Vocabulary: 阿诺德·汤因比传

• ān quán fáan1 quan2 fa2安全阀x1 | Book Rank #12260safety valve
• yòng jìnyong4 jin4用尽x1 | Book Rank #12261to exhaust; to use up completely
• dòng hèdong4 he4恫吓x1 | Book Rank #12262to intimidate; to threaten
• rú yì suàn pánru2 yi4 suan4 pan2如意算盘x1 | Book Rank #12263counting one's chickens before they are hatched
• yī xià zi quán bùyi1 xia4 zi5 quan2 bu4一下子全部x1 | Book Rank #12264
• wò chùowo4 chuo4龌龊x1 | Book Rank #12265dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; (literary) narrow-minded; petty
• è xīn, ě xīne4 xin1, e3 xin1恶心x1 | Book Rank #12266恶心 è xīn: 恶心 e4 xin1: bad habit; vicious habit; vice恶心 ě xīn: 恶心 e3 xin1: nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately)
• gōng kāi chǎng hégong1 kai1 chang3 he2公开场合x5 | Book Rank #3933
• jiè yǐjie4 yi3借以x3 | Book Rank #5803so as to; for the purpose of; in order to
• xiǎn wéi rén zhīxian3 wei2 ren2 zhi1鲜为人知x1 | Book Rank #12267rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown; secret to all but a few
• kù sīku4 si1库斯x1 | Book Rank #12268
• fěng cì xìngfeng3 ci4 xing4讽刺性x3 | Book Rank #5804
• shī gǎoshi1 gao3诗稿x1 | Book Rank #12269verse manuscript
• tóutou2投x1 | Book Rank #12270to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc); to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide); to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of; (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
• xìn xiāngxin4 xiang1信箱x2 | Book Rank #7812mailbox; post office box
• yī lányi1 lan2一栏x1 | Book Rank #12271
• lǎo tóng shìlao3 tong2 shi4老同事x1 | Book Rank #12272
• ā bǐ xī ní yàA1 bi3 xi1 ni2 ya4阿比西尼亚x2 | Book Rank #7813Abyssinia, historical name of Ethiopia
• mù zhì míngmu4 zhi4 ming2墓志铭x2 | Book Rank #7814epitaph
• jìn zhànjin4 zhan4近战x1 | Book Rank #12273
• ròu bórou4 bo2肉搏x1 | Book Rank #12274to fight hand-to-hand
• fā dǒufa1 dou3发抖x1 | Book Rank #12275to tremble; to shake; to shiver
• ān xiángan1 xiang2安详x2 | Book Rank #7815serene
• zì yóu rénzi4 you2 ren2自由人x1 | Book Rank #12276
• yī kèyi1 ke4一刻x1 | Book Rank #12277
• wú yuánwu2 yuan2无缘x2 | Book Rank #7816to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
• zhàn shìzhan4 shi4战士x1 | Book Rank #12278fighter; soldier; warrior; CL:個|个[ge4]
• mù xuému4 xue2墓穴x1 | Book Rank #12279tomb; grave
• shōu húishou1 hui2收回x4 | Book Rank #4716to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke
• bèi xìn qì yìbei4 xin4 qi4 yi4背信弃义x1 | Book Rank #12280breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; treachery; perfidy
• yì fènyi4 fen4义愤x3 | Book Rank #5805righteous indignation; moral indignation
• bù xiāo shuōbu4 xiao1 shuo1不消说x1 | Book Rank #12281
• lì shēnli4 shen1立身x1 | Book Rank #12282to stand upright (physically); to establish oneself (morally or socially); to conduct oneself with integrity
• lóu zhǔlou2 zhu3楼主x1 | Book Rank #12283original poster (in an online forum); landlord of a building (traditional)
• wèi zūn zhě huìwei4 zun1 zhe3 hui4为尊者讳x1 | Book Rank #12284
• jì hènji4 hen4忌恨x1 | Book Rank #12285hate (due to envy etc)
• bié wú èr zhìbie2 wu2 er4 zhi4别无二致x2 | Book Rank #7817(idiom) without the slightest difference
• zé màze2 ma4责骂x1 | Book Rank #12286to scold
• yù fáng cùo shīyu4 fang2 cuo4 shi1预防措施x1 | Book Rank #12287protective step; protective measure
• rén zhě jiàn rénren2 zhe3 jian4 ren2仁者见仁x1 | Book Rank #12288
• zhì zhě jiàn zhìzhi4 zhe3 jian4 zhi4智者见智x1 | Book Rank #12289
• kè guānke4 guan1客观x3 | Book Rank #5806objective; impartial
• tùi ràngtui4 rang4退让x1 | Book Rank #12290to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede
• fù zhī yī xiàofu4 zhi1 yi1 xiao4付之一笑x1 | Book Rank #12291(idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off
• bì bìngbi4 bing4弊病x1 | Book Rank #12292malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage
• chóng sùchong2 su4重塑x5 | Book Rank #3934to reconstruct (an art object); to remodel
• zì shā shìzi4 sha1 shi4自杀式x1 | Book Rank #12293suicide (attack); suicidal
• dōng shān zài qǐdong1 shan1 zai4 qi3东山再起x1 | Book Rank #12294lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
• jiě jìujie3 jiu4解救x1 | Book Rank #12295to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation
• shí bìshi2 bi4时弊x1 | Book Rank #12296ills of the day; contemporary problems