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挨不上āi búshànɡ 指不着边，没有关系。have no relations； be irrelevant；be extraneous 例：这两件事根本挨不上。 The two matters are totally unrelated.
挨个儿āi ɡèér 一个接一个；依次顺序。one by one； in proper order；suc¬cessively；in turn 例：学生们站好队挨个儿上了汽车。 The students lined up and got on the bus in single file.
矮半截ǎi bàn jié 比喻低人一等;不如别人或比别人差。be inferior to others; be worse than others 例：他认为清洁工的职业并不比别人矮半截。 He doesn’t think his job as a street cleaner is inferior to others.
There’s a really good thread about this from a few years ago with tons of words and phrases: Chinese Slang
Chinese grammar
Alternative questions: 还是háishì & 或者huòzhě
还是（háishì） is used to offer choices and it should be thought of as (whether) or
主人:我们有咖啡，也有茶；你想喝咖啡还是(喝)茶？
Zhǔrén： wǒmen yǒu kāfēi ， yě yǒu chá . nǐ xiǎnɡ hē kāfēi háishì hē chá？
Host: We have coffee and we also have tea. Would you like to drink coffee or tea?
客人:我想喝茶。
Kèrén : wǒ xiǎnɡ hē chá.
Guest :I would like to drink tea.（a）More than two options
Sometimes, more than two options are offered;还是（háishì） is used between the last two options.
你喜欢日本车、美国车还是德国车？
nǐ xǐhuan rìběn chē , měiɡuó chē háishì déɡuó chē?
Do you like Japanese cars, American cars or German cars?（b）Choosing all/none
When no choice is made, the options are either omitted or pre-posed, and 都(dōu) is used.
Learners who are English speakers should pay special attention to this word-order rule.
李：你们喜欢吃中国菜还是法国菜?
lǐ : nǐmen xǐhuan chī zhōnɡɡuó cài háishì fǎɡuó cài?
Li: Do you like to eat Chinese food or French food?
.丁：（中国菜跟法国菜,)我都喜欢吃。
Dīnɡ : (zhōnɡ ɡuó cài ɡēn fǎɡuó cài) wǒ dōu xǐ huān chī.
Ding: I like both.
王：（中国菜跟法国菜,）我都不喜欢吃。（Incorrect:我都喜欢中国菜跟法国菜or 我都不喜欢吃中国菜跟法国菜。）
wánɡ: (zhōnɡɡuó cài ɡēn fǎɡuó cài) wǒ dōu bùxǐhuān chī. (Incorrect:”wǒ dōu xǐhuan zhōnɡɡuó cài ɡēn fǎɡuó cài” or “wǒ dōu bùxǐhuān chī zhōnɡɡuó cài ɡēn fǎɡuó cài”.)
Wang: I like neither.（C）还是(háishì)or或者(huòzhě)？
Do not confuse 还是(háishì) with 或者(huòzhě) (hudzht ‘either or ’).或者(huòzhě) is used in a statement
Since both 还是(háishì) and 或着(huòzhě)can be translated as ‘or’ in English* learners who are English speakers should pay special attention to the distinction between these two words.
请你给我一杯茶或者咖啡。
qǐnɡ nǐ ɡěi wǒ yì bēi chá huòzhě kāfēi
Please give me (either) a cup of tea or a cup of coffee.
• When 或者(huòzhě) is used in a question, it is an affirmative-negative question or a question with the modal particle 吗ma
王：我很渴，想喝一点饮料。有没有茶或者汽水？（=有茶或者汽水吗?）
wánɡ :wǒ hěn kě ,xiǎnɡ hē yìdiǎn yǐnliào. Yǒuméiyǒu chá huòzhě qìshuǐ? (=yǒu chá huòzhě qìshuǐ ma?)
Wang: I am thirsty; I want to drink something. Is there tea or soda?
李：有.要汽水还是要茶？（This is an alternative question offering choices.)
lǐ :yǒu . Yào qìshuǐ háishì yào chá?
li: Yes. Do you want soda or tea?
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irainbowconcept.comChinese slang
不搭嘎bù dā ga
zhǐ liǎnɡ zhě jiān shǔ yú bù tónɡ dànɡ cì，bù nénɡ xiānɡ tí bìnɡ lùn。
指两者间属于不同档次，不能相提并论。
two things entirely different，like chalk and cheese
lì：nǐ men liǎnɡ bié zhēnɡ le。yí ɡè shì mínɡ pái，yí ɡè shì zá pái，ɡēn běn bù dā ga， zhēnɡ yě bái zhēnɡ 。
例：你们俩别争了。一个是名牌，一个是杂牌，根本不搭嘎， 争也白争。
Stop arguing you two. One is a famous brand, another is an inferior brand. They can’t be mentioned in the same breath. It is useless to argue any more.
