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苛刻 harsh; severe; demanding
冤魂 yuān hún ghost of one who died unjustly / departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances
事儿 shìr one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
苛求 qiú demanding
难缠 nán chán (usu. of people) difficult / demanding / troublesome / unreasonable / hard to deal with
诛求 zhū qiú exorbitant demands / demanding with menaces / extortion
碰瓷 pèng (coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)
吃拿卡要 chī qiǎ yào dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes / all kinds of abuse of power
从难从严 cóng nán cóng yán demanding and strict (idiom) / exacting
劳心劳力 láo xīn láo to tax one's mind and body / demanding (work) / dedicated (worker) / hard-working
一二九运动 èr Jiǔ Yùn dòng December 9th Movement (1935), student-led demonstrations demanding that the Chinese government resist Japanese aggression
三大纪律八项注意 Sān Xiàng Zhù the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
未报 wèi bào unavenged / still demanding retribution
费工夫 fèi gōng fu to spend a great deal of time and effort / (of a task) demanding / exacting


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