Vocabulary: 阿诺德·汤因比传

• jiāng zhíjiang1 zhi2僵直x1 | Book Rank #8953stiff; rigid; inflexible
• lì zhèngli4 zheng4立正x1 | Book Rank #8954to stand straight; attention! (order to troops)
• cāo liàncao1 lian4操练x3 | Book Rank #4999drill; practice
• rì cháng shēng huóri4 chang2 sheng1 huo2日常生活x14 | Book Rank #1602
• chú lechu2 le5除了x20 | Book Rank #1218apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英语，他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")
• yán gé jiān dūyan2 ge2 jian1 du1严格监督x1 | Book Rank #8955
• guān, Guānguan1, Guan1关x5 | Book Rank #3583关 guān: 关 guan1: mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve关 Guān: 关 Guan1: surname Guan
• wéi qiángwei2 qiang2围墙x3 | Book Rank #5000perimeter wall; fence; CL:道[dao4]
• kuā dà qí cíkua1 da4 qi2 ci2夸大其词x4 | Book Rank #4171to exaggerate
• duàn juéduan4 jue2断绝x5 | Book Rank #3584to sever; to break off
• wài jièwai4 jie4外界x3 | Book Rank #5001the outside world; external
• zhǐ pàizhi3 pai4指派x1 | Book Rank #8956to assign; to appoint; assignment
• gān diēgan1 die1干爹x3 | Book Rank #5002adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
• xīn shēngxin1 sheng1新生x7 | Book Rank #2803new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student
• xíng wéi xí guànxing2 wei2 xi2 guan4行为习惯x3 | Book Rank #5003
• yǐ hòuyi3 hou4以后x37 | Book Rank #693after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
• chū lái zhà dàochu1 lai2 zha4 dao4初来乍到x2 | Book Rank #6332to be a newcomer; just off the boat
• liǎng zhōuliang3 zhou1两周x13 | Book Rank #1718
• liǎng míngliang3 ming2两名x4 | Book Rank #4172
• qián láiqian2 lai2前来x10 | Book Rank #2142to come (formal); before; previously
• jiǎn chájian3 cha2检查x9 | Book Rank #2317inspection; to examine; to inspect; CL:次[ci4]
• xīn rénxin1 ren2新人x3 | Book Rank #5004newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; newlywed couple; bride and groom; (paleoanthropology) later-period Homo sapiens
• jìu yàojiu4 yao4就要x9 | Book Rank #2318will; shall; to be going to
• shāng diànshang1 dian4商店x1 | Book Rank #8957store; shop; CL:家[jia1]
• chī fànchi1 fan4吃饭x2 | Book Rank #6333to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
• yī gēnyi1 gen1一根x3 | Book Rank #5005
• mù bàngmu4 bang4木棒x1 | Book Rank #8958
• tòng dǎ yī dùntong4 da3 yi1 dun4痛打一顿x1 | Book Rank #8959
• hǔo shíhuo3 shi2伙食x1 | Book Rank #8960food; meals
• yán hányan2 han2严寒x1 | Book Rank #8961bitter cold; severe winter
• rì qīri4 qi1日期x37 | Book Rank #694date
• bù xiángbu4 xiang2不详x2 | Book Rank #6334not in detail; not quite clear
• kāi dǎokai1 dao3开导x3 | Book Rank #5006to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten
• chī bǎochi1 bao3吃饱x2 | Book Rank #6335to eat one's fill
• fànfan4饭x1 | Book Rank #8962cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:頓|顿[dun4]; (loanword) fan; devotee
• kāi xīnkai1 xin1开心x4 | Book Rank #4173to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
• chùo hàochuo4 hao4绰号x4 | Book Rank #4174nickname
• pàng zipang4 zi5胖子x3 | Book Rank #5007fat person; fatty
• gùo bànguo4 ban4过半x1 | Book Rank #8963over fifty percent; more than half
• fèi yánfei4 yan2肺炎x5 | Book Rank #3585pneumonia; inflammation of the lungs
• qǔ nuǎnqu3 nuan3取暖x1 | Book Rank #8964to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
• shè bèishe4 bei4设备x2 | Book Rank #6336equipment; facilities; installations
• fáng jiānfang2 jian1房间x12 | Book Rank #1842room; CL:間|间[jian1]
• suǒ yàosuo3 yao4所要x1 | Book Rank #8965
• fēng xiǎnfeng1 xian3风险x11 | Book Rank #1987risk; hazard
• duó qùduo2 qu4夺去x2 | Book Rank #6337
• shēng mìngsheng1 ming4生命x31 | Book Rank #808life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:條|条[tiao2])
• zùi zhōngzui4 zhong1最终x84 | Book Rank #298final; ultimate
• quán yùquan2 yu4痊愈x8 | Book Rank #2545to recover completely (from illness or injury)
• zhī chēngzhi1 cheng1支撑x13 | Book Rank #1719to prop up; to support; strut; brace