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不待见bú dài jiàn
zhǐ bú shòu bié rén huān yínɡ、xǐ huɑn；tǎo yàn 。
指不受别人欢迎、喜欢；讨厌。
annoy; dislike
lì：wǒ zhī dào wǒ zhuàn qián bù duō，suó yǐ nǐ fù mǔ zuì bú dài jiàn wǒ 。
例：我知道我赚钱不多，所以你父母最不待见我。
I know I don’t make a lot of money, so your parents really dislike me.
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不赖bú lài
bú huài；hǎo 。
不坏；好。
not bad; good
lì ：nǐ de cè shì jié ɡuǒ hái bú lài 。
例：你的测试结果还不赖。
The result of your test is not bad.
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WeChat: Rainbow_Concept#Chinese slang
白搭báidā
没有用处；白费力气。have no use； futile；spend effort in vain
例：找到她也白搭。她不会把钱退给你。zhǎodào tā yě báidā Tā búhuì bǎ qián tuì ɡěi nǐ
It is no use to find her. She won’t give the money back to you.
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背bèi
不顺；倒霉；运气不佳。be unlucky; have bad luck 例：这些天我特背，干什么，什么不成。
zhèxiē tiān wǒ tè bèi ɡànshíme shénme bùchénɡ
I’m very unlucky these days. Everything that I do simply goes wrong.
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报料bàoliào
为记者提供线索或材料。to provide news clues or information to journalists
例：游乐园出了事故，一位游客立刻给当地的晚报热线报料。yóulèyuán chū liǎoshì ɡù yíwèi yóukè lìkè ɡěi dānɡdì de wǎnbào rèxiàn bào liào When an accident took place in an amusement park，a tourist immediately called a local evening paper’s hotline and provided them with the news.
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WeChat: Rainbow_Concept暴笑 bào xiào
大笑。laugh
例：谁也没有想到，平日少言寡语的他说出的一句话竟然能引起大伙儿暴笑了好一阵。
shuí yě méi yǒu xiǎnɡ dào ， pínɡ rì shǎo yán ɡuǎ yǔ de tā shuō chū de yí jù huà jìnɡ rán nénɡ yín qǐ dà huǒ ér bào xiào le hǎo yí zhèn 。He hardly ever speaks in public, and it took everyone by surprise when what he said made everyone laugh for quite a while.
曝光bào ɡuānɡ
公布于众;让世人知道。make public； expose；make known to the public
例：假冒伪劣产品该通过新闻媒介曝光。
jiǎ mào wěi liè chán pǐn ɡāi tōnɡ ɡuò xīn wén méi jiè bào ɡuānɡ 。Imitations and inferior products should be exposed through the media.
爆料bào liào
指媒体刊登或播出的鲜为人知的消息。rarely known information which is exposed through the media例：在许多娱乐节目中，明星访谈节目无疑是最开心的，因为节目中时常会有爆料场景出现，令在场嘉宾猝不及防。
zài xǔ duō yú lè jié mù zhōnɡ ， mínɡ xīnɡ fǎnɡ tán jié mù wú yí shì zuì kāi xīn de ， yīn wèi jié mù zhōnɡ shí chánɡ huì yǒu bào liào chánɡ jǐnɡ chū xiàn ， lìnɡ zài chǎnɡ jiā bīn cù bù jí fánɡ。There’s no doubt that interviews with popular singers or movie stars are the most exciting of all the entertainment programs. That’s because they often catch the interviewees off guard by suddenly revealing inside information.
爆棚 bào pénɡ
形容某事特别受欢迎，参加者人满为患。Literally it means a tent is too crowded with people and may explode. A metaphor for something that is very popular and loved by people so that too many wish to join it, participate or go for it.例：音乐剧《美女与野兽》去年年底在京城上演三天，场场爆棚，不得不又加演两场。
yīn yuè jù 《 měi nǚ yǔ yě shòu 》 qù nián nián dǐ zài jīnɡ chénɡ shànɡ yǎn sān tiān ， chǎnɡ chǎnɡ bào pénɡ ， bù dé bú yòu jiā yǎn liǎnɡ chǎnɡ 。The musical play “The Beauty and the Beast” had three shows in Beijing at the end of last year. It was full every time so that they had to put on two extra performances.
帮倒忙bānɡ dǎo mánɡ
【解释】倒：反面的，相反的。“帮倒忙”指帮忙的结果反而给人增加了麻烦。多用来怪人 跟着瞎忙活。
倒，reversed, contrary. “帮倒忙” refers to being more of a hindrance than a help. It is mainly used to blame others for their foolish help.
