Vocabulary: 张之洞：生于末世的一代儒臣
from 安身立命：大时代中的知识人
- 命x3 | Chapter Rank #309life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
- 出任x4 | Chapter Rank #217to take up a post; to start in a new job
- 山西x3 | Chapter Rank #310see 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
- 巡抚x2 | Chapter Rank #470inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
- 之前x3 | Chapter Rank #311before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- 两任x1 | Chapter Rank #974
- 钦差x1 | Chapter Rank #975imperial envoy
- 学政x2 | Chapter Rank #471
- 并x3 | Chapter Rank #312and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to mergeto combine; to amalgamateshort name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
- 主管x1 | Chapter Rank #976in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager
- 行政x1 | Chapter Rank #977administration; (attributive) administrative; executive
- 州x1 | Chapter Rank #978prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)
- 县x1 | Chapter Rank #979county; (Japan) prefecture
- 地方官x1 | Chapter Rank #980local official
- 经历x1 | Chapter Rank #981to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4])
- 眷顾x1 | Chapter Rank #982to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country)
- 关照x1 | Chapter Rank #983to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind
- 竟然x3 | Chapter Rank #313unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
- 越级x1 | Chapter Rank #984to skip a grade; to bypass ranks; to go over the head of one's boss
- 提拔x1 | Chapter Rank #985to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
- 获得x1 | Chapter Rank #986to obtain; to receive; to get
- 特x1 | Chapter Rank #987special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
- 擢x1 | Chapter Rank #988to pull out; to select; to promote
- 人生x1 | Chapter Rank #989life (one's time on earth)
- 最大x1 | Chapter Rank #990
- 转折点x1 | Chapter Rank #991turning point; breaking point
- 翰林院x1 | Chapter Rank #992Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911
- 任职x1 | Chapter Rank #993to hold a post; to take office
- 言官x1 | Chapter Rank #994imperial censor
- 尽管x1 | Chapter Rank #995despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
- 放言高论x1 | Chapter Rank #996
- 应该x3 | Chapter Rank #314ought to; should; must
- 如何x6 | Chapter Rank #136how; what way; what
- 不必x2 | Chapter Rank #472need not; does not have to; not necessarily
- 结果x1 | Chapter Rank #997outcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result; to kill; to dispatchto bear fruit
- 担x1 | Chapter Rank #998to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibilitypicul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
- 责x1 | Chapter Rank #999duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame
- 一旦x3 | Chapter Rank #315in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day
- 主掌x1 | Chapter Rank #1000in charge (of a position etc); the person in charge; responsible
- 地方x1 | Chapter Rank #1001region; regional (away from the central administration); localplace; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]
- 表现x3 | Chapter Rank #316to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior
- 政绩x1 | Chapter Rank #1002(political) achievements; track record
- 证明x1 | Chapter Rank #1003proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; CL:個|个[ge4]; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
- 自己x3 | Chapter Rank #317oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 何等x2 | Chapter Rank #473what kind?; how, what; somewhat
- 聪明x1 | Chapter Rank #1004intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- 世道x1 | Chapter Rank #1005the ways of the world; the morals of the time
- 变x6 | Chapter Rank #137to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
- 洋务x9 | Chapter Rank #85foreign affairs (in Qing times); foreign learning
- 便x2 | Chapter Rank #474used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards