How to say [X] in Chinese

to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)

communication

以强凌弱

yǐ qiáng líng ruò

to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)

communication

恃强欺弱

shì qiáng qī ruò

to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas

communication

借题发挥

jiè tí fā huī

to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old)

social

犯讳

fàn huì

to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own

communication

对火

duì huǒ

to vent one's anger

communication

出气

chū qì

to vent one's anger on (an innocent party)

social

煞气

shà qì

to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom)

social

迁怒于人

qiān nù yú rén

to vie against one another

communication

相争

xiāng zhēng

to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)

social

忆苦思甜

yì kǔ sī tián

to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)

social

探监

tàn jiān

to visit one's friends and relatives

communication

走亲访友

zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu

to visit one's parents

communication

省亲

xǐng qīn

to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences

communication

吊丧

diào sāng

to vote against the party line

social

跑票

pǎo piào

to vow before one's troops

communication

誓师

shì shī

to vow not to break one's promise

communication

誓不反悔

shì bù fǎn huǐ

to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)

communication

摸着石头过河

mō zhe shí tou guò hé

to wag one's tongue

communication

鼓舌

gǔ shé

to wait one's turn

communication

轮候

lún hòu

to wait quietly

communication

静待

jìng dài

to walk around

communication

走动

zǒu dòng

to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom)

communication

同流合污

tóng liú hé wū

to wash one's hair

communication

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