【情景1】 罗莎交给中国朋友高民一些装订好的材料。
luó shā jiāo ɡěi zhōnɡ ɡuó pénɡ you ɡāo mín yì xiē zhuānɡ dìnɡ hǎo de cái liào 。
【对话1】 罗莎：我帮你把这些资料都装订在一起了。
wǒ bānɡ nǐ bǎ zhè xiē zī liào dōu zhuānɡ dìnɡ zài yì qǐ le 。
高民：那些资料是我特意拆开要分类的，你这是给我帮倒忙！
nà xiē zī liào shì wǒ tè yì chāi kāi yào fēn lèi de ， nǐ zhè shì ɡěi wǒ bānɡ dǎo mánɡ ！【情景2】 许丰去找阿曼朋友安沃尔。
xǔ fēnɡ qù zhǎo ā màn pénɡ you ān wò ěr 。【对话2】 许丰： 听说你要回国了，我来帮你收拾行李。
tīnɡ shuō nǐ yào huí ɡuó le ， wǒ lái bānɡ nǐ shōu shi xínɡ li 。
安沃尔：谢谢你，不用了，你只能给我帮倒忙。
xiè xiè nǐ ， bú yònɡ le ， nǐ zhǐ nénɡ ɡěi wǒ bānɡ dǎo mánɡ 。【搭配】“净〜”、“别~”、“专门~”、“给人~”、“帮了倒忙”等。
奔命bēn mìnɡ
拼命赶路或做事。
drive (push) oneself hard to hurry on with one’s journey or work
例：他每天都在奔命，为的是多挣一点儿钱。tā měi tiān dōu zài bēn mìnɡ ， wéi de shì duō zhènɡ yì dián ér qián 。
He drives himself hard to rush his work in order to make more money every day.
奔命bēn mìnɡ 拼命赶路或做事。 drive (push) oneself hard to hurry on with one’s journey or work 例：他每天都在奔命，为的是多挣一点儿钱。 tā měi tiān dōu zài bēn mìnɡ ， wéi de shì duō zhènɡ yì dián ér qián 。 He drives himself hard to rush his work in order to make more money every day.
Is this a commonly used phrase, or does this word appear on HSK of any level? I haven’t seen it before, just wondering if it’s commonly used.
It’s just a informal phrase, appears in daily conversations mostly.
Or you can use the set phrase 疲于奔命（pí yú bēn mìnɡ）, which is more formal, it means to be kept constantly on the run; to be tired from running around; to be weighed down with work.吃老本 chī lǎo běn
【解释】老本：最初的本钱，比喻原有的能力、基础、成绩、功劳等。“吃老本”比喻只靠 原有的本事去工作而没有新的作为。老本，original capital, likened to primary ability, basement, contribution, etc. “吃老本” is likened to people who work with original skill, without new deeds.
【情景1】某厂外方厂长贝拉迪在对工人进行教育。
mǒu chǎnɡ wài fānɡ chánɡ zhǎnɡ bèi lā dí zài duì ɡōnɡ rén jìn xínɡ jiào yù 。
【对话1】贝拉迪：我们的名牌产品也得有进步，靠吃老本是保不住名牌的。
bèi lā dí ： wǒ men de mínɡ pái chán pǐn yě dé yǒu jìn bù ， kào chī lǎo běn shì bǎo bú zhù mínɡ pái de 。
工程师：是啊，现在是高科技时代，都要抓紧学习，不能吃老本！
ɡōnɡ chénɡ shī ： shì ā ， xiàn zài shì ɡāo kē jì shí dài ， dōu yào zhuā jǐn xué xí ， bù nénɡ chī lǎo běn ！【情景2】中外教师一起聊天。
zhōnɡ wài jiào shī yì qǐ liáo tiān 。
【对话2】卡娜提：你们老教师经验丰富啊！
kǎ nà tí ： nǐ men lǎo jiào shī jīnɡ yàn fēnɡ fù ā ！
王老师：我这些年基本上是吃着老本过来的，不学习不行了！
wánɡ lǎo shī ： wǒ zhè xiē nián jī běn shànɡ shì chī zhe lǎo běn ɡuò lái de ， bù xué xí bù xínɡ le ！丁老师：我也是，那点老本快吃光了。
dīnɡ lǎo shī ： wǒ yě shì ， nà diǎn lǎo běn kuài chī ɡuānɡ le 。【搭配】“净~”、“光~”、“靠~”、“一直〜”、“不〜”、“不能〜”、“别~”、“吃着老本”、 “吃那点儿老本”、“吃不得老本”、“吃了几年的老本”、“没老本可吃”等。
巴不得bā bù dé
迫切盼望 earnestly wish; itching to do sth.例：她巴不得马上就走。
tā bā bù dé mǎ shànɡ jiù zǒu 。She is anxious to go at once.
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