Vocabulary: 阿诺德·汤因比传

• xiān rù wéi zhǔxian1 ru4 wei2 zhu3先入为主x1 | Book Rank #9069(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
• hùo shìhuo4 shi4或是x8 | Book Rank #2557or; either one or the other
• āi tànai1 tan4哀叹x7 | Book Rank #2819to sigh; to lament; to bewail
• Xī fāng rénXi1 fang1 ren2西方人x7 | Book Rank #2820Westerner; Occidental
• shòu hùishou4 hui4受惠x4 | Book Rank #4211to benefit; favored
• liáng dūoliang2 duo1良多x2 | Book Rank #6391considerably; much; quite a bit
• wàng ēn fù yìwang4 en1 fu4 yi4忘恩负义x1 | Book Rank #9070to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth
• dǐ yùdi3 yu4抵御x1 | Book Rank #9071to resist; to withstand
• bù bùbu4 bu4步步x2 | Book Rank #6392step by step; at every step
• jǐn bījin3 bi1紧逼x1 | Book Rank #9072to press hard; to close in on
• jiān gùjian1 gu4坚固x1 | Book Rank #9073firm; firmly; hard; stable
• dùn páidun4 pai2盾牌x1 | Book Rank #9074shield; pretext; excuse
• yǒu bié yúyou3 bie2 yu2有别于x3 | Book Rank #5041
• tè lì dú xíngte4 li4 du2 xing2特立独行x10 | Book Rank #2154to be unconventional; independence of action
• wèi yúwei4 yu2位于x9 | Book Rank #2330to be located at; to be situated at; to lie
• èr zhě zhī jiāner4 zhe3 zhi1 jian1二者之间x6 | Book Rank #3178
• xué shù zhù zuòxue2 shu4 zhu4 zuo4学术著作x3 | Book Rank #5042
• zé xuǎnze2 xuan3择选x1 | Book Rank #9075
• guī gōng yúgui1 gong1 yu2归功于x5 | Book Rank #3611
• hóng guānhong2 guan1宏观x12 | Book Rank #1852macro-; macroscopic; holistic
• shì jiǎoshi4 jiao3视角x11 | Book Rank #1993angle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference; (cinematography) camera angle; (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye); (photography) angle of view
• jù líju4 li2距离x8 | Book Rank #2558distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from
• zhuān jiāzhuan1 jia1专家x38 | Book Rank #674expert; specialist
• jiè zhùjie4 zhu4借助x10 | Book Rank #2155to draw support from; with the help of
• gài niàngai4 nian4概念x9 | Book Rank #2331concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4]
• lùn zhènglun4 zheng4论证x7 | Book Rank #2821to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument); proof
• hé lǐ xìnghe2 li3 xing4合理性x2 | Book Rank #6393reason; rationality; rationale; reasonableness
• piān xiápian1 xia2偏狭x2 | Book Rank #6394prejudiced; narrow-minded
• jū gāo lín xiàju1 gao1 lin2 xia4居高临下x4 | Book Rank #4212lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position; to assume a haughty attitude
• chéng shúcheng2 shu2成熟x31 | Book Rank #810mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2]
• qián lìqian2 li4潜力x4 | Book Rank #4213potential; latent capacity
• tǐ cáiti3 cai2体裁x2 | Book Rank #6395genre; style; form of writing
• qǐ yuánqi3 yuan2起源x6 | Book Rank #3179origin; to originate; to come from
• shī rénshi1 ren2诗人x10 | Book Rank #2156bard; poet
• kǒu wěnkou3 wen3口吻x13 | Book Rank #1732tone of voice; connotation in intonation; accent (regional etc); snout; muzzle; lips; protruding portion of an animal's face
• zhú gèzhu2 ge4逐个x1 | Book Rank #9076one by one; one after another
• miàn màomian4 mao4面貌x11 | Book Rank #1994face; features; appearance; look
• yíng héying2 he2迎合x3 | Book Rank #5043to cater to; to pander to
• chǎn shēng gòng míngchan3 sheng1 gong4 ming2产生共鸣x1 | Book Rank #9077
• piānpian1篇x37 | Book Rank #695sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
• shuò shì lùn wénshuo4 shi4 lun4 wen2硕士论文x1 | Book Rank #9078
• shǔi zhǔnshui3 zhun3水准x1 | Book Rank #9079level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying)
• yán jīu zhěyan2 jiu1 zhe3研究者x4 | Book Rank #4214investigator; researcher
• pī píng jiāpi1 ping2 jia1批评家x7 | Book Rank #2822critic
• lìng yī zǔling4 yi1 zu3另一组x1 | Book Rank #9080
• qiǎo miàoqiao3 miao4巧妙x4 | Book Rank #4215ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
• jiǎo róu zào zùojiao3 rou2 zao4 zuo4矫揉造作x2 | Book Rank #6396pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs
• húi dáhui2 da2回答x20 | Book Rank #1223to reply; to answer; reply; answer
• néng fǒuneng2 fou3能否x11 | Book Rank #1995whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?
• hǎi wàihai3 wai4海外x13 | Book Rank #1733overseas; abroad