1 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
打肿脸充胖子
dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi
1 lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
汗牛充栋
hàn niú chōng dòng
1 lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
漏脯充饥
lòu fǔ chōng jī
1 to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
滥竽充数
làn yú chōng shù
1 lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
2 to masquerade as having an ability
3 token member of a group
画饼充饥
huà bǐng chōng jī
1 lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
2 to feed on illusions (idiom)
Sample Sentences
Actually, people who like gambling can do it even in the shabbiest places. But these days Macao is expanding its own power. It's becoming varied, and recently built a bunch of exhibition centers.