Vocabulary: 阿诺德·汤因比传

• ěr mù yī xīner3 mu4 yi1 xin1耳目一新x1 | Book Rank #12955a pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing
• bào lù chūbao4 lu4 chu1暴露出x2 | Book Rank #8021
• zhè shízhe4 shi2这时x1 | Book Rank #12956at this time; at this moment
• rì shèngri4 sheng4日盛x1 | Book Rank #12957more flourishing by the day
• xiào guǒ xiǎn zhùxiao4 guo3 xian3 zhu4效果显著x1 | Book Rank #12958
• miǎn lìmian3 li4勉励x2 | Book Rank #8022to encourage
• luàn shìluan4 shi4乱世x1 | Book Rank #12959the world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world
• tiào chūtiao4 chu1跳出x1 | Book Rank #12960to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly
• guàiguai4怪x1 | Book Rank #12961odd; strange; uncanny; (bound form) monster; supernatural being; to find strange; to regard as odd; to blame; (coll.) somewhat; rather
• bā zìba1 zi4八字x1 | Book Rank #12962the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
• yī piēyi1 pie1一撇x1 | Book Rank #12963
• bù lín mò ěrbu4 lin2 mo4 er3布林莫尔x4 | Book Rank #4739
• Fèi chéngFei4 cheng2费城x1 | Book Rank #12964Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; abbr. for 費拉德爾菲亞|费拉德尔菲亚[Fei4 la1 de2 er3 fei1 ya4]
• ān dà lüèan1 da4 lve4安大略x1 | Book Rank #12965
• Kúi běi kèKui2 bei3 ke4魁北克x1 | Book Rank #12966Quebec province, Canada
• bǐ ànbi3 an4彼岸x1 | Book Rank #12967the other shore; (Buddhism) paramita
• nián nèinian2 nei4年内x3 | Book Rank #5885during the current year
• Kǎi sè línKai3 se4 lin2凯瑟琳x3 | Book Rank #5886Catherine (name); Katherine
• bù lái débu4 lai2 de2布莱德x3 | Book Rank #5887
• yī tiānyi1 tian1一天x2 | Book Rank #8023
• dūo kūiduo1 kui1多亏x2 | Book Rank #8024thanks to; luckily
• gōng bù kě mògong1 bu4 ke3 mo4功不可没x2 | Book Rank #8025one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
• fù zé rénfu4 ze2 ren2负责人x1 | Book Rank #12968person in charge
• Wēi lìWei1 li4威利x5 | Book Rank #3949Wylie (name); Turrell Wylie, originator of the Wylie transcription of Tibetan script
• cíci2茨x6 | Book Rank #3434Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris); to thatch (a roof)
• gāo děnggao1 deng3高等x2 | Book Rank #8026high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc)
• dà fang, Dà fāng, dà fāngda4 fang5, Da4 fang1, da4 fang1大方x1 | Book Rank #12969大方 dà fang: 大方 da4 fang5: generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed大方 Dà fāng: 大方 Da4 fang1: see 大方縣|大方县[Da4 fang1 Xian4]大方 dà fāng: 大方 da4 fang1: expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea
• wā zǒuwa1 zou3挖走x1 | Book Rank #12970
• yǐn jūyin3 ju1隐居x1 | Book Rank #12971to live in seclusion
• tōng qíntong1 qin2通勤x1 | Book Rank #12972commuting
• jià rìjia4 ri4假日x1 | Book Rank #12973a holiday; a day off
• xīn rán tóng yìxin1 ran2 tong2 yi4欣然同意x1 | Book Rank #12974
• zūn gùizun1 gui4尊贵x1 | Book Rank #12975respected; respectable; honorable
• fēn tíng kàng lǐfen1 ting2 kang4 li3分庭抗礼x2 | Book Rank #8027peer competition; to function as rivals; to make claims as an equal
• bǐ zùobi3 zuo4比做x2 | Book Rank #8028to liken to; to compare to
• jìn xiàn dài shǐjin4 xian4 dai4 shi3近现代史x4 | Book Rank #4740modern history and contemporary history
• yuǎn yángyuan3 yang2远扬x1 | Book Rank #12976(fame) spreads far and wide
• hòu zhònghou4 zhong4厚重x1 | Book Rank #12977thick; heavy; thickset (body); massive; generous; extravagant; profound; dignified
• Zhī, zhīZhi1, zhi1支x2 | Book Rank #8029支 Zhī: 支 Zhi1: surname Zhi支 zhī: 支 zhi1: to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
• tuì táng gǔtui4 tang2 gu3退堂鼓x1 | Book Rank #12978
• xīn dòngxin1 dong4心动x1 | Book Rank #12979heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
• zhì yízhi4 yi2置疑x1 | Book Rank #12980to doubt
• tài duǎntai4 duan3太短x1 | Book Rank #12981
• duǎn qīduan3 qi1短期x3 | Book Rank #5888short-term
• dé shīde2 shi1得失x2 | Book Rank #8030gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits
• xué pàixue2 pai4学派x1 | Book Rank #12982school of thought
• cháng qī bǎo chíchang2 qi1 bao3 chi2长期保持x1 | Book Rank #12983
• chōng dànchong1 dan4冲淡x1 | Book Rank #12984to dilute
• shí súshi2 su2时俗x1 | Book Rank #12985prevalent custom of the time
• huá ér bù shíhua2 er2 bu4 shi2华而不实x1 | Book Rank #12986flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy