb

灵活化 /línghuóhuà/verb

靈活化verb

make friends (to befriend, to become closer)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk frendz]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈfrendz]

成朋友 /chéng péngyǒu/verb

make friends (to create friendships)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk frendz]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈfrendz]

交友 /jiāoyǒu/verb

交朋友 /jiāo péngyǒu/verb

結交verb

结交 /jiéjiāo/verb

make fun of (tease, ridicule)
verb

嘲笑 /cháoxiào/verb

开涮 /kāishuàn/verb

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