Vocabulary: 王元化：“我是十九世纪之子”
from 安身立命：大时代中的知识人
- 许x1 | Chapter Rank #1736surname Xuto allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps
- 献身x1 | Chapter Rank #1737to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to
- 大业x1 | Chapter Rank #1738great cause; great undertaking
- 五四运动x1 | Chapter Rank #1739May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 褊狭x1 | Chapter Rank #1740narrow; small-minded
- 反观x1 | Chapter Rank #1741by contrast; but as for this...; viewed from another angle; subjectively; introspection
- 世纪之交x1 | Chapter Rank #1742
- 中西x1 | Chapter Rank #1743China and the West; Chinese-Western
- 沟壑x1 | Chapter Rank #1744gorge; gulch; ravine; deep ditch
- 致力于x1 | Chapter Rank #1745
- 会通x1 | Chapter Rank #1746
- 欣赏x1 | Chapter Rank #1747to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
- 包容x1 | Chapter Rank #1748to pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance; to contain; to hold; inclusive
- 自信x1 | Chapter Rank #1749to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence
- 不亢不卑x1 | Chapter Rank #1750neither haughty nor humble; neither overbearing nor servile; neither supercilious nor obsequious
- 大国x1 | Chapter Rank #1751a power (i.e. a dominant country)
- 风度x1 | Chapter Rank #1752elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise
- 抗战x1 | Chapter Rank #1753war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)
- 幽居x1 | Chapter Rank #1754
- 孤岛x1 | Chapter Rank #1755isolated island
- 欧洲x1 | Chapter Rank #1756Europe (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1])
- 文学作品x1 | Chapter Rank #1757
- 唯一x1 | Chapter Rank #1758only; sole
- 养分x1 | Chapter Rank #1759nutrient
- 英国x2 | Chapter Rank #668United Kingdom (UK); Britain
- 狄更斯x1 | Chapter Rank #1760Dickens (name); Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
- 勃朗特x1 | Chapter Rank #1761
- 姐妹x1 | Chapter Rank #1762sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
- 法国x1 | Chapter Rank #1763France
- 巴尔扎克x1 | Chapter Rank #1764Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), French novelist, author of series La comédie humaine
- 俄国x1 | Chapter Rank #1765Russia
- 契诃夫x1 | Chapter Rank #1766Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian writer famous for his short stories and plays
- 陀x1 | Chapter Rank #1767(phonetic); declivity; steep bank
- 妥x1 | Chapter Rank #1768suitable; adequate; ready; settled
- 耶夫斯基x1 | Chapter Rank #1769
- 浸润x1 | Chapter Rank #1770to permeate; to percolate; fig. to saturate (with emotion)
- 人道主义x1 | Chapter Rank #1771humanism; humanitarian (aid)
- 文学家x1 | Chapter Rank #1772writer; man of letters; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 灵魂x1 | Chapter Rank #1773soul; spirit
- 处处x1 | Chapter Rank #1774everywhere; in all respects
- 命运x1 | Chapter Rank #1775fate; destiny
- 注重x1 | Chapter Rank #1776to pay attention to; to emphasize
- 核心x1 | Chapter Rank #1777core; nucleus
- 目的x1 | Chapter Rank #1778purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
- 每个x1 | Chapter Rank #1779each; every
- 尊严x12 | Chapter Rank #69dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty
- 字x1 | Chapter Rank #1780letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- 重x1 | Chapter Rank #1781to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layerheavy; serious; to attach importance to
- 文革x2 | Chapter Rank #669Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命[Wen2 hua4 Da4 ge2 ming4])
- 风暴x1 | Chapter Rank #1782storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)