"cramming" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 临时抱佛脚
• 死记硬背

Definition

临时突击学习大量内容，通常是在考试或截止日期前紧急准备。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式、学生间常用语，通常指临时应付考试而不是系统性学习。常见表达有“cramming for an exam”。

Examples

She was cramming all night before the big test.

她在大考前整晚都在**临时抱佛脚**。

Last-minute cramming is not the best way to learn.

**临时抱佛脚**不是学习的最佳方式。

He finished cramming just before the bell rang.

他刚好在铃响前**临时抱佛脚**完毕。

I don’t remember much from last semester—I was just cramming to pass my exams.

我几乎不记得上学期的内容——那时只是为了过考试在**临时抱佛脚**。

Everyone in the library was cramming the night before finals.

期末考试前夕，图书馆里所有人都在**临时抱佛脚**。

Don’t rely on cramming—try to study a little bit every day instead.

别依赖**临时抱佛脚**，试着每天学一点。