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one's meaning in Chinese
| English | Chinese |
|---|---|
| burn one's bridges verb | 過河拆橋verb |
| bury one's head in the sand (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) verb [UK: ˈbe.ri wʌnz hed ɪn ðə sænd] [US: ˈbe.ri wʌnz ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd] | 採取鴕鳥政策verb |
| cat got someone's tongue (why are you not saying anything?) phrase | 你成了哑巴了吗？ /nǐ chéng le yǎba le ma?/phrase 你成了啞巴了嗎？phrase |
| catch one's breath (to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity) verb [UK: kætʃ wʌnz breθ] [US: ˈkætʃ wʌnz ˈbreθ] | 歇口气 /xiē kǒuqì/verb 歇口氣verb |
| change one's mind (to decide differently than one had decided before) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | 变卦 /biànguà/verb 改變主意verb 變卦verb |
| change someone's mind (to convince someone to make a decision) verb | shuìfú/verb 說服verb 说服 /shuōfúverb |
| clean up one's act (reform) verb | 改善自己的习惯 /gǎishàn zìjǐ de xíguàn/verb 改善自己的習慣verb 改邪歸正verb |
| clear one's throat (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) verb [UK: klɪə(r) wʌnz θrəʊt] [US: ˈklɪr wʌnz θroʊt] | 清嗓子 /qīngsǎngzi/verb |
| comb one's hair (to straighten one's hair with a comb) verb [UK: kəʊm wʌnz heə(r)] [US: ˈkoʊm wʌnz ˈher] | shū tóufǎ/verb 梳头 /shūtóu/verb 梳头发 /shū tóufaverb 梳頭verb 梳頭髮verb |
| come to someone's aid (to assist and rescue someone) verb | 帮助 /bāngzhù/verb 幫助verb 救援 /jiùyuán/verb |
| count one's blessings verb | 知足verb |
| cross one's arms (link one's arms) verb [UK: ˈkrɒs wʌnz ɑːmz] [US: ˈkrɑːs wʌnz ˈɑːrmz] | |
| cross one's fingers (do this or a similar gesture to tell a white lie) verb | 說一個善意的謊言verb |
| cross one's fingers (do this or a similar gesture to wish for good luck) verb | 祈求好運verb 祈祷 /qídǎo/verb 祈禱verb |
| cross one's fingers (put the middle finger across the index finger) verb | |
| cry in one's beer (feel sorry for oneself) verb |
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