How to say [X] in Chinese

to move a stone and stub one's toe

communication

搬石头砸自己的脚

bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

to move one's base (of operations)

communication

转移阵地

zhuǎn yí zhèn dì

to move one's lips

communication

动嘴皮

dòng zuǐ pí

to move relative to one another

communication

错动

cuò dòng

to name

social

取名

qǔ míng

to name

social

起名

qǐ míng

to name (a sports team, a competition etc)

social

冠名

guān míng

to name (sth)

social

定名

dìng míng

to name sth after a person

social

以人名命名

yǐ rén míng mìng míng

to narrow one's eyes

communication

眯

mī

to narrow one's eyes (as when smiling or squinting)

communication

眯眼

mī yǎn

to neglect neither one

communication

两不误

liǎng bú wù

to neglect one's duties

communication

疏忽职守

shū hū zhí shǒu

to neglect one's duty

communication

失职

shī zhí

to neglect one's duty

communication

溺职

nì zhí

to neglect one's duty

communication

玩忽职守

wán hū zhí shǒu

to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love

social

见色忘友

jiàn sè wàng yǒu

to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral

communication

薄养厚葬

báo yǎng hòu zàng

to no avail

communication

毫无效果

háo wú xiào guǒ

to nod one's head and bow (idiom)

communication

点头哈腰

diǎn tóu hā yāo

to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)

communication

摇头摆尾

yáo tóu bǎi wěi

to not be able to distinguish who's winning

communication

不分胜败

bù fēn shèng bài

to not deserve (one's good fortune etc)

communication

折杀

zhé shā

to not know what sb is driving at

communication

不知所云

bù zhī suǒ yún