add the finishing touches 13 画龙点睛 [畫龍點-] huàlóngdiǎnjīng (draw-dragon-dot-eye) add the finishing touches: 她的议论~. Her talk added the crucial finishing touches. '175 To speak 说话 (shuōhuà)
flowery speech with no substance 43 花言巧语 [---語] huāyánqiǎoyǔ (flowery-speech-deceitful-language) flowery speech with no substance: 对女孩子~ speak prettily to a little girl || ~地想借钱 flatter someone to borrow money '176 To express 表达 (biǎodá)
~问题 answer a question || 大 声~ loudly answer || 正确的~ correct answer 13 回答 [-] huídá (reply-answer) 176 To express 表达 (biǎodá)
得到~ receive a reply || 书面~ written reply ||予以~ offer a (formal) reply 14 答复 [-覆] dáfù (answer-reply) 176 To express 表达 (biǎodá)
respond 15 应对 [應對] yìngduì (respond-cope with) respond: ~国际竞争 respond to international competition || ~自如 respond freely || ~调查 respond to a survey '176 To express 表达 (biǎodá)
reply to 16 回复 [-復] huífù (reply-reply) reply to: ~ 邮件 reply by mail || ~来信 reply to a letter '184 To argue 争论 (zhēnglùn)
talk back 17 顶嘴 [頂-] dǐngzuǐ (go against-mouth) talk back: 跟妈妈~ talk back to your mother '238 Flexible 灵活 (línghuó)
wonderful 21 妙不可言 [-] miàobúkěyán (wonderful-not-able to-express) wonderful: ~的书 a wonderful book || 坐一下过山车吧, 那种感觉简直~！Take a rollercoaster. It’s a wonderful feeling! '251 Good or evil 善, 恶 (shàn, è)
tart and mean, bitterly sarcastic 21 尖酸刻薄 [-] jiānsuān kèbó (tart-mean) tart and mean, bitterly sarcastic: 说话~ speak in a bitter and mean manner || ~的话 bitter and mean talk '252 Honest, hypercritical 诚实, 虚伪 (chéngshí, xūwěi)
the deeds match the words (or promises) 15 言行一致 [-] yán xíng yīzhì (speech-action-consistent) the deeds match the words (or promises): 表里如一, ~ consistent in thought and action, the deeds match one’s words '264 Skillful, clumsy 巧, 拙 (qiǎo, zhuō)
be reticent 17 少言寡语 [---語] shǎoyán guǎyǔ (less-speech-few-language) be reticent: ~的人a man of few words '301 Conjunctions, sequential 顺承连词 (shùnchéng liáncí)
that is to say, in other words, namely 4 就是说 [--說] jiùshì shuō (that-is-to say) that is to say, in other words, namely: 他的名字不在最后一轮面试 (miànshì) 的名单上, ~, 他已经被淘 汰 (táotài) 了. His name is not on the final interview list, which means he has been eliminated. '