How to say [X] in Chinese

to stay up late or all night

communication

熬夜

áo yè

to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)

communication

架二郎腿

jià èr láng tuǐ

to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)

communication

翘二郎腿

qiào èr láng tuǐ

to stick one's head out (from behind sth)

communication

探头

tàn tóu

to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)

communication

探头探脑

tàn tóu tàn nǎo

to stick out one's tongue

communication

吐舌头

tǔ shé tou

to stick to one's ways

communication

一条道走到黑

yì tiáo dào zǒu dào hēi

to stir-fry ingredients that have been cooked or partially cooked

communication

熟炒

shú chǎo

to stop (what one is doing)

communication

停手

tíng shǒu

to stop at this point

communication

到此为止

dào cǐ wéi zhǐ

to stop one's pen

communication

煞笔

shà bǐ

to straighten one's back

communication

挺腰

tǐng yāo

to straighten one's back

communication

挺身

tǐng shēn

to stretch one's sight as far as possible

communication

遐眺

xiá tiào

to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)

social

伸懒腰

shēn lǎn yāo

to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc)

communication

伸开

shēn kāi

to strive one's hardest

communication

尽力

jìn lì

to strongly defend one's position

communication

固守

gù shǒu

to struggle to get free

social

挣

zhèng

to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)

communication

不撞南墙不回头

bú zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu

to stuff one's pockets

communication

中饱私囊

zhōng bǎo sī náng

to stuff one's pockets

communication

饱私囊

bǎo sī náng

to submit to death

social

受死

shòu sǐ

to substitute one's words for the law (idiom)

communication

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