踏青 （ta4qing1）
spring outing
The Chinese term vividly depicts one who merrily goes on a trip in spring. Ta means “step on” or “walk by,” while “qing” means the greenness of grass. For hundreds of years, taqing has been associated with the tomb sweeping activities around the Qingming (Clear and Bright) Festival, which falls on April 5.

乐活族 （le4huo2zu2）
LOHAS
It is the acronym of “life style of health and sustainability,” referring to a group of people who are optimistic, understanding, caring about environment and health, and doing good and as well as feeling good. This concept originated in Britain in the middle of last century.

摩客 （mo2ke4）
mook
It is a combination of magazine and book, which is regularly published and can be subscribed to. This form of publication, which first appeared in Japan, has become quite popular among young people.

海豚音 （hai3tun2yin1）
dolphin-vocal-sounding
Zhang Liangying, one of the three winners in last year’s Super Girl contest, is known for her dolphin-vocal-sounding, a special singing technique. Mariah Carey is said to be the one who can use the technique best.

飞行特技 （fei1xing2te4ji4）
aerobatics
Russian air forces recently staged an airplane acrobatics show in the zhangjiajie tourist area in central China’s Hunan Province. Daredevil though they may be, the air acrobatic team dropped a plan to fly through a hole on the peak of a local mountain because of the dangers and ensuing environment damage.

乌鸦嘴 (wu1ya1zui3)
jinxing mouth
Chinese believe the crow cawing could bring an unlucky spell on people. So, anyone who has a jinxing mouth is said to have a wuyazui or “crow’s mouth,” a persona non grata in any conservation or discussion.

软肋 （ruan3lei4）
soft spot, Achilles’ heel
The word literally translates as a soft rib, but Chinese people use it to represent the most vulnerable spot of a person, a program or system.

绿领 （lu4ling3）
green-collar
A green-collar has the stamina of a blue-collar, education of a white-collar and wealth of a gold-collar. They pursue a healthy and environment-friendly lifestyle, like shutting cell phones after work to ensure enough free time, never eating without heeding nutrition, spending weekends traveling out-of-town whenever they can, and the signature one - always taking a trash bag to clean up pet’s waste.