| 麻痹 | má bì | paralysis / palsy / numbness / to benumb / (fig.) to lull / negligent / apathetic | ![]() |
| 暂息 | zàn xī | a lull (in the storm) / brief break (in rain) | ![]() |
| 空窗期 | kōng chuāng qī | window period (time between infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies) / period during which sth is lacking (boyfriend or girlfriend, work, revenue, production of a commodity etc) / lull / hiatus | ![]() |
| 扮猪吃老虎 | bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ | to play the wolf in sheep's clothing / to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down | ![]() |
