Vocabulary: 阿诺德·汤因比传

• sǎo xìngsao3 xing4扫兴x1 | Book Rank #11627to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
• Dūo nǎo HéDuo1 nao3 He2多瑙河x3 | Book Rank #5724Danube
• dā chéngda1 cheng2搭乘x4 | Book Rank #4672to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
• lǎo xǐulao3 xiu3老朽x1 | Book Rank #11628decrepit and behind the times; old; useless; (humble) I; me (used by the elderly)
• pò lànpo4 lan4破烂x1 | Book Rank #11629worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk
• yóu tǐngyou2 ting3游艇x1 | Book Rank #11630barge; yacht; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
• pō dùpo1 du4坡度x1 | Book Rank #11631gradient; slope
• lìu fēn zhī yīliu4 fen1 zhi1 yi1六分之一x1 | Book Rank #11632one sixth
• hé dàohe2 dao4河道x1 | Book Rank #11633river course; river channel
• nì líu ér shàngni4 liu2 er2 shang4逆流而上x2 | Book Rank #7597to sail against the current; (fig.) to go against the flow
• hé lǐhe2 li3河里x1 | Book Rank #11634
• fān chuánfan1 chuan2翻船x1 | Book Rank #11635to capsize; (fig.) to suffer a setback or defeat
• liàngliang4辆x2 | Book Rank #7598classifier for vehicles
• qì chēqi4 che1汽车x2 | Book Rank #7599car; automobile; bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4]
• lǐ chéngli3 cheng2里程x1 | Book Rank #11636mileage (distance traveled); course (of development)
• jì lùji4 lu4纪录x1 | Book Rank #11637
• ā lā sīA1 la1 si1阿拉斯x1 | Book Rank #11638Arras, town in northern France
• fán ěr dēngfan2 er3 deng1凡尔登x1 | Book Rank #11639
• xiàng dōngxiang4 dong1向东x2 | Book Rank #7600
• xíng shǐxing2 shi3行驶x2 | Book Rank #7601to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
• mù bǎnmu4 ban3木板x1 | Book Rank #11640slab; board; plank; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
• shǐ shàngshi3 shang4驶上x1 | Book Rank #11641
• shǐshi3驶x1 | Book Rank #11642(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed; (of a vehicle) to run; to go; (of a boat) to sail
• xiǎo xíngxiao3 xing2小型x4 | Book Rank #4673small scale; small size
• bó chuánbo2 chuan2驳船x1 | Book Rank #11643barge; lighter
• qīn shíqin1 shi2侵蚀x2 | Book Rank #7602to erode; to corrode
• yuè gùoyue4 guo4越过x1 | Book Rank #11644to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above
• yú yuèyu2 yue4逾越x1 | Book Rank #11645to exceed
• pán chápan2 cha2盘查x1 | Book Rank #11646to interrogate; to question (at a roadblock)
• chē shàngche1 shang4车上x1 | Book Rank #11647
• yí xīnyi2 xin1疑心x1 | Book Rank #11648suspicion; to suspect
• zhēn cházhen1 cha2侦察x1 | Book Rank #11649to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout
• yī zhànyi1 zhan4一站x2 | Book Rank #7603
• pèi diàn qìpei4 dian4 qi4配电器x1 | Book Rank #11650distributor (automobile)
• húi hǔohui2 huo3回火x1 | Book Rank #11651to temper (iron); to flare back; flareback (in a gas burner); (of an engine) to backfire
• jī guān qiāngji1 guan1 qiang1机关枪x1 | Book Rank #11652machine gun; also written 機槍|机枪[ji1 qiang1]
• kāi hǔokai1 huo3开火x1 | Book Rank #11653to open fire; to start shooting; to light the flame (for cooking)
• dà shǐ guǎnda4 shi3 guan3大使馆x4 | Book Rank #4674embassy; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
• fú tè gōng sīfu2 te4 gong1 si1福特公司x1 | Book Rank #11654
• jiào, xiàojiao4, xiao4校x1 | Book Rank #11655校 jiào: 校 jiao4: to check; to collate; to proofread校 xiào: 校 xiao4: (bound form) school; college; (bound form) (military) field officer
• chē, Chē, jūche1, Che1, ju1车x2 | Book Rank #7604车 chē: 车 che1: car; vehicle; CL:輛|辆[liang4]; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159车 Chē: 车 Che1: surname Che车 jū: 车 ju1: war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess)
• shào bīngshao4 bing1哨兵x1 | Book Rank #11656sentinel
• zé zé chēng qíze2 ze2 cheng1 qi2啧啧称奇x1 | Book Rank #11657to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom); to be astonished
• héng guànheng2 guan4横贯x1 | Book Rank #11658horizontal traverse; to cut across; to cross transversally
• bù kě sī yìbu4 ke3 si1 yi4不可思议x2 | Book Rank #7605(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
• hǔ tóu shé wěihu3 tou2 she2 wei3虎头蛇尾x1 | Book Rank #11659lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
• dā dàngda1 dang4搭档x1 | Book Rank #11660to cooperate; partner
• hé géhe2 ge2合格x2 | Book Rank #7606to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc)
• wǎn jiān xīn wénwan3 jian1 xin1 wen2晚间新闻x1 | Book Rank #11661
• gǎo chóugao3 chou2稿酬x1 | Book Rank #11662fee paid to an author for a piece of writing