Vocabulary: 阿诺德·汤因比传

• yuān wang qiányuan1 wang5 qian2冤枉钱x1 | Book Rank #9668wasted money; pointless expense
• sǔn shīsun3 shi1损失x11 | Book Rank #2027loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage
• chóng xīn rèn shíchong2 xin1 ren4 shi2重新认识x1 | Book Rank #9669
• fǎn sīfan3 si1反思x18 | Book Rank #1322to think back over sth; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reassessment
• huǎng yánhuang3 yan2谎言x3 | Book Rank #5252lie
• tūo lātuo1 la1拖拉x1 | Book Rank #9670to drag along; to haul; (fig.) to procrastinate; shilly-shallying; sluggish; (computing) drag and drop; (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams
• qīng shuài dìqing1 shuai4 di4轻率地x2 | Book Rank #6728
• nǎo xīu chéng nùnao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4恼羞成怒x2 | Book Rank #6729(idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation
• qū yán fù shìqu1 yan2 fu4 shi4趋炎附势x2 | Book Rank #6730to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power; social climbing
• hēi yī rénhei1 yi1 ren2黑衣人x1 | Book Rank #9671
• Yē sū Jī dūYe1 su1 Ji1 du1耶稣基督x4 | Book Rank #4358Jesus Christ
• yún yóuyun2 you2云游x1 | Book Rank #9672to wander (typically of an errant priest)
• lì zú zhī dìli4 zu2 zhi1 di4立足之地x2 | Book Rank #6731
• yì zhìyi4 zhi4异质x2 | Book Rank #6732heterogeneous
• réng jìureng2 jiu4仍旧x29 | Book Rank #877still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet
• fēng sǔofeng1 suo3封锁x2 | Book Rank #6733to blockade; to seal off; to lock down
• xiá àixia2 ai4狭隘x8 | Book Rank #2611(of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped; (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow; limited
• Hǎ díHa3 di2哈迪x2 | Book Rank #6734Hardy or Hardie (name)
• gēn súigen1 sui2跟随x2 | Book Rank #6735to follow
• jǐng diǎnjing3 dian3景点x2 | Book Rank #6736tourist attraction; scenic spot
• bù fábu4 fa2步伐x1 | Book Rank #9673pace; (measured) step; march
• tiān rántian1 ran2天然x4 | Book Rank #4359natural
• shēng lǐsheng1 li3生理x2 | Book Rank #6737physiology
• quē xiànque1 xian4缺陷x12 | Book Rank #1882defect; flaw
• nán xìngnan2 xing4男性x4 | Book Rank #4360the male sex; a male
• pāo tóu lù miànpao1 tou2 lu4 mian4抛头露面x7 | Book Rank #2898to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)
• bù hǎobu4 hao3不好x7 | Book Rank #2899no good
• mào shimao4 shi5冒失x4 | Book Rank #4361rash; impudent
• zùi jìnzui4 jin4最近x12 | Book Rank #1883recently; soon; nearest
• qiáng zhànqiang2 zhan4强占x1 | Book Rank #9674to occupy by force
• shí zhì míng gūishi2 zhi4 ming2 gui1实至名归x1 | Book Rank #9675fame follows merit (idiom)
• gēn běn wú fǎgen1 ben3 wu2 fa3根本无法x2 | Book Rank #6738
• shèng bǐ dé dà jiào tángsheng4 bi3 de2 da4 jiao4 tang2圣彼得大教堂x1 | Book Rank #9676
• yóu tóu huá nǎoyou2 tou2 hua2 nao3油头滑脑x1 | Book Rank #9677
• gǔ bǎngu3 ban3古板x1 | Book Rank #9678outmoded; old-fashioned; inflexible
• bù tíngbu4 ting2不停x1 | Book Rank #9679incessant
• túotuo2陀x2 | Book Rank #6739(phonetic); declivity; steep bank
• sī shānsi1 shan1斯山x2 | Book Rank #6740
• Dōng zhèng jiàoDong1 zheng4 jiao4东正教x2 | Book Rank #6741Eastern Orthodox Church
• Bó ài, bó àiBo2 ai4, bo2 ai4博爱x1 | Book Rank #9680博爱 Bó ài: 博爱 Bo2 ai4: see 博愛縣|博爱县[Bo2 ai4 Xian4]博爱 bó ài: 博爱 bo2 ai4: to show love and compassion for all humankind
• jì shēngji4 sheng1寄生x1 | Book Rank #9681to live in or on another organism as a parasite; to live by taking advantage of others; parasitism; parasitic
• ào dì lìAo4 di4 li4奥地利x3 | Book Rank #5253Austria
• sà luò ní kǎsa4 luo4 ni2 ka3萨洛尼卡x1 | Book Rank #9682
• jīng yíngjing1 ying2经营x6 | Book Rank #3264to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
• ān nà tuōan1 na4 tuo1安纳托x25 | Book Rank #992
• tiě lùtie3 lu4铁路x3 | Book Rank #5254railroad; railway; CL:條|条[tiao2]
• yuè kuài yuè hǎoyue4 kuai4 yue4 hao3越快越好x1 | Book Rank #9683
• dà gúoda4 guo2大国x6 | Book Rank #3265a power (i.e. a dominant country)
• guān bìguan1 bi4关闭x3 | Book Rank #5255to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
• lì shǐ bó wù guǎnli4 shi3 bo2 wu4 guan3历史博物馆x1 | Book Rank #9684historical museum