Vocabulary: 阿诺德·汤因比传

• Dí kèDi2 ke4迪克x2 | Book Rank #6936Dick (person name)
• è lièe4 lie4恶劣x1 | Book Rank #10118vile; nasty; of very poor quality
• dá chéngda2 cheng2达成x22 | Book Rank #1124to reach (an agreement); to accomplish
• tǔo xiétuo3 xie2妥协x12 | Book Rank #1895to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise
• jǔ xíngju3 xing2举行x12 | Book Rank #1896to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
• shén zhí rén yuánshen2 zhi2 ren2 yuan2神职人员x2 | Book Rank #6937clergy; cleric
• yì yuànyi4 yuan4意愿x8 | Book Rank #2634aspiration; wish (for); desire
• yí xiàng rú cǐyi2 xiang4 ru2 ci3一向如此x2 | Book Rank #6938
• wèi hūn fūwei4 hun1 fu1未婚夫x2 | Book Rank #6939fiancé
• zì yǐzi4 yi3自已x1 | Book Rank #10119
• nán yǐ zhì xìnnan2 yi3 zhi4 xin4难以置信x4 | Book Rank #4451(idiom) hard to believe; incredible
• huāng tánghuang1 tang2荒唐x6 | Book Rank #3306beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated
• jiān rùijian1 rui4尖锐x9 | Book Rank #2402sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
• jiǎ zhuāngjia3 zhuang1假装x2 | Book Rank #6940to feign; to pretend
• huān yánhuan1 yan2欢颜x2 | Book Rank #6941
• dào cǐ wéi zhǐdao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3到此为止x3 | Book Rank #5378to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day
• shěn shenshen3 shen5婶婶x3 | Book Rank #5379wife of father's younger brother; aunt
• Xià lùo tèXia4 luo4 te4夏洛特x6 | Book Rank #3307Charlotte (name)
• pān gāo zhīpan1 gao1 zhi1攀高枝x1 | Book Rank #10120(coll.) to try to improve one's social standing by marrying or affiliating with people of higher status
• dà hù rén jiāda4 hu4 ren2 jia1大户人家x1 | Book Rank #10121
• bú xiè yúbu2 xie4 yu2不屑于x1 | Book Rank #10122
• hùo xīhuo4 xi1获悉x4 | Book Rank #4452to learn of sth; to find out; to get news
• yáng yányang2 yan2扬言x1 | Book Rank #10123to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story); to threaten
• xiě xìn gěixie3 xin4 gei3写信给x7 | Book Rank #2939
• yì siyi4 si5意思x10 | Book Rank #2209idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
• hèn bu dehen4 bu5 de5恨不得x1 | Book Rank #10124wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth
• bànban4办x5 | Book Rank #3771to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise); (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect); (bound form) office (as in 招辦|招办[zhao1 ban4], admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室[ban4 gong1 shi4])
• gǎigai3改x9 | Book Rank #2403to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
• jǔ chūju3 chu1举出x2 | Book Rank #6942
• yǐ rányi3 ran2已然x1 | Book Rank #10125already; to be already so; to have long been the case
• chū ěr fǎn ěrchu1 er3 fan3 er3出尔反尔x1 | Book Rank #10126old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold; to contradict oneself; inconsistent
• yào shiyao4 shi5要是x2 | Book Rank #6943(coll.) if
• jié hūn dēng jìjie2 hun1 deng1 ji4结婚登记x1 | Book Rank #10127
• jǐn lúo mì gǔjin3 luo2 mi4 gu3紧锣密鼓x1 | Book Rank #10128lit. urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom); fig. to urgently prepare for an upcoming event
• chóu bèichou2 bei4筹备x5 | Book Rank #3772preparations; to get ready for sth
• jiē gu yǎnjie1 gu5 yan3节骨眼x3 | Book Rank #5380(dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
• shēng le bìngsheng1 le5 bing4生了病x1 | Book Rank #10129
• jiè yìjie4 yi4介意x5 | Book Rank #3773to care about; to take offense; to mind
• huàihuai4坏x6 | Book Rank #3308bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
• zhào touzhao4 tou5兆头x1 | Book Rank #10130omen; portent; sign
• yī liǎng tiānyi1 liang3 tian1一两天x3 | Book Rank #5381
• yūn tóu zhuàn xiàngyun1 tou2 zhuan4 xiang4晕头转向x1 | Book Rank #10131confused and disoriented
• lèi, lěi, léilei4, lei3, lei2累x1 | Book Rank #10132累 lèi: 累 lei4: tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard累 lěi: 累 lei3: to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4]); continuous; repeated累 léi: 累 lei2: rope; to bind together; to twist around
• bō zhébo1 zhe2波折x5 | Book Rank #3774twists and turns
• tuǒ shàn jiě juétuo3 shan4 jie3 jue2妥善解决x1 | Book Rank #10133
• dù jiàdu4 jia4度假x5 | Book Rank #3775to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation
• nuò fú kè jùnnuo4 fu2 ke4 jun4诺福克郡x1 | Book Rank #10134
• àiAi4, ai4艾x46 | Book Rank #573艾 ài: 艾 Ai4: surname Ai艾 ài: 艾 ai4: Chinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxa; used in transliteration
• dēng jì chùdeng1 ji4 chu4登记处x1 | Book Rank #10135
• rú qīru2 qi1如期x5 | Book Rank #3776as scheduled; on time; punctual