How to say [X] in Chinese

to broaden one's horizons

communication

开眼界

kāi yǎn jiè

to brook no delay

communication

刻不容缓

kè bù róng huǎn

to brush one's teeth

communication

刷牙

shuā yá

to build one's house

communication

结庐

jié lú

to bump one's head

communication

响头

xiǎng tóu

to bundle up (one's possessions for a journey)

communication

束装

shù zhuāng

to burn one's eyebrows

communication

燃眉

rán méi

to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)

communication

掩面而泣

yǎn miàn ér qì

to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill

communication

招魂

zhāo hún

to call by the glorified name of (idiom)

social

美其名曰

měi qí míng yuē

to call out (a name etc)

social

呼唤

hū huàn

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom)

communication

呼牛作马

hū niú zuò mǎ

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom)

communication

呼牛呼马

hū niú hū mǎ

to call up all one's associates

communication

呼朋引类

hū péng yǐn lèi

to carry (on one's person)

communication

携带

xié dài

to carry on a clandestine love affair

social

偷情

tōu qíng

to carry on one's ancestral line

communication

传宗接代

chuán zōng jiē dài

to carry on one's back

communication

背

bèi

to carry on one's back

communication

驮

tuó

to carry on one's shoulder

communication

扛

káng

to carry on one's shoulder or back

communication

荷

hé

to carry out

communication

践行

jiàn xíng

to carry out one's duties perfunctorily

communication

塞责

sāi zé

to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative)

communication

起眼

qǐ yǎn